Interview by Matt S. Star Hammer: The Vanguard Prophecy is one of my favourite Australian-developed games ever. As a fan of 1) space combat, 2) tactics strategy games, and 3) those things brought together, Star Hammer scratched an itch that is far too often left wanting. When developers these days…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. One of the recent Australian releases that I can’t quite get enough of is Black Lab Games’ Star Hammer: The Vanguard Prophecy. This tactical space battle game hooked me in on PC, and again when it released on iPad, and did so because it features a…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Black Lab Games’ Star Hammer: The Vanguard Prophecy is a really, really good tactics strategy game. In both my reviews of the PC and iOS versions I lauded the game for its in-depth tactics system, as well as the way it captures the visual aesthetic of…
Read MoreI was already a big fan of Star Hammer: The Vanguard Prophecy, back when I played it on my PC. But now that it’s on a platform I actually like to play games on, I like it even more. Related reading: My review of the original release of Star Hammer…
Read MoreMany years ago now (well, four), a small Australian developer from Perth produced one of my favourite PlayStation Minis games. Black Lab Games’ Star Hammer Tactics was a space faring tactical strategy game that might not have looked like much, but it provided some great value to fans of the likes…
Read MoreIt feels like an age now, but back in 2011 I found myself mightily impressed by a space faring tactics game from a Perth (Australia)-based independent developer, Paul Turbett (who operates as Black Lab Games). That game was Star Hammer Tactics, and while it wasn’t the most visually impressive game,…
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