Spec Ops: The Line is a 3rd person shooter released by 2K Games in 2012. It garnered critical acclaim for its unusual portrayal of war and is considered a cult hit. I finished Spec Ops (Campaign Mode) in 2019 to see why it was a commercial flop but a critical …
Read More »Monster in My Pocket (NES) Retro Review
Based on a toy property that kind of doesn’t lend itself to one, Monster in My Pocket is kind of fun game, but with some big issues.
Read More »Turtles Tournament Fighters (SNES) Retro Review
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles got their first (and only) fighting game with TMNT Tournament Fighters. It’s still puzzling why they never got another.
Read More »Turok: Dinosaur Hunter (N64) Retro Review
One of the best shooters on the Nintendo 64, Turok hasn’t been seen much in recent years. So how does the original hold up?
Read More »TMNT IV: Turtles in Time (SNES) Retro Review
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series continued onto the SNES with Turtles in Time. And it’s still one of the best games the franchise has produced.
Read More »Mutation Nation (Neo Geo) Retro Review
A lost title from the Neo Geo, Mutation Nation is a stunningly competent side-scrolling beat’em up.
Read More »TMNT III: The Manhattan Project (NES) Retro Review
The third and final numbered installment of the classic Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles NES series is another fun outing for the franchise.
Read More »Disney’s Aladdin (Sega Genesis) Retro Review
We give the platforming classic from the 16bit era the once over. Does it still fly high like a magic carpet ride?
Read More »The Karate Kid (NES) Retro Review
The Karate Kid. My goodness, where do I begin. I guess let’s start off with the adventures of a young New Jersey born teenager who has a tough time acclimating to his new Southern California setting. Our protagonist, Daniel tries to make the most of it and meets a pretty girl …
Read More »Super Punch-Out!! (SNES) Retro Review
One of the more forgotten about series’ in Nintendo’s catalog, Super Punch-Out!! was super-fun, video game boxing perfected.
Read More »The Evil Dead Original (Retro) Movie Review
The original and some say still the best, The Evil Dead is pretty easily one of the scariest movies to ever grace the silver screen.
Read More »Mortal Kombat (Arcade) Retro Review
The original Mortal Kombat was a revolution for fighting games and ushered in a whole new era of blood and guts. Oh, and it was a pretty good fighter too.
Read More »Friday the 13th (Retro Movie) Review
It’s… not my favorite horror movie. In fact, I actually didn’t enjoy Friday the 13th. I can see how that at the time that it would have been cool, but it did not age well, unlike other movies from the time (cough Nightmare on Elm Street cough).
Read More »Castlevania (NES) Retro Review
The original; and still the best?
Read More »Kingdom Hearts 2 (Retro) Review
Welcome to the latest edition of our retro review series! Today we are going to be looking at Kingdom Hearts 2, an amazing third person RPG developed by Square Enix. KH2 does a masterful job of weaving famous worlds and characters from Disney and Final Fantasy.
Read More »Seiken Densetsu 3 (Super Famicom) retro review
Seiken Densetsu 3 (Legend of the Holy Sword 3 in English), is the sequel to Secret of Mana on the Super Nintendo, a hidden gem that westerners never got a chance to play. Seiken Densetsu 3, published and developed by Square is a wonderful RPG that should have hit western …
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