One of the most difficult shmup games from the arcades is the R-Type series. While it has seen several home conversions over the years, R-Type: Dimensions for XBox Live Arcade adds several new elements to the port, including a pseudo-3D view and higher-resolution sprites. A portion of a review at The Bits Bytes Pixels Sprites: [...]

In preparation for the upcoming next-gen Bionic Commando, Capcom is readying a spiffed-up remake of the NES classic for XBLA and the PlayStation Network. I’m impressed by how the style is kept the same and he enhanced graphics do not take away from the core gameplay. Usually remakes feel somewhat out-of-place, or wrong somehow. Check [...]