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 the iPhone and iPod touch as a gaming platform. Earlier this week, DotEmu announced that the original R-Type, the IREM shooter that simultaneously caused gamers as much glee as it [...]

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 space shooters. Like the mighty and noble Brachiosaurus (at least that’s how I imagined the beast after watching Jurassic Park), the space shooter once ruled the landscape with a quiet [...]

Irem’s R-Type is without a doubt a shmup/shooter classic with its plodding, strategic gameplay, tough-as-nails challenge, huge bosses, and unique graphical style that seems to make even the most mechanical enemies appear semi-organic. Despite the number of sequels that have appeared since the series’ debut in 1987 (such as R-Type Delta and R-Type Final), it’s the [...]

[Disasterpiece is a recurring feature in which the 2D-X staff admits to loving truly awful games. This outing, Jeffrey L. Wilson fesses up to Ninja Combat.] Many of you know me simply as Jeffrey L. Wilson, lead editor of 2D-X, but a good friend of mine, Lauren Fairbanks, frequently calls me by another name: film [...]