Video Game Reviews, Articles
Back to the nineties we go (sort of) with this throwback side-scroller. Wallachia: Reign of Dracula is bound to make you sweat bullets with its exceptionally challenging gameplay akin to the titles of yesteryear, but there’s a lot of merit…
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I’ve never been a racing game enthusiast really. At least not proper racing games. I did enjoy Gran Turismo 3, but almost every game since then has been a bit of a miss for me to be honest. My ideal…
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Throwback titles like Tanuki Justice aren’t merely there to emulate the look of old-school side-scrollers. Games like this one will, for better or worse, try their utmost best to pay homage to these golden oldies from decades ago right down…
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Turmoil is one of the games I’ve had stashed in my library for a very long time, and I finally had the time to play it recently. In it, you play as an oil baron in the “ye olde” times…
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Factfile Developed by: System 3 Published by: Activision Released: 1988 Format played: Spectrum The central theme running through any form of retro is, arguably, the sense of nostalgia. Sure, there will be kids picking up record players to play vinyl…
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The one thing that I’m sure everyone wanted at the end of 2020 to distract them from the various terrible news stories of the year is… more politics! I’m kidding, of course, but Suzerain does offer you the chance of…
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I am a big-time fan of the whole “mafia” setting. I’ve watched all the big movies and shows that feature them, and this is why the Mafia series has always intrigued me. I enjoyed Mafia 2, and even plowed through Mafia…
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The spirit of the bomb-tossing franticness of Bomberman is alive and well in today’s game, Ponpu. As a little birdie with the ability to spit egg-bombs, your goal is to defeat the almighty Duck-God to prevent him from resetting the…
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I knew I couldn’t wait for this. For some reason, the Watch Dogs series has me on a hook. I got the first one after I’d finished watching the first three seasons of Person of Interest and thought it was…
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A triple pack of Serious Sam games sounds like a great idea for the Switch. After all, how can you go wrong with battling relentless crowds of enemies all attacking you at once on the go? Well, as fun as…
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2D space shooters may be as common as blades of glass, but you’re bound to find some doozies. DreadStar: The Quest for Revenge doesn’t really pull off any fancy tricks or original ideas to help it stand out from the…
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Since Black Mirror dropped their interactive episode on Netflix, a few companies have tried to create something similar that has their own twist on the idea. One of the ones that got sent my way was Five Dates by Welsh…
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Developer: Insomniac Games Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment Release Date: November 12th 2020 Platforms: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 The game was played on a PlayStation 4 for this review. All photos shown here were taken on a PlayStation 4 as well….
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I know what I’m getting into with a Cook, Serve, Delicious game. Tricky challenges with good humour and plenty of different ways to curate your restaurant. The third instantiation of the game is slightly different however – having watched your…
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The Angry Video Game Nerd has inspired many game reviewers ever since he started his expletive-laden retro game reviews on YouTube over 15 years ago. Two sidescrollers based on his videos and skits were created by FreakZone Games in 2013…
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