It is really quite the tragedy. Even as Mario Golf has slowly worked its way to become Nintendo’s premier party sports game, Mario Tennis has lost a little bit more of its once overwhelming soul with each new edition. The Nintendo 64 Mario Tennis was one of the finest sports…
Read MoreAt a glance, one might mistake Typoman for the popular 2D platforming/puzzle game Limbo. While it shares some similarities with Limbo thanks to its stark aesthetic that is heavy on the black, Typoman falls short of that game’s level of polish while still carving out its own unique identity. Are…
Read MoreAmiibo Festival is more proof of concept than a major release from Nintendo, so let’s get that out of the way from the outset; come into this expecting some kind of deep, lasting, rich experience and you’ll probably be disappointed. To its benefit it works really quite well, and carries…
Read MoreOh my. I had never experienced a David Cage-produced game before, and therefore was not entirely sure what to expect. After playing Beyond: Two Souls I have some games to catch up on now. Related reading: For a review of the original release on the PlayStation 3, check out Matt’s…
Read MoreFlight is a more difficult mechanic to execute within a game than many pause to think on. By its very nature flight implies freedom, scale, and a limitless room for exploration. A good game that makes flight a central mechanic should offer a sensation of soaring through the air, of…
Read MoreIf you are looking for hands-on action, Football Manager 2016 will likely disappoint, because as the name of the game should indicate, this is all about running a football team, and not running around on the field personally. This is a simulation experience that drills into far greater detail than…
Read MoreAtlus’ various Shin Megami Tensei spinoff series’ have always been good at using various JRPG traditions to frame social or political commentary. The two Digital Devil Saga games offered some deep insights into the role of religion in society, while Persona 4 was, in part, a deconstruction of the nostalgia…
Read MoreOkay, try to imagine yourself in Primal Carnage: Extinction. You get your first look at this “six-foot turkey” as you enter a clearing. He moves like a bird (kind of); lightly, bobbing his head. And you keep still in the cover of a bush because you think that hopefully his…
Read MorePoint-and-click adventure games are, in my humble opinion, the bread-and-butter of video games. After all, where would we be without such gems as Monkey Island, Myst, and Grim Fandango? Daedalic Entertainment’s The Whispered World was originally released for PC in 2009 or 2010, depending on your location. It is a…
Read MoreI really wanted to like Handball 16. As (as far as I can tell) the first attempt at recreating the sport through the videogame medium, and as a long-suffering fan of the sport (believe me, in Australia it’s as difficult to watch or play the sport as it was previously…
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