It has been quite a while since I sat back and tried a fishing title, but in years past I had spent plenty of time with games that ranged from almost tactical in the nature of their simulations, to almost arcade-like in their simplicity. What makes Big Bass Arcade: No…
Read MoreEver since the Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console started rolling out I have been waiting (and waiting) for the classic RPGs that I loved to play on the go to start hitting the store. Specifically of course I’m referring to the Game Boy’s Final Fantasy Legends games, but there were others,…
Read MoreI don’t play too many Lego games these days. It’s not that I don’t enjoy them, but it’s simply that after those excellent Star Wars ones, I’ve felt they’ve been too iterative for their own good. So I was pleasantly surprised that I enjoyed Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes…
Read MoreA video game doesn’t need a compelling storyline or a realistic tone in order to be an enjoyable experience. Animal Crossing is an addictive simulation game where you, the player, are the centre of the universe with a utopia of carefree duties and colourful friends to live with. It’s a…
Read MoreConsidering today’s video game market is more expansive than that of any other time frame, it’s logical that most companies are attempting to either make their titles more accessible or streamline them for mass appeal. This is not just the case for western shooters but Japanese-centric franchises as well. Nintendo’s…
Read MoreI just want to get this out from the start: The Last Of Us is an incredible game. Naughty Dog’s finest title, to be sure, and if you’re looking for buyer’s advice, just skip the rest of this review and look at the score at the bottom. Suffice to say,…
Read MoreLet’s get one thing out of the way. When you play Strength of the Sword 3, you will die. And die. And die a few more times (I assume you mean your avatar, not you personally. Or you’re a zombie Shaan now? – ed). This is perhaps the most impressive…
Read MoreThe majority of the adventure genre is fittingly moulded around exploration. The most common approach to “exploring” in retro gaming was to utilise trial and error puzzles with ambiguous solutions rather than teach the player intuitively so that the length of the experience could be drawn out. The former approach…
Read MoreDaedalic Entertainment has done an excellent job of providing games that help show that while point-and-click adventure games are no longer as prevalent in video gaming as they used to be, the genre is far from dead either. The Night of the Rabbit is a tale that follows a young…
Read MoreSony has been talking up the social direction it wants to take its consoles and games. Even when it’s not conventional multiplayer where everyone sits down in front of the TV and plays together at the same time, Sony wants you engaged with your games and your friends when you’re…
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