Impressions by Brad L. Captain Toad returns to the Wii U in a follow up to what was probably the most refreshing aspect of Super Mario 3D World. I recently got an opportunity for some hands-on at the EB Games Expo, and I walked away feeling exactly the same about…
Read MoreNews by Jedediah H. Scheduled for release in Japan on the 27th of September with, sadly, no European or American release confirmed, Fatal Frame 5/ Project Zero looks to utilize the Wii U GamePad in the most intuitive fashion yet – as a real world camera that will surely inspire…
Read MoreNews by Jedediah H. Close those curious eyes and imagine this: You’re a stylish red-headed female rock-star perfectionist. During the performance of your all-female band’s triple platinum hit single “Like a Brick to the Groin,” groups of zombies shuffle in from the entrances. You don’t panic, BECAUSE YOU’RE A FREAKIN’…
Read MoreReview by Brad L. “Just one more dig!” was a common sentence I uttered during my time with SteamWorld Dig. Not since Diablo II have I played a game that caused me to stay up longer than I’m accustomed to, just for the sheer fact that I was completely hooked…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Cubemen 2 is one of the finest examples of the tower defence genre. Previously released on iOS and PC, it’s developed into something massive over the months and years courtesy of community-created levels, and now on the Wii U players access all that content in the…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. A good bullet hell game is almost like an intricate, difficult and deadly dance. With thousands of projectiles on screen at once and giant, menacing enemies, the player relies on pixel-perfect twitch reactions and foresight to be able to dart in and out of tiny “safe…
Read MoreReview by Nick H. I love a good creepy game. They have the ability to engage the senses and mind in ways few other games can. A horror or suspense title is a challenging one to build, however. It needs to keep you intensely immersed in its world, in order…
Read MoreReview by Pierre-Yves L. Growing up, the only thing that I was missing for my toy cars was one of those awesome mats that had cities, roads and parking lots printed on it. Instead of asking my parents for one like some of my friends had, I used my imagination.…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Take Dead Island, and cross it with Diablo. Sounds great, right? This is the game that How To Survive aspires to be. The good news is that it’s perfectly serviceable. The bad news is that that’s all it is. How To Survive is a story that…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse is going to be something special. The Arabian-themed fantasy platformer franchise of Wayforward has, to date, been sadly underepresented. titles in the series have been limited-scale releases, or been made available on underwhelming platforms such as the DSiWare download service. But…
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