Evolutionary Dead End
HIGH A chance to play a memorable arcade game I never finished.
LOW The gameplay does not age well.
WTF For something that’s essentially a retro release, this package is way too thin.
Tag: Arcade
Toast Time: Smash Up! Review
Putting the Break in Breakfast
HIGH Quirky humor with a silly tone.
LOW Multiplayer feels tacked on.
WTF Why does bread pudding explode?
Pig Eat Ball Review
Porky Pac
HIGH Off-the-wall humor and super quirky gameplay.
LOW It’s been way too long since the last Nathan Fouts game.
WTF No hesitation in eating those green puke balls, eh?
Citrouille Review
It’s Candy Time!
HIGH Chicken strike!
LOW Those damned homing speed-salamanders.
WTF How can you have a goth witch? She’s already a witch!
Portland Retro Gaming Expo 2018, Oct 19-21
If you’ve been reading Gamecritics or following me on Twitter for a while, then you probably know that the Portland Retro Gaming Expo is one of my favorite events of the year, and it’s coming up again this October 19-21.
The Videokid Review
Re: Nostalgia
HIGH Addicting gameplay, and it’s quick to pick up.
LOW Far too short for its own good.
WTF More ’80s references than gameplay.
Tempest 4000 Review
Tunnel Shooting, Claw Crawling
HIGH Great Music and menus.
LOW Annoying visuals and lousy controls.
WTF $30?
Ikaruga (Switch) Review
Bullet Heaven
HIGH Damn, that boss theme thumps so hard.
LOW Kinda wish the Switch had 4K support to take full advantage of my TV.
WTF There’s some pretty funny Engrish in here.
Rogue Aces Review
War Without End, But In A Good Way
HIGH Pulling off a perfect carrier landing under heavy fire.
LOW Escort missions? In an arcade game? Are you crazy?
WTF Strafing paratroopers. Ick.
Space Invaders Extreme Review
Space Invaders Were Always Techno
HIGH Unleashing a bonus-mode barrage of spread shots on an unsuspecting armada.
LOW The ‘Twin Laser’ boss.
WTF How am I supposed to kill a hundred ships that are smaller than my shots?
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