Picross is a little like Sudoku – you can make it prettier and offer a fresh range of puzzles with each new release, but at the end of the day you’re still selling your customers the same old game. As it is with Picross E – a fine package with gorgeous…
Read MoreA stash of green herbs. Check. A large amount of ammunition to re-kill hordes of brain thirsty zombies. Check. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Raccoon City. Following the T-virus outbreak in Raccoon City, Umbrella has sent in its own Security Service Delta team to collect the T-virus before it ends…
Read MoreGalaxy on Fire 2 HD is a space flight/ RPG hybrid whose origins are remarkable – the conversion of a rather fun smartphone game into the expansive jungle world of PC. It’s stunningly beautiful, if slightly vapid in its storyline, and Galaxy 2 has a relaxing, elegant appeal about it.…
Read MoreAnyone who’s been following us a while knows that we at Digitally Downloaded are big fans of Zen Pinball. Both Zen Pinball 3D, and the Marvel Pinball “sequel” are some of our favourite games on the Nintendo 3DS. And they pale, absolutely, objectively pale in comparison to Zen Pinball 2…
Read MoreThere is a certain “sweet spot” when it comes to difficulty in video games. If the game developer can make the player fail a-dozen-or-two times before succeeding, the game ultimately delivers a grand sense of accomplishment without severely punishing the player for attempting the challenge in the first place. Lots…
Read MoreI love The Expendables movies. My wife calls them “grandpa’s action movies,” and they are that in every possible sense; they take the world’s washed-up action heroes of the 80s and throw their creaking bones into a hyperviolent action movie. It’s like The Avengers, with wrinkles. It’s just brilliant fun…
Read MoreLords of Waterdeep is an interesting experiment by Wizards of the Coast. Rather than a genuine attempt to capture Dungeons & Dragons in a board game format (which it has already achieved admirably with games like Dungeon Command), Lords of Waterdeep is a crack at a Euro-style game. Aside from…
Read MoreScratch beneath the surface, and Bastion is a tight, but entirely generic Diablo-style action RPG, with a little less depth. Then again, why the heck would you want to scratch beneath the surface? For all its accolades and reputation, Bastion isn’t exactly innovative with its gameplay systems. You’ll descend into…
Read MoreDo you ever crave a good retro shoot-em-up? The feeling of blasting space foes into pixels with your trusty space blaster. Originally released on the SNK back in 1989, The Next Space provides the endless fun of arcade shoot-em-ups in the palm of your hand. Now rereleased as a PS…
Read MoreThe World Ends With You (TWEWY) is a pretty big deal amongst a very small group of gamers when it was released on the Nintendo DS. Despite only shifting around 650,000 copies worldwide, when a teaser website featuring TWEWY art work went live, there was a lot of excitement around…
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