Review by Jim S. Anyone who grew up in the 90’s will surely remember Power Rangers. I know I loved it when I was a kid. I owned action figures, clothes, VHS tapes, and, of course, the video games. I was a huge fan. Back then I was too young…
Read MoreReview by Lindsay M. “You’re a wizard, Harry… And a thumpin’ good one, I’ll wager, once you’ve been trained up a bit and can spell long words with random letters quickly while using a joystick and remembering odd button choices.” Related reading: This actually isn’t the first word RPG on…
Read MoreReview by Ginny W. I had the chance to play this game when it was in beta a little while back, and now that it’s come time to set pen to paper for the finished product, I consider my past experience with it both a blessing and a curse. I…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. The #1 rule of game development is that if something is really popular, dozens of imitators are going to follow. And why not? Games become popular for a reason, and if there’s money to make in giving fans more of what they like, then it’s a…
Read MoreReview by Pierre-Yves L. Shiness: The Lightning Kingdom is a Kickstarted RPG from French developers Enigami. From the start there is nothing shy about it, with vibrant colours, combat out of a classic martial arts movie, elemental magics that would make Avatar the Last Airbender proud, and the main character…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Generally when people think about the Vikings, they think about incredible warriors with fearsome reputations raping and pillaging their way through the territories of others. Occasionally people’s knowledge of the Norse will extend as far as their religion (or, at least, the military warrior-Gods like Thor…
Read MoreReview by Moshe R. Of the different factors that go into the design of a game, its business model is probably one of the least appreciated ones. That is to say, despite us not really caring what ingenious trick a game is trying to pull on us in order to…
Read MoreReview by Moshe R. By early 2017, cooks all over the world are familiar with the mandatory ingredients for baking good mobile games. The key ingredient is a simple yet addictive gaming mechanic. Consider the classic example of matching three or more similar tiles in games such as Bejeweled. The…
Read MoreReview by Nick Hu. In the year 2185, a multi-species project leaves the Milky Way galaxy, for a 600-year voyage through dark space, to establish colonies in the Andromeda galaxy. That’s the basis of the newest game set in the Mass Effect universe, which sees the player take on the…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. If you’re going to make a sequel to a game, make sure it’s an actual sequel. I really loved the original Siralim. It tickled my nostalgic itch with its ridiculous menu system, super old-school character design, and commitment to roguelike difficulty. It was a game that…
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