Game Reviews

My first experience with Valve as a developer was not the Half-Life series like most people. Instead, I got introduced to Valve through the Portal games and found myself really immersed in the idea of...

Yes, the rumours are true. We are back to testing. With portals. And GlaDOS. And… Bridges? Bridge Constructor Portal is a combination of the beloved Portal series and the slightly less known but still loved...

Ratchet & Clank: Quest for Booty is typically regarded as one of the worst in the Ratchet & Clank series, and it's clear why after playing it over the Holiday season. It is only set...

They say that imitation is the purest form of flattery, and if that is the case Nihon Falcom has a love affair with the Persona series, specifically Persona 3. I was quite surprised when I...

Wow, it’s been quite some time since spring and it’s felt even longer since we were promised some free DLC for the awesome Resident Evil 7. It’s not been that long of a wait, it’ll...

There are many clones of games out there now, everyone is trying to make a quick buck to capitalize on a look or a certain genre, especially lesser known developers. Now that is not a...

For all the slinging I’ve been found doing at RTS and RPG titles, you may be surprised to learn I actually enjoy both genres thoroughly. I’ve been burning my free time with the help of...

Nintendo has done well with the launch of the Switch, and it seems that every week there's another dozen or so games added to the system. A genre that is far from underrepresented is that...

Games with procedurally-generated levels have flourished in recent years, with hits such as Rogue Legacy, Enter the Gungeon, The Binding of Isaac, and more. The technology has been around since the late 70’s, but we...

Super Mario World launched with the Super Nintendo and I think it is only fitting that its sequel was able to be one of the final first-party titles to be released on the system. It...

Jeopardy seems like an after-thought to Wheel of Fortune in the dual pack that Ubisoft offers. Many of the questions are recycled after a few games, and the game is presented in menus rather than...

Sadly, when Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy released back in 2003, I missed out on getting to enjoy it and only heard about how much fun it was from friends who had either played it...

Finally, the VR gods have listened to me and brought a real-time strategy game into view. Try as you may, you cannot convince me that physically reaching out and grabbing a squad unit and plopping...

First-person dungeon crawling RPG’s can be hit or miss. Some of them are great, while others are either buggy or uninteresting. Asakusa Studios has created a brand new real-time dungeon crawler that not only provides...

You spin me right 'round, baby, right 'round like a record, baby... I have never been more cautious speeding up in a game than I was with Radial-G: Racing Revolved. Situated in a cockpit with a...

When I watch a new Marvel movie, I usually leave the theater with excitement at what comes next and an appreciation for a company that’s able to write compelling stories without any of them ever...

With The Last Jedi due to hit theatres very soon I decided to take a look at an older Star Wars game that no one ever seems to mention, good or bad; Star Wars: The...

Ben 10 was a major part of my childhood. It was one of the first experiences I had with connected continuity in TV shows. Then they expanded the universe with Alien Force and Ultimate Alien....

The Cartoon Network has often had assorted hits on their hands: shows that appeal to younger kids and the kids in all of us. Over the last few years in particular, they have had a...

Since the 1920s, likely even before, we've been writing tales of characters who investigate something that ruins the detective by the end. Maybe their lives are trashed by their loved ones getting hurt, maybe they...

I'm a gamer who has missed out on a lot of great point-and-click adventures due to the fact that I never had a gaming PC. I've been a console gamer my whole life, and I...

Backwards compatibility may be getting dismissed by some for many it is a huge quality of life improvement that will absolutely get me playing more old games. The fact that these original Xbox games play...

In our modern golden age of video game storytelling, I find that RPGs are better than ever. However, in the early 2000’s, the first golden age of RPGs (which started in the early 90’s) had...

The Nintendo Switch has received a lot of love from indie developers, with many developers happy to port their titles over to the video game industry's new hotness. The system definitely is not lacking in...

One of America's most popular game shows Wheel of Fortune has a new game adaptation from Ubisoft, and while it has some improvements over the previous PS3 version from THQ, it has a multitude of...

Super Lucky’s Tale caught me by surprise at E3 this year, I was thinking the same thing as everyone else when I saw that tail on the screen; "CONKER!” But no, we were being introduced...