August 2023

August 30, 2023 Reviews au Courant

Review: The Making of Karateka

No matter if you grew up loving this classic beat ‘em up or are only now hearing about it for the first time, The Making of Karateka is for you. This is an immensely enjoyable trip through Jordan Me...
August 29, 2023 EGM Ranks

Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 11 Aero, Bubsy & Chester Che...

Episode #52 - So far in this EGM Ranks series, we’ve talked about Mario, Sonic and even Bonk. But what about the other mascot characters trying to make a name for themselves in the early 1990s? What about th...
August 28, 2023 Reviews au Courant

Review: Local News with Cliff Rockslide

Local News with Cliff Rockslide is a brand-new first-person mystery with investigative journalism, colorful characters and really big vegetables. How are all of these things connected? That’s w...
August 25, 2023 Review Crew

Nintendo Switch Online: 2000s Critics Review Excitebike & Ex...

Episode #176 - Prepare to get dirty, because Nintendo just announced that the newest retro game to hit their Nintendo Switch Online service will be the 2000 racing game – Excitebike 64. That’s right, starting on...
August 24, 2023 EGM Ranks

Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 8 Gran Turismo & Polyphony G...

Episode #51 - The critics loved HBO’s adaptation of The Last of Us, audiences turned out to see that Spider-Man kid in Uncharted and the Ratchet & Clank movie was definitely a thing that happened, which means tha...
August 18, 2023 Review Crew

Nintendo Switch Online: 1980s Critics Review Zelda II, Yoshi...

Episode #175 - It’s yet another week without a Nintendo Switch Online announcement. That sucks, but don’t worry, because we still have a lot of 8- and 16-bit games that we haven’t featured in our Review Crew s...
August 17, 2023 Reviews au Courant

Review: Quantum: Recharged

An intoxicating mix of Geometry Wars and Qix, Quantum: Recharged takes one of Atari’s most unique arcade games and gives it the makeover it deserves. With a real emphasis on challenging new enemies ...
August 16, 2023 Reviews au Courant

Review: Super Space Club

Super Space Club is the game that made me change my mind on Asteroids. Although this retro-themed shoot ‘em up looks simple, the engaging action, creative missions and unlockable characters and fire...
August 14, 2023 EGM Ranks

Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 7 Breath of Fire Games

Episode #50 - Some role-playing game franchises can seemingly go on forever, like Final Fantasy and The Elder Scrolls. Others are doomed to play out like the Breath of Fire franchise, where you have a couple big hi...
August 11, 2023 Review Crew

Nintendo Switch Online: 2000s Critics Review Pokémon Stadiu...

Episode #174 - I sure hope you’re into Pokémon. And not just any Pokémon games, but the more niche releases, including one that is almost impossible to play without transferring your Game Boy Color save file. Wh...
August 10, 2023 Reviews au Courant

Review: Sclash

A fast-paced and incredibly violent cross between Bushido Blade and Divekick, Sclash is the year’s most unique one-on-one fighting game. This is a stylish samurai game where a single slash can be al...
August 09, 2023 Reviews au Courant

Review: Koa and the Five Pirates of Mara

From the people that brought you Summer in Mara and Mail Mole comes the swashbuckling new platformer Koa and the Five Pirates of Mara. Experience high seas havoc as we take on the dangerous island lev...
August 07, 2023 EGM Ranks

Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 12 Strike Series Games

Episode #49 - When I hear the name Electronic Arts, the first thing I think of is their insanely popular sports games, the Need for Speed series and maybe even Battlefield. But there was a time in the early 1990s w...
August 04, 2023 Review Crew

Nintendo Switch Online: 1990s Critics Review Super Mario Wor...

Episode #173 - Zero. That’s how many classic games were released this week on the Nintendo Switch Online service. Not a single one. Thankfully, we still have a few dozen old school games to get to in this Review C...