Review by Harvard L. A successful puzzle game takes a few key components: a goal, resources to meet that goal and a space for the player to devise their own solution. No matter what tools the player is given, there’s always satisfaction to be found in exploring the puzzle’s possibility…
Read MoreReview by Clark A. Vocaloid fans wept tears of joy upon hearing Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Future Tone was set for a localisation. The series takes user-generated songs and dance numbers and makes them the backdrop of a delightfully addictive rhythm game. Though the dancing and singing virtual idol,…
Read MoreReview by Matt C.Sexy, fanserviced-riddled anime games get a bad rap. To some degree, this is justified – there’s a lot of valid criticism to be made of many such games’ approach to sexuality, especially with regard to women – but the disdain tends to go so much further than…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Rollercoaster Dreams is right up there with the worst games that I have ever had the displeasure of playing. I think it has its heart in the right place, but there’s not a thing about it that’s remotely competent to make it worth anyone’s time. Related…
Read MoreReview by Brad L. Nubla is a game that is not only an artistic piece in its own right, it is a game specifically about art. The art from the Thyssen-Bornemisza museum in Madrid, to be precise. A title developed as part of the PlayStation Talents program in Spain, Nubla…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. After the travesty that was the new free-to-play RollerCoaster Tycoon, Atari must have realised that there was indeed a market on mobile platforms for proper simulation games. Enter RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic, effectively a mash-up of the original RollerCoaster Tycoon and its sequel, and I – and…
Read MoreReview by Pierre-Yves L. Coming in from the popular 2D fighting specialists, Examu (the same team behind the Arcana Heart series), Nitroplus Blasterz is a game with a roster so niche that most people will only know a couple of the characters. The likes of Saber from the Fate series,…
Read MoreReview by Matt S.NOTE FOR ALL READERS: UIG has patched this game, so that the save game bug, the only reason it was originally given a low score, is no longer an issue. Industry Giant II is now a solid 4/5 game, and I highly recommend it to everyone who…
Read MoreReview by Matt C. What does Santa do when someone steals all the Christmas presents? A regular old St Nick might give up, or work extra hard to create a new stash of gifts. Not Aru, the bunny-eared, anime girl Santa, though – no, when someone steals her presents, she…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. I recorded some footage of me singing along to We Sing. One of the tracks in the game is Eternal Flame by The Bangles. That there is my tune. I sing it virtually every time I go karaoke (the ultimate drinking event if ever there is…
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