Reviews

I love me a good rpg. There’s just something about a role playing game. The hours upon hours spent leveling and upgrading your character, the endless environments to wander through and explore, the captivating story lines, and the just plain value inherent in a game that is so much longer …

The rise of the indie game has been one of the most important features of the last decade. At least it has in the sphere of influence this glorious hobby of ours calls home. Titles created by a one person team with absolutely no publisher and PR might behind them …

Moving on up….

Yes, The Star Wars- as in George Lucas’ original drafting of the famous space saga. Dark Horse’s vision of this rarely seen classic is definitely different, somewhat strange and undeniably cool.

Bring glory to the Empire in Sega and Creative Assembly’s Total War: Rome II.

Rayman Legends is superb.  No need to read on further unless you’re, quite frankly, crazy.  Unlike so many people with Rayman Origins back in 2011, you need to get out now and buy it.

Spelunky is a deceivingly cutesy platformer which is more than happy to give you a swift kick in the bollocks. Don’t let its presentation fool you – this is a satisfying challenge which will keep you coming back for more.

Let’s start with one observation – Blacklist is a game of many parts. There are several multiplayer modes, there are co-operative missions, and there is the main focus – the single player campaign; in turn, this is encouraged to be played several times over in several ways. There was a …

Luigi has been enjoying a nice and cozy spotlight this year with three great games that he gets the spotlight in. Just how well does the final game in the year of Luigi turn out?

“Serious” is merely a suggestion in this collection of purposely over-the-top titles with a mid-90s sense of style and action.

Lord Baltimore heads to Budapest on a collision course with destiny… and one damned train.

It was Flashback that happened to be the first console game that truly got its claws into me. I can still vividly recall sneaking downstairs on a Sunday morning long before the rest of the household was awake, hooking up the Mega Drive to the ‘big TV’ and making my …

Games that come to define an entire genre are few and far between. The term ‘Metroidvania’ has come to not only suggest a style of gameplay thats been continuously loved for decades, but also a stamp of quality. Metroidvania titles that slip into the “bloody awful” category of gaming releases …

Growing up in an era where you had the choice of being either a Sega or Nintendo fanboy, I was always the odd one out, and with good reason.

It’s time for some tangrams!

Video games are unlike any other medium ever devised. They act and react to our influence and commands. They are the single most immersive experience you can get, short of a NASA shuttle simulator. They should be allowed to grow and become whatever they choose and stimulate and intrigue us …