Game Reviews

Road Redemption has finally sped its way onto consoles after a nice little starting run on PC. Pixel Dash Studios and EQ-Games have given us something we've not seen in awhile on consoles; a 4-player...

It has become a yearly tradition to have five new Jackbox Party games. This year's The Jackbox Party Pack 5 continues that trend, succeeding yet again with flying colors, but some major connection issues and...

Picture this: You're 29 floors deep into a dungeon. Reaching the 30th floor is your only means of escape. Failing to leave a space open for Mr. Gency's Exit, an item allowing the player to...

The Warriors is based on the 1979 cult classic film of the same name. In the movie, the most powerful gang leader, Cyrus, calls for a meeting of all the area's gangs. This is where...

The Council started off strong with an intriguing first episode that set a mystery-fueled plot in motion. Its eccentric cast of characters were charming while its RPG elements shook up the traditional adventure game genre....

Lara Croft is arguably one of the most iconic characters in video game history. Sure, her original appeal was largely based around abnormally sized body parts, but three dimensional platform jumping video games would likely...

I'm becoming more and more surprised as I find some pretty decent licensed games on older consoles. Coming into X-Files: Resist or Serve, I expected a horrible money grab. However, I'm pleased to say I was...

PlayStation fans have recently had a run of exclusive games that received critical acclaim and fanfare. Insomniac Games looks to add another game to the list with Marvel’s Spider-Man. While the history of Spider-Man has...

In 2007, Realtime Worlds Ltd. released Crackdown to an unsuspecting Xbox 360 audience. This huge sandbox type game fit in perfectly with what Microsoft was trying to do at the time. Xbox Live was booming...

Runbow brings fast-paced platforming with a competitive edge. It's quick, thrilling, and hilarious, making it a perfect party game. The main mechanic involves getting past a challenging set of platforms that disappear and reform as colors...

Hyakki Castle is a 3D grid-based dungeon crawler inspired by 1980's games such as Dungeon Master. Many players will no doubt recognize the style and design as it bears a striking resemblance to Legend of...

Humanity defines Lara Croft's latest adventure. With more fleshed out character interactions and stronger narrative pacing, Eidos Montreal's effort offers the rebooted franchise's deepest look into Lara as a human being. Shadow of the Tomb...

SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy fails as both a fighter and fan-service game. Its mechanical simplicity prevents it from engaging for extended sessions while the overwhelmingly limited character customization and costume selection inhibits the extent...

If you've read any of my articles over the past five years you should darn well know that I am one of the biggest survival horror fans out there. I've mostly dabbled in Silent Hill...

French toast Men and children on floating tricycles A polar bear on a flaming soda can flying through the sky. These are some of Ice Cream Surfer's enemies.  This game's really weird and nonsensical, but...

The impact Dark Souls has had in recent years is pretty outstanding. while I’ve not been a fan of the Souls series, I do admire many of its clones. Bloodborne, Dead Cells and even The...

I watched a Zero Punctuation video a few weeks back and got a little offended. While the video was funny for the most part, Yahtzee spoke of a certain game’s central theme by asking “do...

Now you can - and date six different monsters in the game Monster Prom. You can probably tell what the game's about by the title: You’re a high school monster who is trying to win...

This Review of Secret at Shadow Ranch contains a few spoilers. Everyone loves a good mystery. It seems to be embedded in our human nature to seek out answers. This need probably explains why gamers...

The Council Episode 3: Ripples improves upon episode 2's puzzle-centric dullness, but it doesn't come without its blemishes. The Council's first episode introduced us to its uniquely RPG-inspired conversations and traits systems replete with immunities...

Narcosis: A state of stupor, drowsiness, or unconsciousness produced by drugs.  What a fitting definition for such an uninspired psychological thriller. Narcosis launched on PC last year in March with an Xbox One release less...

I remember the good old days of Left 4 Dead and it’s surprisingly great sequel! Others imitatedthe four player co-op formula, but never reached that high point Left 4 Dead 2 reached. Even the original...

The big-eyed spiky mammal with attitude has had an illustrious career. Sega had a hit on their hands with the original Sonic the Hedgehog twenty seven years ago. Fast forward to 1994 and Sonic was...

Games based off movies typically aren’t longed for much when it comes to either sales or reputation. There are many unfortunate circumstances in regards to why this is, but translation is certainly near the top...