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Guns, Gore & Cannoli (2D Action Platforming Video Game Review)
Take the classic SNK game Metal Slug, the tone of The Godfather, set it during the prohibition era of the 1930s, throw in some zombies, and mix it until it is a parody of all elements involved; what results from this interesting concept is the over the top game Guns, Gore & Cannoli from Crazy Monkey Studios. The story is fairly straight forward, in that the player takes control of Vinnie Cannoli who is tasked with finding a gang member from another mafia family that has gone missing in Thugtown...
K (Drama Anime Review)
Shiro Isana is a seemingly normal high school student living in the highly advanced isolated island Shizume City is thought to be the killer of Tatara Totsuka, a member of the HOMRA gang. While there is video evidence of Shiro proudly killing Tatara, the timid high school student is unaware of the murder and victim. Before HOMRA or their rivals, the police-like Scepter 4, are able to find Shiro, he is confronted by Kuroh Yatogami, who believes that Shiro has also killed his master, Ichigen Miwa, and seeks to take revenge on his master’s killer...
Final Exam (2D Action Platforming Video Game Review)
When creators do attempt to use a comic horror style in their games, the results vary in many ways. Gameplay may be done in the style of action, platforming, RPG, Point-and-Click, or First Person Shooting. Even the look and tone can vary from the games of Suda 51, such as Lollipop Chainsaw, Shadows of the Damned, or Killer is Dead, to classic titles like Maniac Mansion or Grabbed by the Ghoulies. One of the cult classic comic horror games from the 16-bit era was Zombie Ate My Neighbors which showed the creator’s love of B-horror movies, silver age American comic art, and the sense of comedy that can come with the absurd, while not being overly concerned with the fear aspect of horror...
D-Frag (Anime Review)
Would you like your slice-of-life story to be a bit more off beat with some occasionally schizophrenic characters? If so, then D-Frag is the perfect show for you. The show focuses on Kenji Kazama who desires to become the head delinquent of the top gang in school, the Kazama Party, with two of his close friends as his first recruits. While the three spend the day trying to figure out how to leave an impression on the school, and make their way to being the most feared students in the school, the school’s Game Creation Club is trying to figure out how to get a new member, so that they can stay operational...
Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma (Comedy Food Anime Review)
Based on the shonen manga series, of the same name, the story focuses on Soma Yukihira, who has learned the art of cooking from his father and is known in their small town as a top chef, second only to Soma’s father Joichiro Yukihira. The quaint local restaurant is more than a simple eatery, as it brings immense happiness to all those who are able to taste the foods of the Yukihiras. Even though the Joichiro’s restaurant brings joy to the locals that know of it, there is a group that looks to buy the restaurant so that it, along with the block of other businesses and homes, can be turned into a new condominium...