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Okay, that title is a little all over the place but bear with me on this one. The Waste Land is representative of all of those titles with a possible bit of 8 Eyes mixed in for good measure- the design combination is very hard to pin down. Based on T.S. Eliot’s poem, The Waste […]
Posts Tagged ‘metroidvania’
New Game: The Waste Land Brings Ghouls n Ghosts Bosses to Castlevania Looking Metroid Styled Levels
November 14th, 2014 
Carl Williams 
Posted in Comp, News 
Tags: 8 eyes, action, adventure, castlevania, Ghouls n Ghosts, metroid, metroidvania, poem, retro, retro game, retrogaming, steam, T.S. Eliot, The Waste Land, windows 
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New Game: Momodora III Now Available
July 25th, 2014 Carl Williams If you have played Cave Story and enjoyed it, you should check out Momodora III. To say this game is a Metroidvania style game would be a minomer for the genre that this game belongs to. Momodora III does feature sprawling levels, melee combat and a gripping storyline which will keep you interested in finding […]
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Review: Castle of Shadows on Android
June 30th, 2014 Carl Williams Action titles involving the undead, usually a vampire of some sort, are a dime a dozen. Ones that are actually good are rarer though. Castle of Shadows by Playphone Inc, runs the gamut of mediocrity for storys- literally one sentence that mentions something about
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Posted in News, Portables Tags: action, adventure, android, castle, castle of shadows, castlevania, circle of the moon, demons, despair, fantasy, google, hand held, handheld, harmony of dissonance, horror, inc., love, market, metroidvania, play, playphone, romance, shadows, sword, swords No Comments »
Atari Lynx Games That Everyone Should Play
March 23rd, 2014 Carl Williams The Atari Lynx was ill-fated from the beginning. It was bounced from developer Epyx to Atari and then to the discount bin. Gamers never really gave this hand held a chance. Atari did do a great job in getting some high profile titles for their hand held though. From Batman Returns and Double Dragon, Atari […]
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Posted in Atari Lynx, News, Portables Tags: action, adventure, arcade, atari, atari lynx, bram stoker, california games, crystal mines II, double dragon, dracula the undead, hand held, lynx, metroidvania, ms. pac-man, portable, retro, switchblade II No Comments »
Review: Ava’s Quest on iOS
March 23rd, 2014 Carl Williams Everyone grows up eventually, leaving behind beloved toys of a childhood that is quickly fleeting. One such young adult, Ava, has just given up all of those toys that created a fun childhood. The problem is, one of those toys, “the witch” is in disagreement with this moving on period of life and takes action […]
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Posted in NEC, News, Portables, Reviews Tags: 4th gen, action, adventure, avas quest, ipad, iphone, ipod touch, itunes, iwin, mario, metroidvania, nemo games, nes, platform, retrogame, retrogaming, review, super nintendo, windows No Comments »
Kickstarter: Red Goddess by Yanim Studio (2.5D Adventure Title Needs Your Help)
March 20th, 2014 Carl Williams Red Goddess is currently on Kickstarter and looking for funding, if you enjoy 2.5D action adventures then you will definitely want to check this game out. Levels will be “Metroidvania” affairs, unique implementation of puzzles and a planet that is literally fighting you. What more could you want?
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