Reviews
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3.9KWelcome back to Neverwinter
Star Wars: The Old Republic, Rift, The Secret World, The Lord of the Rings Online - they all have one thing in...
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A mediocre beauty – Rush Bros review
Integrating music into video games is something many developers have tried, though only a few have achieved success. Inspired by the success...
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3.7KShut up and shoot – Thunder Wolves Review
Some games have elaborate storylines, believable characters, and plot twists that pull on your heartstrings. You aren't just going through the motions,...
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7.2KThe Bluth movie that never was–Dust: an Elysian Tail Review
Like nearly everybody else in my age bracket, I grew up watching a ton of Don Bluth movies. The Secret of NIMH,...
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4.8KA Beacon in the Dark–Metro: Last Light review
I can tell you the exact moment my opinion of Metro: Last Light crystallized. As I was making my way through subway...
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3.5KLimited Horizons–Stardrive Review
The thing about Stardrive is that it really knows how to draw you in as the latest entry in a struggling 4X...
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6.3K“The Lumes are coming!” – Sanctum 2 Review
Tower defense as a genre has gained a lot of traction in recent years, thanks in no small part to titles like...
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6.9KGame Dev Tycoon – far more fun than it has any right to be
There are a plethora of “Tycoon” games on the market. The smartphone market is flooded with them, Steam has a ton, and...
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7.7KWhat happens with GLaDOS, stays with GLaDOS – Poker Night 2 Review
Conventional wisdom says that single player card games are only enjoyable for those who really like playing cards in real life. It...
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5.1KWhat’s in a hat? — FEZ review.
By now FEZ has made the rounds on Xbox 360 and rocked a lot of faces off, but for the last year...
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3.4K‘I eat cyborgs for breakfast; and right now I’m very hungry!’- the Blood Dragon Review
Nostalgia’s a hell of a thing. The pink neon lights, the synthesizer-drenched tunes, the hammy voice acting -- all of these things...
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3.7KAh, the glory of dogfights in space – Strike Suit Infinity review
Right away, Strike Suit Infinity formed a strong first impression for me as both enjoyable and repetitive. This is a game that came...
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3.8KWe unsheath the Knife of Dunwall
Dishonored holds a pretty honored place here at Gaming Trend. It was a finalist for Game of the Year 2012 and I...
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2.9KRun here and hold down E… again – Defiance review
I sit down to write this review with a heavy heart, my friends, because I'll admit I had rather high hopes for...
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3.4KA missed link to the past–Evoland Review
Evoland's page on Steam describes itself as “a journey through the history of action/adventure gaming.” That right there gives away Evoland's hook: as you play...
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3.2KA sack of peanuts short of the real thing — Out of the Park Baseball 14 review
Not everyone out there is going to be as excited as this reviewer to play Out of the Park Baseball 14, the...
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4.1KBiohazard Warnings–Resident Evil 6 review
I'm just going to confess this right now: I never saw the appeal with the early Resident Evil games. Even when we...
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6.6KSniper: Ghost Warrior 2 review – slightly off target
I spent 6 years in the military, with a good chunk of it being behind the scope. Some of the GT forum...
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3.0KLife, liberty, and the pursuit of rainbow-fueled nirvana — Bit.Trip Presents… Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien review
Runner2, as the game is commonly known, is a platform adventure that was developed by Gaijin Games in conjunction with Aksys Games,...
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4.1KWe review the stalled Llama that is SimCity
There are games that define an entire genre. In 1989, a designer named Will Wright paired up with Maxis and now-defunct publisher...
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4.2KWe have to go back — Tomb Raider Review
Lara Croft huddles inside a large crevice running through the side of a cliff face, shivering from the cold. She warms herself...
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4.7KProcedurally Generated Disappointment–A Valley Without Wind 2
I'm at a loss here, folks. I asked to review A Valley Without Wind 2 because I was really impressed by Arcen...
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4.0KCrysis 3
The team at Crytek makes beautiful games. Futuremark may be the professional tool of choice for testing system performance, but if you...
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5.3KYou got your Diablo in my Galactic Civilizations! — Drox Operative Review
Soldak Entertainment has carved out a niche for itself among the indie RPG companies: throwing the player into a unique, dynamic world that...
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3.3KEvery wall is a floor – The Bridge Review
So how’s gravity been treating you lately? Unless you live on another planet, it’s probably being pretty gentle. Your feet are still...
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3.4KFree your mind — Antichamber review
Antichamber is a game about different perspectives. It's about looking at problems from different angles, as the solution is usually not as...
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3.0K6 degrees of fun and frustration: Retrovirus review
The people working at Cadenza Interactive really seem like fans of the hit entertainment titles of the 1990s. The first was the...
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4.5K“It’s like one of my Japanese Animes…” — Strike Suit Zero review
I'm thirteen years old, sitting in my pajamas at my dad's computer, my hands clutching a cheap, twenty dollar flight-stick I bought...
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2.5KHack ‘n slash boredom: Croixleur Review
With the rise of Steam and the advent of the indie bundle, it's probably safe to say that we live in a...
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4.6KTaking a Stab with Shank 2
I never played the first Shank, so for me, Shank 2 is new territory. Having read up on it, the original was...
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3.7KForge Review: PvP Paradise?
Most online fantasy games have important Player versus Player segments but it's rare for a purely PvP game to be set in...
