Actraiser 2 was one of the more highly anticipated sequels of the 16-bit era for me personally, as the first Actraiser was and remains a true classic. Enix made some changes to the formula established ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ollie Barder covers Japanese pop-culture and gaming from Tokyo. Rebooting the original Actraiser is not exactly a straightforward ...

Today, Sega announced SolSeraph, a hybrid of action game and city builder coming from the developers at ACE Team - the studio that previously brought us delightfully oddball creations like Rock of ...

As of May 2, the excellent Actraiser Renaissance has received a new update, with all manner of fixes and improvements. While I had no issues finishing Actraiser Renaissance and thought the game was ...

Fast forward three decades and Square-Enix have decided to give Actraiser a rebirth of sorts on contemporary home and mobile platforms in the form of Actraiser Renaissance, a shiny remastered edition ...

I’m not going to lie, I’m a mark for Actraiser. It’s one of my favorite games from the SNES library for just how different it was from everything else. Blending genres, this game mixed solid action ...

Back when flannel-wearing grunge rockers were lighting up the music scene, I remember browsing through the video game section at Video Maniacs — a local Blockbuster competitor in Reno — and seeing ...

This week’s virtual console offerings in the US and Japan differ as usual, but there are some highlights on both lists. Splatterhouse is out in North America and it’s one of the precursors to the ...

The first Actraiser surprised many gamers with its state-of-the art presentation and its unique gameplay, so it's not entirely surprising that the 2nd one turned out to be a game with equal qualities ...