It seems rare that a video game series goes away for seven years to return. I can think of a few series that have done it. And some to great success (Metroid’s return with both Fusion and Prime comes to mind), but I honestly can’t think of one I was so invested in doing so. … Continue reading »
The Lumines series is my all-time favorite in the puzzle genre. The way it integrates music into a classic block-dropping puzzler has always just clicked with me. I have played the series less over time. I loved the two PSP versions, but never put a lot of time into the PS3 version. I was excited … Continue reading »
Sadly these days vampires have been turned into creepy sparkling teenagers that moms and their daughters drool over instead of being the amazing villains they should be. Vampires should fill you with fear of having your blood drained and not fill you with some sort of glitter. In Castlevania for the NES, you get just that, … Continue reading »
I’ve always liked the idea of playing a 2D game with the kind of combat seen in the premiere 3D combat action titles of recent years like Ninja Gaiden and Devil May Cry. The original Shank was the first game I really played that felt like it was going for this. It was a game … Continue reading »
