Review by Matt C. Car combat games have never really been a dominant genre, but if they ever had a heyday, it was the 64-bit era. The genre goes back a lot farther than that – Taito released Crashing Race in 1976 – but the latter half of the ‘90s…
Read MoreReview by Matt C. My Name is Mayo is a game that can be beaten – Platinum Trophy and all – in around half an hour, and the entirety of its gameplay involves pressing X to tap a jar of mayonnaise. It’s also an absolute masterpiece; a Dadaist work of…
Read MoreGame theory by Matt C. Suicide is something that’s not often explored in video games. Fair enough – it’s a tricky subject in any medium, let alone an interactive one. It needs a great deal of care. Getting it right is a difficult task, and there’s a lot of room…
Read MoreReview by Matt C. This decade’s surge in indie game popularity and the growing accessibility of the tools and knowledge needed to make games have been wonderful for opening the door to games from all corners of the globe. It wasn’t long ago that game development was focused almost entirely…
Read MoreReview by Matt C. Thumper is described as a “rhythm violence game”, which seems fitting for a game that regularly makes me want to throw my controller at the head of the next passerby. One could also call it a “rhythm masochism game”, because as infuriating as it is, I…
Read MoreNews by Matt C. A variety of socioeconomic factors mean that free enterprise – including game development – is very limited in Cuba, but one studio has launched an Indiegogo campaign in the hopes of producing the country’s first commercially-available independent game: Savior. It’s a 2D action platformer that’s “full…
Read MoreReview by Matthew C. Did you ever play the original Karateka? A Bastard’s Tale feels like a modern take on that concept, albeit with a medieval European setting rather than Japanese. Both games are side-scrolling beat-’em-ups in a sense, but with a focus on slow, methodical one-on-one combat instead of…
Read MoreWelcome to Digitally Downloaded’s weekly news feature, Catch-up coffee Monday. Each Monday we will bring you the best news from the previous week that you may have missed. Grab the biggest mug you’ve got, fill it with your favourite brew, and catch up with us! The biggest-selling game of the…
Read MoreReview by Pierre-Yves L. I have played a lot of weird games over the years; after all I like JRPGs and games don’t get weirder than those. And yet despite all that experience this is the first time that I find myself wondering: “Is this game weird… Or not?” Zombeer…
Read MoreAfter tonnes of controversy, a rough start, and much criticism, Steam Greenlight has finally seen its first ten games accepted, with some of them being unexpected candidates. Yes, after a rough start of jokes and fakes, a very split reaction to the added $100 submission fee, and the criticism of…
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