Reviews
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703.1KThey See Me Rollin — Nations: The Dice Game
The great thing about the current (golden?) era in boardgames is there is something for almost every situation, timeframe, preference and mood....
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753.3K“Second Offense” – The Escapists Review (PS4)
Editor’s Note: We already reviewed this game, so the review below may seem familiar. If you’re looking for what’s different on the...
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805.4KA mobile platformer done right on PC – Badland Review
I first saw Badland on a demo iPad at an Apple store in the mall. I hadn’t decided whether the iPad was...
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754.0KZen Pinball 2 – Portal: Now you’re thinking with pinballs
When I saw the first trailer for Portal, my mind broke. I couldn’t comprehend anything that was happening in the video, I...
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804.5KCaught in the middle of the squabbles of cultists and creatures – Cthulhu Wars Review
Cthulhu Wars is a game designed by Sandy Petersen through his company Petersen Games. Before I say anything about this game, I...
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9510.6KSomething ends, something begins — The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt review
The finale of the Witcher trilogy has come and gone. The culmination of years of novels and games, weaving character and plot...
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753.8KIt may sneak up on you – Etrian Mystery Dungeon review
I'm going to be brutally honest, I thought this game was absolute garbage when I first picked it up. The graphics looked...
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754.5KBloody Good – The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing III review
It’s been a long time since I’ve really enjoyed an ARPG. The loot grind lost its appeal after many long nights of...
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804.7KThe final round for a classic fighter — Ultra Street Fighter IV for PS4 review
There’s a sweet science to competitive fighting games. Not unlike real-life boxing, there’s a lot of careful thought and tactics underneath the...
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753.4KMighty morphin’ management rangers — Chroma Squad review
Chroma Squad evokes a lot of the same responses that many children of the 90s have to Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers. The...
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703.2KPlatforming is alive — Schrödinger’s Cat and the Raiders of the Lost Quark review
If you put a modern platformer in a box, and you couldn’t see the mechanics and gameplay of that platformer, would the...
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804.7KA week in her service- Destiny: House of Wolves Review
This past Tuesday the much anticipated second expansion to Activision’s Destiny finally launched, bringing with it a large assortment of additions and...
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909.0KInk-redible — Splatoon review
Nintendo has never really been known for their online efforts. Usually associated with family-friendly offline affairs, Nintendo has always seemed to be...
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955.4KFilmed 100% in IMAX — Imperial Assault
Leading up to the release of Imperial Assault during GenCon 2014, many throughout the boardgame world had for a while been openly...
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903.5KOne Man’s Espionage Agent Is Another’s Freedom Fighter — Specter Ops Review
Specter Ops: Shadow of Babel is a hidden movement game for 2-5 players. It was designed by Emerson Matsuuchi, as the first...
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805.2KPuzzle & Dragons Super Mario Bros. Edition Review
I don’t play a lot of what might be categorized as casual games. I found Candy Crush to be fairly pay-to-win, so...
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753.9KMadness in Grayscale — Castles of Mad King Ludwig Review
Castles in contemporary culture are almost invariably associated with a certain skew towards the less than sane. They occupy a strange corner...
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404.6KThis BBQ sauce is bland – Swords & Soldiers II Review
The unquenchable and ravenously adorable Vikings are back and pushing forward (well, more like to the right) to adventure, glory and the...
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957.2KOrigin EON15-X Review: An incredible desktop replacement
Gaming laptops aren’t new. Big box companies like Dell and MSI have been making rigs and labeling them as “desktop replacements” for...
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854.6KProject CARS Review (PC)
With all of the racing games that focus on huge car rosters, crashes, or “Drive-atars,” developer Slightly Mad Studios aims to shift...
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805.0KA fistful of pixels — Westerado: Double Barreled review
I'm not going to lie: I almost hung up my spurs and quit within the first ten minutes of playing Westerado: Double...
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805.0KA breath of fresh air for Nep — Hyperdimension Neptunia U: Action Unleashed review
While the Neptunia series is largely recognized for its steady stream of JRPG releases, Action Unleashed is a new frontier for the...
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904.7KCaution, “scientists” at work — Alchemists Review
I remember playing with my chemistry set as a kid and getting the idea to mix together everything that said "poison" or "danger,"...
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753.5KThe terrorism shuffle — Breach and Clear review
War may never change, but strategy most certainly does. For members of the world’s elite Special Operations, you’ve only got one shot...
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803.3KBite-sized beauty — Toren review
From the first build I played, Toren has held my attention. The minimalist storytelling and unique art style are captivating. A lot...
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705.0KSolid, but could have been so much more — Wolfenstein: The Old Blood review
Wolfenstein: The New Order was one of the biggest surprises of 2014. Leading up to its release, few people expected the title...
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453.6KFalling Short of Super — Zen Pinball 2 – Avengers: Age of Ultron
Zen Pinball 2’s Age of Ultron table is an interesting beast. It lies somewhere between blatant cash in and labor of love....
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803.2KA meteoric mash-up — Lost Orbit review
There are some games you come across in this industry that manage to merge two seemingly conflicting ideas to great effect. Likewise,...
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753.3KDon’t fix what isn’t broken — The Weaponographist review
There aren't many game mechanics as frustrating as weapon degradation. Getting attached to a certain tool of destruction, spending time and resources...
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8510.8KCities: Skylines — Easy to Build, Hard to Break
It’s impossible to avoid that Cities: Skylines stands on the shoulders of its predecessors. SimCity laid the foundation for modern city building...
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905.8KA whole new world — Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker review
The Nintendo DS holds a special place in my heart. Years of road-tripping, traveling, and stealth-gameplay-sessions during study hall or concert band...
