amphibious_ReViews

I'm cursed when it comes to arcade games. My experiences always follow the same cycle. I'll boot up the game, immediately appreciate the simple, yet intelligent, design that made it popular, lose a lot, become disenchanted, and decide to play something else instead. Ultimately, I'm just not very good at them, and I lack the patience to get good, so I move on. I thought that's how Centipede would go long before I realized I was cursed, so I never actually gave it a chance. I was right. However, I wasn't as right as I thought, and I actually surprised myself with how much fun I was having by blasting all of those darn bugs! It's pretty ambiguous what you actually play as in Centipede , and I never figured it out. What I do know, is that you can shoot projectiles that defeat enemies and break hazards. Based on that alone, I figured this would just be a clone of Space Invaders , shoot the enemies that move side-to-side while getting progressively lower, use shot-st

Professor Layton and the Curious Village is a delightful puzzle-based visual-novel-style game. Through the unique artistic style and the humorous dialogue, the developers were able to craft a cute little world chock-full of bite-sized puzzles which make up the core gameplay. However, as the eponymous professor's first adventure, it's still a little rough around the edges. The game's core structure is solid, but the tactics used to increase the playtime could definitely use some polishing. I'm still more than satisfied with the time I spent with the game, it's just unlikely that this is an entry in the series that I will be returning to. In the Curious Village , you take control of Professor Layton , and his apprentice, Luke. Your goal is to solve a variety of mysteries that arise during your time in St. Mystere, which you do by investigating the town, speaking with its residents, and solving puzzles. The town itself is interesting, but the real fun happens during

As it has always been exclusive to Japan, when I first picked up this game, I had no idea what to expect. After I started the story mode just for kicks, I realized that this was a full-fledged fighting game on the NES ! There are multiple fighters, unique movesets, destructive combos, and detailed backgrounds. None of this seemed like it belongs on the 8-bit machine, but some very clever programming made it not only possible, but also playable, and actually really enjoyable. I'm definitely not the only person impressed by this game though. It's clearly made some kind of impression in it's home country, as evidenced by Sukapon' s presence as an assist trophy in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate . As I still can't read Japanese, the story was a little difficult to follow. Thankfully, it's not really that important. Playing as the cute-and-simple Sukapon , you have to take down other fighting robots one by one. Those robots are also playable outside of story mode if you j