Developed by Grasshopper Manufacture and Marvelous Entertainment, the same development team that brought gamers Killer 7 and No More Heroes, Flower, Sun, and Rain, was released for the PlayStation 2 that relied on its originality to create a unique experience.  While the game was totally original, it didn’t exactly get rave reviews in Japan.  Now [...]

If you’ve ever played Super Smash Bros. Brawl and came across an Assist Trophy that wreaks havoc upon characters on the screen by spinning like crazy, odds are you’d wonder who that star was.  The star’s name is Starfy, and he’s the hero of the skies of Pufftop.  Still confused?  Then you need to play [...]

EA Games has been a hot commodity this summer because of their recent release of The Sims 3.  So what better way to capitalize on their family-driven entertainment than by continuing their MySims franchise for Nintendo’s Wii and DS?  While it’s no Mario Kart, MySims Racing provides players with an enjoyable experience that anybody can [...]

For DS and Japanese RPG fans alike, Atlus has been a godsend.  A new RPG is released almost every month, and while not everything that comes out of the publisher is a classic, they still release a very good game every now and then.  Knights in the Nightmare is a unique game that may end [...]

The original Steambot Chronicles was a bit of a hidden gem when it came out for the PS2 in 2006, but has now blossomed into a budding franchise with a new PSP title. Steambot Chronicles: Battle Tournament provides more of a simpler experience than what the original offered with plenty of customization and missions to [...]

There’s an odd phenomena spreading throughout the gaming industry at the moment. For years – decades even – games based on licensed properties ranging from films to comic books were dreadful. In recent years game development has become more expensive and profit margins have slimmed, yet rather than see studios put out half-baked, soulless titles [...]

With the release of Guitar Hero: Smash Hits, Activision has brought the yearly total of their popular rhythm franchise to three titles, two which happen to be on consoles (the third, Modern Hits, got released for the DS a few weeks ago).  That still doesn’t bring the tally to an end however, as Guitar Hero: [...]

Getting away from the massive pile of instruments that any Guitar Hero or Rock Band fan has is a major appeal for any portable versions of the series. Instead of trying to replicate the instrument experience in miniature form like the DS versions of Guitar Hero, Rock Band Unplugged revisits an older style of music [...]

Another year passes and another NCAA Football game from EA Sports and Tiburon. We got our hands on the NCAA Football 10 demo to see if it fixes the issues that plagued NCAA Football 09 while adding a lot of new things that will make this an enticing upgrade over NCAA Football 09. The most [...]

With puzzle games being a dime a dozen on XBLA and PSN, it’s up to the developers to bring something new to the table if they wish to stand out above the rest. Sony’s Japanese studios tend to come up with some of the more interesting downloadable games on PSN, like echochrome and The Last [...]