Nick "Shpeshal Nick" Baker
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The last time we got a Marvel ensemble based scrolling beat ’em up was all the way back in 1991 with Data East’s Captain America and the Avengers. Unless of course you want to count the 1992 X-Men Arcade game. But you know what? Either way it’s been a hell...
Despite having a Double Dragon game release only a couple of years ago in Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons which did an admirable job of bringing some relevance back to the franchise, Arc System Works decided to just…make another one? If it was a sequel to the 2023...
Rematch
It’s so great that after years of fumbling around in a car trying to put a giant ball in the goal, someone finally had the idea of performing the same activity…with humans! That’s right everyone, if you want to know what it’s like to play Rocket League with people, then...
Thanks to the kerfuffle caused by Xbox fans after the Mavel vs Capcom Fighting Collection initially skipped Xbox, the Capcom Fighting Collection 2 is launching day one with other platforms! But unlike the former, this Collection is a far more niche suite of classic fighters mostly based on Sega’s Naomi...
Overall, I’d say Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita’s Rewind is worth your time if you’re a fan of the genre and especially if you’re a Power Rangers fan. The presentation is excellent, from the character select screen to the in-game speech scenes, everything feels like the Power Rangers TV show....
Visually I wasn’t sure how I felt about the game. Again, it felt like Modus was trying to strike a balance between modernising the look while not straying too far from the look of the original games. While I have no issue with pixel art being used in the genre,...
It’s pretty hard to argue Street Fighter 6 isn’t the best iteration of Street Fighter as an overall package. Yes, debates will take place for years over which version has the best fighting mechanics, best visuals, music, roster etc.But no Street Fighter game has been the complete package 6 is....
Sifu
Put simply, SIFU is a fantastic game. It’s everything I wish more modern video games were. Short (the game can be beaten in just a handful of hours if you’re good enough) but with an absolute stack of replay value. Be it via the brand new Arenas mode or through...
The options on offer here are pretty standard fare. Arcade, VS, Practice and “All Star Battle” is sort of your “Story” mode where you get to work your way through a bunch of scenarios. For example, fighting a character who replenishes their life periodically. It’s an interesting spin on a...
Fans of the series will feel right at home. Monkey Craft has put together a really nice package to celebrate Klonoa’s 25th birthday and everything has been executed really well. Right down to the menu screens which are simple, convenient and logical to navigate. At any stage you can jump...
While local co-op has been a staple of the series since the first game released in the arcades (as it naturally would be), Shredder’s Revenge cranks it up by allowing up to 6 players locally as well as online, which as you can imagine, gets as hectic as it sounds...
The Artful Escape takes its focus on identity even further by letting you choose the rock persona you want Francis to take on. There’s a point in the story where you’re given the opportunity to use a character editor to completely customise Francis into the rock god that suits your...
