If you’ve searched among any game site not named 1up, IGN or Gamespot (and maybe even them, I’m not sure), I bet you’ve seen or heard something about the Xbox360 RPG Trusty Bell. You know, made by Namco, real colorful, takes place in the pre-death dream world of famous composer Chopin? Everyone seems to be …
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Tuesday, July 18th, 2006 by christianReview – Devil May Cry
Thursday, July 13th, 2006 by christianNow that I look back, a lot of action games from the N64/Playstation era were trash. Most involved rudimentary combos, bad controls, and unnecessary platforming elements. They weren’t good at taking advantage of 3d, and looked ugly as sin to boot. You were better off finding a copy of Final Fight or Contra if you …
Review – Kingdom Hearts
Tuesday, July 11th, 2006 by christianStreet Fighter Alpha 3
Thursday, July 6th, 2006 by christianStreet Fighter Alpha 3 is considered by the majority to be the pinnacle of the series, and is very often called the best Street Fighter game in existence. It certainly is the most popular, having been ported to four consoles and two handhelds since the days of the Saturn, and is usually the recipient of …
Street Fighter Alpha 2
Thursday, July 6th, 2006 by christianMuch like you can tell that Alpha 1 was a rush job, so too can you see that Alpha 2 is the game that Capcom intended to make all along. The select screen is eerily similar, while the segues and sounds between fights are identical. The same core cast remains, while the few additions to …
Street Fighter Alpha: Warrior’s Dreams
Thursday, July 6th, 2006 by christianThe first truly new Street Fighter post-SF2, Alpha 1 had quite a legacy to live up to. I remember the commercials for the game, which made it look a hundred times more intense than SF2 with its dazzling array of special effects and super combos. It even had Guy from Final Fight! Unfortunately, the actual …
Review – Street Fighter Alpha Anthology
Thursday, July 6th, 2006 by christianReview – Killer 7
Monday, June 26th, 2006 by christianThere was once a silly, fluffy intro here, until I realized it wasn’t necessary for Killer 7. No matter what pages of forum analyses may claim, this is a simple game, both gameplay wise and story wise. Yes it is weird as hell and artsy in structure. And no, I don’t claim to “get” everything …
Chords and Kawaii: The State of the Music Genre – Part 2
Monday, June 19th, 2006 by christianChords and Kawaii: The State of the Music Genre – Part 1
Thursday, June 15th, 2006 by christianI am going to describe two scenarios to you. For the first, imagine yourself walking along with me, as we enter my last DDR Rave I mentioned in yesterday’s introduction. We’re about to step into a college reading room, essentially a student lounge of sorts with comfy chairs and a large television. Normally the room …
