Aussie readers of DDNet, have we got a treat for you! (Note: this competition is only open to Australian residents. Apologies, overseas friends, but I’m sure we’ll have another contest for you soon) Stranger Of Paradise is one of the finest, and smartest, games in Square Enix’s storied series. As we wrote in our 4.5/5 review: Do you know that…
Review by Matt S. We’ve seen plenty of stories in the past about kids hurling themselves into fantastic adventures in “other worlds.” There’s the obvious examples, such as Alice in Wonderland and The Lion The Witch And The Wardrobe, but it’s a common enough theme that it probably deserves a…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. The below gameplay of Bloodborne should confirm what everyone already – the game is Demon’s Souls or Dark Souls set in Jack the Ripper’s London. I mean, sure the character has a gun, and sure the violence, gore and horror theme has been turned up to…
Read MoreReview by Brad L. My son is a massive LEGO nerd, and LEGO Ninjago is one of his more favoured LEGO brands. So it was with great excitement on his behalf when I mentioned that I would be reviewing LEGO Ninjago: Nindroids for the PlayStation Vita. Upon booting Nindroids, it…
Read MoreNews by Jedediah H. Heroines and gentleman who cherish your JRPGs, I can see the liveliness shimmering atop the whites of your eyes. You’re ready for more frenzied combat and demon fists. You desire more breads and pies and odd smelling coffees to boost your battle statistics and grant bonus…
Read MoreNews by Jedediah H. Back in 2009, when I heard that Lara Croft would dual wield her archaeological grace in an isometric co-op arcade shooter, I said, “Shut yo mouth and show me some puppies, Internet!” That arcade shooter was Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light, and although I…
Read MoreReview by Nick H. I live in a very crowded house, and everyone has their own things they are doing from television, to playing on their computer to talking on the phone to spending time with their video game console of choice. There are five of us (if you do…
Read MorePreview by Matt S. I truly love Warriors Orochi 3. I played it to death on the PlayStation 3 when it was initially launched, and to this day it is my most played Wii U game. Having had the opportunity to play the Ultimate version, which is due for the…
Read MorePreview by Trent P. Over the years the brawler has become a mainstay for multiplayer hijinks. However, rarely does a game come by that challenges the genre’s conventions. Overruled! is an early access game developed by Dlala Studios which offers a twist to the traditional brawler mechanics. Overruled! might seem…
Read MoreReview by Nick H. Boasting a recreation of more than 130 shops from real life in an effort to painstakingly represent Japan’s Otaku Mecca, Akihabara, Akiba’s Trip (yes, it’s part of the pun if you read it as “Akiba Strip”) is a brawling game with some RPG elements and a…
Read MoreReview by Nick H. Handheld systems are amazing. As a kid I spent a lot of weekends away from home – which meant spending a lot of weekends away from my beloved NES and TI99/4a. However, once I got a GameBoy for Christmas, those weekends at my grandma’s or on…
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