There is a very fine line between homage and slavish devotion. Both might come from the same place; a deep love of a particular game (or film, book, or otherwise), but where a homage uses that love to creative effect, to forge its own identity and often build on the…
Read MoreWar for the Overworld is another in a growing list of Kickstarter campaigns that were successfully crowdfunded. In this case, the game pays homage to the classic Dungeon Keeper series from EA. What started out as a fan-made sequel after EA cancelled the development of Dungeon Keeper 3: War for…
Read MoreConvoy is one of those games that’s not entirely unique – it’s been defined as a mix between Mad Max and FTL: Faster Than Light since its Kickstarter inception – and on the surface level it could easily be passed off as another ‘clone’; yet, in doing so, you would…
Read MoreGod, the wait for Metal Gear Solid V has never felt so long. If you’re anything like me, and are patiently awaiting Kojima’s latest masterpiece, the wait can be unbearable. Granted, this isn’t helped by the fact that stealth games seem to have sunk into the background these days. Whether…
Read MoreCommander Cool 2 is a run and gun platformer by German studio Orlyapps, featuring a time travelling protagonist and a colourful cartoon world. It’s also, unfortunately, devoid of anything to set it apart from any other platformer available on PC. While the game itself is perfectly functional, the mechanics and…
Read MoreDocumentary filmmakers seem to have a fascination with independent game developers. A few years ago we had Indie Game: The Movie, and now we’ve got GameLoading: Rise of the Indies. It actually makes sense that we would have such a fascination with indie game developers. After all, they typically fit…
Read MoreI’ve played a lot of crazy games but I think I can crown a new winner for the most crazy one of all. Tower of Guns is a quick paced roguelike FPS Bullet Hell that puts crazy weapons in the player’s hands to shoot at anything that moves. Bringing back…
Read MoreScreencheat was one of our favourite PC games from last year. As a multiplayer-only game it provided all of the necessary elements for a quality, classic local multiplayer experience; tight mechanics, well-balanced gameplay, and an entertaining concept that would allow competitive players to really get stuck into it. The basic…
Read MoreWho doesn’t like Whack A Mole? One of the truly classic arcade games, Whack A Mole gives players a little hammer to thump moles on the head as they pop up out of the machine? The goal is as simple as tallying up as many points as possible as a…
Read MorePersonally, I still feel that the games that have effectively use the Wii U gamepad are few and far between. Wii U games rely too much on the novelty of being able to push everything off one screen and onto another. Affordable Space Adventures, however, uses the gamepad to manage your…
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