Dream Factory

According to ESRB, this game contains Blood, Violence

I disagree with Mike on his assessment of UFC Tapout's fighting engine. True, the standing game is not full of dazzling combos, but this is the point, to make a skill out of prediction. Its almost an art to watch for openings in your opponents attacks, and suddenly grab a limb out of the air to slam their body into the ground.

I remember a number of years ago, when the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) was still in its infancy, the violent and controversial tournament made its way to my hometown. The night of the show, a local, highly experienced and well respected martial arts instructor was asked for his opinion of the tournament. He replied that it is not real martial arts not because the fighters lack technique, but because the martial arts are not really about fighting.

I struggled to understand where the game was coming from conceptually, and what it was trying to achieve as an interactive experience. Still, despite poor word of mouth from the press and gamers alike, I still gave The Bouncer the benefit of the doubt. In the process of playing through the game for the purposes of my review and enjoyment, I tried to look at it from different angles, but no matter which context I tried to look at it from, it still pretty much stank up da house.

According to the ESRB, this game contains: Animated Violence

Everything old is new again. A few hardware generations ago on older machines, there were a string of titles which were really nothing but a lot of low-quality full-motion video (FMV) packaged to fool people into thinking they were actual games. While the definition of what is or is not a "game" doesn't exactly have any rules carved in stone, it's pretty safe to say that those titles were more B-movie than anything else.

Game Description: After Dominique is kidnapped, three of her friends who happen to be bouncers at a seedy bar called Fate set out to rescue her. You take control of Volt, Sion, or Kou as they engage in hand-to-hand combat with a wide variety of enemies on their quest to find their friend. When you defeat an enemy, you will earn bouncer points that can be used to buy new skills and improve baseline statistics. It’s up to you to save Dominique in The Bouncer. Experience action, adventure, and RPG elements as you fight your way through a shifting storyline in this Square-made brawler.