If the skateboarding games I’ve played throughout the past two decades are to believed, I am nothing less than a legend. I’ve skated next to the greats, I’ve mastered a long list of moves including everything from ollies and nollies to 360 inward heelflips and nollie FS 360 shuv its.…
Read MoreBRAWL is a title that generally gets things right. A couple of bugs and sketchy framerate now and again are easy enough to live with because the game itself is a lot of fun, especially with friends. The bigger issue is is that this is a game that benefits greatly…
Read MoreDamn it. Just as I was getting over my ridiculous obsession with Crossy Road, along comes Hipster Whale’s follow-up. Pac-Mac 256 is proof of the impact that the tiny Aussie developer had on the industry, as Namco Bandai would allow it access to one of its most valuable franchise to…
Read MoreGiven the popularity of dual stick arcade games like Geometry Wars and Super Stardust, it makes a lot of sense that we would see more twin stick shooters being made by indie developers. The genre is known for being accessible to a wide variety of gamers, yet also maddeningly difficult…
Read MoreSpectra is a great throwback to the yesteryear of twitch racing games. Everything about the game rings solid, yet almost nothing gives the impression of spectacular. The end result is a fun game that will entertain in small doses, but does not provide enough depth to keep me coming back…
Read MorePuuba’s The Weaponographist is apparently the answer to what if the original Legend of Zelda was fused with Smash T.V., with a bit of The Binding of Isaac and added anachronism for good measure. Utilising a simple premise, lightweight gameplay, and balanced challenge, The Weaponographist certainly is different from its…
Read MoreAbout an hour into my time with Quarries of Scred, I decided to look at the game’s stats page and see what my progress has been like. To my surprise, sixty minutes into the game I had made one hundred attempts into the game’s randomly generated mines. Published by Surprise…
Read MoreFor years now, Zen Studios has been building its Zen Pinball 2 platform into something truly incredible. It’ll cost you a pretty penny to buy access to every one of the 54 tables that are now available, but for pinball fanatics it’s hard to imagine a game development company that…
Read MorePlaying Armed Seven is a lot like watching a movie that has an actor whom you vaguely remember from another flick, but for the life of you cannot seem to recall where. It is only when you pause the film and stare into the middle distance that the fog surrounding…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. It takes just three minutes to turn me from a perfectly competent and confident player of games, able to hold his own in the most competitive of gaming environments, and turn me into a quivering wreck. My palms sweaty, my thumbs slipping off the Dualshock 4’s…
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