IPP462: Animal Crossing Meets Raccoon City

Mike jumps in with the crew when they’re missing a Scott to gab about everyone’s Animal Crossing Town and the scary zombie infested streets of Raccoon City. Download: Apple Podcasts — Google Play — RSS Feed — MP3 Direct Download…

Super Monkey Ball Banana Blitz HD Review

In my humble opinion, it had been far too long since the Super Monkey Ball monkeys had a main entry on a major console. Now Aiai, Meemee, Gongon, and friends are back for an HD remaster of their Nintendo Wii…

Video Game Book Club: Sonic 06 – Episode 2

Every other week, members of Irrational Passions will play through a new game. From modern to retro, obscure to popular, games we’ve played and those we haven’t, we will be hitting checkpoints as we go, sharing our experiences. Play along…

Video Game Book Club: Sonic 06 – Episode 1

Every other week, members of Irrational Passions will play through a new game. From modern to retro, obscure to popular, games we’ve played and those we haven’t, we will be hitting checkpoints as we go, sharing our experiences. Play along…

Sonic Forces Review

While the last ten years of Sonic the Hedgehog games have had many detours of varying quality, there had been a constant that, for the most part, had been welcomed by players. That constant were the games developed in the…

FanFiction Friday: Knuckles

It can be difficult to play the part of the red-headed step-child; the one who gets the short end of the stick, the one left out of plans, and/or the one who swells inside their own isolation. Unfortunately for our…

Here Comes the Sonic Boom

Well, Sonic Lost World has come and gone, and in the process managed to break my heart. Lost World seemed like it was upping the ante for Sonic games to come, but I was mistaken. Though, Sonic has managed to…

Nintendo Directs for 2014

Nintendo has been on the upswing in terms of great games, Super Mario 3D World and Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, not to mention a price drop on the Wii U which comes in extraordinary bundles. Next year looks to…

Letting Go of Nostalgia

Everyone clings to the memories they created as a child, whether it be Saturday morning cartoons, late night scary movies, or countless hours spent playing games. It seems as we begin to grow up, certain memories we recall so fondly,…

5 Reasons to Pick Up Sonic: Lost World

  With inconsistent reviews about the next Sonic adventure, some people may be left wondering whether or not to get the game. Some argue the lack of speed or of the quality of controls, but that is determined by a…