March 2007

March 30, 2007 DGC On Demand

The Best Damn Commercial Show Period

Episode #11 - DGC On Demand (Ep. 11) - As we near our sixth anniversary it's fun to go back in time and remember all of the crazy stuff we used to do on Defunct Games. With our schedules, reviews and long running ...
March 29, 2007 This Week In Defunct Games

This Week In Defunct Games - March 29, 2007

Episode #3 - Talk about a boring week, today we only have two different games to talk about: one for the Virtual Console and one for the Xbox Live Arcade. And to make matters worse neither of these games are titl...
March 29, 2007 Reviews Au Courant

Review: Bullet Witch

Not every game we review can be a solid piece of art. Sometimes we're stuck reviewing a game like Bullet Witch, a depressingly bad Xbox 360 game that doesn't do anything new or noteworthy. Bullet Wi...
March 27, 2007 Reviews Au Courant

Review: Crackdown

Crackdown is easily Microsoft's biggest game this season, but is it really enough to tide you over until the big guns hit? Cyril delves into Pacific City to see what he can do and finds that whi...
March 26, 2007 Radio Free Gaming

Somebody Else's Podcast! Vol. 4

Episode #10 - Ladies and gentlemen, I give you another episode of Somebody Else's Podcast. Your favorite podcast devoted entirely to making fun of all of those other podcasts on the internet. We have a great show...
March 26, 2007 Reviews Au Courant

Review: Worms

One of the greatest party games of all time is finally available on the Xbox Live Arcade, and not a moment too soon. Worms is an all-out battle between teams of heavily armed bloodthirsty worms. Bes...
March 25, 2007 Review - Lynx

Review: Shadow of the Beast

It's hard to believe that there once was a time when Shadow of the Beast was heralded as one of the greatest looking games of all time. But it's true, and the game was a force to be reckoned with whe...
March 25, 2007 Review - Dreamcast

Review: Karous

Talk about a fitting end to the Dreamcast, Karous feels like a video game funeral ... only in a good way. This 2D shooter may not look that different from all the other similar games on the system, b...
March 25, 2007 Weekend Update

Weekend Update

Episode #51 - The kids are out of school, you have a couple days off and there's nothing good on TV. Sounds like you're dealing with another boring weekend. But don't worry; Defunct Games is here to cheer you up ...
March 24, 2007 Review - Lynx

Review: Kung Food

Kung Food is easily one of the most creative brawlers I have ever seen, it's full of original ideas and has a real goofy sense of humor. One could argue that you're still just punching and kicking, b...
March 24, 2007 Review - Lynx

Review: Steel Talons

It's funny how many times John brings up Hard Drivin', if I was going to compare a "good" game with anything I probably wouldn't have mentioned that sluggish piece of garbage. But John seems content ...
March 23, 2007 Freeze Frame

Friends Don't Let Bears Skateboard

Episode #66 - The Freeze Frame (Ep. 66) - There are a lot of things bears should not be good at, and as far as I'm concerned skateboarding is at the top of that list. Yet here we are, two different video game cove...
March 23, 2007 Reviews Au Courant

Review: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

For everybody who has complained about an Xbox Live Arcade drought, March has definitely made up for it. Take Castlevania: Symphony of the Night as an example, this is one of the greatest action/adve...
March 22, 2007 This Week In Defunct Games

This Week In Defunct Games - March 22, 2007

Episode #2 - It's Thursday the 22nd and that can only mean one thing, it's time we take a few minutes and talk about this week in retro games. This week we have a packed show full of amazing games, including Exci...
March 21, 2007 Guerilla Scrapbook

Preview: The Secret (Xbox 360)

Episode #44 - Guerilla Scrapbook (Ep. 44) - With the power of The Secret anything can be yours. Fame, fortune, health, love, it's all at your fingertips when you understand The Secret. This popular video has been...
March 20, 2007 Reviews Au Courant

Review: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

I don't know what's more shocking, the fact that Ubisoft and Konami came together to give us something we've always wanted, or the fact that the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game is 18 years old. I d...
March 19, 2007 Radio Free Gaming

Somebody Else's Podcast! Vol. 3

Episode #9 - Radio Free Gaming (Ep. 9) - It's time for another episode of Somebody Else's Podcast, the show devoted to taking the best moments from other podcasts and ripping them apart. In this episode we may no...
March 18, 2007 Review - Dreamcast

Review: Time Stalkers

It's just a rule of thumb, first generation role-playing games are bound to suck. It's across the board, the PlayStation had Beyond the Beyond, the Xbox was plagued by Nightcaster, and the Dreamcast ...
March 18, 2007 Review - Lynx

Review: Dracula: The Undead

Forget the fight between ninjas and pirates, the real video game winner seems to be vampires. Every console ever released had at least one vampire game, and most of them were pretty good. Heck, vamp...
March 18, 2007 Weekend Update

Weekend Update

Episode #50 - Thanks to some server issues and technical problems Defunct Games never got around to posting last week's reviews. But now that (mostly) everything has been resolved we are proud to bring you another...
March 17, 2007 Review - Dreamcast

Review: Trigger Heart Excelica

This is not the last game for the Sega Dreamcast. But now that Sega has stopped making GDs and few companies are actually supporting the 8 year old system, it seems like the writing is on the wall. ...
March 16, 2007 The Cover Critic

The Cover Critic Misses the Point

Episode #64 - The Cover Critic (Ep. 64) - This is The Cover Critic, your guide to what's good and bad in the world of video game boxes. In this episode of The Cover Critic we learn what it's like to be ugly and wor...
March 15, 2007 This Week In Defunct Games

This Week In Defunct Games - March 15, 2007

Episode #1 - Ladies and gentlemen, let me introduce you to a brand new weekly feature we are debuting today. Every Thursday Defunct Games wants to take a moment and reflect on all of the classic games that were g...
March 09, 2007 Bad Advertisement

Johnny Turbo #44: Page 1 - Advertisement Review

Episode #137 - Cyril Lachel tries to find something good to say about the Johnny Turbo #44: Page 1 print ad. Trust me, it's bad. It's a horrible, awful, very bad ad. See what you think of this classic game adv...
March 09, 2007 Bad Advertisement

Johnny Turbo #44: Page 2 - Advertisement Review

Episode #138 - Cyril Lachel tries to find something good to say about the Johnny Turbo #44: Page 2 print ad. Trust me, it's bad. It's a horrible, awful, very bad ad. See what you think of this classic game adv...
March 09, 2007 Bad Advertisement

Johnny Turbo #44: Page 3 - Advertisement Review

Episode #139 - Cyril Lachel tries to find something good to say about the Johnny Turbo #44: Page 3 print ad. Trust me, it's bad. It's a horrible, awful, very bad ad. See what you think of this classic game adv...
March 09, 2007 Bad Advertisement

Johnny Turbo #44: Page 4 - Advertisement Review

Episode #140 - Cyril Lachel tries to find something good to say about the Johnny Turbo #44: Page 4 promotion print ad. Trust me, it's bad. It's a horrible, awful, very bad ad. See what you think of this classi...
March 09, 2007 Commercial Break

Bad Advertising With Johnny Turbo

Episode #35 - Commercial Break (Ep. 35) - In this very special episode of Commercial Break we introduce you to the TurboDuo's own crazy comic book super hero, Johnny Turbo. We ditch the idea of having four comple...
March 08, 2007 Reviews Au Courant

Review: Metal Slug Anthology

SNK returns with one of the best PSP compilations available. The Metal Slug Anthology offers seven amazing 2D action games, which translates to dozens of cool levels and thousands of crazy enemies to...
March 06, 2007 Reviews Au Courant

Review: The Warriors

Although it's a port of a two year old PlayStation 2 game, The Warriors proved to be just as much fun on the PSP. And best of all, you won't be paying an arm and a leg to go through this game based o...
March 05, 2007 Radio Free Gaming

Somebody Else's Podcast! Vol. 2

Episode #8 - Radio Free Gaming (Ep. 8) - While everybody else is busy crafting their own audio podcasts, Defunct Games is perfectly happy to let everybody else do the work. This is Somebody Else's Podcast! Vol. 2...
March 04, 2007 Review - Dreamcast

Review: Mars Matrix

Is this a remake of Giga Wing? Nope, but I don't blame you for thinking it is. This game looks and feels almost exactly like that other 2D shooter for the Dreamcast. But look closer because Ma...
March 04, 2007 Review - Lynx

Review: Dirty Larry: Renegade Cop

What happens when you can't secure the rights to a famous Clint Eastwood movie? You simply change one of the letters and give it a sense of humor. This is Dirty Larry, a game that has absolutel...
March 04, 2007 Weekend Update

Weekend Update

Episode #49 - We're back from San Francisco just in time to give you another weekend full of reviews! We have another four reviews for you to sink your teeth into, including a bunch of Dreamcast games and somethin...
March 03, 2007 Review - Dreamcast

Review: Outtrigger

Despite a few noble efforts, the first-person shooter genre didn't have a lot of hits on the Sega Dreamcast. It wasn't for a lack of trying, but the control just didn't lend itself well to that kind ...
March 02, 2007 Recapped!!!

Defunct Games RECAPPED!! February 2007 Edition

Episode #20 - You finally had a chance to watch Vanilla Ice rap again, you're blowing your way through Crackdown as you wait for Halo 3, and Sony abandoned their pledge to backwards compatibility. It sounds like y...