Simon Wolfe
Bachelor of Science in Game and Simulation Programming
Lost Girl Season 4 Review
Lost Girl Season 4 Studios: Prodigy Pictures and Shaw Media Publisher: FUNimation Release Date: June 24th, 2014 Format: Blu-ray Price: $49.98 – Available Here Overview As with the last few seasons of Lost Girl, FUNimation has released the newest season onto DVD and Blu-Ray through their Giant Ape Media brand. While last season ended in quite a surprise as titular character Bo was whisked awa...
Karneval Review
Karneval Studio: Manglobe Publisher: FUNimation Release Date: June 10th, 2014 Format: DVD/Blu-Ray Combo Price: $64.98 – Available Here Overview Based on the manga of the same name, Karneval is a show about a government agency trying to take down monsters may seem a little un-unique, but Karneval actually has the kind of flash that can only be found in an anime. The extra bit of style coming ...
The Wolf Among Us – Episode 5: Cry Wolf Review
The Wolf Among Us – Episode 5: Cry Wolf Developer: Telltale Games Publisher: Telltale Games, Warner Bros. Platform: XBLA (Reviewed), PS3, PC, Mac, iOS Release Date: July 9th, 2014 Price: $4.99 – Available Here Overview The final episode of The Wolf Among Us is finally here, which means that it’s time to see how this story comes to a close. What started out as a simple murder inve...
Red Data Girl Review
Red Data Girl Studio: P.A. Works Publisher: FUNimation Release Date: June 17th, 2014 Format: DVD Price: $54.98 – Available Here Overview Anime or manga centered around a singular girl with magical powers is a fairly standard set up, of course there is always some twist or facet that makes the story stand out on its own, hopefully at least. Red Data Girl finds its unique facet known through i...
Space Battleship Yamato DVD Review
Space Battleship Yamato Studios: Tokyo Broadcasting System, Toho Publisher: FUNimation Release Date: April 29nd, 2014 Format: DVD/Blu-Ray Combo Price: $29.98 – Available Here Overview Space Battleship Yamato is one of those rare movies where you can say: “This movie has it all.” It has adventure, drama, romance, but most importantly, a heart wrenching moral about the importance of love and w...
Eureka Seven: Good Night, Sleep Tight, Young Lovers Review
Eureka Seven: Good Night, Sleep Tight, Young Lovers Studio: Bones Publisher: FUNimation Release Date: April 22nd, 2014 Format: DVD Price: $29.98 – Available Here Overview As is the trend, popular shows that finish their run tend to have some sort of OVA, whether a full movie or an additional episode. So it also makes sense for when the show gets re-released to also re-release the OVA along w...
Eureka Seven Part 2 Review
Eureka Seven Part 2 Studio: Bones Publisher: FUNimation Release Date: April 22nd, 2014 Format: DVD Price: $34.98 – Available Here Overview Looking at the first half of the original Eureka Seven series, it was easy to see why it would earn a sequel series, with it’s great pacing, well-rounded characters, and fantastic visuals. With Part 1 down though, it’s time to look at what Par...
The Wolf Among Us – Episode 4: In Sheep’s Clothing Review
The Wolf Among Us – Episode 4: In Sheep’s Clothing Developer: Telltale Games Publisher: Telltale Games, Warner Bros. Platform: XBLA (Reviewed), PS3, PC, Mac, iOS Release Date: May 28th, 2014 Price: $4.99 – Available Here Overview The time has come for the newest episode of The Wolf Among Us to drop and Telltale Games has done a fantastic job of keeping the story rolling fairly qu...
Eureka Seven Part 1 Review
Eureka Seven Part 1 Studio: Bones Publisher: FUNimation Release Date: April 22nd, 2014 Format: DVD Price: $34.98 – Available Here Overview What do you get when combining giant robots and surfing? Eureka Seven. Previously, I got to review Eureka Seven AO, the sequel series to the original, which was some what of a mixed bag of interesting moments coupled with alright action, with way too much...
Switch Review
Switch Studios: China Film Group, Pegasus Entertainment, Media Asia Films Publisher: FUNimation Release Date: April 15th, 2014 Format: DVD Price: $24.98 – Available Here Overview In the world of secret agent movies, it can be easy to quickly think to more about Western countries, like the UK and US, but they of course aren’t the only ones. Switch is a Chinese-Hong Kong action film cent...
Smuggler DVD Review
Smuggler Studios: Django Films, Grasshoppa! Publisher: FUNimation Release Date: April 1st, 2014 Format: DVD Price: $19.98 – Available Here Overview Based off the manga Ushijima the Loan Shark, the story of a slacker turned underground mover was turned into the live action movie Smuggler way back in 2011, but is only now making its way to the United States thanks to FUNimation’s Giant A...
The Wolf Among Us – Episode 3: A Crooked Mile Review
The Wolf Among Us – Episode 3: A Crooked Mile Developer: Telltale Games Publisher: Telltale Games, Warner Bros. Platform: XBLA (Reviewed), PS3, PC, Mac, iOS Release Date: April 9th, 2014 Price: $4.99 – Available Here Overview After a much shorter wait than the last break between episodes, The Wolf Among Us has released the third episode in their noir style adventure game. While the las...