Category: Reviews
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Retro Review: “Windjammers” (1994, Data East, Neo Geo MVS)
By Michael Mygind Windjammers (or Flying Power Disk in Japan), published by Data East in 1994 for the NEO GEO MVS arcade, is basically air hockey with a Frisbee. The game has six selectable characters, each with their own strengths and skill levels. Each character represents a certain country, with most characters looking like hulking…
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Alien: Isolation DLC Review #1 – Crew Expendable
By Marshall Garvey Welcome all to the first installment of my Alien: Isolation DLC reviews! As you may know, I’ve vouched heavily for Sega and Creative Assembly’s crack at interstellar survival horror here at LTG. Even as someone who notoriously doesn’t buy new games often (if ever), I chose to treat myself to it…
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What We’re Playing This Week, 1st Week of February
By the Last Token Gaming Staff Marshall Garvey: Hellllllooooo nostalgia! My week belongs to a title I hardly consider a video game, and more like a part of myself: Banjo-Kazooie. I’d estimate upwards of 40% of my life in the late 90’s belonged solely to this game, thanks to its incredible detail, endearing characters,…
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Foreign Favorites: Volume 2
By Michael Mygind This is another look at some games that we never saw a release for on our side of the world. This time around, I’ll be focusing on three action games on the Super Famicom, N64 and Sony PlayStation. Sengoku Densyo (1993, Data East, Super Famicom) Sengoku Densyo is the home port of…
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What We’re Playing This Week, 2015 Kickoff Edition
By the Last Token Gaming Staff Marshall Garvey: My chief fix has of course been God of War II, whose Hall of Fame Review I’m currently wrapping up. But aside from ripping the heads off Medusas and goring minotaurs, my “leisure” game of choice has been the always reliable The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. While…
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TellTale’s Game of Thrones: Iron from Ice Episode 1 Review
Developer: TellTale Games Publisher: TellTale Games Rated: M for Mature Release Date: December 2, 2014 (US) Platform: Xbox One (Reviewed), Xbox 360, Playstation 4, Playstation 3, PC, Mac, Android, iPhone, Steam (Reviewed) MSRP: $4.99 Originally, this was to be a joint review of TellTale’s Game of Thrones: Iron from Ice Episode 1 as Last Token Gaming’s first ever video review.…
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Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire Review
Developer: Game Freak Publisher: The Pokemon Company, Nintendo Rated: E Release Date: November 21th 2014 Platform: Nintendo 3DS MSRP: $39.99 Over a year ago, the whole world was awed as Game Freak brought Pokemon X and Y to the store shelves. Aside from the new region to explore and new Pokemon to catch, we were…
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Along the Frozen Landscape: Never Alone (Kisima Ingutchina) Review
Developer: Upper One Games Publisher: E-Line Media Rated: E Release Date: November 18th 2014 (US) Platform: Xbox One (Reviewed), Playstation 4, Microsoft Window MSRP: $14.99 Very few games stick with me long after putting the controller down. Even fewer make the leap from being a game to an “experience”. In an age where there’s a lot of…
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Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric review
Developer: Big Red Button Entertainment (Wii U) Publisher: Sega Rated: E Release Date: November 11th 2014 (US) Platform: Wii U MSRP: $49.99 As of now, I’m sure that you guys are aware of the reception of Sonic Slump…I mean Sonic Boom. But in case that you haven’t heard on how Sonic Boom did, or if…
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A Glitch in the System: Assassin’s Creed: Unity Review
Developer: Ubisoft Montreal Publisher: Ubisoft Release Date: November 11, 2014 Rated:M for Mature Platform: Playstation 4, Xbox One (Reviewed on) MSRP: $59.99 Genre: Historical Action-Adventure Whenever I write a review for any game, I try my best to write out my thoughts before condemning or approving it with the most objective, constructive tone I can…