Game Reviews

The advent of indie gaming in the last few years has allowed for a great variety of games to come out. Genres and gameplay styles that would normally be overlooked by AAA studios can see the light of day through Kickstarter or Steam Early Access. The Sacred Tears True is

My first reaction toward Skylanders Trap Team is one of deep, unmitigated cynicism. “I know exactly what you’re trying to do to me,” I say to the game, as I walk past a door with a mysterious symbol on it. It’s a door I cannot open, hiding riches

Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments is probably the most literary game I’ve ever played. I’m not saying that’s it’s the most artistic or thought provoking game, or even one with a particularly deep message. But as a game that tries to emulate a specific type of

The Sims franchise has always been a staple in PC gaming, and the newest installment pushes the series forward while somehow taking a few steps back from The Sims 3. The Sims 4 adds life to your virtual misfits and truly pushes the boundaries of a life simulation. With a

Urban Dictionary defines the Civilization effect as “the ability of any game of the Civilization series to produce an addiction sufficient to warp space-time around the player; results in being tardy or accidentally pulling a video game all-nighter.” This phenomenon has been special to Civ games, but it also perfectly

Hopping into a game based in the Lord of the Rings universe can be a daunting task. On one hand, you risk being lost if you are not invested in that layered fiction that J. R. R. Tolkien has made so popular. But on the other, that fiction is, as

Disney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes takes the tried-and-true formula of the toys-to-life genre and builds it out to Hulkish proportions–unfortunately, this behemoth is mostly full of hot air. Despite increasing its character count and the amount of in-game items you can mess around with in the toy box, there

Many of us have wasted countless hours placing buildings and defeating endless waves of enemies in tower defense games, and 11 Bit studios tries to flip the familiar formula on its head with Anomaly 2 by putting players in the attacker’s seat. The gameplay is satisfying, but it may