Video Game Reviews, Articles
Duke Nukem has been kicking alien ass since the early nineties, but he really made his name in the critically-acclaimed shooter Duke Nukem 3D. 3D Realms had a masterpiece on their hands, as it was running on a more powerful…
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A retro-inspired first-person shooter… set in socialist Czechoslovakia? Admit it, that wasn’t what you were expecting from an indie FPS. HROT is the brainchild of the one-man developer Spytihněv, who manages to pull off not only the old school shooter…
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I’ve played some fast-paced shooters in my years of gaming, but ULTRAKILL is on a whole new level. Taking inspiration from a slew of titles like Quake, DOOM 2016 and Devil May Cry, what we have here is a sugar…
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Project Warlock is yet another first-person shooter that pays tribute to the classics of yesteryear. This one feels like a ramped-up version of Wolfenstein 3D with a punchy arsenal akin to DOOM’s, some Hexen-esque spells, and a few other nifty,…
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Oh, another retro-chique first-person shooter on the market? Not exactly surprising at this point. What sets This Strange Realm Of Mine – developed and published by Doomster Entertainment – apart from the rest of the shooters out there is its attempt…
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What is it? DOOM is a first-person shooter developed by id Software and published by Bethesda in 2016. It is a reboot of the classic series. The legendary DOOM Slayer has awoken in a military installation on Mars, where the…
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What is it? Spear of Destiny is a mission pack for the first-person shooter Wolfenstein 3D, developed by id Software and published by Apogee Software and FormGen. Set in World War II but before the events of the main game,…
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What is it? Wolfenstein 3D: Lost Episodes is an map pack for the aforementioned first-person shooter developed by id Software and published by Apogee Software and FormGen. These two additional chapters, ‘Return to Danger’ and ‘Ultimate Challenge’, are prequels to…
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What is it? Blake Stone: Planet Strike is a first-person shooter developed by JAM Productions and published by Apogee Software. Once again built within an upgraded version of the Wolfenstein 3D engine, it picks off after the events of Blake…
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What is it? Blake Stone: Aliens of Gold is a first-person shooter developed by JAM Productions and published by Apogee Software. Built within an upgraded version of the Wolfenstein 3D engine, the titular protagonist must blast through over 66 levels…
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What is it? Wolfenstein 3D is a first-person shooter developed by id Software and published by Apogee Software and FormGen. Set in World War II, super-soldier B.J. Blazkowicz finds himself captured in Castle Wolfenstein. He breaks from his jail cell…
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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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What is it? Quake III Arena is a multiplayer first-person shooter released by id Software in 1999. Warriors and fighters from across the universe are transported to a new world, where they hunt one another down in a gruelling competitive…
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What is it? Shadow Warrior Classic Redux is a HD port of the oriential-themed first-person shooter by 3D Realms. This version was developed by General Arcade and published in 2013 by Devolver Digital. Master ninja Lo Wang discovers his former…
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What is it? DOOM 3: BFG Edition is a compilation of five DOOM titles. It includes an updated version of DOOM 3 along with two expansions: Resurrection of Evil and the Lost Mission (made up of cut levels). It also…
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