When I heard about Persona 4 Arena, the only things I really knew about it was that it was being developed by Arc System Works (the brilliant team behind the BlazBlue series). However, Arena turned out to be more than just an excuse to get my arcade stick out – it was a surprise present that gave me something new in a genre I’d felt had gotten almost too comfortable with itself. Read More »
Most fans of the Naruto anime might see the box art for Powerful Shippuden and think they’ve died and gone to chibi hell. Naruto has always been a series that doesn’t take itself too seriously, which lends itself nicely into a game where everybody’s activated Big Head Mode and the males can wear a swan tutu without a shred of dignity being lost. Read More »
Injustice: Gods Among Us held such great potential. It teased that the richness of the DC universe would be intertwined with amazingly brutal combat and a story laced with the philosophical musing that has been part of the human psyche since we stopped eating dirt – what would happen if there were actual gods among us? Read More »
Quite frankly, life would be much better with a soundtrack to back it up. Moments of tension, excitement, hilarity and poignancy? They’d all be much improved with some music. You’d be hard pressed not to find a situation that wouldn’t be improved with some epic sounds. Read More »
Many of us will never forget Ryu’s cool-guy karate robes or Chun-Li’s confusingly arousing masculine thighs, but when asked about Darkstalkers, most casual fighting game fans will respond “Darkstalkers…was that the bat-shit crazy game with naked cat-girls”. Read More »
I’ll admit that I’m a fan of the Naruto series. Sometimes I wish I weren’t, but I’ve followed the manga faithfully for several years; reading each new chapter as it came out. That said, I really didn’t like the story mode for Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm 3. And considering how the story mode is such a key component of the Ultimate Ninja series, that’s a pretty big blow against this game. Read More »
If you’re a follower of the fighting game community here in sunny Australia, chances are you’re familiar with the annual fighting game tournament OzHadou Nationals. As Australia’s longest running fighting game major, players from all over the country gathered in Sydney from Feb 22nd to the 24th to duke it out at the 11th national event. Read More »
Alright, let’s nip this in the bud: PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale is not like Super Smash Bros. Firstly, Smash Bros is fun. Secondly, there were brawlers before Smash Bros, there will be brawlers after Smash Bros. Thirdly, no, this will not be a solely comparison-based review because every game should stand on its own merits, regardless of what has come before it. CAN WE STOP COMPARING THEM NOW!? Read More »
