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 …
This won’t come as a surprise to anyone who’s played the first game, but La-Mulana 2 is hard. Tricky platforming and cryptic puzzles will stretch your reactions and problem-solving ability, while cruel traps await any adventurer who gets to reckless. La-Mulana 2 may be more streamlined in its design, but …
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 …
Among the more interesting of MAD magazine’s recurrent gags are “fold-ins”. The back cover of almost every issue since 1964 had an image, with points at the edge of the page marked A and B. By folding the page so that those two points met, you’d reveal another hidden image, …