Nikke: Goddess of Victory - Gun wielding Waifu vs Anime Terminators

Goddess of Victory: Nikke is a third-person sci-fi themed railgun style shooter game developed by Shift Up and is published by Level Infinite. The game was released globally for Android and iOS in 2022 and currently has a PC version available. The game is also part dating sim, character/waifu collector with some JRPG style elements attached. Nikke is also a gacha game with over thirty different female characters to collect and combined to make your Ultimate 5 girl Nikke team.

I like to point out that this review is based on experience I had with the PC version of Nikke Goddess of Victory that I am currently playing so it may differ from the reviews on the Android and iOS version. Also this is mostly a first impression review since I have only been playing this game for roughly 6 days or so.

Genshin Impact - The tale of the Traveler and the Emergency Food

Genshin Impact is a role playing action game developed and published by miHoYo. It was released for Android, iOS, PlayStation 4, and Windows in 2020, on PlayStation 5 in 2021, and is set for release on Nintendo Switch. The game features an anime style open world environment and an action-based battle system sing elemental magic and character-switching.

Genshin Impact is free to play with a gacha system and is expanded regularly. I have only played this game recently so I am probably a little late to get into this review. I’ll try not to spoil anything on this review for thoise  who haven’t played it yet while trying to be as in depth into the review as possible. Still minor spoilers just in case.

Arknights - the Anime Waifu Collector Tower Defense Game

Arknights is Yostar Limited mobile game company jab at the Tower defense genre But it takes it on its own route by adding its own touch. For those unfamiliar with Yoster Limited they are the company who are responsible for game Azur Lane back in 2018. Developed by Studio Montagne and Hypergryph under the Yostar game brand, Aknight was first released back in May 2019 but was met with positive feedback that it was launch globally by January 2020.

I'm not a fan of Tower Defense game but I am a big fan of Azur Lane so I decided to finally cave in and gave Arknight a chance. Although admittedly I'm not a hardcore player of Arknights I do enjoy how they handled the whole Tower Defense game and gave it their own twist.

Geekatana Game Review - KOF All Star - KOF Nostalgia in Android Game form

The King of Fighters All Star is a beat 'em up role-playing game developed by Netmarble Games and published by SNK for the iOS and Android. It was released first in Japan back in July 26, 2018. The english version was released in English regions on October 22, 2019.

I'm a fan of KOF but didn't play this game on its release date since I was having issues with the control mechanics of KOF as a whole. Thankfully this was all put to rest when I finally tried my hands on the game a few weeks later. Anyways enough about that and lets all just dive into this review.

Trapt - A Horror Anime Game of Home Alone

Trapt is an action game with strategy elements released by Tecmo for the playstation 2. it is known in Japan as kagero II; Dark Illusion and borrows a lot of elements from the first Kagero and Deception games from the PS1.

I played both Kagero and Dark Delusion for the ps1 but it wasn't until recently did I get my hands to play Trapt. That being the case I will make comparison to the previous Deception games to make a more in depth review. Also spoilers for this one.

Geekatana Game Review: Chaos Legion

Chaos Legion is a hack and slash game developed and published by Capcom. It was first released about a month after Devil May Cry 2 back in 2003 with DMC seeing its debut in January and Chaos legion being released in March of that same year. With DMC 2 taking up the hype back then Chaos Legion didn't get enough hype to be its own thing.

Folks also saw Chaos Legion as Capcom's way of trying to duplicate the success of Devil May Cry and milking the concept dry. It had garnered mix reviews as well. But is the game really as bad as they say it is? So I eventually got a copy of the game recently and see what's the fuzz is really about.

Geekatana Game Review: Gungage

Gungage was one of those game that was released back in 1999 that completely went past my radar and no surprising since it was also the same a lot of great titles hit the shelves for the playstation. It also doesn't help that it was a KCET (Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo) Japanese only game that never got a Europe or English international release.

I'm a big fan of Konami fan with games like Metal Gear Solid, Suikoden 2 and Castlevania on its list of all time greats I know I have to give this one a spin or two japanese title or not. And for the most part I was not disappointed.

Geekatana Game Review: Star Ocean Till the End of Time

Star Ocean Till the End of Time isn't the first Star Ocean game since I did play a good part of Star Ocean 2 for the PS1. It's probably because of the Star Ocean 2 is why I picked Star Ocean Till the End of Time for the PS2 when it was released for the PS2 way back in 2004.

I first played this on Easy mode back then since I'm more used to turn based JRPG than the more frantic action RPG that most Star Ocean games are. I did play this game recently on Normal mode prior to writing this review to get a better feel of the differences in gameplay of both the Modes.

Geekatana Game Review: Bloody Roar 4

My first introduction to the Bloody Roar franchise was with Bloody Roar 2 for the PS1. I was already into 3d fighting games like Virtua Fighter, Toshinden, Tekken and the likes in the arcade. Although admittedly not a hardcore fighting game player I do enjoy a decent scuffle even if I probably lose half of the matches. It's one of those simple guilty pleasures back then.

It took me some time to get a PS2 and by the time I got it the franchise is already up to Bloody Roar 4 for the PS2. So like any fan of the series I bought a copy and played the living daylights out of it until I need to replace my controller due to over use.

Geekatana Game Review: LEGO Marvel Superheroes

Being both a LEGO fan and a comics fan I have played a number of comic related LEGO games and I've had wanted to do a review of one for such a while now. Namely cause I don't know which one I'll do first but I just said to the heck of it all and started with the first one that popped into my mind and that is LEGO Marvel Superheroes.

This game spawned a sequel and probably a spin off. I'm not sure myself since the both the spin off and the sequel both connect to this one differently. But I guess that would be a topic for another review. So buckle up cause this can get confusing. Also possible minor spoilers.

Geekatana Game Review: R-Type Final

Me and R-Type games has a sort of this complicatedly deep love and hate relationship over the years since I first played it at the arcade many years back. Love cause its probably one of the best shooters out there and hate cause let's face it I really suck at shmups. Blame it on clumsy fingers or whatever I've been there and it's enough to almost make me cry. I think I've beaten most of the R-Type games at least thrice.

So you kind of know how much it pains me to do a review of R-Type Final for the PS2 knowing that this would be the last shmups of the franchise ever. A fun roller-coaster ride of a game. But I guess all good rides have to end sometime.

Mortal Kombat 11 -Thoughts and Reaction

Mortal Kombat 11 had just finished its Kommunity Reveal just last January 17 and I'm pretty sure those that have seen it are pretty hyped. Mortal Kombat at its core is considered by some as one of the top tier fighting game franchises since it's first launched back in 1992. Mortal Kombat 11 blew a lot of folks away with the trailer reveal last December and with the Kommunity reveal we got a lot more to talk about. 

So I'm going to try and breakdown what we know so far about the game thus far and what we know of the game based on the previous MK game. So possible spoilers ahead. Also being on the topic of Mortal Kombat this article will contain some scenes of blood and gore so turn back if this offends you in any way.

Geekatana Game Review: Elevator Action Returns

Also known as Elevator Action 2 in some areas, Elevator Action Return is one of those arcade game that very few people knew existed. Personally I didn't even knew this game existed until I happen to come upon it at an arcade one day.

I have been to a lot of arcade back years back but I only seen this in only one arcade store carry this title which is sad since its leaps and bounds better than the first game.

My Top 12 Games of 2018

It's nearly the end of 2018 and what a great year for geek and gamers alike with a lot of companies publishing great games. So I've decided to recap them before the year ends. Also games like Shadow of the Tomb Raider won't be making this list cause of its lack of new innovation and weak story compared to the two games that came before it. It's quite sad for me since I'm a big fan of the Tomb Raider franchise since its PS1 days.

This is my Top 12 Games list so its high likely a lot of other games won't be making this list simply because. Also a lot of new games made the list simply cause of its fun factor alone. Also I'm not going to include remakes for this so sorry Shadow of the Colossus. With that cleared let's get on with the list.

Geekatana Game Review: Evil Zone

I'm a big fan of 3d anime style fighting games such as Destrega, Psychic Force and Battle Arena Toshinden in the arcade. It's one of those easy to get into 3d none Tekken fighting games novice players like me can easily get into and enjoy. So when a game with a familiar premise like Evil Zone hits the ps1 console back in 1999 I knew I have to get a copy of the game.

Originally released as Eretzvaju in japan. Evil Zone is a 3d fighting game by Yukes which is best described as an amalgamation of Psychic Force and Destrega games. 

Geekatana Game Review: BloodRayne 2

Since I've done a horror anime and horror movie theme review guess I'd go round it all up and make a horror game review before Halloween month ends. Sure I could have a ton of games I can think of that could easily make this review but I've decided to make one of BloodRayne 2 since its been on my to-do-list for a while now.

Im a fan of Terminal Reality games since they released the game Nocturne for the PC but for me Blood Rayne 2 is their crowning achievement as far as horror games go. Sure fans of Starwars Kinect and Ghostbusters the Video Game would easily prove me wrong but as the saying goes you never forget your first love. Also this game is pretty violent so if you're not into these things I suggest not to read any further.

Geekatana Game Review: Omega Boost

If your a kid during the 90's you'd probably up to your neck deep with shows about giant robot and mech games which was sort of the trends due to popular shows like Macross or the Gundam series. The game developers have came out with games that involve this giant robots from every gaming platform available back in the 90's but we're not going to review each and every one of them...just one. The one that came out for the PS1 console back in 1999, Omega Boost.

Why Omega Boost? Cause I feel this game is one of the best if not the best mecha game that came out during the 1999's. Sure its probably had its flaws and suffered from a bad review but its an awesome game. It's both ahead of its time and criminally underrated.

Resident Evil 2 Remake Gameplay Demo Reaction

This will be my reaction on the new Resident Evil Remake Gameplay Demo that came out of E3. I've been following news about this for a while and I've written an article about it on the Blog some time back. In fact you can check said post here. There was a lot of rumors about Resident Evil 2 remake for a while. It's probably one of the most demanded remake since they launched that remake of the first Resident Evil some years back.

I'm going to post a warning right here and now. This game is filled with graphic violence and gore. You have been warned. So if that isn't to your taste I suggest you skip this one.

GameCon PH 2018

GameCon was held last February 11-12 at the Megatrade Hall 2 of SM Megamall Philippines. I nearly was not able to go this year but managed to go since I was not really feeling well a few days before the said Convention but thankfully my fever subsided enough for me to attend. Weather has been rather fickle that month and it was not good. Was planning to post this earlier but things keep piling up on my end that it sort of took the backseat. Mostly a really busy schedule.

GameCon was a computer and video game centered Convention with the first one being held around July last year that was also held at SM Megamall. It held game tournaments, cosplay tournaments among its many attractions.