Class of Heroes 2 is the sequel to the 2009 PSP dungeon-crawler that was best compared to the likes of Etrian Odyssey. With that juxtaposition still firmly in place here with this entry, it’s easy to see where Class of Heroes 2 draws its inspiration. But make no mistake, while its mechanics may mirror those [...]

Note: Portions of this review appeared in our PS3 Review of Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus. Deja Vu? Probably. If you’ve been paying any attention to the Guilty Gear series lately, then you’ll already know that Accent Core Plus was recently released on PSN and XBLA. So then what’s the difference between that title [...]

Black Rock Shooter: The Game is best thought of an on-rails shooter that is a love-note to fans of the wild anime and manga series bearing the same name. Essentially, it includes everything the show and books have to offer: flashy aesthetics, lots of explosions and of course the scantily clad Black Rock Shooter herself. [...]

Guacamelee! is the game that dares to ask the question — What would happen if you replaced Samus with a luchador? The answer, of course, is pure awesome. Guacamelee! is an unremittingly entertaining romp through a Mexican-themed fantasy world, where the evil death-skeleton Calaca has decided to merge the Land of the Dead with that [...]

Note: Portions of this review appeared in our Xbox 360 review of Dead or Alive 5. When Dead or Alive 5 was released last September, Tecmo proved that the series could not only survive without its infamous developer, but flourish. While it fundamentally remained the same as previous titles, it excelled visually and easily remains [...]

Oh, how it must feel to have the best version of a major sports game exclusive to your console. While Madden, FIFA and NHL series games sell millions of copies every year on multiple consoles, Sony has the privilege of having the premiere baseball game exclusively on their hardware. It’s well deserved, however, with the [...]

The original Ninja Gaiden Sigma + worked quite well on the Vita, but was held back a bit by forced touchscreen implementation that hurt the final product (and an absolutely ridiculous name). Fortunately, it still delivered the same classic gameplay that satisfied folks on both the Xbox and PS3. With that game being a recent [...]

Generation of Chaos: Pandora’s Reflection marks the sixth installment in the relatively lackluster SRPG series from the collaborative efforts of NIS America, Idea Factory and, this time around, Sting. The combination of these niche studios certainly means that gamers are in for a unique roleplaying experience. In the case of Pandora’s Reflection, though, “unique” hardly [...]

Long ago in an ancient past when Commodore blessed its followers with the glory of the Amiga, Team 17 released an overhead-view corridor shooter called Alien Breed, and it was good. It was also an art design tweak away from being a direct copyright infringement on the movie Aliens, but media companies tended to be [...]

As cute and bandit-looking as they may be, being devoid of raccoons for eight years is generally considered a good thing. When coons fight crime, steal artifacts and beat up miscreants with a cane, however, their absence is deeply felt. While Sly Cooper had a modern-day resurgence with the excellent HD collection in 2010, it’s [...]