October 2018

October 30, 2018 Intellivision

Review: Call of Cthulhu: The Official Video Game

Call of Cthulhu is an effective adventure game with a whole island of colorful characters to interrogate. While it's occasionally predictable and never as scary as I would have liked, the mystery is c...
October 30, 2018 PlayStation 4

Review: Call of Cthulhu: The Official Video Game

Call of Cthulhu is an effective adventure game with a whole island of colorful characters to interrogate. While it's occasionally predictable and never as scary as I would have liked, the mystery is c...
October 26, 2018 Super NES

Review: Justice League: Task Force

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October 26, 2018 Switch

Review: Justice League: Task Force

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October 25, 2018 Atari 2600

Review: Halloween Forever

At only five dollars, this debut release from Imaginary Monsters is worth picking up. Halloween Forever nails the 8-bit look and feel, all while giving us cool bosses, non-linear stages, extra charact...
October 25, 2018 PlayStation 4

Review: Halloween Forever

At only five dollars, this debut release from Imaginary Monsters is worth picking up. Halloween Forever nails the 8-bit look and feel, all while giving us cool bosses, non-linear stages, extra charact...
October 24, 2018 ColecoVision

Review: SkyTime

While the idea of racing high above the city certainly sounds like a good time, SkyTime is a miserable experience that is the worst of first-person platforming. The gameplay is bad, the graphics are d...
October 24, 2018 PlayStation 4

Review: SkyTime

While the idea of racing high above the city certainly sounds like a good time, SkyTime is a miserable experience that is the worst of first-person platforming. The gameplay is bad, the graphics are d...
October 23, 2018 Atari 5200

Review: Fast Striker

On one hand, I'm happy to see Fast Striker make the move from the Neo Geo and Dreamcast to the PlayStation 4 and PS Vita. I also like the price and some of the ideas it brings to the table. Unfortunat...
October 23, 2018 PlayStation 4

Review: Fast Striker

On one hand, I'm happy to see Fast Striker make the move from the Neo Geo and Dreamcast to the PlayStation 4 and PS Vita. I also like the price and some of the ideas it brings to the table. Unfortunat...
October 22, 2018 Super NES

Review: The Death and Return of Superman

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October 18, 2018 Intellivision

Review: Heavy Fire: Red Shadow

Even with modest expectations, Red Shadow left me thoroughly disappointed. The choice to shift the focus away from being an on-rails shooter removes a lot of what I liked about the previous installmen...
October 18, 2018 PlayStation 4

Review: Heavy Fire: Red Shadow

Even with modest expectations, Red Shadow left me thoroughly disappointed. The choice to shift the focus away from being an on-rails shooter removes a lot of what I liked about the previous installmen...
October 16, 2018 Atari 2600

Review: Crime Girl

While it's not the most original game you're going to play this year, Crime Girl is too much fun to dismiss out of hand. The game handles well, has a cool throwback look and uses a grappling hook that...
October 16, 2018 Steam

Review: Crime Girl

While it's not the most original game you're going to play this year, Crime Girl is too much fun to dismiss out of hand. The game handles well, has a cool throwback look and uses a grappling hook that...
October 12, 2018 Master System

Review: Superman: The Man of Steel

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October 12, 2018 Switch

Review: Superman: The Man of Steel

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October 11, 2018 Odyssey 2

Review: Finding Light

Finding Light won't be for everybody, but it works well as a love letter to a very specific era of role-playing games. Fans of early adventure games on the old black and white Game Boy will get a kick...
October 11, 2018 Steam

Review: Finding Light

Finding Light won't be for everybody, but it works well as a love letter to a very specific era of role-playing games. Fans of early adventure games on the old black and white Game Boy will get a kick...
October 10, 2018 Atari 5200

Review: Little Bug

Little Bug is a fun and imaginative 2D platformer that is ultimately brought down by some game-breaking bugs. I was completely taken by the personal story, the haunting levels and the creative obstacl...
October 10, 2018 Steam

Review: Little Bug

Little Bug is a fun and imaginative 2D platformer that is ultimately brought down by some game-breaking bugs. I was completely taken by the personal story, the haunting levels and the creative obstacl...
October 09, 2018 Atari 2600

Review: Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics

Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics is every bit as silly and dumb as you would expect, all while being a fun and fast-paced strategy game with a great premise. The action is marred by some repetitive combat tha...
October 09, 2018 Steam

Review: Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics

Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics is every bit as silly and dumb as you would expect, all while being a fun and fast-paced strategy game with a great premise. The action is marred by some repetitive combat tha...
October 05, 2018 Genesis

Review: Superman

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October 05, 2018 Switch

Review: Superman

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October 04, 2018 Atari 2600

Review: Solid Aether

Solid Aether is the very definition of bare-bones, and that's a good thing. This is a stripped-down shoot 'em up with a crisp and clean art style and bullet patterns that are almost hypnotic at times....
October 04, 2018 Steam

Review: Solid Aether

Solid Aether is the very definition of bare-bones, and that's a good thing. This is a stripped-down shoot 'em up with a crisp and clean art style and bullet patterns that are almost hypnotic at times....
October 03, 2018 ColecoVision

Review: My Brother Rabbit

My Brother Rabbit is a sweet and emotionally-charged point and click adventure game that looks great and is well executed. It's a little repetitive at times and a bit on the easy side, but it's full o...
October 03, 2018 PlayStation 4

Review: My Brother Rabbit

My Brother Rabbit is a sweet and emotionally-charged point and click adventure game that looks great and is well executed. It's a little repetitive at times and a bit on the easy side, but it's full o...
October 02, 2018 GameCube

Review: Deliver Us the Moon: Fortuna

Although breath-taking at times, Deliver Us the Moon: Fortuna is a compelling science fiction adventure that is completely overshadowed by an incomplete story. The game also suffers from some performa...
October 02, 2018 Steam

Review: Deliver Us the Moon: Fortuna

Although breath-taking at times, Deliver Us the Moon: Fortuna is a compelling science fiction adventure that is completely overshadowed by an incomplete story. The game also suffers from some performa...