Review by Sam M. If there is one genre that still hasn’t found strong footing on touchscreens it’s platformers. While there are a few exceptions that have succeeded, and attempts to simplify the genre down into endless runners and the like have been commercially successful, many traditional platformers suffer from…
Read MoreReview by Shaan J. There’s been a noticeable resurgence of old-school, retro-inspired platformers in the last five years or so, and some of the more noteworthy titles attempt to elevate their difficulty status to something akin of “NES-hard”. A lot of games fall short of this mark. 1001 Spikes does…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse is going to be something special. The Arabian-themed fantasy platformer franchise of Wayforward has, to date, been sadly underepresented. titles in the series have been limited-scale releases, or been made available on underwhelming platforms such as the DSiWare download service. But…
Read MoreReview by Pierre-Yves L. One of the consequences of games being so very easy to create right now is that there are all kinds of people making games. For independent developers, the ability to build retro throwback games to their youth is one of the most compelling drawcards of having…
Read MoreReview by Nick H. Turtle Tale tries its best to take advantage of all that the love that people have for retro gaming, and for the most part it succeeds as a title that would have been right at home on your NES a couple of decades or so ago.…
Read MoreArticle by Chris I. Rewind back a few years and tell most anyone that indie games would be earning the same respect and attention as the biggest blockbusters, and they would most likely laugh in your face. Yet, the unthinkable happened and titles like Braid, Limbo, and Bastion are well-known…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Child of Light is a poem, both literally and figuratively. I resist to even call it a game; it simply stands as a testament to the true artistry that an interactive work can achieve when a developer is allowed to simply create. Clearly unburdened by commercial…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Putty Squad has its heart in the right place, and it works hard to recreate the kind of retro charm that this game offered when it was first released as an obscure Super Nintendo game back in 1994. A lot has changed to the 2D platformer…
Read MoreReview by Brad L. Look! Up in the sky! Is it Metroid? Is it Castlevania? No, it’s a cheap imitation starring Batman! That’s the general feel while playing Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate on the PS3, updated from the Vita/ 3DS title of last year. I was personally excited for this…
Read MoreReview by Clark A. In case it was ever in question, Nintendo proved late last year with The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds that it still has the guns to meet (or surpass) its Super Nintendo glory days. Though borrowing much of its identity from its predecessor, that…
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