Square Enix really outdid themselves with Star Ocean: The Last Hope. This is a huge, gorgeous adventure with a memorable storyline and plenty of cool twists. Better yet, it has some of the most comp...

Episode #93 - Things are not looking good for Midway. Their games aren't selling and there is talk about selling Mortal Kombat. Selling Mortal Kombat?? How did it come to this? Defunct Games atte...

On the surface it looks like a simplistic role-playing game with cartoony graphics and a less-than-serious story. But Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride is so much more than that. It's a dee...

Episode #102 - It's time once again for This Week in Defunct Games, the show where we look at the best (and worst) in this week's retro releases. This week Nintendo shocked us by releasing SIX Virtual Console games...

Episode #26 - They Said WHAT?!? (Ep. 26) - It's time for another episode of They Said WHAT?!?, the show that isn't afraid to debunk the rumors circulated by the mainstream press. In this episod...

Hey dood, Prinny: Can I Really Be the Hero? proves to be one of the best 2D action games on the PSP. It's an action game full of great characters, funny writing and plenty of floating platforms....

Episode #10 - A Brief History of Gaming (Ep. 10) - Everybody loves getting something for free. From plastic records in music magazines to game demo discs, we'll go out of our way to buy periodicals if it comes wit...

Ready 2 Rumble Revolution leaves me with an interesting problem, I simply can't think of a single good thing to say about it. I suppose you can use it to test your Wii, but even that will send you in...

At a time ruled by Mario and Sonic, Ubisoft had the vision to release Rayman on the Jaguar. Who knew that all these years later it would still be going strong? This 2D platformer is an excellen...

Hot off the success of Watchmen, Adam brings us his take on Beneath a Steel Sky for the Amiga CD32. This adventure game uses the artwork of Dave Gibbons, the artist behind Watchmen (among other thing...

Episode #97 - It's the first weekend of spring and that can only mean one thing - it's time to review some retro games. This weekend we let Adam chime in on Beneath a Steel Sky for the Amiga CD32, while John takes...

I never should have doubted my friends and co-workers. Peggle proves to be another fantastic Xbox Live Arcade game, full of great puzzles, fun characters, cool power-ups and an exciting multiplayer m...

Episode #101 - It's time once again for This Week in Defunct Games, the show that reviews this week's retro releases. Apparently this is the week for mini-game compilations. First up we have a Virtual Console game...

Stoked takes everything Skate did and applies heavy amounts of snow. With its solid gameplay, good graphics, fresh music and five enormous mountains, Stoked turns out to be a truly memorable snowboar...

Episode #25 - They Said WHAT?!? (Ep. 25) - It's time once again for They Said WHAT?!?, the show where we debunk all of the crazy rumors from the recent past. In this episode we return to making...

In this review you learned that there are tons of characters, all sorts of cool matches, a few different story modes and solid graphics. Oh, and you also learned that I don't like wrestling and get b...

Don't be fooled by the crummy name, Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection is not a hedgehog-only affair. Instead this is a compilation with 47 classic games, most of which are well worth playing. With...

Episode #4 - With the recent release of Mad World and the upcoming Warriors game for the Xbox Live Arcade, brawlers have suddenly become a hot commodity. But you can't talk about the beat-em-up genre without thin...

Episode #100 - It's time once again for This Week in Defunct Games, the show that reviews each and every one of this week's retro releases. This week we celebrate our 100th episode by reviewing one of the worst gam...

Episode #24 - They Said WHAT?!? (Ep. 24) - It's time once again for another episode of They Said WHAT?!?, the show where we debunk famous rumors from classic game magazines. For our 24th episod...

Who knew a game about fireworks would be one of the first must-own games of 2009? Big Bang Mini may have a stupid name, but that doesn't change the fact that it's one of the best shooters to com...

Episode #7 - Video Game Advice (Ep. 7) - It's always nice to start the week out with a bang, and that's exactly what we're going to do. This is Video Game Advice, the show that features fake video game characters...

Episode #99 - It's time once again for This Week in Defunct Games, the show that looks at the best (and worst) in this week's retro releases. This week we take a look at one of the rarest games ever made, plus thr...

It takes place in San Vanelona, has you completing dozens of pointless challenges and has clumsy controls. But it's not the Skate you're thinking of; instead it's Skate It for the Wii. While not as ...

The Lost and Damned gives you everything you could possibly want in a Grand Theft Auto expansion pack. It offers more action, more crazy characters and more incredibly sticky situations. It also fea...