Gradius III is a scrolling arcade shooter game that was originally released for the Super Nintendo in 1991. The game puts you into the roll of Vic Viper, a starfighter that must combat against the Bacterion Empire. You must make your way through ten levels and battle against many evil foes. The Super Nintendo release is different from the original arcade version by offering decreased difficulty, an increase in armaments, and the ability to continue…

A great game for a time, Earthworm Jim is a faithful and amusing adaptation of the collectible card game, but it suffers as a single-player video game. Earthworm Jim is no Mario, but he still has a following out there that will be more than happy to take him on the run. I’m all for revisiting classic games, but in all honesty EWJ just doesn’t seem old enough to merit any real nostalgia. The Game Boy Advance is clearly demonstrating how easy it is …

Alien 3 is video game based on the movie sequel of the same name. The plot of the movie picks up directly after the end of Aliens. Ellen Ripley, the main character of the Alien series, is in cryo-sleep aboard the space ship Sulaco. Unfortunately, an alien or two has stowed away on the Sulaco, and wreaked havoc within the ship. Thus, it crash lands on the prison colony planet Fiorina 161. Ripley and the unarmed prisoners have to figure out a way to …

You have a ship with virtually no equipment. Take her and trade among the different star systems. You can be safe and trade on razor-thin margins among the safe systems, or take some risks and trade with anarchic systems while watching out for pirates. You can save on fuel costs by buying a fuel scoop and fly near the sun, but again, watch out for pirates! Or be a pirate yourself and raid other ships… Don’t get a bad rep as the police will come after you…

Metal Slug advance is a totally original title developed for the GameBoy Advance, with whole new levels and even new characters. It’s nice when a developer takes the time to bring something new to a portable console…
The game also features a new Card Collecting feature. This isn’t to say that Metal Slug has gone all Yu-Gi-Oh, but rather there are now cards that can be collected to give your player special features or can simply …