Vertical scrolling shoot-em up action, Castle Shikigami 2 probably flew under your radar. And for obvious reasons. Terrible voice acting, simple gameplay, and a sure fire option to destroy your TV when playing! Check out this game in my latest video entry into the Modern Classics library.
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Tags: Bad Voice Acting, Castle Shikigami 2, Horizontal, Modern Classics, playstation, PS2, Shoot-em up, Shooter, Vertical, video game, XS
So a game catches my eye and I pick it up. “10 different characters each with their own massive storyline and quest,” “10 huge multi-levled fighting arenas,” and even an “RPG character upgrade system depending on experience earned.” This game seems to have everything I want in a fighter. Well, I wasn’t quite thinking straight this day. Barbarian for the PS2 is a sluggish and non-thrilling 3D fighter that has great potential but falls well short of the finish line.
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Tags: 3D, Barbarian, Ending, Fighter, fighting, Gameplay, Playstation 2, PS2, Review, Sony, Titus, video game

Leave it to the old PS2 to bring in a cartload of games this week. Well, also leave it to buy 2 get 2 free sales to bring in the games. And also the fact that all these games were well less than $10 each. A good variety of games, and even a Wii title, fill out this week’s Round-Up. Check them out.
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Tags: 9/11/11, Action, Barbarian, Darkwatch, Dead or Alive Hardcore, Destroy All Humans 2, DOA, Evolution, fighting, FPS, Gladiator, Heavenly Guardian, King of Fighters 2006, KOF, MK, Mortal Kombat, Nintendo, playstation, PS2, Shaolin Monks, Sony, Sunday Roundup, Sword of Vengeance, Turok, video game, Wii
Join me as we delve deep into the catacombs that are my video game library. This week we have a lesser known Capcom title, Under the Skin. With frantic and zany action, high production values, and even a hefty nod to the Resident Evil franchise, it’s a shame more people haven’t played this lost gem. Read on and see why aliens with tiny ray guns can be your friends….
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Tags: Action, Alien, Capcom, Gameplay, Modern Classics, playstation, PS2, Resident Evil, Under the Skin, Video, video games
New games and old games collide in this week’s round-up! Video games based on TV shows, gratuitous amounts of violence, and Japanese craziness accent a nice haul of exciting games. Let’s delve deep and see what we’ve got…
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Tags: 8/21/11, Atlus, Bangai-O, DS, Eternal Poison, Nintendo, No More Heroes, playstation, PS1, PS2, ps3, Reboot, Sunday Roundup, video games
Will the onslaught of old PS1 games ever end? I sure hope not. This week brought in a good batch of PS1 title, the PS2 Spyro games (for better or for worse), and a free copy of a PC game compliments of Gen Con Indy 2011. Let’s start, shall we?
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Tags: 3D, 8/7/11, fighting, incredible crisis, Iron & Blood, mega man, PC, playstation, PS1, PS2, ps3, Rift, rising zan, rpg, spyro, Sunday Roundup, video games, wu-tang

A new 3DS title, the original Fallouts, and the official expansion set to the first Diablo. This week’s haul of games is all over the place! With ten new entries into the collection, let’s dive right in…
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Tags: 3DS, 7/31/11, Diablo, Dino Crisis 2, DS, Galaga, Hellfire, Pac-Man, Painkiller, PC, PS1, PS2, Resident Evil, Spirit Tracks, Sunday Roundup