Reviews / Platforms / PS Vita
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Review: Mortal Kombat (PS Vita)
2011′s Mortal Kombat not only revitalized the fighting franchise, it made many fans question Capcom’s claim to the crown of 2D fighting supremacy. The game’s brutal 2D gameplay effectively renewed the age-old rivalry between...
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Review: Disgaea 3: Absence of Detention
The Disgaea series holds an interesting place in the tactical RPG genre. Though each installment has been met with relative success and its signature cute-but-deadly penguins called Prinnies have become the official mascot of...
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Review: Sumioni: Demon Arts
Though Aquire, the acclaimed developer behind the Tenchu series, isn’t a prolific company, they ended up having not one, but two titles released for the PS Vita soon after its launch in the West....
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Review: Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational
It feels like a rite of passage for a Sony console system to receive a Hot Shots Golf title. Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational is the latest solid entry in the series and possibly the...
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Review: Hustle Kings (Vita)
Who doesn’t like to shoot a little pool now and then? Whether you’re at the local billiards hot-spot or a family member’s basement, playing pool is always an enjoyable way to pass time. Billiards...
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Review: Ridge Racer (Vita)
The existence of Namco Bandai’s Ridge Racer Vita brings with it a question the VGW staff always debates: Is it fair to take a game’s launch price into consideration when passing final judgment? Should...
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Review: Little Deviants
Every new piece of gaming hardware sporting a new control scheme needs to have that one game to show off the system’s capabilities. The Nintendo Wii had Wii Sports, Kinect had Kinect Adventures, Playstation...
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Review: Unit 13 (Vita)
It’s not hard to imagine the execs at Sony checking off the genres as they prepared to launch the Vita. Family-friendly platformer? Got it. Kart-racer? Yup. Serious racing game? Check. Sports games? Got ‘em...
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Review: Shinobido 2: Revenge of Zen
The Shinobido series is a strange beast. After Aquire gained fame for Tenchu and the rights were bought by rival developer From Software, the company sought to keep its fans of ninja stealth action...
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Review: MLB 12: The Show (Vita)
Being a curious hybrid of athleticism and slow-moving theater, where a player’s quirks, ticks, manners and style are nearly as important as his on-field performance, baseball is in some ways an homage to an...
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Review: Virtua Tennis 4 World Tour Edition
Tennis is often described as a lifelong sport; it’s accessible enough for young and old players to take part in, but deep enough for those in peak physical shape to compete at a unparallelled...
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Review: BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend (Vita)
BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend acts as the definitive sequel to the first game in the series, Calamity Trigger. Continuum Shift has gone through a number of versions, DLC, and ports, but all of that...
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Review: Dungeon Hunter: Alliance
If there’s one thing I love, it is a good old-fashioned hack-and-slash dungeon romp. So I was pleasantly surprised to find out that Dungeon Hunter: Alliance was slated for the PlayStation Vita launch lineup....
