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Mugen Souls and the difficulty of reviewing niche games

October 2, 2012

Criticism/games criticism/Mugen Souls/NISA/Opinion

I’ve tried writing a review for Mugen Souls a couple of times now, since ploughing through it. I’ve sat at my computer staring at a blank screen with not a clue how to actually review this game. I’ve tried writing under the influence of coffee, and then beer. Neither stimulant…

Review: Mini Putt Park (Facebook)

October 2, 2012

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If you’ve ever delved into the land of free online flash games, you probably noticed the abundance of golf simulations. The quality of each game is up for debate, but the sheer number of them indicate that people enjoy a good putt. Within the context of social games, though, mini…

gateways-celebrates-positive-steam

October 1, 2012

Indie Game/Microsoft Xbox 360/News/PC/Smudged Cat Games/Steam/xblig

Here at Digitally Downloaded, we’re Portal fans. That might not come as a surprise to many, but many of us here are big fans of its mind-bending environmental puzzles. When Smudged Cat Games sent a review copy of its 2D Portal-like title Gateways, needless to say, we couldn’t wait to get our…

Review: New Little King’s Story (Vita)

October 1, 2012

Konami/Marvellous/New Little Kings Story/PlayStation/PlayStation Vita/Reviews/simulation/Strategy

Little King’s Story was a Wii game that managed to be both a critical hit and a game that was beloved by the people that played it. Or perhaps “person that played it” would be the more appropriate phrase, because Little King’s Story’s sales figures were unfortunately nothing short of…

oddworld-gets-new-n-tasty-for-remake

October 1, 2012

Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee - New 'n' Tasty/PC/PS Vita/PS3/Xbox 360

Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee is making a ‘New ‘n’ Tasty’ comeback on XBLA, PSN, and the PC soon. Whether or not it’ll taste like chicken is still up in the air. Now don’t get the wrong idea here- this isn’t just an HD remake. Developer Oddworld Inhabitants probably could have just…

Second Opinion: Double Dragon: Neon (PSN)

October 1, 2012

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Jason recently reviewed the game Double Dragon: Neon and gave the game a very detailed writeup here if you are interested in reading it. While his review was for the Microsoft Xbox 360, I had a chance to play it on Sony PlayStation Network. So I was curious to see…

Review: Super Hexagon (iPhone/ iPad)

October 1, 2012

Apple/Indie Game/iOS/iPad/iPhone/Reviews/Terry Cavanagh

Booting up one of Terry Cavanagh’s games, you know you’re about to take a shot of nostalgic fun and take a beating from its punishing difficulty at the same time. It’s like a trademark that seals his games together and it’s one that keeps you coming back for more over…

Video Review: Dead or Alive 5

October 1, 2012

Dead or Alive 5/Fighting game/PlayStation/Reviews/Tecmo Koei/Video review/Xbox

What happens when you take the casual fighting, jiggle-fest, that is Dead or Alive and turn into a more serious fighting game with a deeper combat system? Dead or Alive 5. In a surprise move, this game dials back the sex a little to focus more on tight combat mechanics…

Feature: Steam Greenlight Staff Picks #2

September 30, 2012

Features/Indie Game/PC/Staff Picks/Steam Greenlight

It’s that time again. Today a few of us here at Digitally Downloaded have decided to share with you a few of our favourite Greenlight picks that we feel need to be available for purchase on Steam. We implore you to take a look at our picks and if you…

A Valley Without Wind purchasers get the sequel for free

September 30, 2012

A Valley Without Wind/A Valley Without Wind 2/Arcen Games/Indie/PC

One of the nearly-completed background objects for AVWW2. In what may be the oddest and most kind gesture I have ever seen a game developer take, independent developer Arcen Games has just announced its enormous, procedurally-generated platformer A Valley Without Wind is getting a sequel – and everyone who bought…

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