HIGH The lightning bolt effect when a ball hits top speed.
LOW The absurdly difficult third stage.
WTF The fart noise that occasionally plays when losing a ball.
Tag: Old-School
Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. Review
HIGH The latest Virtua Fighter 5 edition, with rollback, finally available on Steam.
LOW The single player component is pretty barebones.
WTF Kage’s flying headbutt down attack looks absolutely lethal — to himself.
Shadow Of The Ninja: Reborn Review
HIGH Brutal artisanal arcade action. Dense, lush pixel art.
LOW Desperately needs a proper practice mode.
WTF A ninja with a shotgun just feels wrong (but also kinda right?)
Penny’s Big Breakaway Review
Yo-Yo HIGH Combos are great, and the movement allows for cool tricks. LOW Muddy visuals, finicky controls, and overly long levels. WTF I haven’t seen penguins this mean since Wallace & Gromit. Sonic Mania was a huge hit in 2017 thanks to Christian Whitehead and his team bringing the series […]
Astlibra: Revision Review
HIGH The music is absolutely stellar.
LOW Some relics of old-school gaming rear their ugly heads.
WTF Time-traveling antics make for interesting, but disconnected, fights and setpieces.
Starfighter Renegade Review
HIGH Cool old-school space shooter aesthetic with Defender vibes.
LOW Insta-kills from swarming enemies. Frequent crashes, bugs, and lock-ups
WTF How do the scout ships not shake themselves apart when they swerve like that?
Namco Museum Archives Vol. 1 & 2 Review
I’ve Got Pac-Man (And Galaga, And Mappy, And Splatterhouse) Fever!
HIGH A “demastered” version of Pac-Man: CE is included.
LOW A lack of personality.
WTF Seriously, Pac-Man: CE rules as an 8-bit game.
Daymare 1998 Review
Fighter Of The Nightmare!
HIGH Playing as a psychopath early on is enjoyable.
LOW The voice acting and script are laughable.
WTF Why are the sexy nurses from Silent Hill 2 in this game?
The Ninja Saviors: Return Of The Warriors review
Revenge Of The Ninja
HIGH Learning to chain disparate moves into screen-clearing combos.
LOW The entire experience will last only a few hours for most people.
WTF The designer of these killer robots sure liked the female form a lot…
Old School Musical Review
Tribute Band
HIGH Numerous musical and visual tributes to classic games.
LOW At times, the glitch animation is a little too harsh on the eyes.
WTF The Game Over screen. Seriously, what the…