Review by Matt S. I was so very close to succeeding, and I thought I was going so well. There I was, a space ship fleeing through the vast reaches of the universe with vital intel on a hostile rebel fleet. I was keeping just the one step ahead of…
Read MoreReview by Harvard L. It’s 9pm, you arrive home after a long day and walk into your bedroom. A faint breeze rustles your curtains. “Did I forget to close the window before I left?” you wonder. Before the answer comes to your mind though, you feel a presence behind you…
Read MoreReview by Nick H. I have been playing JRPG titles for about as long as I have been gaming. The story lines, character development and sense of progression have all tested my mind rather than my reflexes over the years, and to this day I consider it my favourite genre.…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Credit where credit is due; Rovio is not simply letting its hero franchise have its 15 minutes of fame before bowing out. Consider Call of Duty or Halo; the developers wouldn’t dream of taking the formula that made these games so popular, and building something as…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Everyone loves RollarCoaster Tycoon; the theme park management sim that originally came to us courtesy of genre legend Chris Sawyer, the mind behind other classics such as Transport Tycoon. Atari owned the rights to RollarCoaster Tycoon, but following the brand’s temporary bankruptcy, there were many left…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Among many other things, Leonardo Da Vinci’s drawings and sketches include designs for machines that would enhance the power of the military. Advance guns, cannons and even machines that look like tanks appear in his portfolio. Magnifico is a popular board game that takes Da Vinci’s…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Back in 2007, a humble little game called Panzer Tactics was released on the Nintendo DS. This game was a reasonably hardcore hex-based strategy game for Nintendo’s little console that could. Of course back then the DS was functionally the only portable gaming device that had…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. I was, of course, a big fan of Avadon 2 when it was released on PC a few months ago. I’m a big fan of all of Spiderweb Software games. These are classic RPGs in every sense of the word. They look a couple of decades…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Twitch is a pretty big deal; people stream videos of them playing games in real time, while others watch in and laugh at their mistakes – in other words it turns gaming into a spectator event and is the natural evolution of Let’s Plays, where people…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Good news, Atlus fans! The original Shin Megami Tensei, released many years ago now in Japan (22 to be exact), is finally being localised for the western audience. Yes, there are fan translations out there, but this one is a proper localisation by Atlus, and we…
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