Recent Posts Tagged With 'sega'

• Get Ready: Virtual-On Oratorio Tangram Coming to XBLA

  Posted on Monday March 2nd, 2009 at 12:30 in xbox 360, sega, dreamcast, xbla, giant robots, virtual-on, virtual-on oratorio tangram

  Kotaku are reporting, via Famitsu, that Sega’s classic mech fighter is heading to Xbox Live Arcade.  This news comes after Sega re-Trademarking a handful of its IPs, such as Jet Set Radio and one of the best games ever, Cosmic Smash.  Unfortu...

• Review: Sonic’s Ultimate Genesis Collection

  Posted on Wednesday February 25th, 2009 at 13:20 in Culture, review, ps3, retro, sega, sonic's ultimate genesis collection

  Growing up in the early 90’s, it’s hard not to look back on the glory days of Sega with rose-colored glasses. That’s why the announcement of a compilation like Sonic’s UItimate Genesis Collection can tend to make one a little...

• I want a Sonic CGI movie something fierce

  Posted on Tuesday February 17th, 2009 at 10:44 in Culture, sega, sonic, sonic unleashed

  Finally got around to starting Sonic Unleashed this week. And yes, I really do like it despite the lukewarm reviews it seemed to be treated to around the net — expect a review to drop over the next little while. But that’s not what this...

• An Importer’s Wildest Dream(cast) Comes True

  Posted on Tuesday February 10th, 2009 at 08:29 in Culture, hunting, sega, dreamcast, imports, rare, holy shit

  When I was younger I would see the import advertisements in the back of EGM and wish I could afford that stuff.  Today, I browse Play-Asia and wish I could afford that stuff.  Over the weekend, however, I stumbled into the deal of a lifetime.  Gat...

• Overkill gameplay retains Grindhouse style

  Posted on Tuesday February 3rd, 2009 at 11:30 in Culture, wii, sega, screenshots, house of the dead, house of the dead overkill

  Set the clock in the DeLorean to 10am yesterday. I had just published a post about some more of the awesome Grindhouse-style promotional work being done for House of the Dead: Overkill. Reading that post you may notice that I ponder whether or not ...

• Grindhouse lives! House of the Dead Overkill posters

  Posted on Monday February 2nd, 2009 at 09:15 in Culture, wii, sega, house of the dead, house of the dead overkill

  Ever since the trailer debuted last year I’ve been super excited to get my hands on Overkill, the new title in the House of the Dead franchise. Light gun games have always been a hoot, and with all of the Grindhouse-style promotional items and...

• Review: MUSHA (Wii Virtual Console/Genesis)

  Posted on Wednesday January 21st, 2009 at 10:30 in Nintendo, review, wii, retro, sega, new releases, genesis, shooters, virtual console, vc, mechs, shmups

  Shmup fans rejoice!  Hinted at earlier by a rating from the ESRB, the best shooter of the Genesis / MegaDrive has been released for Wii’s Virtual Console. In MUSHA, you take on the role of Terri, a female pilot of, of course, a giant mech.  T...

• Import Request: Thunder Force VI

  Posted on Tuesday January 20th, 2009 at 14:30 in retro, ps2, sega, import, Shmup, sony playstation, thunder force

  It’s simple enough to play imports on some systems (Dreamcast, any Nintendo handheld), but when it comes to PS2 imports, you’re going to need a hacked console or an expensive Japanese system.  This makes importing a lot of fantastic game...