Today on the Wrap; Outlast silently arrives on Xbox, Hideo Kojima is depressed again, the PS4 and Xbox One lead industry sales, and Nintendo’s Reggie Fils-Aime says the Wii U is almost in first place in the console war. Outlast Released on Xbox One Silently Silently indeed. The indie hit…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Take Dead Island, and cross it with Diablo. Sounds great, right? This is the game that How To Survive aspires to be. The good news is that it’s perfectly serviceable. The bad news is that that’s all it is. How To Survive is a story that…
Read MoreNews by Clark A. Just a couple of weeks before E3, Nintendo announced via Twitter that a peripheral would be coming to Wii U to enable support for Game Cube controllers. The intended use of this adapter, of course, is for the upcoming Super Smash Bros. on Wii U. The…
Read MoreNews by Clark A. Last year’s Super Mario 3D World was a real hit, shifting over a million units and garnering universal critical acclaim. The imaginative levels weren’t 3D World’s only shining spots though; a bonus mode called The Adventure of Captain Toad had players navigating the lovable Toad through…
Read MoreNews by Clark A. While Nintendo’s E3 digital event was rather brief, it still contained quite a few surprises. Possibly chief among them was the reveal of a brand new Nintendo IP called Splatoon, which had a good chunk of the event devoted to it. Splatoon is a family-friendly third…
Read MoreNews by Clark A. Nintendo’s 2014 E3 digital event has just concluded. Didn’t get to see the show live or simply forgot all the fine details? We’re on the case with a summary of everything that went down. So, what games do we get to look forward to from the…
Read MoreReview by Clark A. Modern Mario Kart games are a far cry from the original Super Mario Kart, which focused on adeptly manoeuvring through basic, well-designed tracks with twitch controls. Each sequel thereafter has distanced itself from the earlier titles with new items, new courses, and new mechanics designed to…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. I love RPGs. I love them because they provide a more cerebral experience than most other genres. RPGs are narrative-rich experiences, and their sheer length means that developers can do a lot with those narratives. It’s not an understatement to say that modern RPGs are starting…
Read MoreReview by Brad L. Ron Gilbert, Tim Schafer and Al Lowe; three people who pretty much gave me my sense of humour through the point and click adventure games they were involved with in the late-eighties to mid-nineties. As of late, there has been a resurgence of the genre through…
Read MoreReview by Clark A. As much as I enjoy JRPGs, I recognize that certain audiences simply can’t bear their often turn-based battle systems and gratuitous playtimes. While some will never be persuaded by the genre, playing Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga again as of one of the Wii U’s premiere…
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