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Cyber Shadow review

October 03, 2022 by Lucas Kelleher in game reviews

Cyber Shadow delivers top-notch ninja action in a retro package. If you miss old-school Ninja Gaiden, then this is the game you’ve been waiting for.

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October 03, 2022 /Lucas Kelleher
Cyber Shadow, Indie games, Switch, Yacht Club Games, Mechanical Head Games, Ninja
game reviews
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Pac-Man Collection review

September 07, 2022 by Lucas Kelleher in game reviews, retrospective

For our money, this GBA cart is likely the best Pac-Man compilation out there. And it’s over 20 years old!

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September 07, 2022 /Lucas Kelleher
Namco, Game Boy Advance, Pac-Man, compilations
game reviews, retrospective
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Hitman III review

July 01, 2022 by Lucas Kelleher in game reviews

Agent 47 returns for another round of assassination hijinks. It may be more of the same, sure. But more of the same is exactly what we wanted.

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July 01, 2022 /Lucas Kelleher
Hitman, PS4, stealth games
game reviews
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Is Starlink: Battle For Atlas a Star Fox game?

June 29, 2022 by Lucas Kelleher in game reviews

Why play Starlink, Ubisoft’s toys-to-life game? Because it’s got your boy, Fox!

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June 29, 2022 /Lucas Kelleher
Starlink, Star Fox, Nintendo, Switch, Ubisoft
game reviews
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Samurai Shodown NeoGeo Collection review

May 26, 2022 by Lucas Kelleher in game reviews

Digital Eclipse brings us the definitive Samurai Shodown collection.

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May 26, 2022 /Lucas Kelleher
Samurai Shodown, NeoGeo, SNK, Fighting Games, compilations
game reviews
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River City Girls Zero and Reviving Classic Video Games

May 23, 2022 by Lucas Kelleher in game reviews, opinion

A new localization port of a Super Famicom beat’em up we never got in the west, River City Girls Zero brings 16-bit brawling to the Nintendo Switch.

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May 23, 2022 /Lucas Kelleher
River City Girls, Kunio, beat'em up, SNES, Switch
game reviews, opinion
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Fighting EX Layer: Another Dash review

March 14, 2022 by Lucas Kelleher in game reviews

One of our favorite fighting games in recent years has come to Nintendo Switch!

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March 14, 2022 /Lucas Kelleher
FEXL, Arika, Switch, Indie games, Street Fighter EX, Fighting Games
game reviews
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Samurai Shodown (Switch) review

March 07, 2022 by Lucas Kelleher in game reviews

The way of the Samurai is to know death.

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March 07, 2022 /Lucas Kelleher
Samurai Shodown, Switch, SNK, Fighting Games
game reviews
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Duolingo review

February 11, 2022 by Lucas Kelleher in game reviews

If you’re looking to study a new language—or even better, to keep up with stuff you’ve already learned—then Duolingo is a great option. But how does it “play”?

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February 11, 2022 /Lucas Kelleher
Duolingo, mobile games
game reviews
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Metroid Dread review

November 24, 2021 by Lucas Kelleher in game reviews

The first new expansion of the Metroid story in over a decade, Dread is everything we’ve been missing about classic 2D Metroid.

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November 24, 2021 /Lucas Kelleher
Metroid Dread, Metroid, metroidvania, Nintendo, Switch
game reviews
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Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game – Complete Edition review

November 23, 2021 by Lucas Kelleher in game reviews, retrospective

The cult classic brawler returns from the delisted void!

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November 23, 2021 /Lucas Kelleher
Scott Pilgrim, beat'em up, Switch, Indie games
game reviews, retrospective
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Metroid Fusion review

November 15, 2021 by Lucas Kelleher in game reviews, retrospective

Even while Prime took things first-person, Fusion proved that 2D Metroid is timeless.

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November 15, 2021 /Lucas Kelleher
Metroid, Metroid Fusion, Game Boy Advance, metroidvania
game reviews, retrospective
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Super Mario 3D Land review

November 02, 2021 by Lucas Kelleher in game reviews

The 3D feature of the handheld may have been a dumb gimmick, but this one game managed to justify it.

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November 02, 2021 /Lucas Kelleher
Super Mario, Super Mario 3D Land, 3DS, platformer
game reviews
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WarioWare, Inc. Mega Microgame$! review

September 10, 2021 by Lucas Kelleher in game reviews

Brilliance or insanity? Either way, WarioWare is quite possibly the greatest Game Boy Advance cartridge of all time.

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September 10, 2021 /Lucas Kelleher
WarioWare, MegaMicrogames, Game Boy Advance, Wario
game reviews
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Gato Roboto review

September 08, 2021 by Lucas Kelleher in game reviews

A charming little monochrome adventure that strikes a good Super Metroid-but-as-light-hearted-comedy vibe.

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September 08, 2021 /Lucas Kelleher
Gato Roboto, Indie games, Switch, metroidvania
game reviews
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Hitman 2 review

September 07, 2021 by Lucas Kelleher in game reviews

Agent 47 is back and badder than ever in Hitman 2: Assassination Boogaloo.

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September 07, 2021 /Lucas Kelleher
Hitman, IO Interactive, PS4, stealth games
game reviews
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Golazo! review

September 06, 2021 by Lucas Kelleher in game reviews

An arcade soccer game so retro, it is literally set in 1992.

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September 06, 2021 /Lucas Kelleher
Golazo, soccer, PS4, Switch, Indie games
game reviews
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The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (2019) review

July 09, 2021 by Lucas Kelleher in game reviews

An unnecessary remake of a beloved classic, sure. But is it worth playing?

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July 09, 2021 /Lucas Kelleher
Legend of Zelda, Link's Awakening, Switch, Grezzo, remake
game reviews
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Hitman (2016) review

July 08, 2021 by Lucas Kelleher in game reviews

An incredibly intricate sandbox of elements and events to play around in. Oh yeah, there’s also a lot of murder.

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July 08, 2021 /Lucas Kelleher
Hitman, PS4, IO Interactive, stealth games
game reviews
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Horizon Chase Turbo review

July 07, 2021 by Lucas Kelleher in game reviews

Rush all you want, you can’t Out Run this game once it gets Crusin’ at Top Gear. Arcade racing at its best!

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July 07, 2021 /Lucas Kelleher
Horizon Chase Turbo, PS4, racing, Switch, Indie games
game reviews
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