February 2021

February 28, 2021 DG News

DG NEWS: New Soulja Boy Console & Sony's State of Play React...

Episode #22 - If it's Sunday, then it's Defunct Games News. Lorne Riseley hosts a weekly show comedically recapping the biggest video game news stories to break this week. We're digging into the shocking Vampire: T...
February 26, 2021 Online Pass

Online Pass Replay: Cyril vs. Lorne vs. August 2, 2015

Episode #21 - Join Cyril and Lorne as they continue their trip through Online Pass Replay, the show where they answer video game news questions from 2015. This is our hardest episode yet, featuring questions about ...
February 25, 2021 Reviews au Courant

Review: Void Gore

As both a budget title and throwback shoot 'em up, Void Gore hits the mark. It's a stylish action game that controls well, has gorgeous pixel graphics, is loaded with otherworldly creatures and, most ...
February 23, 2021 Reviews au Courant

Review: Taxi Chaos

Taxi Chaos is the dive bar cover band version of Crazy Taxi. It knows the songs and hits most of the same notes, but struggles to recreate the greatness of the original. Longtime fans of Sega's long-d...
February 22, 2021 Review Crew

Blizzard Arcade Collection: What Did the Critics Say in the ...

Episode #116 - If you tuned into this year's Blizzcon, then you saw news about Diablo 4, the official reveal of a Diablo II remake and all kinds of information about World of WarCraft. One thing you might not have e...
February 21, 2021 DG News

DG NEWS: Nintendo Direct Recap, Mortal Kombat Trailer & More

Episode #21 - Defunct Games News has returned! Join host Lorne Riseley for another fun and humorous look at the week's biggest video game news stories, including everything that happened at Nintendo Direct, the rec...
February 20, 2021 Online Pass

Online Pass Replay: Cyril vs. Lorne vs. July 26, 2015

Episode #20 - How well do you remember video game news from 2015? More importantly, how well does the Defunct Games staff know about news from 2015? That's what we're about to find out in Online Pass Repl...
February 18, 2021 Reviews au Courant

Review: Astrologaster

You don't need the stars to tell you that Astrologaster is a great game. Though the gameplay may be too simple for some players, the pithy dialog and increasingly outlandish scenarios will suck you in...
February 16, 2021 Game Over

Story Breakdown: SegaSonic the Hedgehog (Arcade)

Episode #117 - By 1993, Sega had brought Sonic the Hedgehog to every platform under their control. There were two Genesis games, Master System ports, a time-traveling adventure on Sega CD and even a pair of Game Gea...
February 12, 2021 EGM Best & Worst

Electronic Gaming Monthly's Best & Worst Reviewed Arcade Gam...

Episode #41 - Between 1992 and 1993, Electronic Gaming Monthly briefly started reviewing arcade games. And while they quit after only eleven reviews, EGM's critics still managed to rate eleven classic games. Watch ...
February 10, 2021 Review Crew

Nintendo Switch Online: 1990s Critics Review Prehistorik Man...

Episode #115 - What did game critics from the 1990s think of the upcoming Nintendo Switch Online games? Defunct Games finds out by looking at reviews from Electronic Gaming Monthly, Die Hard Game Fan and GamePr...
February 09, 2021 Game Over

Story Breakdown: Hot Chase, Chase H.Q. and S.T.U.N. Runner (...

Episode #116 - I love racing games. I also love great endings. Unfortunately, these two things rarely go together. With the lack of story and characters, the most you can hope for from most old school racing games i...
February 08, 2021 Reviews au Courant

Review: Speed Limit

Few games released this year will be more intense than Speed Limit, a game where being in the wrong place at the right time turns an unsuspecting passenger into the world's greatest action hero. This ...
February 05, 2021 Reviews au Courant

Review: The USB Stick Found in the Grass

The USB Stick Found in the Grass is a game that with either take over your entire life until the case is solved or will leave you angry at the developer for wasting your time. There's no middle ground...
February 04, 2021 Reviews au Courant

Review: Project Starship X

With cool pixel graphics, a fun chiptunes soundtrack and an enticing horror theme, Project Starship X is a stylish new shooter that will satisfy both casuals and hardcore genre fans alike. It's loaded...
February 01, 2021 Game Over

Story Breakdown: Wall Street Kid (NES)

Episode #115 - When the internet exploded with news about GameStop, hedge funds and short-selling, the first thing I thought of was everything I learned from playing Wall Street Kid on the Nintendo Entertainment Sys...