Lollipop Magazine

Xenoblade Chronicles – Review

April 13, 2012

Within the first steps of this epic RPG, you’ll want to spend time in this awe-inspiring foreign world, taking on quests out of desire rather than necessity.

Disney Epic Mickey – Review

March 29, 2011

Has more in common with second-tier platform adventures like Mushroom Men and Deadly Creatures or Rayman 2 than it does with Nintendo’s modern classics.

GoldenEye 007 – Review

January 27, 2011

A reimagining of the Nintendo 64 classic, except with Daniel Craig retrofitted in to replace Pierce Brosnan.

Gunblade NY – L.A. Machineguns – Review

October 5, 2010

Also-rans from the light gun’s mid-’90’s heyday. They’re faithful recreations of arcade games known more for unwieldy plastic cannons than for their gameplay.

Arc Rise Fantasia – Review

October 5, 2010

Not a bucket list RPG like a Final Fantasy or Zelda, but it doesn’t carry the rigid expectations or sequel fatigue, so it’s free to carve its own unique path.

Tournament of Legends – Review

August 10, 2010

A fully-realized fighting game, with colorful characters and flashy combat, attractive battle arenas, and authoritative narration from the heavens.

Fragile Dreams – Farewell Ruins of the Moon – Review

April 1, 2010

You wake up to find the world in ruins and its entire population absent. Using the Wii Remote as a flashlight, you explore in your search for answers.

No More Heroes 2 – Desperate Struggle – Review

March 1, 2010

When Travis Touchdown fires up his katana and screams “Fuck you!” as he carves up opponents, you’re ready for the gaming equivalent of Never Mind The Bollocks.

Muramasa – The Demon Blade – Review

February 1, 2010

The brilliantly colorful and evocative environments are awe-inspiring: This is the most starkly beautiful game of 2009, and one of the handsomest of all time.

Cursed Mountain – Review

December 1, 2009

Inspired by old-school horror games, it’s a Silent Hill-type mood piece that has you searching for your brother on a mountain in the Himalayas.