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August 14, 2013

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The Wii U is starting to close in on its first year anniversary on the market, and sales figures aside, it has earned itself a dedicated following courtesy of games like ZombiU and Pikmin 3. One of the biggest features of the console was always going to be MiiVerse; a…

Review: My Farm 3D (3DS)

August 14, 2013

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I’m a big fan of farming games. I devour every Harvest Moon game that gets released on any platform, and I’ve even had fun with the serious Farming Simulator series. There’s something cathartic about sitting down to one of these games knowing that all you’re going to be doing is…

Review: Sonic Blast (3DS)

August 14, 2013

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Sonic Blast was one of the more ambitious outings for the blue blur when it initially released on the Game Gear. Though a handful of other titles such as Donkey Kong Land previously attempted to bring pre-rendered visuals to underpowered portable handhelds, Blast did so with actual color at its…

Review: Romance of the Three Kingdoms IV: Wall of Fire (Wii U)

August 13, 2013

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I’m not sure what miracle it was that convinced Tecmo Koei to release a Romance of the Three Kingdoms onto the Wii U Virtual Console, let alone in the West. What’s even more miraculous was that it was released in the Australian Wii U Virtual Console too, and we never…

Crowdfunded Project Phoenix rising to iOS, Android, and PC

August 13, 2013

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The upcoming crowdfunded game Project Phoenix managed to soar to its $100,000 goal today and is now slated for a multiplatform release within two years. Project Phoenix aims to fuse elements of western and eastern design choices to attract a worldwide audience. Developers from all parts of the world are…

Preview: Shelter (PC)

August 13, 2013

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Shelter is a game that’s going to be hard to put a score on. An artsy exploration title which to my hands plays as more of a tech demo than an actual game (not dissimilar to the likes of Dear Esther) means some people will find themselves loving it just…

Brutal Gamer News Wrap: 8/13/13

August 12, 2013

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American McGee’s Alice heads to the movies, A Link Between Worlds takes an artistic turn, we review the Criminal Macabre/30 Days of Night crossover Final Night, and The Elder Scrolls returns with a PC collection that’ll swallow as much free time as you’ve got. Alice in the Otherlands American McGee’s…

Review: Art Academy SketchPad (Wii U)

August 12, 2013

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It surprises me that it took Nintendo so long to do this; from the day that the Wii U was announced I thought that an Art Academy game would be the perfect way to show off the console’s unique features. And I was right. Unlike Nintendo’s other heavy-hitter Wii U…

Preview: Conquer Mars (PC)

August 12, 2013

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Let me begin by saying that I’m always a little wary of browser based Real Time Strategy games. I’m a big fan of the genre and yet many RTS games aimed at casual audiences abandon strategic depth for accessibility. In essence, the idea of a simplified strategy game is oxymoronic.…

Review: Ultima Forever: Quest for the Avatar (iPad)

August 11, 2013

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EA’s track record with free-to-play mobile games has been spotty. At one end of the spectrum is Real Racing 3, which manages to be a good racing game despite the monetisation model. At the other end of the spectrum is Tetris Blitz and Plants Vs. Zombies 2 – games that…

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