Earlier in the year we reviewed a little iOS exclusive strategy game from the great man himself, Sid Meier. Ace Patrol absolutely blew us away, and now it’s available to people without iPads. Ace Patrol on PC is in-app purchase free, and contains all the content of the iPad game…
Read MoreOf course, the real test will come when it is time to play the game. Here everything is visually detailed and interesting, but some of the screenshots certainly help convey the sense of menace and often times oppressive atmosphere. From Software wound up with a hit on its hands with…
Read MoreWhen developer Might and Delight decided it wanted to do something different coming off its successful release of the demanding platformer that is Pid, it wasn’t joking. With the gaming industry so overly saturated with shooters and retro, well, everything (including shooters), – where does an indie developer turn to…
Read MoreFor the past week my sleep has been badly affected. In fact, for the first time since I was at university and in the habit of putting off writing essays that I had three months to do for the night before they were due, I have found myself going completely…
Read MoreThere are so many tower defense games out there that it comes as a nice change when a game comes along and tries to change up the genre. Cubetractor tries, but doesn’t succeed. Listed as a “neo-retroesque action-strategy-puzzle hybrid”, Cubetractor sees you taking control of the little droid Endroi, who…
Read MoreIt starts with darkness and confusion. The explosive crack of quick-release bolts. A sickening lurch. The barrage of jet engines. It’s too dark to see. The viewscreen is faintly illuminated but nothing is visible beyond the glass. There is wind: an urgent, rushing kind of noise. We’re falling. Someone should…
Read MoreThere are some pieces of entertainment that I, as an individual, am personally entertained by that I as a critic should perhaps not be. I look at those from my critical side, and what I see should make me wince and question why I as an individual enjoy it so…
Read MoreThe upcoming crowdfunded game Project Phoenix managed to soar to its $100,000 goal today and is now slated for a multiplatform release within two years. Project Phoenix aims to fuse elements of western and eastern design choices to attract a worldwide audience. Developers from all parts of the world are…
Read MoreShelter is a game that’s going to be hard to put a score on. An artsy exploration title which to my hands plays as more of a tech demo than an actual game (not dissimilar to the likes of Dear Esther) means some people will find themselves loving it just…
Read MoreLet me begin by saying that I’m always a little wary of browser based Real Time Strategy games. I’m a big fan of the genre and yet many RTS games aimed at casual audiences abandon strategic depth for accessibility. In essence, the idea of a simplified strategy game is oxymoronic.…
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