Tweet During the 16-bit era, a game combining 2D beat-em-up action with a comic book motif was released for the Sega Genesis.  Now, a few years later, developer Vogster Entertainment has put a modern spin on this unique combination of classic genre and stylistic presentation with Unbound Saga. Game: Unbound...

Tweet Remaking the Nintendo/Rare co-production GoldenEye 007 from the Nintendo 64 era is like trying to catch lightning in a bottle, and goodness knows that plenty of developers have tried to capture the GoldenEye feel in new James Bond titles (some more transparently than others – I’m looking at...

Tweet If one were to look back through Treyarch’s storied resume of game development, there would be one trend that emerges almost immediately: sequels. Whether it was an off brand port to lesser platforms like Dreamcast, or building off of Activision’s established stable of franchises, original...

Tweet Welcome to Game are Evil Retro Reviews. Our retro reviews are a little different. We’re going to be reviewing retro games as though they were just released yesterday. After all, a true classic should be timeless. Let’s see how yesterday’s classics stack up amongst today’s...

Tweet If taxi drivers were paid based on how frequently they nearly killed their passengers, real taxi driving would be far more lucrative than Crazy Taxi could ever simulate. In Crazy Taxi, however, you’re the one in charge of nearly killing your passenger, not the other way around. This download port of...

Tweet Back in the twilight years of the 16-bit era, the SNES was pulled back from the brink of a premature death by a crafty European developer.  This developer managed to reinvent a long-dormant Nintendo icon into a bestselling franchise, using clever rendering and downscaling techniques to make a game...

Tweet 2008’s Fallout 3 was lauded as the comeback of the isometric PC series that looked to bring the oft ignored pen-and-paper style RPG system kicking and screaming into the modern age. After providing one of the most successful and well implemented DLC schedules that included five separate content packs...

Tweet There are games, especially in casual genres, that revel in their simplicity.  Rather than attempting to build complicated gameplay mechanics or huge, expansive worlds, these games seek to entertain through simple interactions and sensory stimulation.   The UnderGarden is one of those games. Game:...

Tweet Vanquish has a lot in common with its sister game, Bayonetta. Both games are about speed, both games have a leaderboard and high score focus, and both games have a time slow-down mechanic. It makes sense that each would have so much in common, considering that they have the same developer and...

Tweet Rail shooters are usually the game equivalent of a vending machine snack: quick and appealing, but lacking substance and designed to eat your money.  Because of this, these kinds of games generally don’t translate well into stand-alone console releases.  There usually isn’t enough content...