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Once in a while, I stumble upon a game I had absolutely no interest in at first, but suddenly find myself completely hooked after giving it a chance to prove itself. The latest title to draw me in is Deep Fighter for the Dreamcast.

The name Deep Fighter really doesn’t have that spark that tells you, “Here lies a great game.” And because I only had the disc, I didn’t have any cover art or screenshots to go on as to what was waiting for me. I figured it was going to be another top down, 2D shooter, but this … Continue Reading

After reading this review of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie on Chocolate Lemon, I decided it might be fun to dig out my own copy of this game to give it a try. It didn’t fair well.

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie is an obnoxiously repetitive brawler, aspiring to be one of the worst in the genre. You fight through, literally, dozens of the same enemy; again and again. And, just when you think you’re done, a bunch more show up. It’s painful.

After mashing the B-button for, oh, a minor … Continue Reading

Nothing sells video games like war; real-world war. These days, we have games like Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 that use the conflicts going on in Iraq and Afghanistan as a backdrop for much of the plot that makes up these games. And while these modern shooters delve into realms so fantastic that the writers behind G.I. Joe would find them ridiculous, it’s worth noting that nothing much has changed — games have always had a fancy for the ludicrous. Enter the Strike series of games. Specifically, the game we’re going to … Continue Reading