Demon days
Revert to Saved recently had Hellboy week, so you might already have an inkling that I’m a fan of Mike Mignola’s blue-collar demon. However, the first Hellboy film didn’t entirely deliver. Although it retained something of the spirit of the original comic, it lacked its humour and fascination with folklore, instead concentrating on Lovecraftian […]
It pongs. You won’t want to break it out at a party. Etc.
“It may seem familiar, but it’s like nothing you’ve ever seen before!” boasts Taito about Arkanoid DS. However, this isn’t entirely true—I’ve seen plenty of half-baked Breakout games over the years.
The fact remains that Arkanoid was never that good in the first place. […]
Posted: August 22, 2008
By Craig Grannell in Gaming, Nintendo DS, Rated: 1/5, Retro gaming, Reviews
Rebellion’s bought Blackfish, publisher of Death Ray, which will now go quarterly. Rebellion also owns 2000 AD… http://tinyurl.com/5srr4r #
Most fun DS game of late: New International Track and Field. However, the throwing events are hateful (as in Zoo-Keeper-Quest-Mode hateful). #
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