Reviews
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601.8KBuilding a better palace — Sultaniya Review
It seems like tile-laying games often have you building something. The gateway game Carcassonne has you building a city with castles, roads,...
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855.1KShadowrun Dragonfall – Director’s Cut — a game made better by touch controls?
There’s something about touchscreen games that just doesn’t work well for me. Whether it’s my hands being in the way of the...
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403.9KInsert Space Here — Lords of the Black Sun Review
When I first heard about this game, I immediately looked it up and read the words “4X Turn-Based Strategy Game set in...
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453.5KPotential does not equal quality — The Crew Review
The Crew has been an interesting case throughout the lifespan of its development. To begin with, everyone positioned it ads one of...
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10021.9KLet’s get (meta)physical — The Talos Principle Review
Never has a game made me question my own existence. Now, it wasn't anything so grandiose as me wondering if I'm even...
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902.9KTales from Deep Space is a charming platformer for any Fire owner
It’s a tale as old as time itself. You are a pilot, docking at a space station, dropping in for some fuel....
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9510.9KPhoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy – 3DS Review
I have a confession. This time last year, I reviewed Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies, the fifth installment in the...
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755.2KDaimyos and Dice: Age of War
I’m a sucker for Japanese-themed strategy games. Shogun, of Gamemaster series acclaim, now more commonly known as Samurai Swords or Ikusa, is...
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907.0KLara Croft and the Temple of Osiris – Tomb Raiding at its finest
Like all great myths, the story of Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris begins with betrayal and sibling rivalry. So the...
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852.5KWhere miniatures and tablets collide — Golem Arcana Review
Playing miniatures games can be intimidating with rules about movement, how far attacks reach, and the number of actions available on a...
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1003.4KAssassin’s Creed Unity – Abstergo Employee Guide review
Being committed to a fiction requires more than a slick veneer to pull your audience in. It requires a great deal of...
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954.6KThe Art of Assassin’s Creed Unity – l’âme de Paris
This is how it’s done. There are art books that I’ve checked out in the past that give you the journey from...
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906.9KAssassin’s Creed Unity Phantom Blade review – a worthy prop
I’m a dork. I have a Magic Galleon punching hand puppet from Lunar the Silver Star, pilsner glasses from the original Burnout,...
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807.5KAn old standard has evolved! — Pokemon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Review
Nintendo has long held down the fort by re-envisioning their catalogue of titles. A company with a long history in gaming, Nintendo’s...
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454.8KOne step forward, five steps back — WWE 2K15 review
Wrestling is an art form that is constantly evolving, be it sometimes for the worst and sometimes for the better. The same...
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854.4KToad-ally awesome — Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker review
Throughout Mario’s many adventures, he has encountered many allies and enemies, but if there’s one character who usually stands out as being...
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754.0KLining Up the Pieces – Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX Review
Kingdom Hearts is a series that holds a special place in a lot of gamers’ hearts, but particularly mine. I was just...
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703.5KLEGO Batman 3 Beyond Gotham Review
Anyone who has played the LEGO video games over the years has probably noticed that each game has endeavored to be even...
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903.6KRolling on all cylinders- Rollers of the Realm review
Before the simulator, before the platformer, and before whack-a-mole, there was pinball. Forever lurking somewhere in the corners of the gaming world,...
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903.4KWorld of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor is the pinnacle of this long-running MMORPG
World of Warcraft has been around so long it surprises me that it’s still something so many people are playing and thinking...
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1007.8KSuper Smash Bros. for the Wii U is even better than you expected
It’s been exactly two years since Nintendo released the Wii U, a console that gamers have had a difficult time embracing. In...
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753.1KTabletop Gauntlet — Super Dungeon Explore Review
The dungeon crawl is nothing new to gamers. The dark, damp dungeon often sets the mood for adventurers in the video game...
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805.3KPowerA Spectra Illuminated Controller Review
I’m not a huge fan of third party controllers. There are a few companies that can do it right, but for every...
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905.2KRocksmith 2014 review – It’s all part of my rock and roll fantasy
If you rewind back to this time last year you might recall that Matt Buckley and I did an in-depth review of...
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855.0KOpen-world insanity at its finest — Far Cry 4 review
The Far Cry series has long been an eclectic one. The series started off as a fairly basic first person shooter, but...
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853.7KPersona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth – More Than Meets The Eye
As bizarre as it might sound, I consider Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth to be the first game to give me...
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904.4KThe Reality of War — This War of Mine
War. It’s a common thing in video games as is the violence that results from it. Very few games remember the horrors...
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Black Flag II – Assassin’s Creed Rogue review
Assassin's Creed Rogue at once shows the series at its most derivative, as well as its most inventive. Rogue is an incredibly...
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854.6KThey just keep on coming… – Zombicide Season 2
In the world of boardgames, it seems as though zombies are divisive. You either love them, or you hate them. I understand...
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857.6KLittleBigPlanet 3 – Review
The original LittleBigPlanet was one of those rare gems that immediately became an instant classic the moment it hit the shelves. With...
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854.6KBrawling for the ball — Kaosball Review
Bringing sports to board games has been a difficult proposition. The Strat-o-matic series allowed people to create their teams using real baseball...
