I was a little disappointed when Aksys picked Hakuoki as the first otome VN release, but I got over it after playing through it twice. Aksys picked the perfect Idea Factory game to localize.

Underneath everything that is commonplace lies a fairly difficult game that proves challenging the whole way through.

Clock Zero is a sci-fi, post apocolyptic, romantic adventure that also gets into both time travel and the idea of parallel universes.

Think of Sakura Samurai as being similar to Punch-Out, but with swords and added features.

Final Fantasy XIII-2 begins with Lightning riding Odin in a post-apocalyptic backdrop about to fight Caius Ballad. The story then switches to Serah who has been living with NORA and resolves to save her sister when a time traveler comes crashing into her life.

Mutant Mudds is a trial of patience because it isn’t the kind of platformer you simply hop, skip and jump through.

You’ve arrived at Kawawii Island Resort. The island offers tons of activities to participate in across four resorts — Marine, City, Snow and Mountain. Your agenda: Have fun.

Always knowing the available loot in a particular area and being able to get that item frequently and reliably lacks the fun of a random drop.

The fishing experience in Fishing Resort is less dominant than the exploration and discovery aspects, which are almost reminiscent of monster-collection games like Pokémon.

Nano Assault has two kinds of stages: ground stages and flying stages.

Mighty Switch Force taught me two things. Police officers will wear hot pants in the future and WayForward still has clever ideas for the 2D platformer genre.

Before the boss fight in the first level, a boss chases you through a branching cave, where certain routes will require you to dodge stalactites and stalagmites while avoiding enemy fire.

There’s a clear difference between the feel of Classic and Modern Sonic.

Harvest Moon: Tale of Two Towns also puts more emphasis on cooking than previous Harvest Moon games. That’s because you have to cook and attend the festivals to open the tunnel between the two towns.