Review by Clark A. As much as I enjoy Sonic’s 2D platforming outings, they all share a particular similitude. If Tails Adventure (and please note, this isn’t a grammar fail on our part, the game really isn’t called “Tales’ Adventure” like it should be – ed) is any indicator, though,…
Read MoreCalling Sonic Labyrinth one of the less beloved titles in the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise is something of an understatement. A frequent contender for worst game in the series during fan discussions, Sonic Labyrinth makes its debut on the 3DS to virtually zero applause. Yet in some perverse way, it…
Read MoreSonic Blast was one of the more ambitious outings for the blue blur when it initially released on the Game Gear. Though a handful of other titles such as Donkey Kong Land previously attempted to bring pre-rendered visuals to underpowered portable handhelds, Blast did so with actual color at its…
Read MoreSonic the Hedgehog for the Game Gear was a legitimately solid title that, while flawed in several regards, still managed to establish itself as a viable alternative to the Mega Drive release. It was an even more impressive effort considering the game was not developed by Sonic Team but by…
Read MoreSonic the Hedgehog on the Sega Game Gear is perhaps not the game that immediately comes to mind upon hearing the name. Preceding Sega’s days as a third party publisher or before systems had the capacity to handle one of the company’s innumerable ports, the decision was made to create…
Read MorePuyo Puyo is, in this writer’s mind, the only series capable of challenging the status of Tetris as the epitome of the puzzle genre. Unfortunately, the series is criminally absent beyond Japanese shores with several key entries in the franchise such as the 20th anniversary game being entirely omitted. Considering…
Read MoreWhen it rains, it pours. Just last week I was praising the release of one classic JRPG on the 3DS Virtual Console after ruing the lack of its peers on the service. Not one week later another classic Game Gear JRPG has hit the service. Defenders of Oasis might be…
Read MoreNintendo has just released a trailer for it’s 8bit Summer promo on the eShop and it’s Gameboy-tastic!I don’t know, for a promotion that’s actually got 8bit in its name, you’d think there’d be more NES games in it. Instead, the offerings are mainly of the Gameboy variety with a couple…
Read MoreConfession time: I’ve never been a huge fan of Sonic games. I’m not particularly good at them, and there just hasn’t been enough to them to inspire me to become good at them. The characters, colours and overall charm has always been on the wrong side of over-the-top for me.…
Read MoreShinobi is one of those franchises with a reputation for being incredibly difficult, and as such it’s a franchise that has a small group of very fanatical followers. Those followers should be happy to know that Shinobi on the Game Gear has held up fairly well all these years later.…
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