February 2022

February 21, 2022 Game Over

Story Breakdown: Batman - Return & Revenge of the Joker

Episode #154 - The criminals of Gotham City better watch out, because in less than two weeks, a brand-new Caped Crusader will be cleaning up the streets. To help celebrate the first new stand-alone Batman movie in a...
February 18, 2022 Review Crew

Nintendo Switch Online: 1990s Critics Review EarthBound & Ze...

Episode #125 - This week we learned that Nintendo will be shutting down the Virtual Console and everything else connected to the 3DS and Wii U eShop in a little over a year. That sucks, but what makes it feel a thou...
February 14, 2022 Game Over

Story Breakdown: The Adventures of Lolo Trilogy (NES)

Episode #153 - Today is Valentine's Day and love is definitely in the air. To celebrate the sexiest holiday this side of Arbor Day, I wanted to talk about video gaming's greatest love affair. No, it's not Mario and ...
February 09, 2022 Game Over

Story Breakdown: Gimmick! (Famicom)

Episode #152 - From Bionic Commando's grappling hook to Mega Man stealing his enemy's powers, 8-bit games were full of great gimmicks. But in the sea of lookalike platformers, the only gimmick I care about is Mr. Gi...
February 04, 2022 Game Over

Story Breakdown: Shinobi (PlayStation 2)

Episode #151 - In the past 150 episodes, we've not only covered the original Shinobi, but also its arcade sequel, the completely different console sequel, the critically-acclaimed third installment, a 32-bit spin-of...
February 01, 2022 EGM Best & Worst

Before the Review Crew: The First EGM Reviews Were a DIRECT ...

Episode #48 - Over the last few years, we've looked at Electronic Gaming Monthly's reviews from just about every way possible. We've counted down the best and worst-reviewed going year by year, we've listed every G...