Review by Matt C. Did you ever play “Roseball”? In the wake of the console release of Street Fighter IV way back in 2009, this mini-game emerged where people would play what was effectively Pong, but played in a Street Fighter setting. Each player would pick Rose, a character with…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. I have to start the review by giving credit to Nintendo for bringing something genuinely new to the fighting game genre. Just as Splatoon was able to create something distinctive within a fairly staid genre, even as it operated within the bounds of familiarity so that…
Read MoreReview by Jim S. Anyone who grew up in the 90’s will surely remember Power Rangers. I know I loved it when I was a kid. I owned action figures, clothes, VHS tapes, and, of course, the video games. I was a huge fan. Back then I was too young…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. As someone who doesn’t really like doing the online multiplayer thing – particularly with narrative and atmosphere-heavy experiences (people just can’t commit to the roleplay, damnit), I say this: Star Trek: Bridge Crew is utterly brilliant. Ubisoft has done something truly special here; it has managed…
Read MoreReview by Ginny W. Impact Winter is a game about absence – an absence of colour, an absence of faith, and an absence of direction. In a games market usually saturated with riotous colour and narrative pomp, Mojo Bones’ offering stands in stark contrast to other competitors; whether this difference…
Read MoreReview by Matt C. It’s easy to talk about RiME in terms of the pieces that make it up: its art style, vaguely reminiscent of Ico and Journey; its Uncharted-like climbing sections; its puzzles, that call to mind Tomb Raider and The Legend of Zelda. But to do so would…
Read MoreReview by Lachlan W. To me, “walking simulator” will never be a derogatory term. For someone who values story over all else in games, I appreciate the narrative purity of walking simulators. The Fidelio Incident, by Act 3 Games, is the latest entry into the genre on PC. But does…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. In the absence of Nintendo’s F-Zero series (c’mon Nintendo, surely you know how much people want that one), Sony’s had close to the monopoly on super high speed anti-gravity racing with WipeOut. Now, WipeOut Omega Collection might not be a new game, per se, but bringing…
Read MoreReview by Harvard L. Rive is an excellent, if sorrowful, swansong for veteran Dutch developers Two Tribes. With an incredible backlog full of addictive titles such as Toki Tori, RUSH and EDGE, the studio developed a reputation for its minimalist games featuring exceptionally well designed mechanics. The reputation is upheld…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Dark Rose Valkyrie was meant to be a relatively serious take on Compile Heart’s usual modus operandi. The house that built Hyperdimension Neptunia, Omega Quintet and Fairy Fencer has always been polarising, and that’s for a simple reason; this studio loves showing off the panties of…
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