Video Game Reviews, Articles
What is it? Hypnospace Outlaw is a game in which you play as an enforcer for an internet-like service, called HypnOS, where you remove content that breaches the company’s guidelines. It’s set in 1999, and features a very Geocities-esque theme….
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Factfile Developed by: Sabotage Studio Published by: Devolver Digital Released: 2019 Format played: PS4 Ruminations In many ways, The Messenger is a standard, old school action adventure. Sprinkled with a distinctly retro flavour, you take the role of a Ninja,…
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What is it? Championship Manager 01/02 is a football management game, from the team that makes the current Football Manager series. The game originally released, as you may have already inferred, in 2001, ahead of the 2001/2002 football season, and…
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Having grown up around the inception of the internet, I am quite familiar with how it was. The websites were basic, people were, for the most part friendly and well meaning, but there were a few buggers out there that…
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While Lee takes time out to deal with work-related madness, Alan and Paco get together to discuss such things as Anthem bricking PS4s, the Resident Evil Remake DLC that could have been, and, more importantly, what has been occupying their…
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The next minute is the definitive border agent simulator game – Papers Please! A game in which you scrutinise people’s passports and other papers in order to approve or deny their entry into the glorious nation of Arstotzka!
A smooth cocktail of frantic arcade action & retro aesthetics that always goes down well…
The Monsters sing the praises of the surprisingly successful remake of Capcom’s beloved survival horror stalwart, Resident Evil 2, before talking over the mixed bag that was the Anthem VIP demo. Along the way, tales of Poland unfold, geek peeves…
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What is it? Payroll is an indie game set in an office block, boasting itself as a 20 minute office simulator set in Windows 95. Platform(s) PC Pros Cons A fun representation of a Windows 95 game. Multiple endings. No…
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Factfile Developed by: Pixel Crow Published by: 11 bit studios Released: 2019 Format played: Mobile – Android What Is It? The streets are a dirty place. Have you got what it takes to clean them up? After a shakedown goes…
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What is it? Where is My Heart is a cutesy puzzle platformer that sees you play as a family of forest spirits that loses their place to live, and so they must embark on a trip to reclaim their home….
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What is it? Full Bore is an indie platformer game where you play as a young boar, forced to work in the mines after being accused of stealing gems out of some billionaire boar’s vault. Platform(s) PC Pros Cons Great…
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Full-motion video (FMV) was all the rage during the nineties. While games like Command & Conquer fed players lore and objectives with campy video sequences that were compressed and fitted onto CDs, some games were almost-entirely made up of live-action…
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What is it? The Spyro Reignited Trilogy is a remake of the first three Spyro games that were available on the original Playstation. Platform(s) PC Pros Cons Really beautiful. Fantastic soundtrack. Decent voice acting. Levels recreated perfectly. Some game breaking…
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What is it? Dead Pixels is a retro styled shoot ’em up game that takes place in a zombie apocalypse. In it, you have to try to get from one end of the city to the other, without dying. Platform(s)…
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