Editor’s Note: While Shank has been out for a little while now, this running feature on EpicBattleAxe.com explores 2D gaming from the past, present, and sometimes even the future. We hope that both the Shank fans amongst you and newcomers alike enjoy the bountiful look at the bloody yet beautiful beat-em-up!
by AJ Johnson
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Hospitals? Who needs ‘em? (Except to cure eggplantism, of course.) Doctors? Give me a break! Medicine? What do you think I am, some kind of a wuss? My medical plan covers all the roast chicken I can handle, thank you very much.
That’s right, we come from a land where a lead pipe to…
by AJ Johnson
The period directly following the release of the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive was a strange and wonderful time for console gamers. Up until that point, Nintendo had been the king of living room gaming throughout much of the world with their NES/Famicom system. They introduced gamers to the Super Mario Bros. series,…
by AJ Johnson
In recent years, the puzzle-platformer genre has exploded, with a tremendous number of new titles hitting the market, mostly in the downloadable space. The genre isn’t new by any stretch, and throughout our short gaming history, it has seen several bursts of popularity. Games such as Prince of Persia and Out…
by AJ Johnson
We come from a fantastic world where upstanding men are frequently called upon to walk across the entire lengths of various cities on quests to rescue high-ranking politicians – and their daughters – by means of violently accosting every single person they encounter along the way. That’s right, Axe Heads, we…
Greetings! Ours is a land where beating someone to death doesn’t leave behind a pool of blood and an inconvenient corpse, but rather causes them to blink and disappear from existence with no muss and no fuss (and no cops). That’s right, we come from the land of 2D, and…
Attention, Axe Heads of Earth and beyond. We greet you from a realm where it is commonplace to punch a 50-gallon drum in half with our bare fists, and eat the fully cooked chicken (and plate) held within. That’s right, we hail from the realm of 2D. This week’s edition…
By AJ Johnson
Greetings from planet 2D, Axe Heads! This time, The Axe’s 8 Bit Horse feature is taking a look at a more recent 2D game, EA Tiburon’s puzzly/platformery DS game Henry Hatsworth in the Puzzling Adventure. It has cutesy artwork, a liberal sprinkling of culturally insensitive Britishisms, and a giant…
EDITOR’S NOTE: As we celebrate and debate all things 2D this week on the ‘Axe, we’re taking some time to turn things over to AJ Johnson of 8BitHorse.com to get us caught up on one of the more interesting titles the genre has ever seen; Cybernator. So, let’s join AJ for an…
Hello ye Axe Heads! This edition of the 8BitHorse feature on The Axe delivers more rich, 2D gameplay with an inside look at the upcoming Cave Story for WiiWare. I know what some of you particularly adventurous types are thinking “Cave Story? I’ve already played it!” True, but the new…
