Review by Harvard L. One of the first games ever released was called Spacewar. In that game, two players controlled ships which rotated and moved in an unwieldy way, trying to shoot the other ship before their own was destroyed. AstroDuel Deluxe for the Nintendo Switch is what Spacewar would…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. In the absence of Nintendo’s F-Zero series (c’mon Nintendo, surely you know how much people want that one), Sony’s had close to the monopoly on super high speed anti-gravity racing with WipeOut. Now, WipeOut Omega Collection might not be a new game, per se, but bringing…
Read MoreReview by Harvard L. Rive is an excellent, if sorrowful, swansong for veteran Dutch developers Two Tribes. With an incredible backlog full of addictive titles such as Toki Tori, RUSH and EDGE, the studio developed a reputation for its minimalist games featuring exceptionally well designed mechanics. The reputation is upheld…
Read MoreRetro reflections by Matt S. It’s funny how one of the simplest games of all time – Space Invaders – can still be so completely addictive. One of thousands of games on my cocktail arcade cabinet, and a game that you can easily play in some form or other for…
Read MoreRetro reflections by Matt S. One of my favourite games as a kid was Snow Bros. Jr. on the Game Boy Color. It wasn’t even my game. It belonged to my cousins, but every time I would visit I would end up borrowing the game for as long as I…
Read MoreReview by Moshe R. The beginning was without form, and void. And the Flying Spaghetti Monster said, let there be sauce: and we got the first arcades. Universe creations aside, I remember my own personal evolution in the field of video games. That first go at Pong, the first sightings…
Read MoreReview by Nick H. Of all the different sports options out there, I think basketball works best for crazy arcade action. NBA Playgrounds manages to mostly capture the essence of what made NBA Jam so popular decades ago, though its attempt to update the formula also misses the mark at…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. I don’t think there would have been too many people more happy than me if NBA Playgrounds turned out to be as good as the games it is based on. In my younger years NBA Hangtime, on the Nintendo 64 in particular (but also NBA Jam…
Read MoreReview by Harvard L. It’s nearing mid-May in Sydney, around the time where everyone and their dog is getting sick from the flu. So thematically, it’s great to be able to review Plasma Puncher, a game about being a white blood cell defending the body from disease. Developed by indie…
Read MoreReview by Brad L. I never knew I wanted a narrative when playing a sports game. Normally I balk at the mere thought, as for the most part they do nothing to add to the overall experience. Old Time Hockey has changed my mind on that, and has shown how…
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