Game developer Taito is known for its inherently long list of arcade titles, including iconic games such as the side-scrolling, hack ‘n slasher Rastan and the obscure laserdisc adventure game Time Gal (i.e. a game that played very much like Don Bluth’s Dragon’s Lair). Taito would continue to develop a wide variety of coin-ops to appease arcade-goers, but it wasn’t until the release of Dari... more.

What do you get when you mix a bullet hell shmup -- or shoot 'em up, for all you shooter noobs out there -- with a kind-of-cheesy narrative of a story involving 5 sisters who are out to win an angel's heart? You get this lighthearted shooter from developer Alfa System Co., Ltd. (of "Castle Shikigami" fame) and publisher Chorus Worldwide Games. In SR: SUF, the premise of the game is that these f... more.

Developed by Atlus, Persona 5: Royal is a turned-based JRPG that sees the player in the role of a voiceless protagonist, who is destined to become the elusive Persona user, Joker. After being expelled from school for intervening in a crime where an inebriated man attacks a woman, Joker is sent to Tokyo to live with family friend Sojiro Sakura; a staunch business man who operates a semi-popular res... more.

Developed by Hucast and released for the Sega Dreamcast back in 2015, Ghostblade HD is a 2D top-down Bullet-Hell shooter that replicates the knuckle-whitening action of most Cave shooters. Every level is packed full of enemies; large, colorful explosions; and giant, end level bosses, who occupy a good portion of the screen. Ghostblade HD for Nintendo Switch is essentially the same game as the Drea... more.

Since its debut, the Nintendo Switch has become the ‘go-to’ console for everything retro. Within the past couple of years, Nintendo’s ‘portable’ console has played host to a myriad of classic first-person shooters, 2D arcade games, and retro collections that cover a wide range of genres. And this doesn’t include the release of remastered titles like the Bioshock Collection and Red Fact... more.

Developed by Masaya Games, the Langrisser series is a timeless collection of tactical, turned-based JRPGs that have appeared on just about every computer and console system imaginable, including the NEC PC-8801 and MSX (among others).  The recent Nintendo Switch release (known only as Langrisser I & II) contains remastered versions of the first two games from the iconic - and very popular... more.

Vincent Brooks of Catherine fame can’t seem to catch a break, as he returns for a second romp through nightmare-fueled dreams in the enhanced remake port, Catherine: Full Body, for Playstation 4. Like the original game, Vincent is emotionally torn between his longtime girlfriend Katherine and the sultry, similarly-named Catherine. The cross-genre gameplay - which is divided between a daytime ‘... more.

Shinobi is a timeless classic that has challenged gamers of all ages for well over three decades. From its meager beginnings as an upright coin-op game - to being ported to numerous consoles and computer systems - the name Joe Musashi was once synonymous with arcade action-platforms, the same way Sonic the Hedgehog was with identifying Sega’s brand during the 16-bit console era. The same can ... more.

The Sega cute ‘em up that garnered a cult following in arcades back in 1986, is now available as a Sega Ages release for Nintendo Switch. As the first game in what would eventually become a series, Fantasy Zone follows a sentient spaceship known as Opa-Opa, as it fights to protect a group of odd-looking, other-worldly planets from an alien invasion. Like other releases in the Sega Ages series... more.

First appearing on the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 back in 2013, Deadly Premonition is a survival horror game that sees the player in the role of FBI Special Agent Francis York Morgan, as he investigates the murder of Anna Graham in the sleepy (and somewhat spooky) town of Greenvale. Assisted by local Sheriff George Woodman and his charismatic deputy Emily Wyatt, the trio work tirelessly to find th... more.