Reviews
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1004.0KAmazing 1 — Codenames Review
As a rule, I’m suspicious of tabletop game reviews. I get that we want to proselytize for our hobby, but the cost...
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856.1KTurn out the lights, the party’s over — Party Hard review
It's nearly three o'clock in the morning, and the party next door is in full swing. Music is blaring, the punch bowl...
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605.4KDo you even lift? — Runbow review
In concept, Runbow seems like a fun idea for a video game. Nine-player local multiplayer always looks great when you’re watching a...
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753.2KSoft Boiled — Blues and Bullets – Episode One: The End of Peace review
Blues and Bullets is a game having an identity crisis. Sometimes, it is an adventure game, based around exploration and investigation. Other...
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656.9KKiss with a fist — Amnesia: Memories review
As easy as it would be to call Amnesia: Memories a simple dating sim, Idea Factory’s visual novel takes out a lot...
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754.6KHatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX Review
The music/rhythm genre is on the rise, it seems. After the long drought for the genre that became bloated with countless rhythm...
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703.4KCruisin’ round in space in my 6-4 — Xeodrifter review
Lost out in the cold grippings of space, left with only a laser pistol and a limited health support system, most beings...
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453.4KTwo walls short — The Castle Game review
It was during that most disgusting era of human history, the Middle Ages, where the famous Genghis Khan used catapulted bubonic corpses...
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702.1KDragons On The Loose! DragonFlame
You are a DRAGON! That’s the premise for Dragon Flame, a newly released card game courtesy of Kickstarter and Minion Games. Your...
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552.1KNo Veggies For You — Bad Beets Review
Beets. They’re the deep reddish-purple root vegetable that holds about as much esteem to the palate as brussel sprouts or lima beans....
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904.5KTearaway: Unfolded — Arts and crafts
Just as it did on Vita, the genius behind Tearaway’s design philosophy shines on PlayStation 4. Tearaway: Unfolded for the PS4 isn’t...
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854.8KThe keys to the Mushroom Kingdom — Super Mario Maker review
If you were to ask Nintendo fans what each of Super Mario’s classic 2D adventures mean to them, chances are you’d get...
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802.9KBeing Doctor Jones: Lost Cities: The Board Game Review
Growing up in the 80s for me meant two things: great movies and lots of conversations about them. The most debated ones...
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452.5KThe Defense Rests – The King’s Armory review
Games walk a fine line - a thin bouncy little tightrope. Finding the right balance between depth, complexity, focus, theme – this...
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855.4KSatellite Reign is the proper return of Syndicate
"The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel.” ― William Gibson It was this opening...
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752.4KJust in Case – Nuguard KX iPhone case review
I've been through my fair share of phone cases over the years and I've mostly figured out what I do and don't...
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855.6KDishonored: Definitive Edition – still nimble, just a little slower
Dishonored was one of those games that caught us off guard. The sleek and obtuse retro-future steampunk/gaslamp aesthetic created a world that...
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The improvement we have been waiting for — Madden NFL 16 review
Football season is one of the most exciting times of the year for sports fans all across the world. With the slow...
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656.5K“A Bridge Troll” – Bridge Constructor Review
I actually used to think that I was good at building things. Seriously. All of the men in my family have been...
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854.0K“A mega hit” – Megaman Legacy Collection review
Some things never go out of style, and one of those things is undoubtedly the original 8-bit Megaman games. Originally released on...
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804.8KHeists, the other white meat – Crookz: The Big Heist review
As much of a goody-two-shoes as you might be, there has probably been at least one time when you considered what it...
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905.3KGears of War: Ultimate Edition is Sweet!
Gears of War is immediately evocative of bro-moments (broments?), bro-talk, bro-kills, and a general bro-ness that was brought on by the near-cuddlefest...
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407.8KTrine 3: The Artifacts of Power review – the unfinished adventure
Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power is more or less forgettable. The first, and sadly only good thing you will notice is...
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1003.6KBatman Arkham Knight: The Official Novelization review
While the PC version of Batman: Arkham Knight could lovingly be called a trainwreck, there is one thing that is true across...
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902.9KSeagate 4TB SSHD Review
There's a good chance, as you read this, that you are either contemplating or have already installed Windows 10. The financial barrier...
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603.8K“Going in Reverse” – F1 2015 Review
The Formula 1 racing series is well-known for its realism, and with F1 2015 this was developer Codemasters Racing’s first opportunity to...
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856.6KDanganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls — This queenless kingdom
Now that Spike Chunsoft has taken players outside of the walls of Hope’s Peak Academy, one would expect a third-person shooter Danganronpa...
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907.0KCabin in the woods — Until Dawn review
Horror is a difficult genre to execute. The rise and fall of tension, as diegetic strikes of a bow on strings slowly...
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803.9KHi-res hero — Adventures of Pip review
It seems like games with old-fashioned, pixelated graphics are increasingly common these days. Games like Axiom Verge, Shovel Knight, and Super Time...
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57.2KPlant it in the cold, cold ground — Viridi review
There are people who will never pay for, play, or even hear or speak of Viridi. Those blessed children of luck and...
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705.1KTedium — Shadow Blade Reload review
Each time Shadow Blade Reload takes one step forward, it also takes two steps back. Indie developer Dead Mage's recent 2D hack-and-slash,...
