Reviews
Red Orchestra 2 hit two years ago, introducing gamers to a very realistic World War II experience. A first person shooter that ignored many of the tropes of the shooter genre and taught players...
The first episode of the adventure series Cognition introduced players to Erica Reed, an FBI agent with psychic powers. Erica’s ability to see into the past of locations she visited was an innovative twist...
I love the word ‘Revelations’. It seems to be used a lot these days as a way of stimulating audiences with a promise of an intriguing expose – although ironically it’s only ever been...
With big gaming franchises there is always the fear that sequels will be “The same, but MORE”. Shooter franchises add in new guns, fantasy games have more loot, and MMO’s pack in redundant classes...
Deadly Premonition was an absolute video game anomaly when it originally released. Usually, when a game is poor in every aspect, it is simply a bad game. It’s rare that you can enjoy a...
Comedy is a brave art, parody is a great risk. Both require a self-confidence and craftsmanship that are beyond the skills of most. Where parody often goes wrong, is when a writer, designer, or...
With the release of the new Stark Trek movie ‘Into Darkness’ looming on the horizon – Namco Bandai and Digital Extremes bring gamers an original Trekkie adventure set in a timeline taking place between...
The union seemed rather elementary, take a game studio that has long built their fighting franchises around spectacle and fantastical worlds, mix it with a comic book universe filled with awesomely powered metahumans. The...
As far as indie titles go, the side-scrolling, metroidvania brawler is pretty standard fare. Reiterating on this design time and time again can get boring. However, Drinkbox’s latest game Guacamelee artfully dodges any possible...
Listen up grumpy old gamers, it’s time to grab your easy-open arthritis medicine, glue your toupees on extra tight, and buckle up for some old school shooting! These punk kids today with their Battlefields...
