The legendary Rondo of Blood (the boss PC Engine CD title, not the gimped SNES Dracula X) is coming to Virtual Console this week to the delight of many that savor the 2D, whip-cracking battles between the Belmonts and the evils of the night. It’s a great Castlevania entry with awesome music, that you no [...]

Virtual Vox Pop is a weekly open mic in which we ask you, the reader, to sound off on a particular topic. This week, it’s Dreamcast 2 speculation. Ever since the pre-mature death of the legendary Dreamcast, hardcore SEGA fanboys have held on to a small, minute, glimmer of hope that the company would shift [...]

When it comes to racing games, I like mine of the arcade variety. I don’t want to tinker with gears, I don’t want to worry about acquiring licenses; I simply want roaring engines, insane jumps, crazy power slides, wacky characters, and, if possible, inane weapons that you can use to take out cocky foes that think they have their positions on lock.

Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars, the latest in Capcom’s wacky-yet-honored Vs. series, arrives as the perfect palette cleanser between installments of the chess-like, rage-inducing Street Fighter IV. A terrific blend of fun and skill, giant robots, science ninja teams and war photographers duke it out in one of the Wii’s finest brawler since Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

After Muramasa left me lukewarm I was eager to see A Boy and His Blob try its hand at 2D goodness on the Wii. I never played the original game beyond renting it one weekend long ago, and like many NES games of the day I got stuck, ragequit and never looked back. It was [...]

Honestly, I didn’t think it would be this good. Those were the words I silently spoke to myself as my Alex took a nasty Ryu super from a Capcom representative during one of many rousing Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars matches I played on Friday evening. Capcom, gamingverse, please forgive my early skepicism. But know [...]

“The President has been kidnapped by Ninjas. Are you a bad enough dude to rescue the President?” Yes, folks, Bad Dudes Vs. DragonNinja (possibly the most kickass title that has ever graced videogamedom) is back, along with 14 other memorable titles from Data East’s vaults, courtesy of Majesco Entertainment.  Data East Arcade Classics features such [...]

Here it is, kids. Remember, this Wii exclusive (that’s still a head-scratcher) will be released on January 26th, 2010.

Muramasa: The Demon Blade continues Vanillaware’s mission to deliver gorgeous 2D gaming. After their PlayStation 2 action-RPG Odin Sphere, and now this, it’s clear Vanillaware gives all their attention to the beautiful, painterly visuals of their games. When it comes to the actual video game part of their games, well, things get iffy.

Interested in more A Boy and His Blob info beyond that which was provided in my hands-on preview? Check out this short video clip that will give you a behind the scenes glimpse of the magic involved in its creation.