Retro Game Reviews

I remember waiting outside of my local game store at midnight so that I could grab the first HD Resident Evil to ever hit consoles. I stayed off the Internet before the games release so...

Some people have been ranting about how difficult The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is, and I guess they might have forgotten that Nintendo's been publishing games with soul crushing difficulties for decades.  Take the...

The 90's were a special time, especially if you were there. Many may look back on it fondly but a lot of us grew up in this magical and weird time and were able to...

It is hard to believe that Capcom perfected their survival horror franchise in the span of six years. The original Resident Evil on the PlayStation came out in 1996, the GameCube remake was released in...

Spyro: Year of the Dragon is a culmination of all of the hard work and creativity poured into the previous two games in the series. Everything is bigger and better in this final game in...

Spyro the Dragon was a pretty good start but the feisty, purple dragon wouldn't have the legacy he can currently claim today if it weren't for Ripto's Rage. The original game helped bring a lot of...

Visual novels found a great home on Nintendo's DS and Hotel Dusk Room 215 is no different. This is a great, lengthy, mystery visual novel that everyone should get their hands on. Nintendo released this title...

There are plenty of games out there that are more difficult to enjoy without a healthy dose of nostalgia and that unfortunately cannot be prescribed to those around you who don't already have it. Spyro the...

Bulletstorm is an interesting first-person shooter that Epic Games and People Can Fly delivered to us in 2011. Gears of War's Cliff Bleszinski designed the game and it definitely shows in the armor, the attitude...

Pokemon Gold Version and Pokemon Silver Version were highly anticipated games. The previous games sold over 23 million copies by the end of their production in Japan, America, and Europe. I was a kid back then...

Sony had a host of amazing first party games on the original PlayStation and while the PlayStation 4 does have some heavy hitters, my best memories are with their original creations. One of their creations...

Call of Duty may be a very polarizing franchise now but there was a time where everyone agreed that it felt fresh in a genre that hasn't oversaturated the market just yet. It helped shape...

Okay, I know. Mass Effect 2 isn't THAT old yet. However it had a huge impact and helped form the current gaming landscape and with Andromeda on the way, I felt like it was time to take another look...

There are some games that are sadly overlooked in the States, which hurts certain developers and makes them abandon localizing certain franchises. Sega's Yakuza has thankfully been localized for the United States, even though sometimes...

Rockstar Games has never been one to back down from controversy, but unfortunately with Manhunt 2 they had to bend to the rules or have no systems to publish on. Back before Manhunt 2 hit...

Earthworm Jim came about when many of us were a lot younger and I feel like he probably looks pretty strange to gamers who didn't get into video games until more recently. He may not...

Beenox Games really outdid themselves with their first entry into the Spider-Man franchise. Shattered Dimensions did everything right and very little wrong. Seeing that success Activision had them pump out a sequel, Spider-Man: Edge of Time,...

Halo 2 was something truly wonderful and it remains so even to this day. Hype can be a very powerful ally or the beginning of a game's downfall. There are so many games that have...

After beating the first Spider-Man game, I put Spider-Man back in the PlayStation to enjoy Spider-Man 2: Enter Electro, and unfortunately this is one of those weird times in gaming where the sequel is not as good or...

Halo: Combat Evolved is fifteen years old as I sit here and write this review. Let that sink in for a minute. No matter how long you let it take to sink in, it doesn't. I...

Spider-Man has been in video games for quite some time now, and somehow his games have never hit the low point in licensed gaming. Sure there have been some sub-par installments, but nothing that rivals...

Rockstar has announced that there will be a third entry into the Red Dead series. What's that you say? There are THREE Red Dead games produced by Rockstar? The whole series didn't begin on the...

It's hard to talk about Crash Bandicoot without first acknowledging his history, impact, and legacy. Many younger gamers may not remember Crash Bandicoot when he was in his prime but there was definitely a time...

Pirate Pop Plus is clearly a labor of love and it shows on every screen flicker. It calls back to an earlier time in gaming where phrases like "Just one more quarter!" were common and...

It is unfortunate that Mech games haven't really taken off as much in this generation than in prior ones. Yes, we have Titanfall, but back in the day there were mountains of these games, like Zone...

Sigh ...  Duke Nukem as a franchise can be a sore subject for many gamers, largely in part due to the long development time for Duke Nukem Forever and how terrible it ended up being upon...