Review
Pages relating to Noah’s Barks reviews of media or other forms of entertainment.
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Pretenders – “Pretenders” (1980)
I’ve got "Brass in Pocket" as I reflect on going from hating the hit ’80s single to loving it. I can’t be a pretender. (read more)
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Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket
War—what IS it good for? ‘Gundam 0080’ tackles this familiar question with hitherto unseen honesty, resulting in one of the franchise’s emotional highlights. (read more)
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La Pucelle Tactics
The predecessor to the cult-popular ‘Disgaea’ series, ‘La Pucelle’ delivers its own brand of irreverent humor and whimsy—and strategy gameplay. (Includes ‘Ragnarok’) (read more)
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Black Lagoon
Guns! Explosions! Car chases! Tits! Ass! ‘Black Lagoon’ is a sleazy, exploitative Hollywood action pastiche that demonstrates how to idealize that style in anime. (Includes ‘Black Lagoon Extras’) (read more)
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American Recordings 1995 CD Sampler (The Comix Zone Bonus CD)
It’s time to rock out with your comic out! Let’s spin the ‘American Recordings 1995 CD Sampler,’ most famous for its inclusion with North American copies of the Sega Genesis game, ‘Comix Zone.’ (read more)
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Kid Chameleon
100 levels later, ‘Kid Chameleon’ has succeeded in breaking my psyche. What have I learned from this debacle? (read more)
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Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days Collection
Digital Eclipse and Konami deliver this compilation of retro games spanning three generations of Game Boy handhelds. What do these vintage ‘Yu-Gi-Oh!’ video games offer modern card game fans and returning players? (read more)
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Shining Force: The Sword of Hajya
‘Shining Force: The Sword of Hajya’ is the series’ second title on the Game Gear, but the first and final entry that was localized for English audiences. What strange circumstances led to this outcome? (read more)
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G.G Series Collection+
I continue ‘G.G Series,’ a Nintendo DS compilation of DSiWare games by covering one of my biggest soft spots: the run-and-gun, ‘Variable Arms.’ (read more)
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The Horrors of Noroi Michiru
For the first time, I explore the horrors of Japanese manga legend Noroi Michiru with the story, ‘The Dwarf – Luger.’ (read more)