Gamer’s Review: Devil May Cry

During early development of “Resident Evil 4,” video game designer, Hideki Kamiya conceived an idea to make a fun action-adventure game as a spiritual antithesis of Capcom’s “Resident Evil” series.” Loosely based on Dante Alighieri’s “Divine Comedy,” the game titled, “Devil May Cry” centers on a demon hunter named, Dante. He’s hired by Trish to […]

Shangri-La Frontier: Season 1

In 2017, Weekly Shonen Magazine (not relation to Weekly Shonen Jump) published a web novel series titled, “Shangri-La Frontier.” Set in the near future where traditional video games compatible to a screen are labeled as retro are replaced by virtual reality becoming a staple within the gaming community. One gamer named, Rakuro Hizutome spends his […]

Gamer’s Review: Code Lyoko: Quest for Infinity

In 2004, Cartoon Network’s former programming block Miguzi aired an animated series titled, “Code Lyoko.” It’s about a group of middle school students who enter the virtual world, Lyoko. Their mission is to deactivate a tower under X.A.N.A. An artificial intelligence who wants to dominate Earth. The kids’ escort a girl named, Aelita to the […]

Gamer’s Review: Star Wars Jedi: Survivor

After Eletronic Arts (EA for short) published “Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order becoming a critical and commercial success, EA worked on a sequel titled, “Star Wars Jedi Survivor.” Set five years after the first game, Cal Kestis fully retraces his steps becoming a Jedi Knight under the tutelage of his master, Cere Junda. He continues […]

Gamer’s Review: Spider-Man (2002)

2002 was an epic year for cinema. I had an amazing childhood going to see great movies such as “The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers,” “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets,” “Mr. Deeds,” “Austin Powers in Goldmember” & “Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams. One movie in particular I had […]

Gamer’s Review: Lego Marvel Super Heroes

“Lego Marvel Super Heroes” was officially released in 2013 (same year The Last of Us came out) on PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Wii U & Nintendo Switch. It received positive reviews from critics, fans and gamers alike. Besides praise, the game sold millions of copies worldwide. Traveler’s Tales later developed two […]