Despite drawing so heavily on video game culture itself, Cartoon Network’s Adventure Time cartoon has been inconsistent when it comes to game adaptations. Adventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why’d You Steal Our Garbage?!! was a good first effort, but the other games that followed missed their mark more often than …
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I’m pleased, if somewhat surprised, that Code of Princess got the remastering treatment. It’s an enjoyable game, but one that never could realise its vision on 3DS. Now, with Code of Princess EX for Switch, it’s getting a well-deserved second shot at life, no longer hampered by the limitations of …
In February this year, Arc System Works and Hidetaka “Swery” Suehiro revealed that they were working together on something called The Missing, though there were no details beyond that. We know a little bit more now, thanks to a new teaser site and three screenshots—and while that’s still not enough to …
Today, Bandai Namco has revealed the track lists for the forthcoming drumming rhythm games Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum ‘n’ Fun for Switch and Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum Session for PS4. The lists match those of the Japanese releases of each game, covering a range of different themes: pop, anime, classical, game music, variety, vocaloid …
I love the proliferation of “culture games” at we’ve been seeing lately. Games like Never Alone, Ayo: A Rain Tale, and Mulaka use games as a platform to bring awareness of little-known indigenous cultures to the masses, and the whole video games medium is better for it. With its haunting …
Bandai Namco is bringing its adorable drum-based rhythm game series Taiko no Tatsujin to the West for the first time in over a decade, and in a surprising move, it’s keeping the Japanese title. Rather than something like “Taiko: Drum Master”, as was used previously—a redundant name, since “taiko” just means “drum”—the …
Blazblue: Cross Tag Battle may not be the strangest crossover fighting game of the year—that award almost certainly goes to Blade Strangers, but it’s up there. There’s some sense in the madness of a Blazblue and Persona 4 Arena mash-up, given both those games come from the same developer. Under …
Review by Matthew Codd If you’re a fan of Mega Man X, the newly-released Mega Man X Legacy Collections are a must buy. More than simply a bundle of old games, these collections offer a dive into the history of one of Capcom’s most iconic characters with a repository of …
Review by Matthew Codd If there’s any character in the Mushroom Kingdom who didn’t deserve his own game, it’s Toad. He’s annoying, and he lacks personality. He tries to help his friends, but of all the extended Mario cast, he seems the least likely to be a leading hero. That …
Review by Dylan Bishop Ports are a curious thing, as some games seem to hit new consoles a mere year or so after their original release. They never ripen or mature in the minds of their audience, but instead demand attention shortly after they’re left alone. Thankfully, Playdead’s original title, …