May 2012

May 31, 2012 Review - NES

Review: RoboCop 3

Were there people clamoring for a third RoboCop game on the Nintendo Entertainment System? Ocean does a bang-up job showing gamers why movie tie-in games are almost always a bad idea. But maybe...
May 30, 2012 Review - Game Gear

Review: Terminator 2: The Arcade Game

He said he would be back! Continuing our week-long look at Terminator and RoboCop games, we're bringing you Terminator 2: The Arcade Game. Who knew this Game Gear product could be so much fun? ...
May 29, 2012 Review - NES

Review: RoboCop

Detroit is in trouble and only RoboCop can save the day. This 8-bit Nintendo Entertainment System game has the action down, but can't quite connect with RoboCop's humanity. Also, the bad graphics an...
May 28, 2012 Review - Sega CD

Review: The Terminator

Gamers are given a better understanding of Kyle Reese's army days in The Terminator for the Sega CD. Unfairly passed over as just another movie game, Virgin's adaptation goes the distance to be a roc...
May 23, 2012 Review - Game Boy

Review: Amazing Penguin

Forget Happy Feet, this penguin doesn't need to sing and dance to be amazing. This Qix clone offers gamers an addictive action/puzzler with a compelling hero and plenty of interesting level designs. ...
May 22, 2012 Review - NES

Review: Dragon's Lair

Dirk the Daring deserves better. After playing through the Xbox Live Arcade port, Cyril decided to give the 8-bit NES version of Dragon's Lair a whirl. What he found was a terrible action game with ...
May 21, 2012 Review - NES

Review: Jackie Chan's Action Kung Fu

Did you hear that Jackie Chan is done making action movies? To honor the City Hunter's spirit, Cyril has decided to give Jackie Chan's Action Kung Fu a look. What starts as a solid action/platf...
May 21, 2012 Reviews au Courant

Review: Dragon's Lair

With its Don Bluth animations and movie-quality production values, Dragon's Lair is the best looking game of the 1980s. Unfortunately, in order to look so good the game had to make a few sacrifices. ...
May 18, 2012 Review - NES

Review: Battleship

Could this Nintendo Entertainment System version of Battleship be as bad as the movie? Cyril seems to think so. With no multiplayer mode and a repetitive story mode, Battleship is a mess. Find...
May 17, 2012 Review - NES

Review: Wrath of the Black Manta

Is it Ninja Gaiden or Shinobi? It turns out that Wrath of the Black Manta is a little of both! Taito isn't afraid to steal good ideas, turning this 1989 action game into the Frankenstein's Mons...
May 16, 2012 Review - NES

Review: Darkman

What could have been an interesting idea for a 2D action game is reduced to one of the worst platformers imaginable. Perhaps Darkman is better suited for the cinema than the Nintendo Entertainment Sy...
May 15, 2012 Review - NES

Review: Dragon Power

Jerry punches a sword-wielding bear in the balls repeatedly to bring you his review of Dragon Power. Based on Dragon Ball, Dragon Power is an NES game with a lot of problems. Traverse the world look...
May 14, 2012 Review - Genesis

Review: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Hyperstone Heist

The Hyperstone Heist definitively proves that not every Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles adventure is worth going on. With its mishmash levels, incoherent story and recycled boss encounters, this Genesis...
May 10, 2012 Review - Genesis

Review: Fighting Masters

Fighting Masters has a good story, interesting characters and a few cool visual effects, yet it fails miserably at being a fighting game. This pre-Street Fighter II brawler has a hard time finding it...
May 09, 2012 Review - Game Boy

Review: Motocross Maniacs

Have you ever played Trials Evolution and wished it was in black and white? Would you like the game better if it featured microscopic graphics and only eight courses? If so, then Motocross...
May 08, 2012 Review - Genesis

Review: Bio-Hazard Battle

Insects, bugs and flying meatball sperm? Yeah, Bio-Hazard Battle is that kind of 2D shoot-em-up. Sure it suffers from a lot of the cliches of the genre, but that doesn't stop this Sega shmup fr...
May 07, 2012 Review - NES

Review: Shufflepuck Cafe

Some say it looks like air hockey, but Tom says Shufflepuck Cafe is a "semi 3D Pong clone." No matter what you call it, this Nintendo Entertainment System port is fun. Find out what Tom Lenting thin...
May 07, 2012 Reviews au Courant

Review: Chuck E. Cheese's Arcade Room

Chuck E. Cheese's Arcade Room is a painful collection of four mediocre mini-games and an out of place racer. The dated graphics and questionable design decisions aren't helping anything. With only t...
May 04, 2012 Review - Genesis

Review: Captain America and the Avengers

Captain America leads some of the Avengers into battle in this disappointing Genesis game. Data East packages in a lot of familiar faces, interesting locations and repetitive gameplay in Captain Amer...
May 03, 2012 Reviews au Courant

Review: Mortal Kombat

Confusion over the name aside, Mortal Kombat on the PS Vita is a must-own for any fighting game fan. Not only does it have all of the amazing content from last year's stellar console release, but it ...
May 03, 2012 Review - Game Boy

Review: Iron Man/X-O Manowar in Heavy Metal

Think Iron Man 2 is bad? Wait until you see the short cuts Acclaim had to take in order to port Iron Man/X-O Manowar in Heavy Metal to the Game Boy. This terrible action game pushes Nintendo's ...
May 02, 2012 Review - Genesis

Review: The Incredible Hulk

HULK SMASH!! You would think that making a game about an indestructible force with an anger management problem would be simple, but Probe doesn't quite deliver in The Incredible Hulk. Cyril ripped h...
May 01, 2012 Review - NES

Review: Captain America and the Avengers

Join Captain America and Hawkeye as they travel across the United States in this generic action game. Captain America and The Avengers tries hard, but it doesn't have what it takes to hold your inter...