Posts Tagged ‘Action’

Jackass the Game seems like an odd one to bring to the DS. Not that I mind mature-themed games on Nintendo’s squeaky-clean handheld, but in the midst of baby caring simulators and Disney license spin-offs, it’s a bit out of place. Jackass really pushes the T-rating, too, alluding to some pretty crass material and swearing [...]

Who likes re-releasing old arcade games? It’s Namco! Namco Museum DS is a compilation of seven games from the 80s that includes Pac-Man (who would’ve guessed), Dig Dug II, Galaxian, Galaga, Mappy, Xevious, and the Tower of Druaga. Wait, is that it? Uh… yeah. Pac Man Vs is in there, too, but it likes to [...]

Pinball is evil. Shooting for the next high score becomes an obsession that takes up weeks of a person’s life, and the task is not made easy when the ball keeps falling in the worst possible places. You could say pinball is a kind of hell. In Devil’s Crush, pinball is hell. No, really. What [...]

If you don’t have the patience to sit through the entire series of Fullmetal Alchemist, then maybe a two-hour DS game will interest you. But to find anything interesting in Fullmetal Alchemist: Dual Sympathy is like trying to lead a horse to water and not only make it drink but also juggle flaming bowling pins. [...]

There are programs out there that let you make your own computer games without knowing any programming languages. These games end up being pretty bad and only enjoyable to the person who made it (and maybe his/her immediate friends). Shockman feels like one of those games. It looks and plays cheap. It doesn’t help that [...]

Bomberman has been around for a while, but its gameplay hasn’t changed much over the years. These retro releases are proof enough of that. It’s still primarily about blowing up bricks, collecting power-ups, and trapping other players with bombs.

This version of Bomberman is about as basic as Bomberman can get. And that’s not necessarily bad. [...]

In the world of beat-’em-ups, it feels like the whole world is against you. You can’t pass through any street or building without random thugs trying to run you over with motorcycles or beat you senseless with pipes and knives. This isn’t just another day in the life, though, since you are on a mission [...]

It’s hard to make a moody sci-fi adventure game without someone drawing parallels between it and the Metroid franchise, especially when the main character is an armor-clad, female bounty hunter. Jenosa and her story may be a rip-off, but Orbital Media has done enough to set this one apart and actually make Jenosa the cooler [...]

So, here’s a simple premise for a game. Read instructions that are given to you, and do what you’re being told. Sounds easy enough, yes? Not quite. Which is exactly what WarioWare: Smooth Moves, and the previous iterations of the series are all about. The hectic, fast-paced gameplay, and simple start-and-stop fun of WarioWare titles [...]

Old-school gamers were practically raised by the “run and gun” genre. Games like Contra, Ikari Warriors, and Gunstar Heroes were what made it impossible to sleep at night thanks to their intense action and nail-biting difficulty. One premier franchise you may not remember so fondly, though, is Metal Slug. While it dominated the arcade front, [...]

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