Call of Cthulhu is an effective adventure game with a whole island of colorful characters to interrogate. While it's occasionally predictable and never as scary as I would have liked, the mystery is c...

Episode #34 - As somebody who loves both old school beat 'em ups and classic horror films, I always longed for a horror-themed Final Fight. Sadly, Capcom didn't see the potential in this idea, but Data East certain...

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Episode #2 - What game do you regret not completing? Why do your reviews suck so much? What game would you want to play in reverse? Two dozen characters? Are there genres you refuse to review&#...

At only five dollars, this debut release from Imaginary Monsters is worth picking up. Halloween Forever nails the 8-bit look and feel, all while giving us cool bosses, non-linear stages, extra charact...

While the idea of racing high above the city certainly sounds like a good time, SkyTime is a miserable experience that is the worst of first-person platforming. The gameplay is bad, the graphics are d...

On one hand, I'm happy to see Fast Striker make the move from the Neo Geo and Dreamcast to the PlayStation 4 and PS Vita. I also like the price and some of the ideas it brings to the table. Unfortunat...

Episode #33 - Years before Resident Evil introduced the masses to survival horror, there was Alone in the Dark. Inspired by H.P. Lovecraft and released in 1992, the first game was a hit with both critics and horror...

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Even with modest expectations, Red Shadow left me thoroughly disappointed. The choice to shift the focus away from being an on-rails shooter removes a lot of what I liked about the previous installmen...

While it's not the most original game you're going to play this year, Crime Girl is too much fun to dismiss out of hand. The game handles well, has a cool throwback look and uses a grappling hook that...

Episode #32 - With dozens of sequels, spin-offs and remakes, Castlevania is easily one of the longest-running and most enduring horror franchises in video game history. But with so many installments, it's easy to m...

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Episode #1 - Introducing Defunct Games Mailbag, the series where Cyril Lachel and Lorne Riseley answer your questions -- both good and bad. This debut episode sees the Defunct Games team talking about games they w...

Finding Light won't be for everybody, but it works well as a love letter to a very specific era of role-playing games. Fans of early adventure games on the old black and white Game Boy will get a kick...

Little Bug is a fun and imaginative 2D platformer that is ultimately brought down by some game-breaking bugs. I was completely taken by the personal story, the haunting levels and the creative obstacl...

Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics is every bit as silly and dumb as you would expect, all while being a fun and fast-paced strategy game with a great premise. The action is marred by some repetitive combat tha...

Episode #31 - If there's one thing video game developers knew right from the beginning, it's that old mansions are inherently scary. They have big empty rooms, bad lighting and centuries of secrets hiding in plain ...

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Solid Aether is the very definition of bare-bones, and that's a good thing. This is a stripped-down shoot 'em up with a crisp and clean art style and bullet patterns that are almost hypnotic at times....

My Brother Rabbit is a sweet and emotionally-charged point and click adventure game that looks great and is well executed. It's a little repetitive at times and a bit on the easy side, but it's full o...

Although breath-taking at times, Deliver Us the Moon: Fortuna is a compelling science fiction adventure that is completely overshadowed by an incomplete story. The game also suffers from some performa...