Reviews
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653.5KParanoid android – Doki-Doki Universe review
With all this talk about next-gen, face-melting graphics and tremendous leaps in technology, it’s sometimes nice to take a breather and remind...
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753.2KA cheap beauty — Darklings Review
The pick up and play iOS genre has become something that many developers strive for here recently, thanks in large part to...
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304.0KAbout as mighty as you’d expect – Power Rangers Megaforce
With the television series crossing the 20 season threshold this year, and consisting of more than 15 different stylistic themes, it’s safe...
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853.7KKoryo: A kick-butt Korea that never was
Steampunk is usually set in England, but imagine if it was set in Korea. Your goal is to become the most influential...
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905.8KAll technicality, no wrecknacality — Gran Turismo 6
Race car driving is inherently macho, yet so many racing titles attempt to fill their game with manly euphemisms, hardcore explosions, goofy...
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255.8KA “Beat ’em Up” in More Ways Than One – Senran Kagura Burst
Senran Kagura Burst is a side-scrolling beat 'em up for the 3DS and the series' debut in North America. It's an overtly...
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504.2KFalling flat — Killzone: Shadow Fall review
Console launch games are hard to peg, sometimes. They bear the unfair scrutiny of millions of judgmental eyes, all hoping that one...
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854.6KInjustice: Gods Among Us – Return of the Titans
People are fawning over the return of Killer Instinct for the next-gen launch, but it’s not Fullgore that has me excited for...
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853.9KGrab an axe as we take a swing at Dead Rising 3
When writing a review, timing can mean everything. Consider playing a game that almost no one has, besides those lucky enough to...
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904.4KLife and Death at the Top of the World – Review of Expedition: Northwest Passage
The HMS Terror. A frightening name--and a premonition. Along with the HMS Erebus, these mid-19th century science ships vanished in the Arctic...
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653.4KDead Panic surrounds you with zombies
There are many pieces of good advice if the zombie apocalypse breaks out. Don't get surrounded by zombies would be the first...
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858.0KRoguelike platformer chaos done right – Risk of Rain review
Risk of Rain combines the perma-death challenge and randomized loot of a Roguelike game with old-school sidescroller platformer mechanics, all bound together...
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352.6K“Ready and bored.” — A-Men 2 review
The days of the cutesy 2D action platformer are mostly behind us at this point. As Worms fever passed us by, and...
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954.6KLight up the night! – Review of Hanabi
Set the rocket. Light it. Then step back and watch the fireworks emblazon the night. In board and card game design, no...
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602.3KChew your way to the top — AdvenChewers review
Shortly after I purchased my iPhone, I downloaded a little game called Jetpack Joyride. It occupied my spare time when I only...
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853.4KResogun is a premier launch title on the PS4
Every launch doesn't need a game like Resogun. It needs a game like Call of Duty: Ghosts, or Battlefield 4, or perhaps...
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653.9KThe Bridge will make your head spin
If you’ve played the popular side-scrolling indie puzzler Braid, you might find The Bridge to be a tad too familiar. The art...
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653.5KA new way to wakka-wakka — Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures
Everything must evolve to survive, a fact particularly true about the video game industry. Over the years we’ve seen the iconic virtual...
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1004.7KThe Art of Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag – beautiful savagery
Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag is gorgeous on the next-generation platforms, and recently you’ve had the chance to see it for yourself....
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455.0KThings falling apart — Knack
It’s ironic that Knack’s design is so rooted in the past, despite being one of Sony’s two flagship titles meant to usher...
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404.1KNo, I am your feather — Angry Birds Star Wars
If you've been living under a rock, Angry Birds is arguably the series that tore the gaming world wide-open to casual players....
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804.6KOld-School Gamers Rejoice!! Colossal Cave Review
From the present perspective, summiting yet another peak among the vast range of ever-more fantastic achievements in the digital age, I stop...
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806.6KDig deeper — Super Motherload review
Something roils beneath the Martian surface. Something ominous. It nags at your every thought as you delve deep beneath its crust, searching...
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652.2KPerfect Zen or Perfect Flop: Zen Garden Review
The night is cool. A soft breeze pushes the fragrance of the flowers up into your room. Stepping out onto the balcony,...
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906.2KTearaway is a papercraft marvel
It’s official: Media Molecule is much more than just “the LittleBigPlanet studio.” Tearaway is host to a wonderful world of paper. Everything...
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452.7KPlaying Global Mogul is work
Most people play games to escape from work. Whether that means being a knight, a spaceship captain or an Italian merchant, being...
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959.7KHappy happy, joy joy — Super Mario 3D World
It’s a sad day when a Super Mario release is met with muted enthusiasm, but that’s been the trend regarding our favorite...
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752.6KThe Spiel on the Spiel des Jahres 2012 – Kingdom Builder
Game awards tend to be an exercise in pretentious favoritism, where the flashier products of the big names tend to get the...
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854.9KMectoids, Genetics, and new threats – a review of XCOM: Enemy Within
David Roberts did our original review of XCOM: Enemy Unknown on the PC, and I played it on the Xbox 360. I...
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856.0KRace against time, and everyone else — Need for Speed Rivals
Need for Speed is a franchise with a long, storied history, and Rivals marks the 20th entry in the series. The franchise has...
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704.7KWhere is everyone? — Call of Duty: Ghosts
Another year, another Call of Duty. As long as this series continues to make Scrooge McDuck levels of cash, Activision will continue...
