How do you create a follow-up to one of the greater successes of the video game industry? If The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask is any indication, you reuse much of the same assets and launch it less than two years after its predecessor. Here’s the kicker: you reimagine everything…
Read MoreSonic Rivals was a decent attempt at adding a new twist to classic 2D gameplay, but it ultimately fell a bit flat. Thank goodness for second chances though, right? Surely Sonic Rivals 2 has righted all the wrongs of its predecessor? Nope. While Sonic Rivals 2 indeed repairs some of…
Read MoreWhat would the world be like if every action was a crime? No Red T-Shirts offers insight into a futuristic government that attempts to undermine the populace at every turn. Well, that’s not entirely accurate, but it makes for a potential argument from the more cynical people suffering at the…
Read MoreFor all the critical acclaim Sonic 3 & Knuckles gets, it’s a surprisingly hard game to track down digitally. The separate games that comprise the said title, Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Sonic & Knuckles, aren’t always available on the same download services or lack the technology required to make…
Read MoreI’m a bit of a coward when it comes to Crusader Kings 2. I survived the Norman Invasion by hiding my troops in Wales until it was all over. I defeated Harald Hardrada by ignoring him until he wandered off. Mostly, though, I avoid the stresses of medieval life by…
Read MoreThere’s not much variety to “old school action game” Johnny Kung Fu, but what’s there is fun at first. If only developer UFO Interactive Games could have been bothered to create more of it. Johnny Kung Fu’s premise is basically Mario vs. Donkey Kong’s, stolen wholesale. But thankfully, the short…
Read MoreIt’s taken a while, but the Japanese mid-tier developer and publishers are starting to see the value in the iPhone and iPad. Remember – these devices took longer to take off in Japan than elsewhere in the world. They’re popular now, though, so those goodly folk who concentrate on making…
Read MoreI am standing on the edge of a cliff, gazing into a desert abyss. I have been scaling a giant, ancient statue that represents all that remains of a long lost civilization that worshipped a magical pair of underpants, and my mission is to reclaim this priceless relic from some…
Read MoreThe new battleground between the Nintendo 3DS and PlayStation Vita is the pinball game. In one corner is the 3DS with the rather brilliant Zen Pinball and Marvel Pinball. In the other is The Pinball Arcade on the Vita. Zen Pinball is going to win this bout, but while Pinball…
Read MoreWe don’t usually review free games at Digitally Downloaded – after all, what’s the point when you can simply try the game for yourself, but I felt compelled to review Montezuma Blitz on the Vita, simply to point out its existence if nothing else. See, Montezuma Blitz is a lot…
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