You’ve probably heard that Nintendo finally launched their awesome rewards program, Club Nintendo, in the US. I heard about it at DSFanboy. Unfortunately, as with all Internet-related things of Nintendo, it’s been impenetrable since its...

I may be the only person on this wide, wacky Internet who went into my first play of Castlevania Judgment with a great sense of optimism, and when I begin this first thirty by saying I took some quick punches to the gut, keep in mind it’s for a...

What is it? The latest round of Castlevania titles for handheld and home console have recently begun to arrive. The newest handheld episode is called Order of Ecclesia, and it’s on DS. Ecclesia takes place in the mysterious portion of the...

Did you grow up playing games on the Sega Genesis? Do you still have a place in your heart for that system? One option to satisfy that craving is to find a Sega Genesis or Megadrive on eBay and play that, but if you want to do it for even less, there is...

Have you downloaded Mega Man 9 yet? If you’re a fan of the original games you really owe it to yourself to do so, unless you’re prone to throwing controllers. I mean that, seriously. I love Mega Man 9, but it’s really damn hard. Since...

I’m going to drop a huge spoiler for Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia: the game makes a highly anachronistic reference to Rachael Ray! Real spoilers follow. Well, not exactly. What happens is Dracula, who is an absolute pain in the ass as always,...

If I’ve worn my love for PlayNTrade on my sleeve and tired you folks of it, it still hasn’t been enough. A friend of mine named Jonathan is a regular at the store now, and every time he’s there, he dutifully checks the place for things...

Chrono Trigger is now out for DS, and my preordered copy came from Amazon.com with the bonus CD that we were all led to believe would only go to those who preordered at Gamestop. Now that such nonsense is behind us, let’s have a look and listen at...

Gamestop’s pricing of Chrono Trigger at the MSRP of $40 was not surprising. It was the reason I cancelled my preorder there and went with Amazon, whose price was somewhat lower. What disappointed me was Gamestop’s later revelation that they...

Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia for Nintendo DS is rated T for Teen, due to “blood and fantasy violence.” Fair enough, but they forgot to mention the drug reference. The townsfolk in the game tend to offer a handful of sidequests. This man,...