Ikaruga. Radiant Silvergun’s spiritual successor.
Radiant Silvergun is surprisingly well known for a game that only came out in Japan. Any hardcore shoot’em up fan knows it. But not many have had the chance to play it, despite being released for the Saturn (one of the easiest systems to play import games on); the game sells now for over $200 [...]
Shadow the Hedgehog. Sonic’s dark side.
A quick recap of my Sonic feelings in case you haven’t read my Sonic Heroes review: Loved the 2d games in the franchise, love Sonic Adventure 1, liked Sonic Adventure 2, and didn’t care Sonic Heroes.
So how does Shadow the Hedgehog (the next entry into the Sonic franchise) hold up? Well I’ll tell you off [...]
Virtua Quest
Virtua Quest is a strange mix of game genres. It feels like Virtua Fighter, meets Phantasy Star Universe, meets Megaman Battle Network NT. All together, that makes for a pretty interesting game.
The game starts with the main character learning how to connect to the “Nexus” network and hunt for treasure. His father who can’t make [...]
Sonic Heroes. Are 3 heroes really better than one?
Sonics Heroes is (as far as I know) Sega’s first original game as a third part developer. Its predecessors Sonics Adventure 1 and 2 both came out for the Dreamcast and were later ported to the Nintendo Gamecube, but Sonic Heroes was the first 3d Sonic game release for PS2 and Xbox.
Sonic Adventure was a [...]