After beating every U.S. PSP hack-n-slash—(Worth mentioning: Rengoku 2, Phantasy Star Portable, Bounty Hounds, Alien Syndrome, and not because they’re all sci-fi)—I imported Silverfall from England. Long ago, a stateside release was planned, but cancelled, I imagine, due to mediocrity. Silverfall is a stripped-down remake of a PC game with the same name, set in a fantasy world where magic meets steam-age technology, blah, blah, blah—like Arcanum and Thunderscape before it.
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REVIEW: Silverfall
REVIEW: Magic Knight Rayearth
Wanda and I loved watched the Magic Knight Rayearth anime when were young (probably not young enough), and she’s read the manga. It’s stupid, charming magical girl nonsense, but I suspect (after seeing every episode of the Sailor Moon live action series) I have a high tolerance for such garbage. MKR for Sega Saturn is notable as the last US Saturn game, and for being published by Working Designs. How is it? Like most mediocre games that Working Designs arbitrarily releases (Albert Odyssey, Shining Wisdom), just okay.
REVIEW: Sigma Star Saga
WayForward Technologies developed Shantae (Gameboy Color), the ill-fated Ping Pals (DS), some licensed games, and Sigma Star Saga—an RPG favorite of mine on the GBA alongside Shining Soul 2 and Mazes of Fate. Sigma Star Saga is an RPG with a scrolling shooter (or shmup) battle engine. Better yet, it’s fun, and I even liked the story (concerning alien bio-WMDs), which is so rare.
REVIEW: Dungeon Explorer: Warriors of Ancient Arts
Old Dungeon Explorer for TurboGrafx-16 is Gauntlet super-sized—more classes, detailed statistics, and interesting areas. 20 years later, Dungeon Explorer: Warriors of Ancient Arts is made as two completely seperate games on PSP and DS. The PSP version shares some with the original (both emphasize teamwork and have Gauntlet monster spawners), but is mostly a sequel in name only.
REVIEW: Space Shuttle Project
While sims, mini-games, and other miscellany are Wanda’s domain, I couldn’t overlook Space Shuttle Project’s uniqueness. Don’t be fooled by the edutainment title and box art—it’s both novel and fun.
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