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Video Game Review:
Rogue Legacy 2

An ARPG roguelite where every time you die, your children succeed you. Each rebirth is unique — your daughter might be a Colourblind Archer; your son a Pacifist Chef.

April 28, 2022Rogue Legacy 2 was released onto Steam’s Early Access program in 2020 shortly after the game was properly announced. Now, two years later, it is getting its big 1.0 patch. It’s also coming to consoles for the first time via the Xbox family. For fans of the original, it has almost been a ten-year-long wait. Was now the right time to launch a sequel or does Rogue Legacy 2 not push the series forward enough to justify the number?

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Video Game Review: ‘Cathedral’ PS4 Version

‘Cathedral’ is a decent platformer on the surface, but numerous issues with world design and other elements make it a clumsy Metroidvania.

April 25, 2022 — A Swedish-made 8-bit metroidvania developed by Decemberborn Interactive, Cathedral has been available on PC and Switch since 2019. But considering the game saw a release on PS4 on April 14, now seems like a fair opportunity to assess the overall experience and see whether it effectively caters to players’ retro cravings. For those who get a kick out of cryptic adventure games with constant difficulty, it might.

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Arcaded April:
‘Dragon’s Lair‘ arcade, the Infinity Game Table, and ‘TMNT’

Arcade1Up is on a mission to provide your favorite classic video games with authentic gameplay in affordable arcade-style machines — no quarters needed, only skill.

April 22, 2022 — Arcade 1Up has become the industry standard for home arcade units for a couple of years now. Their catalog started small but has since grown to offer a wide arrange of genres for all types of gamers. Want some classic fighting games? They got it. Want to pummel hundreds of enemies with a brawler, or two? We bring the latest from Arcade1Up.

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First Look:
‘TMNT: The Cowabunga Collection’ Offers “Un-re-released” Titles

Chasing down Shredder, fighting the Foot, and tangling-up with Bebop and Rocksteady shows thirteen TMNT classics that set the standard for beat ‘em ups.

April 20, 2022 — About a month ago, Konami announced Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection via Sony’s ever-popular State of Play event. In the trailer, the collection showed several of the games to be included — with a vague release date of 2022. Now, Konami and Digital Eclipse — who is putting together the collection — have more news to share.

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Video Game Review:
‘Revita’

Former Steam-only title gets full April-release on the Switch; exchange health for power in this fast paced glass cannon, twin-stick gameplay platformer slash roguelite.

April 19, 2022Revita is a new competitor in the ever-growing, packed roguelike arena. It was released on Steam’s Early Access in March 2021 and has received decent praise since. The game is now ready and launches in complete form on Nintendo Switch and Steam on April 21. But does the “full” 1.0 version has what it takes to compete with the big boys like Hades and Rogue Legacy — or does it get trampled down?
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Arcade Machine Review:
Nintendo’s ‘VS. Excitebike’

Based on the NES game Excitebike, ‘VS. Excitebike’ is its arcade multiplayer version counterpart, developed and published by Nintendo in 1984 in Japan; 1985 in the US.

April 15, 2022 — A fan favorite amongst arcade goers, VS. Excitebike was an extremely successful title for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1984. It pioneered the 2D motorbike racing and stunt genre that we still do today. From hundreds, if not thousands, of flash games to the incredible Trials series, VS. Excitebike laid the foundations for future endeavors in this field.

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Video Game Review:
‘Triangle Strategy’

A tactical role-playing game developed by Square Enix in cooperation with Artdink, and published by Nintendo internationally. What could possibly go wrong? Not a lot!

April 13, 2022 Triangle Strategy is a sequel on two fronts. It is the spiritual successor to the seminal Final Fantasy Tactics which has not seen a mainline game since the 2007-2008 Japanese launch on the handheld DS. It is also the second game to use Square Enix’s patented and decidedly gorgeous HD-2D aesthetic since Octopath Traveler was released in 2018. The game has a lot to live up to. So, is this lengthy strategy RPG worth your time?
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Video Game Review:
‘Dawn of the Monsters’

‘Dawn of the Monsters’ is a couch co-op, brawling action game that takes up to four players on a worldwide tour of destruction. But is it fun? Tristan Jurkovich finds out.

April 8, 2022Dawn of the Monsters is a simple concept. It mashes together the popular Japanese film craze of giant monsters wreaking havoc on cities with an old-school brawler — it might also be inspired by Rampage. It was published by WayForward in partnership with the developers over at 13AM Games. Because WayForward is involved, the game is like a spiritual sequel to an older title of theirs called Godzilla: Domination

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WAVECAVE MARCH: MAX CRUISE, Oscillian, Ultraboss and more

Sprinkle some 80s music magic with jazz and sweet electric guitar volleying off with saxophones, and you’ll understand the spirit that went into this month’s wavecave.

April 4, 2022 — It is time for another Wavecave roundup, and this one is coming with some heavy hitters in a few subgenres. This month, there is a little of everything from traditional synthwave to some smooth jazz-inspired tunes and even a big production with its own mini-horror movie music video. As is always the case, these catchy retro wave melodies will have you bobbing your head whether or not you intend to.

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Video Game Review: ‘Red Wings: American Aces’

‘Red Wings: American Aces’ has solid mechanics, but overly restrictive design combined with lackluster single and multiplayer modes make the title hard to enjoy.

April 2, 2022 — Developed by Ironbird Creations and published by All In! Games, both situated in Kraków, Poland, Red Wings: American Aces sells itself as a simple, cathartic air combat arcade game on the premise of taking to the skies for nostalgic, action-packed dogfights — that are meant to be enjoyed solo or with friends in both local and online multiplayer matches. Unfortunately, the final product doesn’t quite land with its wheels out.

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