Category Archives: Video Games

Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood is a game I’ll always remember very fondly because it was given to me out of the blue as a kind gift from a good friend. So, really, the game got quite lucky, because if … Continue reading →

This game is the sequel to the original Sonic the Hedgehog game. I have to say, I didn’t really like the first game and so I was quite cautious going into the second; I wasn’t expecting much and I just … Continue reading →

For years Mr. Pants was the loveable mascot of Rare’s website and he’d make little cameos in their games (such as being seen on television in Banjo-Tooie) but he never really took the centre stage. That is, until 2005 when … Continue reading →

Mario Kart: Double Dash!! is the fourth game in the Mario Kart series and it might just be the most innovative of the lot! However, while Double Dash!! may bring a lot of new features and changes to the series, … Continue reading →

Super Punch-Out!! is the second console game in the Punch-Out!! series (or third, depending on your perspective) and I actually think it’s a significant step up from the first game. Once again you play as Little Mac as he tries … Continue reading →

Battletoads is often remembered as one of the most difficult NES games, which earned it quite a cult following. Since it was so popular, it was followed up with a Game Boy game as well, but while it may have … Continue reading →

Castlevania is a gaming series which has been around for a long time. It’s renowned for its use of gothic horror imagery and use of characters and creatures from literature and mythology. Most specifically, they tend to focus on Dracula. … Continue reading →

Super Paper Mario was the third game in the excellent Paper Mario series, which takes the characters from the Super Mario series and presents them in a ‘paper cut out’ kind of art style while also telling much deeper stories … Continue reading →

Back in the early days of their video game creations Nintendo made a couple of boxing games for arcades. These boxing games were called Punch-Out!! and Super Punch-Out!! and they had you fighting against all kinds of comedic and strange … Continue reading →

After being a little underwhelmed by the third Animal Crossing game, I was a little cautious about this, the fourth in the series. I thought to myself that Animal Crossing might be one of those series which are always pretty … Continue reading →