The term ‘roguelike’ gets used quite a bit. My son has even heard of and used it – though he does not know what it refers to. I actually sat down and explained to him what the game Rogue was. I was pretty young myself when that title came out…
Read MoreGoichi Suda has always been a difficult game developer to review. Do we, as critics, reward his ambition, or focus on the inevitable gameplay flaws that work into his games? For me personally, it’s somewhere in between. With some games, such as Lollipop Chainsaw, I consider the message that the…
Read MoreThe game’s afoot! Strange rites and gruesome murders in foggy London town lead the famous consulting detective into a world of shadow, mystery, and horror. Developer Frogwares’ Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened actually released a few years back on the PC, but is only now making its way to iOS devices…
Read MoreHave you ever played Sonic Unleashed, Sonic Colours, or Sonic Generations and thought the on-rails 3D sections ought to be made into a standalone game? That seems to be the inspiration for Hardlight’s Sonic Dash. The company has produced the perfect embodiment of the concept, going so far as adapting…
Read MoreIf you haven’t seen the original Ong Bak film yet, then do yourself a favour and head over to your local video store’s foreign film section. This Thailand martial arts epic stars Tony Jaa, and it’s the kind of no-wires, no stunt-double action work that is so rarely seen in…
Read MoreA post-apocalyptic kart racer? Yeah, why not… I was expecting a lot of things from PolarBit’s Cracking Sands the first time I fired it up on my iPad. Knowing nothing about the game other than that it was a combat racing title, I had of course certain thoughts right off…
Read MoreOne of the more interesting Kickstarter projects in recent months is Jon Shafer’s (and his new studio, Conifer Studios) At the Gates. It has well and truly hit its goal, but there’s still a couple of days left to make a pledge if you’re looking to get in on the…
Read MoreArrr! This game is tougher than pirate’s pegged leg matey. Sela the Space Pirate is a punk. I mean this not only in a nice way, but in a literal sense as well. She’s the epitome of what it is to be “steampunk.” Err… just without the “steam,” that is.…
Read MoreOriginally a release on the Nintendo DS, Might and Magic: Clash of Heroes has made the high definition jump from consoles to iOS. It’s good, but the technical faults of this version mean it fails to recapture the charm that it originally had. It’s not that Clash of Heroes is…
Read MoreGuardian Cross by Square Enix is a collectible card game that allows you to capture creatures while hunting, and then level them up as you traverse a map looking for NPC opponents to battle or PC enemies in the Coliseum. The new 1.2 patch of the game has gone live,…
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