It’s easy for many RPG fans to forget that the roots of the genre lie in adventure games, especially considering that the two genres couldn’t be more different in the grand scheme of modern gaming. It’s rare for a modern RPG to truly capture the essence of exploration, which is…
Read MoreNo game can simply live on the nostalgia that comes with retro visuals and a catch soundtrack, but it can certainly serve as a good place to start. Zotrix is a decidedly simple game with some good ideas to keep you coming back for more, but that’s only assuming that…
Read MoreI was already a big fan of Star Hammer: The Vanguard Prophecy, back when I played it on my PC. But now that it’s on a platform I actually like to play games on, I like it even more. Related reading: My review of the original release of Star Hammer…
Read MoreMayan Death Robots quite clearly deserves to have comparisons made to Team-17’s Worms series. With that being said, there are a handful of twists beyond its unique theme that makes it worthwhile fun and help it to stand out just enough to avoid any claims of plagiarism. Related reading: You…
Read MoreBaseball Riot is a sequel to Tennis in the Face, and on closer inspection, it’s close to identical. Once again an evil soda corporation has brainwashed a bunch of people (in this case, players of a baseball team), and it’s up to you, Gabe Carpaccio, to save your former teammates…
Read MoreThe Earth Defense Force games have been running for a couple of generations now, but rather than being a truly new game, Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair is more akin to a HD remake of the older Earth Defense Force 2025 that released several years ago.…
Read MoreThe Apple TV has become a real hit of a game console in my household, already, as a spiritual successor to the Wii. Though Apple’s mandate that all games released on it must be compatible with the limited (from a gameplay point of view) remote control, for the purpose of…
Read MoreThat DariusBurst launches at a standard retail price despite being both digital-exclusive and a niche 2D shooter represents unwavering faith from its publisher, Degica, in its raw quality. The Darius franchise hasn’t necessarily topped the charts throughout its 30 odd years on the market but it’s a brand that has…
Read MoreLevel-5 has, for the longest time now, been hesitant to localise its Yo-Kai Watch franchise into western markets. One presumes that the underlying reason for that hesitancy is due to the intense cultural relevance the Yo-Kai games have to Japan, and the assumption that a great deal of the underlying…
Read MoreThough Teslagrad first surfaced a couple of years ago, it feels right at home on the Vita with its latest release. The core mechanics are as sound now as they were then, delivering a solid experience that combines puzzle elements with platforming action. As far as the core narrative goes,…
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