Video Game Reviews, Articles
In a gaming landscape where ‘games as a service’ is a constant AAA developer mantra and the video games that don’t fall under that umbrella are (more often than not) exhausting open-world time-sinks, Journey to the Savage Planet is a…
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In my humble opinion, party games made by indie developers turn out to be, more often than not turn, a bit rubbish. That statement is aimed more specifically at the ones that try to emulate the likes of Mario Party,…
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You really can’t think of a more generic name for a car game than Crash Drive 2. No one will be surprised to know that M2H Studios’ open-world driving game is yet another iOS/PC title that has recently found its…
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What is it? International Basketball Manager is an indie simulation game that puts you in the shoes of a basketball manager, attempting to lead your chosen team to glory. Platform(s) PC Pros Cons European licenses. Rubbish music. Poor sound quality….
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Another cyberpunk-themed video game, you hear me say? Don’t click away just yet. This one comes with a twist. 7th Sector is a side-scroller puzzle game developed by Носков Сергей. In it, you don’t play as an oppressed worker, a…
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Wii Sports might not be making its way onto the Switch anytime soon, but at least we have the next best thing. Well, moreso if you’re a bowling fan. It isn’t surprising in the slightest that Strike! Ten Pin Bowling,…
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I try to keep the Video Game Almanac as politics-free as possible. Nobody really cares about other people’s political opinions, particularly when they’ve come to read about video games. However, that is going to be a bit challenging when I…
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It’s fair to say real-time strategy is one of the genres with the highest potential for emerging gameplay and story-telling. Almost unbeatable, in fact. These faceless mooks you created yourself (maybe) become accomplished fighters. They’re not just Generic Dude 38:…
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Back in late-2019, Japanese developers D-O Corporation released a decent collection of math puzzles in Dual Brain Vol. 1: Calculation. As light as the package was, it was still a fairly joyful selection of rapid-fire quizzes. Now we have Dual…
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Wasn’t the [insert decade of your choice here] such a swell time, when everything was so much more awesome compared to now? In all seriousness, it’s hard not to feel nostalgic about the movies, music, and – of course –…
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iOS games being ported to the Switch is all too common these days. Still, there are a few gems that definitely deserve a place on the platform, and that includes the hack-’n’-slash side-scroller Blackmoor 2: The Traitor King. Finding and…
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Knights are brave, valiant types. The same can be said about the honourable and notably obese Sir Eatsalot, a well-respected knight with a hankering for anything sweet and sugary. The evil sorceress Hysterica has poisoned the rivers of Gluttington Kingdom…
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With a title like Ultimate Racing 2D, it’s understandable to feel a little skeptical of what makes this game worthy of its own title. This stripped-down racing game is accessible and simple enough to get the hang of, but it’s…
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I set myself a New Year’s Resolution to play at least thirty games on my backlog this year, not necessarily to 100% completion, but certainly to finish off the main story. The first of the games I chose was one…
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What is it? Bunker Punks is a rogue-light first-person shooter created by Ninja Robot Dinosaur. In a post-apocalyptic, dystopian future, a squad of freedom fighters wage war against the corporate government by raiding corporate strongholds in search of armour, loot…
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