There can be little doubt that Splatterhouse is a child of its time. Alex has discussed in detail the thematic influences of late-80s cinema, though the mechanics of Namco’s schlock-action are equally indebted to the era’s arcade scene. Large sprites show off gruesome detail, demonstrating the power of Namco’s first…
One of the things that made me a Sega player, rather than Nintendo, were the wild games the systems offered. While Nintendo seemed to have higher quality and a trustworthy brand, Sega was not afraid to publish some particularly weird stuff. No game ever caught my eye quite as much…
This week Brett and ScottyMo shoot the breeze while Pocky X and Stevie do things in “real life.” They cover everything from Ridge Racer 4 and Pac-Man to Bayonetta in Playboy and Dr. Robotnik socks. And we analyze some fan artwork! Note: We apologize for dropping out around the 1…
Today, Sega announced five DLC packs for Alien: Isolation, the first of which will be available in time for Halloween should you wish to scare yourself even more witless. ‘Corporate Lockdown’ will be available on October 28th and priced at US$8. It includes three new maps for the Survivor Mode…
This week we take a look at Uwe Boll’s masterpiece: House of the Dead Get our audio commentary here to sync up with your DVDs. Our version of the movie is 01:26:33 long, so make sure you have the same copy. Tune in next week when we get back to…
October 8th saw the first episode of the Sega Hard Girls anime premiere in Japan, alongside an international simulcast in North America via Cruncyroll. The series will air every Wednesday at 3:00pm BST. Whilst Britain has gifted the world much (a useful steam engine, industrial swearing, thermos flasks, the computer, reinforced…
The Alien franchise has always been fertile ground for action games, and for the most part the games have always been pretty good. Even the dismal Colonial Marines still had something that could be faintly appreciated by fans of the series. It wasn’t much, but a lot of people are…