Video Game Reviews, Articles
Lifelong gaming enthusiast and retrogaming specialist.From Atari 2600 to Spectrum, Amiga to Playstation and everything in between.Follow me on Twitter @Dirkgently1066
Factfile Developed by: Dali Games Published by: Dali Games Released: 2018 Format played: PC – Steam Ruminations In my early years of Amiga gaming, point and click games were very much in vogue. For many, Monkey Island was our first…
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Factfile Developed by: Adriaan de Jongh and Sylvain Tegroeg Published by: Adriaan de Jongh Released: 2018 Format played: PC – Steam What Is It? Playing video games can, at times, be a somewhat lonely experience. Sure, online multiplayer has created communities…
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What is it? Take on the best that New Japan Pro Wrestling has to offer as the retro-tinged grappler returns to the ring. Platform(s) PS4 / Steam Pros Cons Unique, old school visuals Deep roster Wide variety of match types…
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Factfile Developed by: Cyanide Published by: Focus Home Interactive Released: 2018 Format played: PC – Steam Ruminations Boston, 1924. War veteran Edward Pierce subsists on a diet of pills and booze. As a gumshoe for hire, work seems to have…
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Factfile Developed by: ClockStone Published by: Headup Games Released: 2018 Format played: PC – Steam Ruminations Fun fact for you – in 2007, on the lookout for some games to put my new build PC through its paces, I picked…
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Factfile Developed by: EA Canada and NuFX, Inc Published by: EA Sports Released: 2004 Format played: Playstation 2 Ruminations Right from the early days of gaming, boxing has been a staple feature. At its core it is a gloriously simple…
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Factfile Developed by: Hanakai Studio Published by: Forever Entertainment SA Released: 2018 Format played: PC – Steam What Is It? I have to be honest, I don’t know the first thing about turn based, tactical strategy games. Reaching out on…
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Factfile Developed by: Cardboard Keep Published by: Cardboard Keep Released: 2018 Format played: PC – Steam Ruminations Usually when I review a game at VG Almanac, it’s something from my extensive collection. More likely than not, I bought it at…
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Factfile Developed by: Curtel Games Published by: Curtel Games Released: 2018 Format played: PC – Steam Ruminations Funded via a successful Kickstarter campaign, The Ballad Singer touts itself as an RPG / Visual Novel where player choice shapes your experience….
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With the announcement of the PlayStation Classic, due to launch in December, Sony have formally entered the retrogaming scene. They join Nintendo, who, whilst far from the first (I had a plug and play of classic arcade games as far…
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Factfile Developed by: Williams Electronics Published by: WMS Industries Released: 1988 Format played: Arcade Ruminations Back in the heyday of arcade gaming, there were any number of techniques to draw potential punters into parting with their hard earned pocket shrapnel….
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The streets of gaming history are littered with buzzwords. The 8-bit days, at least on the Speccy that I played, were all about simulators. No, not like those new fangled sports games you play now or the ultra realistic flight…
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Despite my best intentions, my hopes for a long term FM18 save hadn’t materialised. Is there any hope for me maintaining a long term save? Has the game just become too big for me? There’s only one way to find…
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Factfile Developed by: Big Evil Corporation Ltd Published by: Big Evil Corporation Ltd Released: 2018 Format played: Sega Megadrive / PC Ruminations When is a retro game not a retro game? When it’s released in 2018, I guess. Tanglewood is…
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Factfile Developed by: Graftgold Published by: Renegade Software Released: 1992 Format played: Amiga Ruminations For all its invention, legacy and sheer range of titles, the Amiga was arguably never blessed with a truly elite platformer. Sure, some came close. We…
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