I really didn’t know what to expect going into War of the Human Tanks – Alter, but I was pleasantly surprised to find that it’s a rather enjoyable experience. It is a sequel, but having never played the first I cannot say how it stacks up compared to its predecessor,…
Read MoreIf you’re an Australian, and a fan of cricket, then you will surely know of Test Match Cricket. An admirable attempt to turn the sport into a board game, Test Match Cricket was nonetheless a rather simple and often frustrating interpretation of the game, because in trying to emulate the…
Read MorehtoL#NiQ: The Firefly Diary has a title that is impossible to pronounce, but it is not a random collection of letters there before the colon. That “htoL#NiQ” makes perfect sense the moment you start playing, because it is alien, otherworldly, and perfectly represents the kind of sheer, wonderful hostility that…
Read MoreWhether you are a fan of the spiky-haired, yelling combatants of the Dragon Ball universe or not, you would have to realise that the staying power of the series over the years has been impressive. Dragon Ball Xenoverse marks the first foray for the series onto the newest generation of…
Read MoreUnder Night In-Birth Exe:Late hurts my hands to play, and I’m not entirely sure it’s worth it. The latest 2D brawler from French Bread and Arc System Works is fast, furious, and complex to a fault, and whether that is a good thing depends greatly on just how many of…
Read MoreOh Rugby 15… how I so wanted to like you. Rugby is a sport that I feel needs more attention, as it is a sport that is ripe for a video game adaptation – it is both fast and aggressive. Rugby 15 is the first attempt to take the sport…
Read MoreHand of Fate, by Defiant Development, shows how fundamentally illogical the Australian government was to pull the Interactive Games Fund. The game is a truly wonderful experience that would not have been possible without that funding, and it saddens me deeply that we might be missing out on future titles…
Read MoreZen Pinball 2 seems destined to hang around forever. Years after the original tables were released, Zen Studios can continued to support it with more tables in the form of DLC, with everything from licensed properties (Marvel, Star Wars, South Park) through to original creations. There are dozens tables in…
Read MoreWhat can someone say about a standalone downloadable release based upon a mini-game available in a pre-existing retail title? Things I tend to look for in these cases are how much the developer has added to the original experience in order to make a worthwhile title. Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker…
Read MoreMajora’s Mask is one of the Zelda franchise’s standout titles for more substantial reasons than its overall quality. It boasts enormous gameplay departures from the rest of the series, a living world of intricately interconnected characters, and profound lore teeming with macabre themes just to name a few. It’s no…
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