Review by Jedediah H. Whether you closely follow and intelligently participate in politics, or reluctantly observe its policies, promises, and the disparate outcomes that follow from behind news coverage of Taylor Swift’s perfect post-workout limp, you probably have a sense that something is smelly and awry within the world of…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. After eight Fighting Fantasy game books and innumerable others (either from its own Gamebook Adventures franchise or other third party authors), Tin Man Games has the choose-your-own-adventure gamebook style down pat. It understands how to make a visually pleasing interface and it knows how to make…
Read MoreReview by Nick H. Funk of the Titans has some potential, from the wacky theme to some of the game’s ideas. The game is set against a mythological backdrop that is absurd and thoroughly entertaining as Zeus – the Father of Funk – wants to see competing genres of music…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. As the first game in the Dusk franchise, Atelier Ayesha came immediately after the happy-to-a-fault Atelier Meruru. As a fan of the franchise, this new game was a shock to the system, to say the least. Where Meruru was quite infectious in its upbeat positivity, Ayesha…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Released very late in the year, Kingdom Hearts 2.5 HD Remix was an excellent way to round out the year. Apologies to all the readers that it has taken us a while to get this review done, but, well, it’s a disc with a solid 100-120…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Battle Miner is a truly appalling piece of work. I appreciate that the Nintendo platforms don’t have a version of Minecraft on them yet, and I do understand that Nintendo fans want a version of Minecraft on their preferred console. In that context I understand why…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. I think Ubisoft has done everything it can to accurately encapsulate Monopoly in digital form. Since picking up the license from EA earlier in the year Ubisoft has taken the opportunity to kickstart the new partnership with Hasbro by releasing a very down-the-line take on the…
Read MoreReview by Pierre-Yves L. Designed by a team of animators with experience at the almighty Pixar, Flyhunter is the story of Zak, a janitor on a spaceship, that gets himself in a heap of trouble; he gets bored and accidentally releases the spaceship’s valuable cargo… and its captain. Someone should…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Wars and Battles has the potential to be the biggest wargame app on the Apple iPad, because it is not limiting itself to any one single era of conflict. There are many great wargames out there, such as Shenandoah’s Battle of the Bulge or Slitherine’s Panzer…
Read MoreReview by Sam M. It’s surprising to see a little indie game take on the big challenge of addressing the damsel in distress trope that has been a large point of discussion in video game culture lately. But when it’s done this well it’s hardly a complaint that Dokuro’s developers…
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