Retro, Modern & Homebrew Game Reviews

Millennium Solider : Expendable was developed by Rage Software. It was ported from the PC and was one of twelve games launched with the Sega Dreamcast. It provided one of the first true experiences of the arcade style games that the Dreamcast would eventually be famed for.

With the recent release of a new NBA Jam title across current generation formats, I thought it would be a good time to revisit this classic game on the system I play it on the most, the humble Nintendo Game Boy.

After a week of postage delays following the Christmas rush, RetroCollect has finally gotten its hands on Pier Solar. Having arrived earlier today, we've taken some time to review the overall packaging, game and everything this brand new homebrew Sega Mega Drive game has to offer.

Alpha Secret Base is a quirky indie/doujin dev group with some very impressive games to their name. Primarily a PC developer, over the past two years they've been porting some of their games to the Xbox Indie Games service. Today, we'll be looking at three of them.

Due to the recent bad weather conditions I had some spare time on my hands and what game could be better to play when people are sliding round on the ice outside and breaking bones? None other than EA Sports Hockey for the Sega Mega Drive!

What do you get when you cross tactical espionage action with slapstick comedy? You get Bonanza Bros., a very strange game that absolutely no-one seems to like. Except for me, that is, because I always root for the underdog! 

Where the Nintendo DS's download only DSiWare is concerned, it's a relatively untouched territory of gaming. Yet it's one that holds a lot of promise. Mighty Flip Champs by WayForward Technologies is one of the hidden gems in the Nintendo DSi Shop, offering a perfect blend of retro action and puzzle gaming for all ages.

With a strong back catalogue such as Konami's, you expect nothing but the best. Midnight Run is an arcade port of one of their racing games, released the same year as the fantastic 'Streets of Rage meets Outrun' racer; Ray Tracers. But it might be the one Konami would rather forget.

Do you want a different scrolling brawler experience? Are you tired of the Final Fight clones that littered the arcades in the 90s, with their run-down cities and no-good street punks? Want something that wasn't developed by Capcom or Konami? You'd better give Taito a call.

Sega consoles are not well known for having a selection of Mega Man games. With a only a few Blue Bomber games available on three different platforms, it shouldn't come as a surprise that the pirates decided to cash in on the absence.