There’s something a little bit ironic about the fact that Dynasty Warriors DS: Fighter’s Battle, a handheld update to Koei’s long-running console beat-’em-up franchise, doesn’t feel like it’s lost much of its gameplay in translation to the DS. Sure, the combos aren’t as fancy-looking, there are far fewer warriors to play as, and the game […]

Originally published for the TurboGrafx-16 console in 1990, Devil’s Crush is now available for download from the Wii’s Virtual Console shop for a mere 600 points ($6). That’s a bargain, considering that there aren’t many pinball video games that are as much fun to play as Devil’s Crush. The physics aren’t quite as believable as […]

Wing Commander Arena is another one of those new games with an old name that’s different enough from the older games to anger the old fans, while being so underwhelming that new players will probably think that the whole series was just as lame. So it’s starting out in sort of a no-win position, but […]

On paper, Sega and Totally Games’ new Alien Syndrome remake for the Wii and PSP has everything it ought to. The top-down perspective, the hordes of mutated alien abominations, and the trigger-happy gameplay all seem to honor the memory of Sega’s 1987 arcade classic. What’s more, some light RPG elements have been added, including distinct […]

NewsFactor - While video game console makers climb over each other to show that they have the fastest or most innovative platform, a new video game report from Nielsen said that 42 percent of console playing in June was on the last generation's Sony PlayStation 2.