Shadow of the Ninja – Reborn

What Lurks in the Shadows Must Come to Light… Following on the heels of last year’s hit title, Pocky & Rocky: Reshrined, this is the fourth 16-bit style remake from TENGO PROJECT. Shadow of the Ninja – Reborn graces us with a ton of new features, graphics and music! Returning after 33 years, this trailblazer in ninja action games was originally released on the Japanese Nintendo Family Computer by Natsume Inc. in 1990. At the time, it was one of the most polished Family Computer action games and rated as…

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Parasol Stars: The Story of Bubble Bobble III

Parasol Stars: The Story of Bubble Bobble III a platform game that came out in 1991. Taito made it for the NES, TurboGrafx-16, arcade systems and now next gen consoles. It’s the third game in the Bubble Bobble series, after “Bubble Bobble” and “Bubble Bobble Part 2.” Overview So, in “Parasol Stars,” you play as these two dragons named Bub and Bob. They gotta fly through these colourful levels, fighting off bad guys and dodging obstacles. The goal is the same as always: beat up enemies with bubbles, collect stuff…

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Rider’s Spirits Review

Review By Peter Ward The Game Includes Five Different Game Modes: Rider’s GP: You race in several tracks and earn points based on your finishing place. The racer with more points at the end wins the tournament. Time Trial: Try to obtain the fastest time Endurance: Make a team of two racers and try to stay first during 1, 3 or 5 minutes, just remember if you run out of fuel you are out, so make sure to enter the pit stop to exchange racers Battle Race (2 players): Compete…

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Rainbow Cotton

Review Peter Ward Overview Everyone’s favorite Willow-loving and broomstick-riding witch, Cotton, returns in 3D! We have teamed up with Success once again to bring you a global HD remaster of Rainbow Cotton digitally available on PC Steam, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4/5, and Xbox One in Spring 2024. Originally released for SEGA Dreamcast in 2000, Rainbow Cotton is the 5th installment in the Cotton franchise. As a follow-up to Panorama Cotton, Rainbow Cotton is the first true 3D shooter entry in this widely celebrated cute ‘em up franchise. Dive right into…

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Piczle Cross: Story of Seasons

Review By Lisa Yeomans Visually a lovely game. The game space has a good size grid, and it is easy to move the cursor as controller button allocation is well placed. A nice touch is that you do not need to deselect a square if you change your mind as you often have to on similar games. The fact that you can hold and drag to colour a whole line is also a bonus, especially as it does not overwrite squares already filled. When moving the cursor one square at…

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One More Dungeon 2

Review by Peter Ward After a whole day’s journey through the forest, you stopped for a spell and were about to lie down to sleep, when suddenly shadows appeared from the darkness and pounced on you!You wake up in the ruins of an ancient fortress, held captive by giant sentient snails. In exchange for your life, their leader demands that you descend into the ancient dungeon’s depths and destroy the creature that has settled there. It looks like you have no choice but to obey. At least for now… One…

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