Game Reviews

With most Dynasty Warriors games and spinoffs, you have a good idea of what you’re going to get going in: big maps with multiple objectives, huge amounts of enemy soldiers, and lots of hack-and-slash gameplay with flashy combos.  Dragon Quest Heroes 2 is no exception to the classic Dynasty

There are some games that are pretty entertaining regardless of quality. QWOP and Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing are titles that venture into the “so bad it’s good” territory, sit there, and wait for the accidents to happen. They’re not necessarily great games, but they’re good

I watched the Nintendo Direct which announced the Switch, like countless others. I cheered some games, shrugged at those which did not catch my attention, and was shocked to discover that 1-2 Switch was not a free game bundled with the Switch. It was basically Wii Sports revamped, so why

It’s not a good sign when the idea of picking up a controller to play a video game is accompanied by a groan of discontent. I’ll be blunt. I did not enjoy my time with Shiness: The Lightning Kingdom. The map design is convoluted and frustrating to navigate.

Tetris has been a popular franchise in the west for decades. There have even been psychological studies done on the effects of Tetris on the brain. In japan, however, the competitive puzzle game series Puyo Puyo is almost as popular. But, what happens when you combine the beloved Tetris franchise

Trivia is a weird timewaster; it basically boils down to having a chance at putting that otherwise useless factoid you learned in high school history class to good use. (As a local quiz bowl alumnus, I can attest to this fact wholeheartedly.) However, that doesn’t stop the concept from

The very first time I booted up Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, I made it halfway through my first lap before being interrupted by a screaming baby in my house. My infant son was hungry, so I undocked my Nintendo Switch and took it with me to my rocking chair as

A hero grasping his sword and shield, storming a castle to battle a dragon. A scenario that many gamers should know well, and one of the first images that comes to mind when reflecting on the era of early console gaming, this is the position I found myself in upon