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Legend of Legacy HD (Switch)

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Astlibra Revision

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14 Dec 2023

Disgaea 7 (PS5)

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Fate /Samurai Remnant (PS5)

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River City Girls

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FROM THE ARCHIVE

Classic titles from a bygone age

Gravity Rush (PS Vita)

by Ross Locksley

Reviewed: 2012

Project Diva f (PS Vita)

by Dan Barnett

Reviewed: 2014

Drakengard 3 (PlayStation 3)

by Robert Mullarkey

Reviewed: 2014

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13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim (Playstation 4)

9/10

13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim (Switch)

10/10

Akiba's Trip: Hellbound & Debriefed (PS4)

4/10

Akiba's Trip: Undead & Undressed (PS Vita)

9/10

Alice Gear Aegis CS

7/10

Aokana - Four Rhythms Across the Blue (Nintendo Switch)

7/10

Aquapazza (PlayStation 3)

9/10

Arcadia Quest

9/10

Armored Core V (PlayStation 3)

8/10

Assault Suit Leynos 2

8/10

Astlibra Gaiden: The Cave of Phantom Mist

7/10

Astlibra Revision

8/10

Astral Chain (Switch)

9/10

Atelier Dusk Trilogy Deluxe Pack (Playstation 4)

8/10

Atelier Escha & Logy ~ Alchemists of the Dusk Sky ~ (PlayStation 3)

8/10

Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & The Secret Fairy (PS5)

8/10

Atelier Sophie 2: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Dream (PS4)

8/10

Atelier Sophie DX

9/10

Awaken Astral Blade (Steam)

7/10

Ayakashi Ghost Guild (iOS, Android)

8/10

Battle Princess Madelyn

7/10

Battletech

8/10

Black Desert Online PS4

2/10

Blazblue Continuum Shift Extend

9/10

Blazblue Continuum Shift II (PSP / 3DS)

9/10

BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle (PlayStation 4)

9/10

Blazblue Portable (PSP)

9/10

BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma (PlayStation 3)

8/10

Blue Reflection (PS4)

6/10

Blue Reflection: Second Light (PS4)

8/10

Bubble Bobble 4 Friends

8/10

Bug Princess 2

9/10

Caffeine: Victoria's Legacy

7/10

Cat Quest (Switch)

8/10

Catherine

7/10

Chained Echoes

9/10

Chantelise - A Tale of Two Sisters

7/10

Chaos;Child

7/10

Chenso Club (Switch)

8/10

Cherry Tree High Comedy Club (PC)

6/10

Child of Light (PlayStation 4)

8/10

Chrono Trigger (DS)

9/10

Ciel Fledge (Switch)

7/10

Clea - Nintendo Switch

7/10

Clockwork Aquario

9/10

Code Vein

7/10

Conception II (PS Vita)

7/10

Cotton Reboot!

9/10

CrisTales (PS5)

8/10

Da Capo (PC)

5/10

Da Capo: Innocent Finale (PC)

7/10

Dangan Ronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc (PS Vita)

9/10

Dangnronpa V3 Killing Harmony

4/10

Darius Cozmic Collections (PS4, Nintendo Switch)

7/10

Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin

8/10

Dark Souls III

10/10

Dark Souls: Remastered

10/10

Dead Days (Adult Content)

3/10

Dead or Alive Dimensions (Nintendo 3DS)

8/10

Dead or School (Nintendo Switch)

7/10

Deadly Heart Gambit

9/10

Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax (Vita)

9/10

Disgaea 3: Absence of Detention (PS Vita)

10/10

Disgaea 6 Complete (PS5)

9/10

Disgaea 6(Switch) - Review

9/10

Disgaea 7 (PS5)

8/10

DJ Max Respect (PS4)

8/10

DNF Duel

8/10

Dodonpachi Resurrection (Xbox 360)

5/10

Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragon

9/10

Dragon Ball Super Card Game

7/10

Dragon Ball Z: Attack of the Sayians (DS)

6/10

Dragon Ball: Raging Blast (Xbox 360)

6/10

Dragon Ball: Revenge of King Piccolo (Wii)

7/10

Dragon is Dead (Steam)

6/10

Dragonball Fusions (3DS)

8/10

Dragonball XenoVerse (PS4)

7/10

Dragonball Z Ultimate Tenkaichi (Xbox 360)

7/10

Dragon's Crown (PS Vita)

10/10

Drakengard 3 (PlayStation 3)

6/10

Dusk Diver (PS4)

6/10

Earth Defense Force 2017 Portable (Vita)

5/10

Edelweiss / Edelweiss: Eiden Fantasia (PC)

7/10

Ef - The First Tale (PC)

8/10

Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising

7/10

Eiyuden Chronicles: Hundred Heroes

8/10

Elden Ring

9/10

Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree

9/10

Eryi's Action

8/10

ETHER VAPOR Remaster (PC)

9/10

Everybody's Tennis (PSP)

7/10

Exo-Calibre

7/10

Ex-Zodiac (Early Access)

7/10

Fairy Tail (Nintendo Switch)

8/10

Fate /Samurai Remnant (PS5)

8/10

Fate Extella (PS4)

8/10

Final Fantasy VII Remake (Playstation 4)

10/10

Fire Emblem Awakening (3DS)

10/10

Fitness Boxing feat. Hatsune Miku

9/10

Flowstone Saga

10/10

Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon (Wii)

7/10

Freedom Planet 2 (Nintendo Switch)

9/10

Frontier Hunter Erza's Wheel of Fortune

7/10

Gal Guardians - Servants of the Dark

9/10

Gal Gun 2 (PS4)

6/10

Ghost of Tsushima

10/10

Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective (Nintendo DS)

8/10

Gigantic Army (PC)

9/10

Girls Und Panzer : Dream Tank Match

8/10

Gleylancer (Switch)

9/10

Goblin Slayer: Another Adventurer - Nightmare Feast

7/10

Gods Eater Burst (PSP)

8/10

Gravity Rush (PS Vita)

9/10

Gravity Rush 2 (PlayStation 4)

8/10

Gravity Rush HD and Gravity Rush 2 - PS4

8/10

Guilty Gear Strive (PS5)

9/10

Gundam Extreme Vs (PlayStation 3)

10/10

Gundam SEED Battle Destiny (Vita)

8/10

Gundam Seed: Rengou vs ZAFT Portable

10/10

Gundam Versus (PS4)

9/10

Gundam vs Gundam (PSP)

8/10

Harvest Moon: A New Beginning (Nintendo 3DS)

3/10

Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Future Tone

10/10

Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX (Nintendo 3DS)

8/10

Higurashi: When They Cry (PC)

6/10

Infinity Operation: Wildfire

9/10

Irem Collection Volume 2

8/10

Judgement

7/10

Kandagawa Jet Girls (PS4)

6/10

Karakara (PC)

7/10

Kena Bridge Of Spirits

5/10

Kid Icarus: Uprising (3DS)

7/10

Kill la Kill IF (PS4)

8/10

King of Fighters XIII

9/10

Kirakira (PC)

7/10

Kirakira Curtain Call (PC)

6/10

K-ON! Houkago Live!! (PSP)

9/10

Konosuba Love for these Clothes of Desire

8/10

Konosuba Tabletop roleplaying game

8/10

Legend of Legacy HD (Switch)

7/10

Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII (PS3)

8/10

Long Live the Queen Review

7/10

Loop8 : Summer of Gods (PS4)

5/10

Lost Judgement

7/10

Lost Ruins

8/10

Love Live! School Idol Festival (iOS/Android)

7/10

Macross Ace Frontier (PSP)

9/10

Macross Shooting Insight (PS5)

6/10

Macross Ultimate Frontier (PSP)

9/10

Master Detective Archives RainCode

4/10

Meg's Monster (Switch)

8/10

Melty Blood Actress Again Current Code (PC)

8/10

7/10

7/10

8/10

8/10

Momodora: Moonlit Farewell

7/10

Monark Review (PS5)

7/10

Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (Wii U/3DS)

7/10

Monster Monpiece (Vita)

8/10

Mullet Mad Jack (Steam)

10/10

My Hero One's Justice 2 (PS4)

7/10

NAIRI: Tower of Shirin Review (Switch)

8/10

NanoApostle

8/10

Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 (Xbox 360)

8/10

Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 (PlayStation 4)

7/10

8/10

9/10

8/10

8/10

Neptunia Game Maker R:Evolution

8/10

Neptunia Riders vs Dogoos

5/10

Neptunia X Senran Kagura

7/10

Ni No Kuni II - Nintendo Switch

8/10

Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch (PS3)

9/10

Ninja Saviours Return of the Warriors

10/10

Nitroplus Blasterz

8/10

No More Heroes (Nintendo Switch)

7/10

No More Heroes 2 Desperate Struggle

6/10

No More Heroes 3 (PS5)

7/10

NobodyNowhere

9/10

Octopath Traveler II Limited Edition

9/10

One Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows (PS4)

7/10

Panic in Sweets Land

7/10

Persona 4 Arena (PS3,360)

10/10

Persona 4 Arena Ultimax (PlayStation 3)

7/10

Phantom Breaker

6/10

Phantom Breaker Omnia (Switch)

7/10

Planetarian ~the reverie of a little planet~ (PC)

7/10

Pocket Bravery (Switch)

8/10

Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity (Nintendo 3DS)

5/10

Professor Layton vs Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (Nintendo 3DS)

8/10

Project Diva f (PS Vita)

9/10

Project Diva X

7/10

Project X Zone (3DS)

7/10

Project Zero Maiden Of Black Water

6/10

Puyo Puyo Tetris (PC Steam)

9/10

Rage of the Dragons NEO

8/10

Realm of Ink

9/10

Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale

8/10

Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth (Switch)

9/10

Resident Evil 2 The Board Game

8/10

Resident Evil 4

9/10

Ridge Racer 3D (Nintendo 3DS)

7/10

Riki 8Bit Game Collection

9/10

River City Girls

8/10

Root Double: Before Crime After Days (Switch)

8/10

Rune Factory 4 Special

7/10

Rune Factory 5 - Switch Review

7/10

Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma

9/10

Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin (Switch)

7/10

Sakura (Boardgame)

6/10

Sakura Angels

4/10

Sakura Wars: So Long, My Love (Wii)

7/10

Samurai Riot Definitive Edition (Switch)

6/10

Scar-Lead Salvation (PS5)

7/10

Scarlet Nexus (PS5)

9/10

SEGA Mega Drive and Genesis Classics

8/10

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice

10/10

Senran Kagura Burst (Nintendo 3DS)

6/10

Sensei I Like You So Much!

7/10

Shadow of the Ninja Reborn (Steam)

9/10

Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga (PlayStation 3)

9/10

Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga 2 (PlayStation 3)

9/10

Shining Resonance Refrain

4/10

Shuffle! (PC)

6/10

Sin & Punishment: Successor of the Skies (Wii)

9/10

Singularity 5 VR

10/10

Sisters Royale: Five Sisters Under Fire

9/10

SNK Neo Geo Pocket Collection Vol 2

6/10

Space Invaders Forever (Switch)

7/10

Space Invaders Invincible (Nintendo Switch)

8/10

Space Marine Heroes Wave 2

7/10

Spirit City: Lofi Sessions

8/10

Spy x Anya (Steam)

7/10

Steins;Gate 0 (PlayStation 4)

9/10

Stories from Sol: The Gun Dog

9/10

Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town (Switch)

8/10

Street Fighter 6 (PS5)

9/10

Street Fighter V Arcade Edition

9/10

Super Street Fighter IV (Xbox 360)

9/10

Super Technos World: River City & Technos Arcade Classics

6/10

Superbeat Xonic (PS Vita)

8/10

Superlative Night Dreams Cotton Fantasy

9/10

Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris (PS4)

5/10

Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment (PS Vita)

7/10

Sword of the Vagrant (Switch)

8/10

Tales from Toyotoki: Arrival of the Witch (Switch)

7/10

Tales of Arise Review (PS5)

10/10

Tales of Symphonia - Remastered (Switch)

8/10

Tales Of Symphonia (Gamecube)

9/10

Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World (Wii)

7/10

Tales of the Abyss (Nintendo 3DS)

8/10

Tales of Xillia 2 (PlayStation 3)

8/10

Tatsunoko vs Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars (Wii)

8/10

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Shredder's Revenge

10/10

Tekken 6 (Xbox 360)

9/10

Tetris Effect

8/10

The Cruel King and the Great Hero

7/10

The Hundred Line: Last Defence Academy

9/10

The Karate Kid: Street Rumble

6/10

The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak

9/10

The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince (PS4)

8/10

The Nameless: Slay Dragon (Steam)

9/10

Tokyo Xanadu eX+ (Switch)

6/10

Touhou Spell Carnival (Switch)

7/10

Touken Ranbu Warriors

5/10

Trigger Heart Exelica

8/10

Trouble Witches Neo (Live Arcade)

9/10

Umihara Kawase BaZooKa!

7/10

Under Defeat (Switch)

7/10

UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH Exe:Late cl-r (PS4)

8/10

Under-Night In-Birth Exe Late(st)

9/10

Until Then (Switch)

9/10

Valkyria Chronicles (PS3)

9/10

Valkyria Chronicles 4

8/10

Welcome to a Sexy, Open World! (Adult Content)

4/10

WitchSpring3 Re:Fine

6/10

Wonder Boy Asha in Monster World

8/10

Xenoblade Chronicles 2

8/10

Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna – The Golden Country

6/10

Yakuza 3 (PS3)

7/10

Yakuza 6: The Song of Life

8/10

Yakuza 7 Like a Dragon

10/10

Yakuza Remastered Collection

6/10

Yars Rising

8/10

Yasha Legends of the Demon Blade

8/10

Ys: Memories of Celceta (PS4)

8/10

Zanki Zero

9/10

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