• Cooking Mama (DS)

    ...for screwing up. The minigames range from the mind-numbingly simple (like typing in the correct number on a numeric keypad/cooking timer) to some that require good timing (tapping different ingredients...

  • Mega Man (PC)

    ...quantity of cheap jumping puzzles, the bizarre control scheme, and a hero who glides around like a buttered walrus, Mega Man feels exactly like its NES counterparts in that it...

  • Another Look: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

    ...tornadoes, the number of enemies does not increase in co-op, meaning that Steve can take on one tornado while Flint takes on the other. If you haven’t played this game...

  • China, Part 1: The Land That Consoles Forgot

    ...indeed not often seen at major retailers, on a recent foray to Beijing I found a number of specialty shops along Gu Lou Dong Da Jie (“Drum Tower East Street”)...

  • Soulcalibur V (X360)

    ...of Zelda was hitting Mitsurugi ‘twixt the eyes with the Master Sword. The V in Soulcalibur V could refer to the number five, although I believe it refers to the...

  • The Vana’diel Diaries (August 2006)

    ...monsters and fight them faster. It may sound kind of cheap, but the practice is in such wide use it’s hard to judge. July 12 Last night was the big...

  • [NSFW] Mighty Final Fight (NES)

    ...The only parts that should give you any difficulty at all are the later bosses that are fucking cheap. As for the look and sound of the game, it’s about...

  • EarthBound for Disaster

    ...the implacable critic in me was pleasantly surprised by the superb learning curve, the number of concessions made in favor of the player, and the absolutely unnecessary little touches that...

  • Avenging Spirit (ARC)

    ...popular. It only appeared in a small number of arcades in the U.S., and then vanished in a puff of smoke. Like a ghost often will. Jaleco published Avenging Spirit,...

  • Snobow Kids Plus (PSX)

    ...you go sliding down the streets of a small ninja-themed village. Each race consists of a predetermined number of laps. During a race, you and the other three combatants can...