So, we’ve come to Konami’s entry in the genre of pro wrestling games. Rumble Roses is an all-female wrestling game, which is something that existed for a while. Most of these games never left Japan, which is a shame in some cases. This is a tamer version of some of the other female wrestling gamesContinue reading “Rumble Roses is Good but Not Great”
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Fire Pro Wrestling Returns, Good but not Great
Right off the bat, the name of the game confused me. Fire Pro Wrestling Returns was released in 2005, and I started wondering if I missed a game. It was released in North America in 2007. It turns out that there was a Fire Pro Wrestling game on the GBA. Since I haven’t played anyContinue reading “Fire Pro Wrestling Returns, Good but not Great”
Showdown: Legends of Wrestling is Good but Not Great
Showdown: Legends of Wrestling was released in 2004 and was the last game in the series. It is also one of the last games that Acclaim released before it went bankrupt. This little tidbit made me want to do some more research on Acclaim. With Acclaim going away, this series ended. There is a lotContinue reading “Showdown: Legends of Wrestling is Good but Not Great”
Legends of Wrestling on the PS2: An Odd Game
A while ago, I looked at the GameCube wrestling games, and two of them stood out as being better than I was expecting. The Legends of Wrestling games were surprisingly fun to play, especially after getting burned out on the other Acclaim wrestling games. This time, I’m going to be looking at the PS2 versionContinue reading “Legends of Wrestling on the PS2: An Odd Game”
RoTK VII: The Best Game in the Series
Romance of the Three Kingdoms VII might sound like an odd choice for a game to look at. It is right in the middle of the series, and much of what it does has been improved on. The game was released in the early 2000s on the PS2. This is my favorite game in theContinue reading “RoTK VII: The Best Game in the Series”
The Best Retro Games as Christmas Presents
Christmas is a fun time of the year. It was one of two times a year that I would get new video games when I was a kid. Not only that, but it was a welcome break from school. At times, I dreaded going to school for a bunch of reasons. I grew up inContinue reading “The Best Retro Games as Christmas Presents”
SmackDown! Just Bring It a Great Game on the PS2
SmackDown!: Just Bring It is the third game in the series. It was released in November 2001 for the PS2. This is one of the many games I’ve never played, and I’m wondering what I was doing in November that caused me to miss this game. I was in my final year of high school,Continue reading “SmackDown! Just Bring It a Great Game on the PS2”
Rampage: From Wonderful to Forgotten
Rampage is one of my favorite arcade games. I first played it on the NES and rented it several times over the years. I initially thought the game was a mashup of King Kong and Godzilla. I didn’t know the game’s story, and that is what I assumed it was. Years later, I discovered IContinue reading “Rampage: From Wonderful to Forgotten”
Rampage: Total Destruction is the Best Since the Original
This is the last console release for the series. Rampage: Total Destruction is another reboot, so you can forget everything from the previous games. I’m not sure if the series needed to be rebooted, but it needed to be freshened up with some different gameplay. Rampage: Total Destruction was released in 2006 for the PS2Continue reading “Rampage: Total Destruction is the Best Since the Original”
Trapt: An Underwhelming Survival Game
Trapt is an odd game in the Deception series. For some reason, Tecmo decided to drop the series name for this game. I stumbled across this game in the mid-2000s when I was in the Navy. In Japan, this game was called Kagero II, which adds to the confusion for people following this series. TraptContinue reading “Trapt: An Underwhelming Survival Game”