Game Reviews

NASCAR gets a harsh reputation due to the fact that it just looks so boring. The sport suffers from being so singularly focused on a single track type, which does lead to some visual monotony. However, I do think that NASCAR gets a bad rap, especially from people who think

Have you ever wanted to play as a German man with a radical pink spear, and throw said spear at penguins, zombies, fish, and griffins? No? Well, you’re about to. Lichtspeer is the craziest game I’ve played in a while, and that’s a good thing. As the

Sometimes, a game sucks you in. When it happens to me, it’s like a spell has been cast, and I can’t seem to focus on anything except that game. I blow off social engagements, ignore Twitter, and even cash in PTO, all to feed the need. I’ve

For the past ten years, Sonic the Hedgehog has been on a roller coaster of quality. After the horrendous atrocity that was Sonic ’06, we were exposed to games ranging from disappointing (Sonic Unleashed) to a remarkable return to form (Sonic Generations.) However, possibly the lowest point in the franchise’

Dungeon crawlers have to walk (crawl?) a precarious line, and all too often fall to one side or the other. All too often, roguelikes fall short of becoming addicting, and instead end up being incredibly boring, far too easy, or unplayably challenging. Rogue Wizards does a nice job with this

Tempest is an open-world seafaring adventure, casting you as customizer, cannoneer, and course charting captain. Part RPG and part resource management simulation, Tempest looks to put a tricorn hat back on our head and reinvigorate the pirate genre. Thankfully, Tempest is fairly seaworthy, even if it has a few barnacles.

If you read the comments written below any Destiny article, you’re bound to find someone write, with enmity, “People still play this game?” Two years after the somewhat tumultuous launch of Destiny, it’s a fair question, especially as other video games have launched with the hope of replicating

Neon Chrome feels like what might happen if classic cinematic masterpiece Blade Runner and isometric gorefest Crusader: No Remorse met up, fell in love, and had a top-down shooter baby. It’s not always perfect, but it scratches a very particular cyberpunk itch. Playing as a nameless character, you find