Archive for the ‘Review’ Category
Wednesday, June 9th, 2021
Virtua Fighter 5 has been the latest entry in the Virtua Fighter series for a whopping 15 years. On one hand it’s sad that the series has been dormant so long, but 5 and its subsequent revisions (including Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown) stood the test of time, and if a sixth game was off the table, a modern port of 5 would more than suffice for many people.
Click here to read our full review of Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown on the PS4.
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Tags: fighting game, ps4, review, virtua fighter, virtua fighter 5, Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown
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Sunday, April 18th, 2021
Following 2005’s Spartan: Total Warrior, The Creative Assembly return with another character-focussed action title that transplants its famous large-scale battle tech into something that isn’t a real-time strategy game. While Spartan had its focus on Greek mythology, Viking: Battle for Asgard transports us into Norse mythology, putting you in control of the Viking warrior Skarin, who is fighting the invasion of Midgard by Loki’s daughter Hel and her demonic minions.
Click here to read our full review of the PS3 version of Viking: Battle for Asgard.
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Tags: action game, open world, ps3, review, the creative assembly, viking: battle for asgard
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Monday, December 7th, 2020
Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 is a bit of an odd one to review, at a glance. The moment the game was announced, there was confusion as to how exactly you could make a worthwhile sequel to a concept as basic as “Puyo Puyo, and also Tetris.” Indeed, besides the brand new storyline in the game’s adventure mode, this game certainly boils down to more of Puyo Puyo Tetris. The additions seen here, many of them subtle, add up to create what is, on paper, a far more definitive package for both Puyo and Tetris fans, but it’s also one that also fails to address the most egregious flaws those fans found with the original game.
Click here to read Tracker’s full review of Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 on PS4.
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Tags: ps4, puyo puyo, puyo puyo tetris 2, puzzle game, review, tetris
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Tuesday, November 24th, 2020
The 7th mainline entry in the Yakuza franchise is finally upon us with Yakuza: Like a Dragon. Both Tracker and Sonic Yoda have played the game extensively on PC and PS4 and have prepared a bumper review of both versions for you to get stuck into. Does the franchise successfully transition from brawler to RPG? Find out by clicking below!
Click here to read our full, double review of Yakuza: Like a Dragon for PC and PS4.
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Tags: jrpg, pc, ps4, review, rpg, Ryu ga Gotoku, yakuza, yakuza 7, Yakuza: Like a Dragon
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Tuesday, February 25th, 2020
SEGA Arcade Pop-Up History is a wonderful idea in concept. What long-standing SEGA fan doesn’t want a book full of pop-up, cardboard models of some of SEGA’s most iconic, deluxe, arcade cabinets? That’s such a goofy and charming little concept that we instantly jumped on board as soon as this was announced on Kickstarter. But after pawing through the finished product, it often feels like the concept was far better than the end result.
Click here to read our full book review of SEGA Arcade Pop-Up History from Read-Only Memory.
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Tags: after burner, arcade gaming, book, book review, hang-on, out run, read-only memory, review, sega arcade: pop-up history, space harrier, yu suzuki
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Tuesday, July 23rd, 2019
Bitmap Books’ Visual Compendium series are some of the most beautifully presented books about video games out there, and with their 6th entry in the series the team are focussing their sights on SEGA’s 8 bit powerhouse, the Master System. SEGA Master System: A Visual Compendium is a hefty, 432 page slab of nostalgia that highlights a strong portion of the Master System software library.
Click here to read our full review of SEGA Master System: A Visual Compendium. You can also view the entry on this book in our SEGA Book Catalogue by clicking here or you can browse the complete list of our features by clicking here.
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Tags: Bitmap Books, book, feature, master system, review, SEGA Master System: A Visual Compendium
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Thursday, May 30th, 2019
Books written by YouTubers are fast becoming a common occurrence and now it’s time for Peter Leigh aka The Nostalgia Nerd to throw his hat in the ring. The Nostalgia Nerd’s Retro Tech: Computers, Consoles, & Games is a brief but well-presented history of retro computers and consoles that comes off like a cute, little handbook that guides you through some of history’s most famous (and infamous) gaming hardware.
Read our full review of The Nostalgia Nerd’s Retro Tech: Computers, Consoles, & Games by clicking here.
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Tags: book, dreamcast, feature, master system, mega cd, mega drive, peter leigh, retro gaming, review, sega saturn, sg-1000, the nostalgia nerd, The Nostalgia Nerd's Retro Tech: Computers Consoles & Games
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Friday, August 17th, 2018
Super Night Riders is an arcade-style, time attack racer by the one-man French studio, neko.works. The studio has stated that Super Hang-On is a big influence on the game and that’s certainly a good enough reason for us to check it out. The game is available on PC, PS4 and Xbox One as a digital-only release.
Click here to read the full review.
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Tags: feature, neko.works, ps4, racing game, review, super hang-on, super night riders
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Tuesday, August 14th, 2018
Tanglewood is a brand new Mega Drive game that you can buy and purchase in the year of our Lord, 2018. A lot has been said of its development in 68000 assembly language and using an actual Mega Drive development kit. It’s certainly one of the more interesting Mega Drive homebrew developments in recent years, but for all its authenticity to developments of the time, is it any good?
Click here to read our full review.
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Tags: big evil corp, homebrew, indie, mega drive, puzzle platformer, review, tanglewood
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Friday, June 1st, 2018
It’s 2018 and it’s time for another Mega Drive collection for modern systems. This time around we have SEGA Mega Drive Classics for PS4, Xbox One and PC. This collection has been developed by d3t who have previously worked on the SEGA Mega Drive Classics Hub for PC. In fact, this collection is incredibly reminiscent of the Hub and includes the same bedroom menu presentation. PC owners of the Hub will also notice it has now been patched to more closely resemble the collection on consoles, except it still retains its Steam Workshop support for mods.
Click here to read our full review of the PS4 version of SEGA Mega Drive Classics.
Webmaster and lead writer at SEGADriven. Likes old games, heavy music and too much pizza. Follow on Twitter @kronkblats
Tags: 16 bit, alien soldier, collection, d3t, dynamite headdy, emulation, golden axe, gunstar heroes, mega drive, ps4, review, sega mega drive classics, sonic the hedgehog, streets of rage
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