Erik Blank

A solid game, but doesn't live up to the greatness of Final Fantasy VI or Chrono Trigger. The three-stories combining into one final chapter is interesting, and the Mantra system is unlike anything else released (at the time)...very fun an interesting to experiment with. A very challenging game, this title definitely doesn't hold your hand, nor does it allow you to stock up items to be able to power through - doing so requires finesse and analysis of the enemies, which Mantras will work on them, where your characters are placed, etc. Definitely a more active RPG than others from the era.

A great (and extremely challenging) port of the NES classic. This game blends some of SMB with SMB2 along with a few unique sections thrown in as well. Very tough even for someone who's been playing the original for almost four full decades.

An interesting mix of a third person arcade rail shooter and and a run 'n gun. Chaotic and clearly designed to devour quarters, the game is nonetheless a fun and exciting blend of genres that's different than most anything else out there.

A slightly better-than-average mascot platformer marred by semi-muddy controls and a sadistic camera. Bubsy is fast, but he's also super fragile and the enemies come out of nowhere, eliminating the ability to ever really showcase the bobcat's speed. The game looks and sounds pretty decent, and there's good variety in the levels themselves, but the overall designs are fairly repetitive and the enemies same-y. I bought this game when it first came out, and I wanted to love it like I loved Sonic...but this game is no Sonic. It's good enough...but it's not at all great.