TRON: Evolution (review)

 Movie tie-in games are typically pretty awful and, sadly, Tron Evolution doesn't do much to buck that trend – although it does do a little. Taking place between the original movie and the sequel, Evolution follows the adventures of a program (that's the Tron-universe word for a virtual person) called "Beta" as he is made to compete in games created by Flynn, the prime mover of the Tron universe. The specific purpose for which Beta participates in these games is never made quite clear, as the PSP game has virtually no cutscenes or explanatory interstitials of any kind.

Prinny 2: operation panties, Dawn Dodd! (Review)

The original Prinny was a bit of an anomaly: a hardcore 2D action tribute to the classic Ghouls n’ Ghosts series from a developer better known for grind-happy strategy games, set in the weird and wacky universe of one of said strategy games (Disgaea). Like its inspiration, Prinny was screamingly difficult - though certainly not unfair – and reactions were split between the game being a brilliant homage to bygone classics or a game so obsessed with emulating the heavy difficulty and imprecise controls of the past that it became unenjoyable. Prinny 2 looks to satisfy the latter camp a bit more while still appealing to the former – and for the most part, it succeeds.