Video Game Reviews, Articles
Being a metalhead, I’m quite fond of the artist Devin Townsend, formerly of Strapping Young Lad. One of his albums, Ziltoid the Omniscient, is a phenomenal metal opera based around the idea that some evil alien overlord has come to…
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Don’t let the bad name put you off, this Metroid mimic has more teeth than most.
Prepare your heart-strings for a good tugging. The Walking Dead: Season 2 is a direct continuation of the games’ previous instalment. This time we play as Clementine, the young girl from the first season. The story can be affected slightly…
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Factfile Developed by: Onebitbeyond Published by: Devolver Digital Released: 2018 Format played: PS4 Ruminations I’ve never really played role-player games. Secret of Mana, Zelda et al all passed me by. I bought Alundra on PS1 but never played it….
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Before I begin this review I have a confession to make. I have never seen the Mad Max movies and have never really been drawn to the franchise. Until now… Mad Max was free on PS4 through April and in…
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They’re slow, they’re brain-dead, they’re bloodthirsty… It’s the walkers from The Walking Dead! In case you have been asleep under a rock or hiding out from reality over the past few years; you may not know what The Walking Dead is….
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I’m not really very keen on text adventures for the most part. Too often the stories are amateurish and poorly told with too many holes. They start with a wide, grand platform and frequently don’t deliver on the promises they…
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Dynamite Dux Factfile Developed by: Sega AM2 Published by: Sega Released: 1988 Format played: Sega Master System Um…okay. Ostensibly Dynamite Dux us a side scrolling beat ’em up but frankly that hardly does justice to all the crazy going on…
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Kangaroo Factfile Developed by: Sun Electronics Published by: Atari Released: 1982 Format played: Atari 2600 Following closely in the footsteps of Donkey Kong was this effort from Sun Electronics. Close enough to be clearly influenced by Miyamotot’s classic and yet…
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Continuing the trend of Switch ports of successful Steam titles, the latest game from 10tons (the talented developers of Crimsonland and Neon Chrome) is a wild ride of twin stick shooting with a wide array of weapons and powers to…
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Donkey Kong Factfile Developed by: Nintendo Published by: Nintendo Released: 1981 Format played: Arcade I thought I would play this to show my boy a bit of gaming history. He might only be 3 but he loves Mario and Mario…
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Project X Factfile Developed by: Team 17 Published by: Team 17 Released: 1992 Format played: Amiga 500 Oh, the game that so nearly was. There are no shortage of quality shooters on the Amiga, with the arcade conversion of R-Type…
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Mighty No.9 Factfile Developed by: Comcept / Inti Creates Published by: Deep Silver Released: 2016 Format played: PS4 Starting life from crowdfunding via Kickstarter, Mighty No.9 is a platform action game with a distinctly old school flavour. Created by some…
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Welcome to paradise city! where the cars are clean and the views are pretty! Burnout Paradise is one of the golden classics from the last generation of home consoles. Whether you have a need for speed, fast-paced stunt shows or want…
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Forza 2 Motorsport Factfile Developed by: Turn 10 Studios Published by: Microsoft Game Studios Released: 2007 Format played: Xbox 360 I love driving games, me. Never been any good at them mind but it hasn’t stopped me so far. There…
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