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Review – Cruis’n World
Some of Cruis'n USA's rather wrongheaded choices contributed to a vision and personality that you won’t find in Cruis’n World. If you take out some of the awful jank, you lose part of its identity, as we see with Cruis’n World.
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Review – Pu-Li-Ru-La
The beat-'em-up series is a varied as you can get when it comes to putting fists into faces and faces into concrete, but Pu-Li-Ru-La stands apart in its cartoon art-style. It's just too bad that it can't live up to the intense, wall-to-wall weirdness of its third stage.
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Review – Zunzunkyou no Yabou
When it comes to arcade games, actually being enjoyable to play isn’t always the most important aspect. To succeed in the arcade – and really, this is still true in what passes for an arcade these days – you needed to be attention-grabbing. Look at the original Mortal Kombat, for instance. It was absolutely shit to play, but the mix…
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Review – Army Men: Air Combat: The Elite Missions
One of my most significant memories of Army Men: Air Combat: The Elite Missions for Gamecube was a review by Cory D. Lewis, writing for IGN. In their review, they kept on comparing (oh no, how many times am I going to write this?) Army Men: Air Combat: The Elite Missions to an N64 game. This is both in the…
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Review – Twisted Metal 4
Ugh, gosh. Are we at Twisted Metal Black yet? 989 Studios wasn't necessarily a bad choice to hand the series off to, but it's obvious they weren't a very good fit. Their first contribution to the series wasn't very good, and, guess what, Twisted Metal 4 isn't great either.
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Review – Elder Scrolls Blades
I am well-versed in Elder Scrolls. Practically read the titular scrolls myself. Can't see a thing. So, I guess I'll try the mobile game they're pushing. How bad could it be, right? Haha! You can see where this is going. It's not great, friend. It's not great.
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Review – Baobabs Mausoleum Episode 3: Un Pato en Muertoburgo
Although I can’t claim that Baobabs Mausoleum has truly clicked with me, I do have a certain amount of goodwill towards the series. Although the gameplay leaves a lot to be desired, the atmosphere and aesthetic are consistently great and, admittedly, I do find myself invested in the trials of vampire eggplant protagonist, Watracio Walpurgus. However, I’m not entirely sold…
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Review – Army Men: Sarge’s Heroes (PS1)
You might recall me mentioning that a lot of Army Men ports were completely different depending on what platform they were on? Sarge's Heroes on PS1 is a good example. It resembles the N64 and Dreamcast versions, but its levels and the way it plays are completely different. Not in a good way.
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Review – Twisted Metal III
In my youth, I never really got to play anything past Twisted Metal 2 on the PS1, but the knowledge that there were further sequels was tantalizing. I think I maybe caught glimpses of Twisted Metal III and Small Brawl, but that just stoked my craving for more vehicular combat. I never did get around to playing the other PlayStation…
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Review – Chameleon Twist
Aside from my unquenchable thirst for collecting game cartridges that I’ve yet to play, my only motivation for picking up Chameleon Twist was memories of playing it alongside my mother when I was a youngster. Upon starting the game, I found this to be confusing because, although some images from the game neatly fit my memory such as the cookie…
