September 2024

September 27, 2024 Review Crew

Lunar: 1990s Critics Review The Silver Star, Eternal Blue & ...

Episode #235 - If you’re a fan of role-playing on the Sega CD, then boy do I have great news for you! This week we learned that the Lunar Remastered Collection would be hitting PlayStation 4 and 5 next spring. Thi...
September 26, 2024 Reviews au Courant

Review: Iron Meat

If you’re a fan of Contra and body horror, then you’re going to fall in love with every gory detail in Iron Meat. Developed over the last seven years, this passion project is a love letter to clas...
September 23, 2024 Magazine Match-Up

Contra III vs. Gunstar Heroes: 1990s Critics Pick the Winner

Episode #4 - In this corner, we have Contra III: The Alien Wars, the beloved Super NES action game that many consider to be the best Contra game ever made. In the other corner we have Gunstar Heroes, the wildly in...
September 20, 2024 Reviews au Courant

Review: Copycat

If you can overlook some questionable plotting issues, you’ll find a short but impactful journey with a likeable cat lead and a cool switcheroo story. Seeing a comfortable house cat suddenly have to...
September 19, 2024 Reviews au Courant

Review: Not for Broadcast: The Timeloop

The gang at the National Nightly News is back in The Timeloop, the third and final downloadable episode for Not for Broadcast. It’s déjà vu all over again when you get stuck in a Groundhog Day-sty...
September 18, 2024 Review Crew

Nintendo Switch Online: 1990s Critics Review Battletoads/Dou...

Episode #234 - I know what you’re thinking: With Nintendo releasing a bunch of new Nintendo Switch Online games and a majority of them being Japanese titles that never came to America, this is going to be another ...
September 17, 2024 Reviews au Courant

Review: Rugrats: Adventures in Gameland

Rugrats: Adventures in Gameland works as both a throwback platformer inspired by Capcom’s popular line of Disney Afternoon games and a love letter to the beloved show that transfixed kids throughout...
September 13, 2024 Review Crew

PlayStation Plus: 2000s Critics Review SkyGunner and Mister ...

Episode #233 - I sure hope you’re ready to fly, because Sony will be bringing two more PlayStation 2 classics to their PlayStation Plus subscription service. Next week will bring two very different aerial combat g...
September 12, 2024 Reviews au Courant

Review: What the Car?

What the Car? is one of the funniest, silliest and craziest games you’ll play this year. From skiing to jump rope to Mad Max-style vehicular combat, this game has every idea you can think of, a...
September 10, 2024 Reviews au Courant

Review: Yars Rising

If you’re looking for the inventive shoot ‘em up action seen in games like Yars’ Revenge and Yars Recharged, then you’re going to want to look elsewhere. Yars Rising turns the shooter series i...
September 09, 2024 EGM Ranks

Electronic Gaming Monthly’s Top 25 PlayStation Launch Game...

Episode #79 - As it turns out, the PS1 launched with a total of 12 games on the 9th of September, 1995, with EGM reviewing all but four of them. However, I thought it might be more fun to look at the full launch wi...
September 06, 2024 Reviews au Courant

Review: Akimbot

If you love Ratchet & Clank, then you’re pretty much guaranteed to enjoy Akimbot. It’s the story of a pair of outlaws who get stuck in the middle of a war between robots and dinosaurs. This sets u...
September 05, 2024 Reviews au Courant

Review: Paper Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open

With its stylish look and spooky atmosphere, I really wanted to love Paper Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open. It does a good job of putting you in the shoes of a shy young girl who just wants to be left a...
September 02, 2024 EGM Ranks

Electronic Gaming Monthly's Top 17 Treasure Games

Episode #78 - As it turns out, EGM reviewed a total of 17 games developed by Treasure between 1989 and 2009. This includes all of the 16-bit classics, the weird oddities and even a game starring Ronald McDonald. Th...