Game Reviews

My experience with tactical games like Bladestorm: Nightmare is minimal at best.  I’ve dabbled in similar games like Dynasty Warriors, but I went into Bladestorm with absolutely no predisposition or opinion.  Perhaps I’d find a...

Hotline Miami and its sequel, Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number are games with a passionate cult following, fueled by their adrenaline-pumping soundtracks and low-res ultra-violence. It's a fast-paced game with an awesome soundtrack that you can't help but...

In the closing chapter of the Resident Evil: Revelations 2, all is finally revealed in a climatic finale in traditional Resident Evil fashion. Claire, Moria, Barry and Natalia are determined to survive their nightmare with...

Three years after Eric Knudsen's fictional creature first appeared in the Something Awful forums, the Internet's best dressed, svelte monster made its debut in the world of gaming in 2012's Slender: The Eight Pages. The...

The Awakened Fate Ultimatum is a rogue-like game that plays in the same style of the popular Pokemon Mystery Dungeon series. A direct sequel to The Guided Fate Paradox by the same team at Nippon...

In 2013, EA and Maxis released a reboot for Sim City, the beloved city building and management series that put Maxis on the map before The Sims came around. Sim City 2013 was--at its core--a...

It's not uncommon nowadays for directors and designers to take a beloved concept or story and redevelop it with a unique twist. The re-imagining of classic fairy tales seems to be the next big trend...

Welcome to the world of Lumenox where Dawn, Day, Dusk, Night rule in perfect balance. Well, it was a balanced land until Night decided it wanted complete control over all the living. Dawn foresaw the...

So far, Resident Evil: Revelations 2's been a fairly standard affair with nothing spectacular to show for loyal fans or newcomers. Indeed, the game's been building up to deliver a bigger and more thrilling experience, but with...

The long awaited DLC for The Evil Within has finally arrived, giving us more twisted and sinister antics to embark upon. The Evil Within was met with polarising views that split gamers right down the...

The Playstation Vita has a rear touchpad. Maybe I'd forgotten about it in my roughly 8 billion hours of playing Persona 4 Golden, but it's there. Sure, it may not be the most used feature...

It's always an interesting journey when one begins a new JRPG, and Atelier Shallie: Alchemists of the Dusk Sea is no exception to this rule. Developed by Gust and published by Koei Tecmo, it hits all...

It doesn't take a die-hard Sonic know-it-all to see that Sonic has had a few rough patches the past couple of years. From the major impact Sonic ‘06 left on the series, it’s no mystery...

Resident Evil: Revelations 2 delivers another bite size instalment and just like a high octane television series, things are getting more interesting. Taking off from last episode, Claire and Moira are desperately trying to survive...

Slowly, but surely, there seems to be a new trend of primarily multiplayer based video games, which makes a lot of sense in a time in which the multiplayer modes of games like Call of Duty are...

Playing as a Japanese high school student has somehow slunk its way into the video game genre, with great success. People are clamoring for Atlus games and weird offshoots from other developers like Aksys Games....

Yet again, Capcom's decided to deliver us yet another installment to yet another spin off of the highly renowned, and sadly degenerating Resident Evil series. Resident Evil was once great with its intense survival gameplay,...

When I say "Card Games", what do you think? Generally, the response is split into two groups: The "Heck yeah, let's play some blackjack" crowd, and the "Boooooriiiing" crowd. I tend to lean towards the latter...

Media criticism, especially video games, is usually a comparative art form; you compare a title to its forebears, both chronological and spiritual, and pass your judgment.  “Resident Evil 5 wasn’t as good as Resident Evil...

After thirteen long years, The Resident Evil remake fans have waited for has returned on next-gen consoles. The beloved classic has been considered one of the last great survival horror experiences to date and the...

Team Ninja returns to the limelight in Dead or Alive 5: Last Round. In this incarnation of the 5th installment in the series we are given what looks to be a true ultimate package, with record-breaking...

Nintendo does the world a solid by bringing back one of the best games in the entire Star Fox series. With Star Fox 64 3D, fans of Fox McCloud and the team get a blast...

It may be a little unfair for me to review a Spongebob game. I have a particular fondness for the porous icon and I tend to like anything that he’s attached to significantly more than...

Have you ever wanted to explore a wild terrain, hunt terrifying monsters and craft armor to become a walking trophy? Then Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate from Capcom is the game you’ve been craving to play...

Strategy games have always been a kind of love-hate relationship for me. While I love all the layers of stats, making a strategy, and watching that strategy play out, the dice rolls have always kind...

The “Hollow Night”, a rumor whispered to and by mainly young people in schools. Ensnared by a large black shadow in the figure of a person that erases all the light around you, and the...