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Review: SteamWorld Heist (Nintendo 3DS)

December 17, 2015

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Image & Form’s SteamWorld franchise has been steadily growing into a quality indie IP. From humble beginnings as a simple, but effective tower defense title in SteamWorld: Tower Defense on the DSiWare downloadable platform, to SteamWorld Dig, which was a breakaway success across almost every platform out there, we now…

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December 17, 2015

dungeon crawl/Indie/PC/PC Review/Reviews/RPG/Ruzar: The Life Strone

It’s easy for many RPG fans to forget that the roots of the genre lie in adventure games, especially considering that the two genres couldn’t be more different in the grand scheme of modern gaming. It’s rare for a modern RPG to truly capture the essence of exploration, which is…

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December 17, 2015

Arcade/Ocean Media/PC/Retro/review/Reviews/ZeroBit Games/Zotrix

No game can simply live on the nostalgia that comes with retro visuals and a catch soundtrack, but it can certainly serve as a good place to start. Zotrix is a decidedly simple game with some good ideas to keep you coming back for more, but that’s only assuming that…

The 24 Games of Christmas! Day #17: Minecraft

December 16, 2015

24 games of Christmas/24 games of Christmas 2015/Minecraft

It’s that time of year again! The Christmas countdown is a tradition at Digitally Downloaded. Like the advent calendars filled with a chocolate each day, with our Christmas countdown we highlight a game each day that is perfect to help you get through the silly season. Christmas is a time…

Review: Star Hammer: The Vanguard Prophecy (Apple iPad)

December 16, 2015

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I 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…

Review: Mayan Death Robots (PC)

December 16, 2015

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Mayan Death Robots quite clearly deserves to have comparisons made to Team-17’s Worms series. With that being said, there are a handful of twists beyond its unique theme that makes it worthwhile fun and help it to stand out just enough to avoid any claims of plagiarism. Related reading: You…

Review: Baseball Riot (Microsoft Xbox One)

December 16, 2015

Baseball Riot/casual games/Indie/Microsoft Xbox One/Reviews/Xbox One review

Baseball Riot is a sequel to Tennis in the Face, and on closer inspection, it’s close to identical. Once again an evil soda corporation has brainwashed a bunch of people (in this case, players of a baseball team), and it’s up to you, Gabe Carpaccio, to save your former teammates…

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December 16, 2015

Assassin's Creed Syndicate/DLC/News/Ubisoft

The idea of a VR trailer for a non-VR game seemed odd, but Ubisoft managed to pull it off with the release trailer for Assassin’s Creed Syndicate’s first DLC, Jack the Ripper. Those lucky folks with a Samsung Gear VR can get the best experience, but the rest of us…

The 24 Games of Christmas! Day #16: Kirby and the Rainbow Paintbrush

December 15, 2015

24 games of Christmas/24 games of Christmas 2015/Kirby and the Rainbow Curse

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December 15, 2015

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Earlier this week, I had the opportunity to try Ghost in the Shell: First Assault – Stand Alone Complex Online before its early access release in a press demo version. As you can tell by the title the game is based on the crazy-popular Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone…

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