Harvesting Boredom A certain amount of effort must got into simulation games for them to turn out the right way. The formula is tricky. Animal Crossing: New Leaf nailed it, offering a home away from home that really did feel ...
It’s Reigning Men From behind the wall of your castle’s battlement, you see an oncoming horde of wolves and Vikings. You man the castle’s catapult and begin picking off who you can, but it doesn’t take long before y...
Batman: Vent Inspector Portable Batman games have…not been good, to say the least. I shudder now as I recall having played Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker  on Game Boy Color, which ranks right up there as being one o...
Destination Nowhere It’s somewhat ironic that Proteus – a calm and soothing Indie game based on exploration – releases on the same week as action-orientated blockbusters Battlefield 4 and Assassin’s Cr...
A Ninja Battle Royale Atomic Ninjas is a game that’s good for all ages. There are some game modes where strategy can come into play, but anyone can pick up the controller and play. Children and adults alike can all enjoy ...
Just The Right Hook Simple is as simple does. With the title “Real Boxing,†you shouldn’t be expecting a complex storyline or great lore behind the characters. Also if you cut out the “Real†part of it, you have yours...
A Thousand Words is Not Worth a Pretty Picture Atelier Meruru is a Japanese RPG with a kid-friendly tone and an emphasis on female characters. With that being said, I enjoyed the effort but not the presentation. It’s clear th...
Kick To My Beat KickBeat is a new take on fighting/rhythm games. It’s like Dance Dance Revolution but for your thumbs. As someone with poor foot-eye coordination, KickBeat is a much-welcomed music-based game.  Its upbeat...
An RPG Just Like Any Other It is nostalgic from the beginning. Dragon Fantasy Book II opens with a scene familiar to gamers old enough to remember the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Picture it: a hero lying asleep in a be...
Join SlasherJPC as he gives you the skinny on Dragon’s Crown, for both the PS3 and PS Vita versions. Find out why this game is one of the sleeper hits of 2013, and why it absolutely needs to belong in your gaming library,...