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Review: Tropico 5 (Sony PlayStation 4)

April 27, 2015

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“Who would ever want to play a modern city builder on a console?” is a comment I have heard people ask when they heard the news that Tropico 5 would be headed to consoles. “These games need mice and keyboards and stuff!” Except they don’t. Provided a developer gets the…

Review: Stealth Inc. 2 (Sony PlayStation 4)

April 27, 2015

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God, the wait for Metal Gear Solid V has never felt so long. If you’re anything like me, and are patiently awaiting Kojima’s latest masterpiece, the wait can be unbearable. Granted, this isn’t helped by the fact that stealth games seem to have sunk into the background these days. Whether…

Review: Painting Workshop (Nintendo 3DS)

April 26, 2015

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Programs like Adobe Photoshop rule the roost when it comes to digital art on computers, but the landscape isn’t as cut and dry for apps that cater specifically to the limitations of consoles and portables. Dedicated systems have received everything from Art Academy, which makes use of the 3DS’s native…

The Friday Ten: Ten essential Virtual Console games for your Wii U

April 24, 2015

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The Nintendo Wii U has become a very solid device for fans of retro games. While the line-up of titles is not as comprehensive as what we enjoyed on the Wii, and there are some consoles that are almost absent (Where are my Nintendo 64 games, Nintendo!), but the Game…

Film review: Tokyo Tribe (DVD)

April 24, 2015

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Tokyo Tribe blows my mind. Coming to us from Sion Sono (the same guy that helmed the also-brilliant Why Don’t You Play In Hell?), Tokyo Tribe is a violently clever homage and self-referential parody of grindhouse, exploitation, and yakuza films. From end to end it is an extreme pastiche of…

Anime Impressions: Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign

April 23, 2015

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A mysterious virus wipes away nine tenths of the earth’s population and a monster infestation ensues. Vampires take advantage of humanity’s decline and usurp them as the dominant species, demoting most survivors to “livestock” status. Most stragglers are under 14 years old and aren’t exactly equipped to challenge their new…

Film review: Black Butler (DVD)

April 23, 2015

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Video game adaptations of films don’t have the greatest reputation, and that’s for a good reason – they’re often limited in budget and struggle to capture what made the film so popular for audiences. Film adaptations of manga or anime is much the same. Trying to recreate what tend to…

Trailer: Total War: Warhammer; I really think SEGA’s going to nail it

April 23, 2015

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SEGA accidentally announced Total War: Warhammer by mentioning it in its Total War art book a few months back, but the company has now formally announced the game. Listed as “coming soon”, the game takes place in the Warhammer fantasy world, meaning swords and shields, magic and arrows. The trailer…

Anime Impressions: My Love Story!!

April 23, 2015

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The story of an outcast’s journey to acceptance is one that transcends cultures and time itself, from old testament bible stories to Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. It’s no mystery why it resonates with a myriad of audiences from all across the age spectrum; there’s a very human inclination to…

Early access preview: Commander Cool 2 (PC)

April 22, 2015

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Commander Cool 2 is a run and gun platformer by German studio Orlyapps, featuring a time travelling protagonist and a colourful cartoon world. It’s also, unfortunately, devoid of anything to set it apart from any other platformer available on PC. While the game itself is perfectly functional, the mechanics and…

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