Xyanide (Xbox)
There are some genres that just work better in 2D, and shoot ’em ups certainly seem like one of them.
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The Game Hoard
Chronicling Video Game History By Playing Every Video Game Ever Released
Consoles
Unearthing Mars (PS4)
Mars. Earth’s dusty red celestial neighbor has captivated mankind for ages now, and ever since we took one small step
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El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron (PS3)
Myths are common sources of inspiration in video games, especially when it comes to the more well known ones like
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Old Man’s Journey (Xbox One)
With some stories, the emotional resonance of the tale being told will entirely color whether or not you find it
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Monster Tale (DS)
There is a somewhat common trope in stories for children where a kid will be whisked away to a fantasy
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Chibi Volleyball (PC)
Some of the oldest sports video games only really required the player to move a pixel or paddle that represented
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DEXED (PS4)
When a game is created with multiple different modes of play, choosing which one to emphasize can greatly impact the
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Donut County (PC)
Controlling a hole in the ground is one of those off-the-wall video game concepts that really shows the delightfully weird
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Smile For Me (PC)
Smile For Me might have one of the most pleasant main goals of a video game, that being to simply
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Steel Diver (3DS)
When a new video game system hits the market, the launch lineup is incredibly important, especially to early adopters of
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Time Hollow (DS)
Many years ago, I was playing Dance Dance Revolution X and one song in particular caught my interest. Since both
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Trauma Center: Under the Knife (DS)
Medical professions are teeming with potential for fictional dramas, especially when it comes to the life of a surgeon. Every
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BlackSite: Area 51 (PS3)
There is certainly something impressive about Midway Games trying to build a series out of reinterpreting just what alien secrets
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Battle Unit Zeoth (Game Boy)
When Battle Unit Zeoth was being ported from its home country of Japan to the West, the developers were considering
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Alwa’s Awakening (Switch)
Retro throwback games have decades of hindsight to help them out when it comes to reproducing the experiences of old
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Headlander (Xbox One)
While it’s probably no surprise that in a game called Headlander with cover art featuring three flying heads you do,
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The Adventures of Cookie & Cream (PS2)
Developer FromSoftware is best known for their incredibly hard dark fantasy series Dark Souls, and if you look back at
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Flipping Death (Switch)
The point-and-click adventure genre seems to be the most fertile soil for comedy games. Perhaps it’s the need to create
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Sushi Cat (iOS)
Mobile platforms have always felt like a good fit for flash games ever since touch screens got involved. Browser games
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The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince (Switch)
The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince is a game that’s essentially one step above a digital storybook. A digital
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Get Bigger! Mola (iOS)
When Flappy Bird hit it big with its simple but addictive score-focused play, many other developers were quick to try
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