Review by Owen S. Chess is a revered game-called-sport, with a place in culture is perhaps unmatched by any other pastime. Champions and ‘grandmasters’ are revered for their intellect. Names such as Bobby Fisher inspire images of greatness. It seeps through popular culture, from characters like Leonard and Sheldon on…
Read MoreReview by Brad L. My son is a massive LEGO nerd, and LEGO Ninjago is one of his more favoured LEGO brands. So it was with great excitement on his behalf when I mentioned that I would be reviewing LEGO Ninjago: Nindroids for the PlayStation Vita. Upon booting Nindroids, it…
Read MoreReview by Nick H. Boasting a recreation of more than 130 shops from real life in an effort to painstakingly represent Japan’s Otaku Mecca, Akihabara, Akiba’s Trip (yes, it’s part of the pun if you read it as “Akiba Strip”) is a brawling game with some RPG elements and a…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Ripstone is a publisher that knows a good casual game when it sees one. From Pure Chess to Men’s Room Mayhem, the publisher has again and again picked up simple, entertaining games and brought them to the PlayStation Vita without excessive fanfare. But they’ve always been…
Read MoreReview by Chris I. Heralding itself as a “rogue-lite,” Rogue Legacy comes clanking its way onto the PlayStation Vita, bringing its unique genealogy-based, retro platforming action to the portable console for great hardcore gaming on the go. It’s a game with seemingly endless personality and replay value, so be sure…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. If Godus was Just Another Farmville Clone by some random developer, then it would be easy to ignore. But this is the game that was meant to be the spiritual sequel to the legendary Populous by the man that created Populous himself, Peter Molyneux. And in…
Read MoreReview by Clark A. It’s a popular sentiment that games need to justify their price tag with either substantial content or considerable replayability. It’s a topic we’ve discussed at length in the past and a plight I can sympathise with – games aren’t free, after all. One of the many…
Read MoreReview by Brad L. Pool is a game of angles, skill and determination. If you play the game anything like me, it is also always the ball’s fault. To say that I am the unluckiest man in history when it comes to making simple shots in pool is a reasonably…
Read MoreReview by Shaan J. I feel that I should preface this review by stating that the game being reviewed has nothing to do with the Tommy Wiseau film of the same name, nor its related Flash game. So with that out of the way, I wanted to talk about how…
Read MoreReview by Shaan J. As much as I have come to enjoy the ever-growing library on the PlayStation 4, a lot of titles released in the past few months have been ports and remakes of older games. These tend to be good games, but also games I have already played…
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