Mortal Kombat II has everything a movie based on the video game should have. There are extended fight scenes with excessive gore, faithful character portrayals, and visual recreations of various game levels. Yet, for a movie that hasn’t even been released in theaters, it feels as dated as a Sega Genesis console. The sequel introduces new ideas. One of them is bringing
Read MoreIf you were disappointed by The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, look no further than Exit 8, a video game adaptation that actively respects fans of the original source material. Writer/director Genki Kawamura develops a visual language that’s very much in line with the atmospheric experience of playing Kotake Create’s mind-bending walking simulator. In fact, Kawamura is more concerned with the atmospheric
Read MoreStar Wars Outlaws was released in mid-2024 as the first true open-world Star Wars game. It thrust players into the underworld of the galaxy, allowing them to work for syndicates during the time of the Empire as Kay Vess, a new scoundrel on the scene. Outlaws received some rather unfair criticism before its release, which led to middling sales. Unfortunate issues
Read MorePrime’s Fallout season 2 has a lot to prove after the success of the first season. In some ways, it’s more modest than the first season, but with even more dangerous enemies than before. The new episodes delve deeper into moments of self-discovery, exploring the power dynamics of a post-apocalyptic world and examining the remnants of morality and what it means
Read MoreThe Last of Us returns with its second season, not only with explosive action mixed with violence, but with emotional moments that are quieter, more introspective, and has the potential to be far more devastating in the future. The season’s premiere episode, “Future Days,” is not only a direct reference to the Pearl Jam song featured in The Last of Us
Read MoreJared Hess is one of those filmmakers where the audience will always split down the middle. He thrives on killing the brain cells of the general public. His films push the boundaries of idiocy, and they do so with intentional earnestness. In A Minecraft Movie, characters break out into musical numbers for no reason, Jason Momoa and Jack Black defy the
Read MoreMarvel has had a strong presence in gaming, delivering some truly memorable experiences. Many of these deserve a sequel due to their popularity and positive reception from critics, gamers, and fans of Marvel. Therefore, let’s look at a few Marvel games that genuinely need another chapter. Marvel’s Midnight Suns Marvel’s Midnight Suns is a game that surprised me when I played
Read MoreTwenty-plus years ago, I was sitting at my GameCube rolling around at the speed of sound as Sonic in Sonic Adventure 2, not knowing just how enamored I would become with this game. Fast-forward to now, and I’m in awe that I finally got to see Shadow the Hedgehog (Keanu Reeves) take up the screen alongside Sonic (Ben Schwartz) in the
Read MoreWelcome, to Summoner’s Rift! That’s the welcome you’d hear playing in League of Legends. Recently, fans of this game and this universe had a reason to be excited because of the premiere of Arcane season 2 on Neflix. The chaos begins after Jinx attacks the council in the final episode of season 1. War is coming, and it is inevitable. Who
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