Pokémon Crystal Version (Game Boy Color)
Pokémon is a series that is, quite appropriately, constantly evolving as it continues, refining the mechanics of its battle system
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The Game Hoard
Chronicling Video Game History By Playing Every Video Game Ever Released
Game Series
The Haunted Hoard: Kid Dracula (Game Boy)
The Castlevania series has explored many genres and styles, but no other game feels as starkly different from the rest
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The Haunted Hoard: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (Xbox 360)
Out of all the video game genres currently on the market, Metroidvanias might be the one hardest to decipher for
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The Haunted Hoard: Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest (NES)
There was a bit of an odd trend with sequels in the NES era where a hugely successful title would
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The Haunted Hoard: Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon (3DS)
Over 10 years after his first game vacuuming up rogue spirits, Mario’s cowardly younger brother Luigi is called back into
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The Haunted Hoard: Dead Space 2 (Xbox 360)
There seems to be a trend in horror game sequels to go from more subdued, atmospheric survival horror to a
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The Haunted Hoard: Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly (PS2)
The original Fatal Frame turned your camera into a ghost-busting device, but Tecmo seemed to be feeling out the space
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The Haunted Hoard: Dino Crisis 2 (PS1)
The original Dino Crisis game portrayed dinosaurs in such a way that it managed to make them feel like the
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The Haunted Hoard: Resident Evil: Revelations (Xbox One)
If one were to track the trajectory of the Resident Evil franchise, they’d find the games constantly experimenting with the
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The Haunted Hoard: Silent Hill (PS1)
While Resident Evil might be the most recognizable name in video game horror, Silent Hill is perhaps the most well
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Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii)
The Super Smash Bros. series is one that seems to be constantly getting better over time, with each new installment
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Donkey Kong Jr. (NES)
Mario. Nintendo’s golden boy. No video game character is more iconic than this happy-go-lucky plumber, and over the years, he’s
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LEGO Battles: Ninjago (DS)
There are some game genres that just seem like a terrible fit for kids, and the real-time strategy genre feels
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Pac-Pix (DS)
Pac-Man’s shape is one of the most iconic symbols in all of gaming. Its simple design is easy to replicate,
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Quality Time: Marvel’s Spider-Man (PS4)
Spider-Man has been Marvel’s golden boy ever since he first hit the scene in the 1960s, Peter Parker’s conflicted life
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Klonoa 2: Lunatea’s Veil (PS2)
Klonoa: Door to Phantomile created a delightful dreamworld that was a blast to explore, a story that was imaginative but
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Bomberman Generation (GameCube)
The Bomberman series is best known for its top-down battle mazes, but every now and then, the bomb throwing gameplay
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Star Wars: Lethal Alliance (PSP)
When Disney acquired the rights to the Star Wars franchise, they found the tale of how the Rebel Alliance acquired
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Shadow of the Tomb Raider (Xbox One)
On Lara Croft’s first adventure in the new Tomb Raider trilogy, she did what she had to to survive on
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Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor – Game of the Year Edition (Xbox One)
When it comes to more modern licensed games, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment might be one of the most reliable publishers
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Dragonball Evolution (PSP)
The Dragon Ball series might be the most popular anime series of all time, so it came as little surprise
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