Review by Pierre-Yves L. One of the consequences of games being so very easy to create right now is that there are all kinds of people making games. For independent developers, the ability to build retro throwback games to their youth is one of the most compelling drawcards of having…
Read MoreReview by Pierre-Yves L. Years ago there was an interesting game that was light and fun and had completely taken me by surprise with the depth and emotions that the story brought to me. The game in question was Whisper of a Rose from Rose Portal Games which is the…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Before Resident Evil became the definition of survival horror, there was Alone in the Dark. A truly groundbreaking game, Alone in the Dark was released in 1992, and was one of the very first to feature full, 3D environments and because that visual style was so…
Read MoreReview by Nick H. Turtle Tale tries its best to take advantage of all that the love that people have for retro gaming, and for the most part it succeeds as a title that would have been right at home on your NES a couple of decades or so ago.…
Read MoreReview by Nick H. Arcade cabinets and the NES became well-known for incredibly difficult shooting games, and they maintained their popularity over the years due to often brutal levels of difficulty and excellent visuals that combined to lure people in and keep the most competitive gamers coming back for more.…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Space Invaders is cool for a couple of reasons; Firstly, it’s nostalgic. Those of us who love Space Invaders typically have fond memories of it driving us nuts as children. For me, for instance, it was the Game Boy version that I would be playing for…
Read MoreReview by Chris I. If Terry Cavanagh’s retro rhythm game Super Hexagon was a NES title, Lumena: A No-Nonsense Rhythm Game would be its Game Boy Color younger sibling. Fans of electronica music and brutal difficulty levels take note, Elevate Entertainment will likely be the next developer to send iPhones…
Read MoreReview by Brad L. There once was a time, in he 90’s, when I would frequent videogame arcades. Many of my peers were playing titles such as Time Crisis, Daytona USA and whichever iteration of Street Fighter was currently out. For me personally, I was always drawn to Bust-a-Move (or…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Interesting bit of trivia here; back when I was starting out in the world of professional games criticism, one of the first games that I got to review for a magazine that I really loved was Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne. Called Lucifer’s Call in Australia, my…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. A game that apparently took over 10,000 hours to develop, SanctuaryRPG is an ASCII art RPG that will cost you precisely nothing to download. People who have fond memories of the likes of Zork and Nethack will appreciate the art style of the game. It’s old…
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