So it turns out that Adventure Island II is almost exactly like the first game. In other news, grass is green, the sky is blue and Jay Leno is a douche bag. It turns out that this Adventure Island s...

Episode #108 - We're celebrating the last weekend of January in the most appropriate way we can think of - by reviewing a couple of action games! Up first we have Cyril's take on The Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle, an 8-b...

Bugs Bunny may not be the hippest video game character, but he does a good job of navigating the choppy waters of the maze game. There are enough enemies and challenges in Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle to ...

Episode #73 - The Cover Critic (Ep. 73) - The Cover Critic welcomes the new year with a brand new batch of mean spirited jabs. This week he looks through his extensive collection of Electronic Gaming Monthly, pick...

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers is full of fantastic ideas, unfortunately it's marred by repetitive gameplay, questionable gameplay decisions, terrible voice acting and unlikeabl...

Episode #36 - They Said WHAT?!? (Ep. 36) - Once upon a time GamePro would end all of their terrible reviews with an equally bad pun. It didn't matter who made the game or what system it was for, GamePro ...

This is not the game Van Halen fans have been waiting for. Not only does Activision's newest Guitar Hero game forget that Sammy Haggar and Gary Cherone were part of the band, but they also refuse to ...

Episode #135 - If it's Tuesday then it's This Week in Defunct Games. This week we get the unexpected pseudo-sequel to Zombies Ate My Neighbors, one of my all time favorite Super NES action games. Ghoul Patrol may ...

Episode #197 - Cyril Lachel tries to find something good to say about the Hellraiser (Color Dreams) print ad. Trust me, it's bad. It's a horrible, awful, very bad ad. See what you think of this classic game a...

Episode #198 - Cyril Lachel tries to find something good to say about the Skate or Die 2 (Electronic Arts) print ad. Trust me, it's bad. It's a horrible, awful, very bad ad. See what you think of this classic ...

Episode #199 - Cyril Lachel tries to find something good to say about the Golgo 13: Top Secret (Vic Tokai) print ad. Trust me, it's bad. It's a horrible, awful, very bad ad. See what you think of this classic ...

Episode #200 - Cyril Lachel tries to find something good to say about the Heavy Barrel (Data East) print ad. Trust me, it's bad. It's a horrible, awful, very bad ad. See what you think of this classic game adv...

Episode #50 - Commercial Break (Ep. 50) - At long last it's time for our 50th episode of the Commercial Break. In these theme-episode we take a look at four terrible advertisements, for games as diverse as Golgo 1...

Episode #107 - This weekend Defunct Games is proud to offer up our first to retro reviews of the new year. Up first we have the devilishly clever North & South, the only NES game that has the balls to make fun of t...

Who knew that fighting the civil war would be this much fun? North & South for the NES proves that you can turn one of this country's darkest days into a feel-good two-player game for an 8-bit c...

At first glance Heavy Barrel looks exactly like Ikari Warriors and Commando. But give this Data East game a second look, because Heavy Barrel proves to be a top tier arcade port that is easily playab...

Episode #168 - On Running Feuds (Ep. 168) - Is there anybody out there that can defend the controls in Dragon's Lair? What about Time Gal and Space Ace? Who could possibly defend the controls of Road Ave...

Episode #134 - If it's Tuesday then it's This Week in Defunct Games! Last week we talked about Mahjong, the popular Asian puzzle series. Was that not exciting enough for you? Well, this week it's time to tal...

Episode #133 - If it's Tuesday then it's This Week in Defunct Games! This week we get the party started with ... Shanghai II: Dragon's Eye for the Sega Genesis? No, that can't be right. What's our real game ...

The freedom offered to you in Scribblenauts is both intoxicating and overwhelming. Never before has a game given you this much control over solving the 200+ puzzles. Unfortunately it's a nasty contr...

It's easy to look at Echoes and see a criminally short game that could have been something even better, but at $2.99 this proves to be a fun diversion. Even if the graphics stink and the gameplay is ...

Even though they are separated for this adventure, Ratchet & Clank are still going to kick your butt. After seven installments, it looks like this duo still has a few tricks left up its sleeve. This...

Episode #96 - Welcome to 2010, a year when just about ANYTHING can happen! To celebrate the new year Defunct Games has put together a short list of 11 things that will inevitably happen in the next twelve months. ...

Episode #132 - If it's Tuesday it's This Week in Defunct Games! In this newest episode we make up for lost time, reviewing both the first game of 2010 (Final Fight 3) and the last game of 2009 (Pilotwings). One of...

Episode #36 - Defunct Games is proud to present a brand new issue of Hardcore Gamer Magazine, available now for download. This full-color issue comes with news, reviews, previews and a look at international games y...