Review by Pierre-Yves L. Warlock 2: The Exiled is an amazing change of pace from some of the other strategy games that I’ve played in the past few years. Instead of the typical earthly factions of different civilizations where a predictable rock/ paper/ scissors format provides a safe strategy framework…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Why do I love Might & Magic X so much? Let me count the ways! 1) It’s an old-school style RPG Might & Magic X is a turn based game where players move around an environment laid out like a grid, one step at a time.…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Well, it was inevitable that Worms would eventually make its way to the PlayStation Vita. The folks at Team 17 have adapted the insanity to every other platform, so why not also Sony’s powerhouse? Now, these games don’t have a good track record on the handheld…
Read MoreReview by Rob P. I’ve played this game before, and so have you. Well, perhaps not this game, precisely. But certainly one like it. Allied Corps is the latest standalone expansion in the venerable Panzer Corps series, which is itself the successor to the Panzer General franchise of the mid…
Read MoreLet’s hear a cheer for Alexander Souslov, the man who wrote the manual for Eador: Masters of the Broken World. These days, most games are content to fob you off with a quickstart guide and a turgid tutorial. That’s not the case with Eador. The manual is extensive, useful and…
Read MoreAt the start of the year, when Digitally Downloaded was far smaller, if I had mentioned “grognard” in a review every reader would have understood what I meant. We were very much focused on the various strategy and RPG genres back then. We have since expanded of course, and that’s…
Read MoreStrategy games have held a position of favour for man hardcore gamers since the inception of the form. Unfortunately, this genre has been woefully represented over the past few years as market ground has been lost to more populist fair, especially to the infinitely reproducible first person shooters. So much…
Read MoreI look at the dictionary definition of ‘revolution,’ and I have to question its application to the newest Worms game. There is nothing revolutionary about Worms Revolution, but then again that’s not really a bad thing. In fact, those times that Team 17 have really tried to mix up the…
Read MoreWasteland is a top down, turn based, RPG- and it’s also one of the latest titles to be fronted by a Kickstarter campaign. In this case, developer inXile is looking to fund a sequel. And this is no junk project, there are a load of very high-quality people attached to…
Read MoreWasteland is a top down, turn based, RPG- and it’s also one of the latest titles to be fronted by a Kickstarter campaign. In this case, developer inXile is looking to fund a sequel. And this is no junk project, there are a load of very high-quality people attached to…
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