February 2007

February 27, 2007 Reviews Au Courant

Review: Gurumin: A Monstrous Adventure

While it's not the best looking game or the biggest series on the PSP, Gurumin: A Monstrous Adventure proves to be well worth your time and money. Join Patrick as he dissects what's good and bad abou...
February 25, 2007 Review - WonderSwan

Review: Ultraman

Japan's craziest superhero is back at it on the WonderSwan Color, too bad Tom can't read a word of it. But don't worry, just because the game is completely incoherent (unless you can read Japanese, o...
February 25, 2007 Review - Game Gear

Review: Marble Madness

There are a lot of classic arcade games, but very few of them feature a marble and an insane time limit. This is Marble Madness, a game that has managed to find its way to nearly every system ever cr...
February 24, 2007 Review - 3DO

Review: Shadow: War of Succession

Brian thinks he has played the worst fighting game of all time, but I disagree. Say what you will, but I'm going to go to my grave saying that Mortal Kombat Advance is the single worst thing out ther...
February 24, 2007 Review - Dreamcast

Review: Last Hope

I hate to make a stupid pun, but I feel like it's my duty: Is this the Last Hope for the Sega Dreamcast? Eight years after its release the Sega Dreamcast may finally be seeing its final game, an...
February 22, 2007 Reviews Au Courant

Review: Sam & Max Ep. 104: Abe Lincoln Must Die

Without a doubt Abe Lincoln Must Die is the best episode of Sam & Max's first season ... and I'm not just saying that because my birthday is one of the answers to a puzzle. It's full of zany characte...
February 20, 2007 Reviews Au Courant

Review: Fuzion Frenzy 2

Much has been written about Bill Gates' love for the original Fuzion Frenzy. After playing this Xbox 360 sequel I have to wonder if Mr. Microsoft himself would be as thrilled about this disappointing...
February 18, 2007 Review - TurboDuo

Review: Splash Lake

There are a lot of games that allow you to play as animals, from Okami and Zelda's wolf or your owl in Eternal Champions CD, but Splash Lake may be the first to let you play as an ostrich. This was o...
February 18, 2007 Review - TurboDuo

Review: Tricky Kick

There are a lot of stupid stories in puzzle games, but none are as ridiculous as Tricky Kick. It's worth reading this review just to find out what the plot is in this early generation TurboGrafx-16 g...
February 17, 2007 Review - 3DO

Review: Snow Job

Look out! It's Snow Job, an adult-oriented 3DO game with crossword puzzles and chest licking. If you've been going through withdrawals because we haven't been focusing on full-motion video games the...
February 15, 2007 Reviews Au Courant

Review: Parodius Portable

When it comes to amazing 2D shooter compilations, Konami is the king. So far they've released collections of Twin Bee, Gradius, Salamander and Parodius Portable, one of the greatest games of all time...
February 11, 2007 Review - 3DO

Review: Killing Time

Defunct Games is proud to introduce you to our newest staff writer, Brian Wortz. Brian is here to tell you all about Killing Time, one of the 3DO's best first-person shooter games. But this is more ...
February 11, 2007 Review - Dreamcast

Review: Tokyo Xtreme Racer 2

Because this game is so damn good, I'm going to forgive the developers for giving it such a crummy name. But Tokyo Xtreme Racer 2 isn't perfect, the fact that it's a single player experience rubs me ...
February 10, 2007 Review - TurboDuo

Review: Veigues Tactical Gladiator

Remember the days when video game companies didn't care if their games were hard to pronounce? Remember Daedalus Opus? Well, try saying the name Veigues Tactical Gladiator three times fast...
February 10, 2007 Review - TurboDuo

Review: Darkwing Duck

Sure you remember Duck Tales, Chip and Dale's Rescue Rangers and Tail Spin, but what about Darkwing Duck? It's been a good decade since I've thought about Disney's animated TV shows, yet all of ...
February 06, 2007 Reviews Au Courant

Review: Viva Pinata

It may look like a kids' game, but Viva Pinata proves to be the best game developed by Rare since GoldenEye 007! There's just something endearing about the game's simple theme, adorable characters an...
February 04, 2007 Review - TurboDuo

Review: It Came From the Desert

Over the past six years we have reviewed a lot of TurboGrafx-16 games, but none of them are like It Came From the Desert. This was an early generation Full-Motion Video game, the type where you have ...
February 04, 2007 Review - Game Gear

Review: Bubble Bobble

Talk about a classic, few 8-bit games have been able to withstand the test of time quite like Bubble Bobble. You may not know the story or the character names, but that doesn't mean you can't still h...
February 01, 2007 Reviews Au Courant

Review: Platypus

With no adverts or media attention it's easy to miss Platypus, the PSP's lone claymation-inspired 2D shooter. But Lee isn't going to let this collection of clay fall through the cracks, he's here to ...