The Swapper is an interesting science fiction-themed Metroidvania that has finally made its way to the Microsoft Xbox One after having already released on most other platforms over the course of the past two years. Related reading: We have a review of the PlayStation 3 release as well, for a…
Read MorePeople have a real fascination in creating and then solving crime fiction puzzles. Right from the formation of the detective story in Edgar Allan Poe’s The Murders in the Rue Morgue, through Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes and Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple, the game with which the…
Read MoreHeroes of Loot is a basic twin-stick roguelike shooter that acts as something of a crossover tribute to the Gauntlet and Geometry Wars franchises. The premise for our heroes is a simple one. They have been tasked with going into the dungeon to clean house as it hasn’t been done…
Read MoreDesktop Dungeons is brilliant. It is so incredibly simple, and so incredibly basic, and yet it is brilliant. Brilliance. Genius. It’s going to be one of the finest games you could ever play on your iPad, and sadly it’s going to be completely overlooked because it’s also being sold for…
Read MoreNero is a beautiful telling of a story about love, loss, grief and wonder. Seeing the world through the eyes of another, the story unfolds through heartfelt narration and beautiful calligraphy that combines to provide an experience that weaves a compelling, memorable story. Nero is more than just a title,…
Read MoreSpecialist developer, Tin Man Games, has become one of the most reliable sources for a shot of nostalgia on the Apple iPad. Anyone who has fond memories of the Choose Your Own Adventure or Fighting Fantasy gamebooks will surely have experienced at least one Tin Man Games app by now.…
Read MoreUltratron is a flashy twin-stick arcade shooter that gives players the goal of nothing short of complete vengeance. Taking control of a robot, players set out to eliminate its own kind after their total annihilation of the human race. How far he makes it against the robots of the apocalypse…
Read MoreImagine you’re hungry; hungry for retro platforming shooters, but have no retro consoles sitting around. How would you resurrect those past memories of Bionic Commando or Contra; or if you’re of the new young generation, experience for the first time the awesomeness that is Metroid or Castlevania? The answer lies…
Read MoreBloooooooooooooo. Booooooooooooo. Ahem. Bloo Kid 2 is so bad it made me feel bloo. No, wait, blue! The stupid game is making my IQ bleed out all over the place. Look, there are homages to old games out there, and it’s perfectly reasonable for indie developers to want to make…
Read MoreThe folks over at Coin Bump must be doing some strange things in their office to gain inspiration for their games. Hero Hustle recently launched on iOS, and it’s inexplicably flashy and busy and cool and addictive all at once. Read on as I attempt to explain what may be…
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