July 2025

July 31, 2025 Reviews au Courant

Review: Death Relives

Death Relives doesn’t break any new ground, but it’s an effective enough survival horror game that will scratch that very particular itch. It’s basically a damsel in distress story where our her...
July 29, 2025 Review Crew

Nintendo Classics: 1990s Critics Review Mario Paint on Super...

Episode #282 - After playing it safe the last couple of months, Nintendo is back with a genuine surprise for their Nintendo Classics app. I’m of course talking about Mario Paint, the game that came bundled with th...
July 28, 2025 Review Crew

Ninja Gaiden: 2000s Critics Review 3D Ninja Gaiden Trilogy, ...

Episode #281 - Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound is coming out this week, can you believe it? To celebrate, we’ve spent all of July looking back at Ryu Hayabusa’s impact on both the critics and the industry. We’ve ...
July 25, 2025 Review Crew

Jaleco Sports: 1980s Critics Review Bases Loaded on NES & Su...

Episode #280 - Last week, I looked at what I thought was the first Jaleco sports collection, featuring a pair of 8- and 16-bit soccer games from back in 1980s and 90s. As it turns out, the same people who just put o...
July 21, 2025 Review Crew

Ninja Gaiden: Ninja Gaiden Trilogy (SNES), Ninja Ryukenden (...

Episode #279 - With the release of Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound just ten days away, we’re spending July looking back at Ryu Hayabusa’s impact on both the critics and the industry. We’ve already looked at the classi...
July 18, 2025 Review Crew

Jaleco Sports: 1990s Critics Review GOAL! and Super GOAL!

Episode #278 - No matter if you call it soccer or football, the goal remains the same. If you’re a fan of the beautiful game, then you might be interested to hear that Rock It Games has just released a new collect...
July 15, 2025 Review Crew

PlayStation Plus: 1990s Critics Review Twisted Metal III & T...

Episode #277 - Stab it and steer and get ready to shoot down the competition, because Twisted Metal is back ... kind of. Two full years after giving car-combat fans something to cheer about with the re-release of th...
July 11, 2025 Review Crew

Ninja Gaiden: 1990s Critics Review Ninja Gaiden Games on Lyn...

Episode #276 - With Ninja Gaiden Ragebound coming out later this month, we’re spending July looking back at the critical impact the franchise had in the early days. Last week, we dug through the Nintendo Entertain...
July 03, 2025 Review Crew

Ninja Gaiden: 1990s Critics Review the Ninja Gaiden Trilogy ...

Episode #275 - If you’re anything like me, then you’re a long-time fan of Ninja Gaiden. From its humble beat ‘em up roots in the arcade to the cinematic heights of the 8-bit trilogy to completely reinventing i...
July 03, 2025 Reviews au Courant

Review: Ruffy and the Riverside

Ruffy is the star of the delightful new platform puzzle game that puts a real emphasis on the puzzling. With a welcoming tropical island bursting with vibrant colors and a whole kingdom full of furry ...