Review by Matt S. The Shrouded Isle is immediately appealing because of the aesthetic. Like the yellowed pages of a book from antiquity, the deep sepia tones, combined with the promise of a dark narrative of sacrifice and worship, is very hard to ignore. The actual game isn’t even remotely…
Read MoreReview by Nick H. Hockey is one of the fastest sports out there, so a title that focuses on the strategy over on-ice action might seem a strange fit. That being said, Franchise Hockey Manager 3 manages to nail so many aspects of team management that the combination works really…
Read MorePreview by Matt S. Due for a full release next month, a little demo for Pocket Card Jockey has arrived on the Nintendo 3DS, and immediately I have fallen in complete love with it. In the same way that Nintendo Pocket Football Club immediately grabbed my attention thanks to its…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. They often say that some of the most experimental and interesting content comes to game consoles at the start, and end, of their life spans. With the PlayStation Vita in its twilight, that idea is certainly holding true, because Trillion: God of Destruction is one incredibly…
Read MoreIf you are looking for hands-on action, Football Manager 2016 will likely disappoint, because as the name of the game should indicate, this is all about running a football team, and not running around on the field personally. This is a simulation experience that drills into far greater detail than…
Read MoreReview by Patrick B. The appeal of most sports games lies in the ability to take part in the action. In soccer, the thrill comes from controlling individual team members and leading them to victory. With the Football Manager series, however, the excitement comes from managing a team from the…
Read MoreStronghold 3 is most definitely not your normal fare. The marriage of the RTS genre and city management is an interesting match which sound like a jolly good time to me. However, I’ve been burned before by promising premises that turns out to be poorly implemented which seems to be…
Read MoreStronghold 3 is most definitely not your normal fare. The marriage of the RTS genre and city management is an interesting match which sound like a jolly good time to me. However, I’ve been burned before by promising premises that turns out to be poorly implemented which seems to be…
Read MoreGame Dev Story is a simplified management sim with cute art style. It was developed by the Japanese Kairosoft, which seems to be the definitive management sim studio out there right now. The game is very reminiscent of the old-school Tycoon games as well as the Theme games from (now…
Read MoreGame Dev Story is a simplified management sim with cute art style. It was developed by the Japanese Kairosoft, which seems to be the definitive management sim studio out there right now. The game is very reminiscent of the old-school Tycoon games as well as the Theme games from (now…
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