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Assassin’s Creed II: Discovery (DS)
(Review archived from January 31, 2018) Do you have any particular games or game series that you enjoy despite some commonly held negative consensus? Assassin’s Creed is that for me. I won’t try to defend it, because many of those common criticisms ring true (occasionally janky controls, artificial extension of playtime through open world shenanigans,…
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Mickey Mousecapade (NES)
(Review archived from January 25, 2018) I have a bit of nefarious history with Mickey Mousecapade that I’ve never admitted to anyone … until now. The year was 1988, Christmas time. At this point the NES had been a resident of our household for almost exactly one year (I’d received it as a Christmas gift…
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Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy: Justice for All (3DS)
(Review archived from January 25, 2018) The Phoenix Wright series has always struck me as an idea that doesn’t really work on paper. A visual novel series developed by Capcom with popular appeal in mind, half of which takes place inside a courtroom? But against all odds, the Phoenix Wright series found success, a sizeable…
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The Adventures of Batman & Robin (SNES)
(Review archived from January 17, 2018) The first thing I need to make clear is that I’m completely biased in my views regarding Batman: The Animated Series. For me this version of Batman remains the definitive onscreen version of the character and that includes cinematic adaptations. The Animated Series gave Batman fans something to hold…
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The Addams Family (SNES)
(Review archived from January 15, 2018) The Addams Family was one of the earliest ‘modern reboot’ films that I can recall in my memory, so much so that the movie even predates the term ‘modern reboot’. I’m sure there were other earlier ‘rebooted’ franchises (I mean how many times have the classic Universal monsters been…
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Disney’s Kim Possible: Revenge of Monkey Fist (GBA)
(Review archived from January 13, 2018) Kim Possible was fun little TV series; a ‘girl-power’ action-comedy cartoon romp that I suspect was Disney’s answer to The Powerpuff Girls. While Kim Possible was neither as groundbreaking nor as ‘edgy’ as the Powerpuff Girls, it was a jovial Disney spin on James Bond style super-spy hijinks(okay, James…
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The Goonies (Famicom)
(Review archived from January 11, 2018) The Goonies is a game that I have been meaning to play for a long time, primarily due to a question I always had regarding its sequel The Goonies II. As a kid I was never entirely certain whether The Goonies II on NES was intended to be a…
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Super Mario All-Stars: Super Mario Bros. 3 (SNES)
(Review archived from January 10, 2018) I’m certain that entire swaths of internet text have been devoted to lauding the greatness of this game, but I’m going to boil it down to the single concept that stuck with me this time around. Meticulous. Certainly not a groundbreaking revelation by any means and if you read…
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To the Moon (PC/Steam)
(Review archived from January 8, 2018) To the Moon is one of those critical darlings of the indie scene from a few years back that I always seem to finally play well after the hubbub has died down. While its RPG Maker roots are still pretty apparent in terms of graphical assets, I feel that…