"Yu Suzuki’s creation isn’t about science fiction, dystopian futures, or medieval fantasy. Shenmue is as real as they come."
Retroreflection #4 – Shenmue: A True Work of Freedom Well Ahead of its Time
After a year of PS5 it is Time For Sony’s Exclusives to be Finally Unleashed
The PS Plus Collection is quickly becoming a rotting catalogue and wasted potential Anyone who became a first-time Playstation owner this year with the arrival of the PS5 (which itself was no easy feat) will no doubt herald the included PS Plus Collection - A terrific catch up catalogue of twenty of the PS4's best …
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Best in Series #1 – Relive Past Wimbledon Glory With Virtua Tennis 2
Welcome to a new regular feature entitled Best in Series. Expect analysis and reasoning behind my personal favourite entries across entertainment medium franchises. This first edition revisits a truly classic sports simulation celebrating its 20th anniversary of release both in the arcade scene and at home. Wimbledon is so quintessentially English. With the worlds most …
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Luftrausers Review (PS3)
With the recent announcement of the PS3 PSN store due to be shutdown, then Sony reversing that same announcement, the provocation has resulted in clearing the dust on Sony's seventh generation console. Starting with this Sony console exclusive, Luftrausers, a war-themed shooter that dared to dream with its release, competing with an already-released PlayStation 4 …
Sega Mega Drive Mini – Top 5 Games
In a world before the Covid-19 pandemic (yep, I barely remember either) there was something of a retro videogame revival taking place. We've had the NES mini, and the SNES mini, cataloguing some of the most beloved releases to grace either platform. The Sega Mega-Drive Mini (Genesis mini in the US), released in 2019, aimed to do …
Retroreflection #3 – Foray Into Football’s Arsenal (FIFA)
Football: it’s a funny old game, a game of 2 halves, and many other obligatory clichés that lead us to question the IQ of the football world at times. But at the end of the day football is fun, or should be, and there have indeed been some frankly fabulous fun football games (try saying …
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Return to Championship Manager 01/02 Season 2 (19/20 Data) – Conclusion
The end.
The Best Episodes of Spider-Man: The Animated Series
On the back of the success of X-Men: The Animated Series, it wasn’t long before a Spider-Man series also hit our television sets in the early 90’s. First airing in the US on November 19th 1994, Spider-Man: The Animated Series became the first Spider-Man TV series since Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends ended in 1983. …
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Animation Advent Calendar – 12 Days of Christmas #12 – Ultimate Spider-Man: Nightmare on Christmas
A jump far forward into more modern times, with a friendly neighbourhood take on A Christmas Carol. After stopping the Shocker‘s latest robbery on Christmas Eve, Spider-Man is having a crisis of faith. Is Spidey actually helping anyone, given its come to this? As he ponders whether to give up the superhero mantle, angel and devil versions …
Animation Advent Calendar – 12 Days of Christmas #11 – The Simpsons: Miracle on Evergreen Terrace
Another classic Christmas episode from The Simpsons, and Bart is the catalyst once again. After an attempt at a cheeky sneak peak at his Christmas presents in the early hours of Christmas Day, Bart inadvertently burns down the Christmas tree and the presents with it. If that wasn't bad enough, he hides the evidence in …
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