Metroidvanias are always punctuated by challenging boss battles. Sure, they're about exploring and getting stronger, but you need to test that strength. And what better way than against the final ...

Mark has been thinking and writing about games since a Gameboy Pocket and a copy of Link's Awakening was first placed into his tender, seven-year-old hands. Since then, he snagged a creative writing ...

Boss fights are a hallmark of gaming. Whether it is a mini-boss or the final boss, these often provide some of the most climactic encounters. Some games even go completely into this, such as the ...

TO SAVE OUR WORLD, THEY MUST BATTLE THE CHAMPIONS OF OTHER WORLDS! Unexpected fighters from beyond the DC Comics enter the arena! Wait… What? WHO?! As the remaining champions in the K.O. tournament ...

The dawn is coming and Louis just won’t stay down. He corrupts himself with his own rampant magla and transforms into his last, desperate forms. Time to put a stop to this, once and for all, at this ...

To bring together – and put one, potentially last “cap” on – two previous articles on what I believe are the finest final bosses from both the “classic” and “modern” eras of gaming, I’ve taken it upon ...

Hiruko is lying in wait for you right where the game began, in 1622 CE Edo. You will land on the north side of the map and have to fight all the way to the bottom to reach the Death Veil. The Death ...

Josh Speer has been writing about videogames for more than a decade now, but he's loved them since he was a small boy. He grew up with Mario and Mega Man, moved onto RPGs with Chrono Trigger and Final ...