Author: Andrew Rodriguez

  • REVIEW: Sonic Mania Plus (2018)

    REVIEW: Sonic Mania Plus (2018)

    “SEGA does what Nintendon’t.” With that little quip, and the introduction of the robot-busting, spiny-headed mascot that followed, video game console fans were forever changed. Nintendo’s iron grip had dominated the home video game console market for years, and why wouldn’t it? How could anyone hope to compete with Mario and his colorful cast of…

  • REVIEW: Shining Resonance: Refrain (2018)

    REVIEW: Shining Resonance: Refrain (2018)

    The Japanese role-playing game genre has been a niche one on Western shores since the earlier days of its prevalence when publisher Square-Enix (formerly known as Squaresoft) began localization of its Final Fantasy franchise in 1990. Since those days, the JRPG genre has boomed into a multifaceted one, ranging from intense, action-oriented combat to turn-based…

  • REVIEW: Amazing Spider-Man #1 (2018)

    REVIEW: Amazing Spider-Man #1 (2018)

    “With great power must also come great responsibility.” That singular phrase is what writer Nick Spencer and artist Ryan Ottley were entrusted with when they took their respective torches from Dan Slott and his menagerie of collaborators during his run on Marvel’s flagship masked hero. This undertaking held a great deal of significance for “webheads”…