Here’s the problem with taking an idea for a game that is obscenely popular in some parts of the world, but completely unknown in others: when you make that game, you’re going to be doing so on a limited budget. And that means it’s likely to turn out to be…
Read MoreTokyo Jungle doesn’t necessarily make this obvious, but it’s actually a horror game. When my pack of Pomeranians can tear into a tiger and rip it apart, I’m sure I’m looking into a crystal ball, and my life-long suspicion has borne out true; Pomeranians are evil incarnate. Of course, I’m…
Read MoreTalk about a weird franchise. The “main” Pokemon games – those games where you battle and capture hundreds of monsters and then trade and battle them with your friends – is an amazingly addictive and consistently great series. The “sub” Pokemon games are almost universally terrible. Pokemon Snap way back…
Read MoreRealms of Ancient War is heavy on the action. Swarms of enemies will attack your hero at every turn in this downloadable Diablo-style hack-and-slash. But the big question is: can a game that doesn’t even have a ‘block’ button still be engaging in this day and age? The answer is:…
Read MorePeople with the Nintendo DS or 3DS may just have heard of Ivy the Kiwi. An utterly charming little puzzle game, Ivy was a perfect example of a game that used touch screen-only controls to great effect. And now it’s on the iPhone and iPad, where it’s even better. On…
Read MoreEvery so often the games industry throws up an auteur – a true artist whose games are not necessarily understood, let alone liked. Like foreign films though, these auteurs find small, committed fan bases of people who appreciate what they are trying to do, even if they occasionally miss the…
Read MoreCasual developers have greatly benefitted from the iOS platform – invent a simplistic concept, add easy controls, mix in the ‘x factor’ of fun and combine to provide hours of entertainment and reach even the most inexperienced of gamers. A perfect example of one of these addictive, fun games is…
Read MoreThe FIFA World Cup is the world’s biggest sporting event. It actually eclipses the Olympics in terms of overall attendance and viewers. So it makes sense that the greatest investments in sports game development is in soccer. EA’s FIFA Soccer and Konami’s Pro Evolution Soccer (PES) enjoy a relationship where…
Read MoreI’m not sure how Nintendo and Game Freak manage to do this: over and over again they repackage the same game and convince us all it’s worth playing again. Pokemon Black and White 2 add the barest minimum of new features over the top of the game engine that has…
Read MoreLet’s get this out of the way first: no, I have no idea whether or not Torchlight II is better than Diablo 3. Not only did I not play Diablo 3, but there are hundreds of people more qualified to make comparisons about the mechanics, structure and overall feel of…
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