100 Best PlayStation Games of All Time (Top 20)
We’re finally here – the top twenty absolute best PlayStation games of all time. Whittling down PlayStation’s greatest ever video games to a top twenty...
100 Best PlayStation Games of All Time (40 – 21)
by Staff
Putting together a list of the 100 best Playstation games of all time is no easy task but the crew here at Goomba Stomp have...
100 Best PlayStation Games of All Time (60 – 41)
by Staff
The 60 Best Playstation Games Ever since Sony entered the market as a dark horse during the console wars of the 90s, the PlayStation has...
100 Best PlayStation Games of All Time (80 – 61)
by Staff
It’s hard to dispute that Sony’s PlayStation 4 is the current winner of the console wars. 86 million units have shipped since the console was...
100 Best PlayStation Games of All Time (100 – 81)
by Staff
Few companies outside of Nintendo can claim to have even a sliver of the effect on the gaming industry as electronics giant Sony has. Ever...
The Nintendo GameCube is Still a Misunderstood Titan
Though it only lasted five years, the GameCube left an indelible mark on the Kyoto-based company’s fortunes in the Wii era and beyond....
A Descent into the Soundtrack of ‘Silent Hill 2’
by Maxwell N
Silent Hill 2 is something else. First released in 2002 by Konami (developed by Team Silent) for PlayStation 2 as a follow-up, not sequel, to...
Game Boys, Ep. 121: Greatness Awaits…Its Return!
by Tim Maison
In the wake of the announcement of the PlayStation Classic, the Game Boys discuss the return of the original PlayStation and share the titles they’d...
‘Metal Gear Solid 4’: An Act By Act Analysis
by Renan Fontes
“War has changed.” There is not a single video game that opens as profoundly, or as appropriately, as Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the...
‘Portable Ops: Metal Gear Solid’s Missing Link
by Renan Fontes
“Go forth, and find your own calling.” What exactly is Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops in relation to the rest of the series? It isn’t...
‘Metal Gear Solid 3’: A Perfect Circle
by Renan Fontes
“After the end of World War II, the world was split into two – East and West. This marked the beginning of the era called...
‘Metal Gear Solid 2’: Conclusions and Resolutions
by Renan Fontes
A lack of resolution does not necessarily mean a narrative has been left unconcluded. In fact, unresolved plot threads can work to serve the overarching...
Not so Final Fantasy – ‘FFX-2’: A Not So Surprising Hit
by John Websell
Not so Final Fantasy is a tri-weekly column dedicated to all things Final Fantasy; from specific aspects of specific titles, to the universal features that...
Games That Changed Our Lives: ‘Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance’ Made Co-op New Again
I’ve been a gamer for twenty-seven years, so imagine how intimidated I felt when asked to consider which game it was that changed my life....
‘The Fear’ Lacks in FMV Frights, But Still Fascinates
by Shane Dover
Diving back into the world of PS2 Japanese exclusive horror games reveals quite a few hidden gems, which were understandably but disappointingly never localized. One...
‘Ratchet and Clank’: Defying the Odds For 15 Years
On Nov. 4, 2002, gamers were introduced to one of the last great mascot platformer duos, Ratchet and Clank. Fatigue from the wave of 90s...
‘The Suffering’ and its Sequel Brought Back from the Dead on PC by GOG
by Maxwell N
After years of obscurity on the PC, The Suffering (2004) and its sequel The Suffering: Ties That Bind (2005) are finally available courtesy of GOG.com,...
‘Persona 5’ Could Be The Most Important JRPG Since ‘Final Fantasy VII’
Releasing early in the lifespan of the original PlayStation, Final Fantasy VII was a cross-demographic smash hit that elevated Japanese role playing games out of...
Project Scorpio: Microsoft’s Fast, Fun, and Futuristic Failure
A few months ago, I authored an optimistic post regarding the then-newly announced Xbox Scorpio. I wrote then about how it seemed as if the Scorpio...
‘Sengoku Basara’ – The Japan-Exclusive Capcom Brawler
by Taylor Smith
This month Goomba Stomp is going to be doing a bunch of features on one of our favorite developers, Capcom. Capcom has a pretty decent track...