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The Ace Attorney Investigations Collection may not hold up like the rest of the Ace Attorney saga, but there’s enough for long-time fans and newcomers to enjoy.
Following the trend of solid collections of the Castlevania franchise, the Castlevania Dominus Collection is a serviceable addition that will undoubtedly find new players and satisfy longtime fans at least for the most part. There are few games more visually interesting on the Nintendo DS than the three Castlevania games…
When I discovered that Natsume Atari was remaking one of my favorite Nintendo Entertainment System games, Shadow of the Ninja, I couldn’t help but geek out a bit—it took me back to my childhood. I never owned Shadow of the Ninja, so the only time I played it was when…
Visions of Mana is the latest entry in Square Enix's long-running Mana series now an action RPG and brings plenty of updates to make this a must-play.
Gundam Breaker 4 is the newest game in the long-running series and while it brings plenty for fans of Gundam and it, it does nothing to entice anyone else.
In their latest release, Ubisoft Massive delivers an open-world adventure that feels both familiar and fresh, setting a new bar for what a Star Wars game can be. Game Name: Star Wars Outlaws Platform(s): PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC - Ubisoft Connect (reviewed) Publisher(s): Ubisoft Developer(s): Ubisoft Massive Release…
I am an advocate for more Fairy Tail video games. Sure, we have the Koei Tecmo game developed by Gust but I feel like we can explore more of the world of Fairy Tail. I was ecstatic to hear that Kodansha was working on bringing more games about Fairy Tail…
There has been a resurgence of games focusing on witches as the main characters, and Mika and the Witch's Mountain is a charming example of this trend. Unlike many fantasy-themed witch stories, however, Mika and the Witch's Mountain draws its inspiration from a different source: Studio Ghibli's Kiki's Delivery Service.…
I was browsing through some of the titles on Keymailer from Idea Factory International when I came across a game I hadn't heard of before, Monster Monpiece. It was a video game made as a card game with many unique art pieces from the Compile Heart and Japanese Idea Factory…
When it comes to Shmups from Konami, you normally think about Gradius, Salamander, Gyruss, and Axelay (we haven't forgotten about Axelay). However, with the release of its newest game, Cygni: All Guns Blazing, we can add another game to Konami's Shmup catalog. But does this new title stack up with…
Anyone in the gaming scene 30 years ago has probably heard about a simulation game that took the community by storm, Princess Maker 2. One of the biggest reasons dosboxes have existed is to play Princess Maker 2. Now the game is finally available on modern consoles. Princess Maker 2…
It was only a year ago when I reviewed The Legend of Heroes: Trails Into Reverie. Today I got to get my hands on the next arc in the Trails series, Trails Through Daybreak. NIS America seems to be pushing these out fast and I couldn't be more happier to…
