Hailed as a revolutionary shooter that brought the classic 2D genre into the 3D age, G-Darius more than lives up to the hype. This brand-new compilation lets you choose between the original 1997 hit a...

Centipede: Recharged is not interested in reinventing the long-running series or adding a bunch of nonsensical lore, and that's a good thing. This widescreen update to the classic arcade hit manages t...

Episode #140 - When it comes to epic storytelling, the bar was always real low for arcade games. About the most you could expect was a wall of text at the beginning, a character bio during the attract mode and maybe...

I don't care how many fantastical adventures you've gone on this year, I guarantee none of them are like The Plane Effect. This is a surreal journey through a dystopian world where nothing it what it ...

With 4K visuals running at 60 frames per second, this Ultimate remaster brings one of Sonic's most beloved adventures to modern systems with all kinds of bells and whistles. Sonic Colors has a nice ba...

Episode #139 - Long before Nintendo took flight with Star Fox, Sega revolutionized the 3D shoot 'em up genre with their seminal arcade hit Space Harrier. It was a fast-paced and often surreal action game that not on...

The developer of Skatebird may want to be compared to Tony Hawk's long line of skateboarding games, but this disappointing mess of a game has more in common with the terrible Pro Skater clones than th...

Episode #138 - One of the reasons why I love making these Game Over episodes is because it gives me an excuse to really dig into the stories and lore of classic game franchises. I'll often go into a series thinking ...

There's no need to get dressed up, because at Golf Club Wasteland, you're the only member. Although it often feels more like a puzzle game than a sports simulator, this fun and oddly sentimental journ...

Experience the ups and downs of the games industry from the very beginning. City Game Studio takes us through the early 8-bit hardware, past the great games crash and into countless console wars. Rise...

Episode #137 - It's sim week here at Defunct Games. From T-Minus 30 to Hell Architect to City Game Studio, we're spending this week looking at a bunch of recently-released management simulators. To help celebrate th...

While it lacks the depth of SimCity, T-Minus 30 is a great way to spend a half hour. By forcing you to save as many people as possible in thirty minutes, this nerve-racking city-building simulator is ...

Leave your cynicism in the big city, because we're taking a two-week vacation in Providence Oaks, a small town in Oregon with friendly faces and a scenic view. Lake is a game about catching up with ol...