Game Reviews - TheHDRoom

‘Windjammers’ Review: Tossin’ The Disc

3.5

out of 5

September 27, 2017

Windjammers was originally released, by the now defunct developer Data East, for the Neo Geo game system and arcade back in 1994. An odd game that I would describe as the love child of Street Fighter 2 and air hockey,… Read More

3.5

out of 5

‘Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite’ Review: Not Quite Right

3.0

out of 5

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September 26, 2017

Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite has arrived! Many fighting game fans, like myself, have waited patiently for the last six years since the previous installment Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 hit in 2011. UMvC3 was one of my all-time favorite fighting… Read More

3.0

out of 5

‘Senran Kagura Peach Beach Splash’ Review

3.8

out of 5

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September 25, 2017

There’s always been a stigma surrounding the Senran Kagura games. I’ve played Estival Versus and Shinovi Versus in the past, not because I was necessarily interested in the games but because I had always been curious what the appeal was,… Read More

3.8

out of 5

‘Thimbleweed Park’ Review: Point, Click, Laugh

4.0

out of 5

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September 19, 2017

Thimbleweed Park is a new indie title from developer Terrible Toybox and designed by legendary creators Ron Gilbert and Gary Winnick, creators of Maniac Mansion and The Secret of Monkey Island. Just like the games they gave us decades ago,… Read More

4.0

out of 5

‘Night Trap: 25th Anniversary Edition’ Review: Retro Cheese

3.0

out of 5

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September 19, 2017

Ah the early 1990s, when everyone in politics wanted to blame music, movies, and video games for the “moral degradation” of our youth. As one of those yoots (My Cousin Vinny, go watch it kids), I was playing almost every… Read More

3.0

out of 5

‘Monster Hunter Stories’ Review: Ride On, Hunters

4.2

out of 5

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September 17, 2017

There’s something special about Monster Hunter games. The rabid fanbase, the cooperative multiplayer hunts, grinding endlessly for one piece of loot to create a new weapon. Despite these hooks, a lot of people describe the Monster Hunter series as inaccessible. In… Read More

4.2

out of 5

Destiny 2 Review: Welcome Back, Guardians

4.5

out of 5

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September 15, 2017

Between the time that the original base Destiny launched and the launch of its first major expansion, The Taken King, the team at Bungie learned a lot. They learned the importance of storytelling, the importance of giving players something to… Read More

4.5

out of 5

‘Last Day Of June’ Review: A Tragedy Redefined

4.1

out of 5

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September 5, 2017

If you could go back to a point of time to change the eventual outcome, would you? Knowing all that you know, and risking all that you are, would it be worth it to challenge fate? If you could risk… Read More

4.1

out of 5

Yakuza Kiwami Review: Enter the Dragon

4.5

out of 5

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August 30, 2017

Kazuma Kiryu entered the Sega scene almost 11 years ago with Yakuza for the Playstation 2. Four sequels, and one spin off later, Yakuza makes a glorious HD return for Sony’s newest console with Yakuza Kiwami. With updated visuals, new… Read More

4.5

out of 5

‘Sonic Mania’ Review: Faster Than The Speed Of Blue

4.1

out of 5

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August 29, 2017

Sonic the Hedgehog has had a rough go of it in recent years. After debuting as SEGA's de facto mascot in the 1990s, the blue speedster tried to follow Mario's journey into various other genres of games. But unlike Nintendo's… Read More

4.1

out of 5