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Mothmen 1966 (PC) Review

Text adventures make up some of the earliest commercialized video games. With nothing more than the power of words, choice, and pixelated artistry, the genre was a smash hit in the 1980s, long before the video game market was full of FPS…

Matchpoint: Tennis Championships (PC) Review

For a lot of gamers, their introduction and possibly their only foray into a tennis video game was Mario Tennis back on the Nintendo 64. This title was so charming and fun that players were willing to learn the ins and outs of the…

The Boys Season 3 Review

Ever since the premise of The Boys was revealed to be a superhero show where the supposed good guys are a bunch of menaces, it has caught the attention of tons. Arguably the biggest original show Amazon Prime Video has had to offer since…

MX vs. ATV Legends (PC) Review

Racing games come in all shapes and sizes. While the most popular spin on the genre is the kart racer, there’s a different side that hones in on the realism in titles like Forza and Gran Turismo. Some people just like to mud it up,…

Stranger Things 4 Review

The global phenomenon of Stranger Things has had fans in dire straits waiting for season 4 for three years. It’s still a huge deal, though. After the first half of this season aired, my shifts at Hot Topic were filled with people practically begging…

Beavis and Butthead Do the Universe Review

If there was ever a product of its time, it would be Beavis and Butthead. The comedy duo from the mind of Mike Judge (later responsible for King of the Hill, Office Space, and Idiocracy) predated South Park and had more crass laughs than The Simpsons could attempt. Not…

Disgaea 6 Complete (PS5) Review

Nippon Ichi Software has been home to several acclaimed franchises, most of which have been big in Japan and a mere few making it overseas to the West. Luckily, every entry of the Disgaea series has come one way or another for the USA…

TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge (PS4) Review

It’s been a strong few years for the revival of the beat-em-up genre. Streets of Rage got a long-awaited fourth entry, the previously-lost Scott Pilgrim beat-em-up got an anticipated re-release, and we’re now getting a sequel to the classic Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles beat-em-ups from three decades…

The Serpent Rogue (PS5) Review

When I first heard about The Serpent Rogue, I thought by the title that I’d be in for a fantastical roguelike. Imagine my surprise when I did some deep-diving and found a plague doctor up against the elements with nothing but the ability…

Metal Max Xeno Reborn (PC) Review

Sometimes, a series has been going on longer than you might think. Metal Max is one of those series, dating all the way back to its debut on the Famicom more than 30 years ago. It saw twists and turns in genre and…