Although I’m constantly playing games and have been for several decades now, I still have a few holes in my video game knowledge. One of them involves European computers from the 1980s and 1990s. Wh...

While the title may be a bit misleading, there’s no doubt that Mangavania is a fun throwback action game with great level designs and a stylish aesthetic. It’s a small and inexpensive game that pr...

Episode #35 - Now, in case you’re wondering, EGM reviewed a total of eight Twisted Metal games and three titles in the Vigilante 8 series. That basically includes every single Twisted Metal game, with the excepti...

Nowhere near as funny or offensive as it should be, Postal 4: No Regerts is another fun yet toothless entry in the long-running franchise. There’s a good-looking open-world here that is filled with ...

Episode #34 - Now, in case you’re wondering, EGM reviewed a total of eleven Ridge Racer games between 1995 and 2009. That includes pretty much all of the sequels and spin-offs leading right up to the magazine’s...

If you’re a fan of old school action games like Contra, Metal Slug and Blaster Master, then you’re going to enjoy the throwback thrills of Steelborn. By switching between a giant mech suit and on-...

Episode #158 - Buckle up, everybody, because we’re finally getting another PlayStation 1 classic with this week’s PS Plus update. That’s right, we’re pushing the peddle to the metal and filling a need for sp...

Episode #157 - Big news, everybody! For the first time since July of last year, Nintendo has acknowledged that the Nintendo Entertainment System and Super NES exist. That’s right, we’re getting more retro games ...

If all visual novels were like The Wreck, I would be the genre’s biggest fan. This is a captivating (and occasionally heartbreaking) story about a woman on one of the worst days of her life. Told th...

Cions of Vega is never more compelling than in its opening minutes, when you’re introduced to a father’s journey to save his missing daughter. Unfortunately, everything after that is a big disappo...

More than 40 years after it first hit home computers, Caverns of Mars is once again wowing critics. By moving away from single-screen action games, this Recharged shoot ‘em up is able to try new thi...

Episode #33 - What we’re going to do is countdown the best and worst Mario games using Electronic Gaming Monthly’s own words and scores. There’s no editorializing here, we’re going to focus on what the crit...

Temple of Snek is a fun and clever adventure game where you control a giant, man-eating snake in an effort to protect your temple. Grow your tail in order to solve increasingly complicated puzzles and...

Episode #156 - Ever since we got the first batch of Game Boy Advance games on the Switch, we’ve been waiting to see what would come next. Great news, everybody, because the wait is almost over. Coming next Thursda...

Albacete Warrior is an inventive beat ‘em up that combines both 2D and 3D elements to craft a unique action game with a biting sense of humor. Unfortunately, the whole thing is completely undone by ...