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!
Tag: Arcade
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?
Assault Suit Leynos Review
Retarget: Earth
HIGH Gorgeous art and classic gameplay
LOW Isn’t “easy mode” supposed to be easy?
WTF That price tag!
Brigador Review
Mechs. Warriors. Mercenaries.
HIGH The frosty-cool cyberpunk mood and glorious synth soundtrack
LOW Tougher than a cyborg’s titanium codpiece, and not always for the right reasons
WTF Am I wrong for wanting a mission or two during daytime?
Zen Pinball 2: Aliens Vs. Pinball Review
Game over, man! Game over!
HIGH The Aliens table is an instant classic.
LOW The hacking minigame is way too hard.
WTF I forgot (until now) there was an Aliens film I hadn’t seen.
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