Review by Jim S. Superheroes are big these days, with blockbuster movies and even the comics they are based on selling far in excess of what was once deemed a nerdy hobby. Megaton Rainfall isn’t based on any particular comic but it nevertheless belongs to that tradition, tasking you with…
Read MoreReview by Matt C. I must admit up front that I’ve never watched Voltron: Legendary Defender, and my memories of the original Voltron cartoon are hazy at best. So, to a certain extent, I jumped into Voltron VR Chronicles blind; I didn’t have to worry about it living up to…
Read MoreReview by Matt C. Archangel is a game about piloting a giant mech across a war-torn America, but its opening is far from the kind of bombastic set piece you’d expect from such a game. After picking your character – either Gabe or Gabby Walker, depending on gender preference, though…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. You know that feeling when something you’ve been really looking forward to turns out to be a crushing disappointment? For the longest time I’ve been looking forward to Bandai Namco’s Idolm@ster franchise to come out west (in terms of the main series video games, I mean.…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Of all the games that Sony showed off at its E3 conference this year, the most fundamentally interesting one must have been Moss, a game about a mouse that is being developed by Seattle, USA-based developer, Polyarc. As an introduction to the adventure we are provided…
Read MoreReview by Matt C. I didn’t really know what to expect, going into Unearthing Mars. I hadn’t heard of it before the review code for sent my way, and I didn’t do any sort of research before strapping on my VR unit and diving in. I’m glad I didn’t, because…
Read MoreReview by Matt C. I have a confession to make: I’ve never played the original Psychonauts. I’m a big fan of the work of Tim Schafer and Double Fine based on their more recent endeavours, but Psychonauts is a game that never really crossed my radar until recently, and I…
Read MoreList by Matt S. It’s been a couple of months now since the most popular VR headset launched; Sony’s PlayStation VR. And, while you could argue that the software releases have been a little slow, in reality this is an entirely new technology, and it is going to take a…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Rollercoaster Dreams is right up there with the worst games that I have ever had the displeasure of playing. I think it has its heart in the right place, but there’s not a thing about it that’s remotely competent to make it worth anyone’s time. Related…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. If you had asked me before I started playing around with Virtual Reality, “What genres are best suited to VR?” I would have said racing, horror, space games, arcade-style rail shooters and, of course, rhythm games. Despite my love for the RPG genre, however, I wouldn’t…
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