Game Reviews

It is sometimes disturbing to observe precisely how little content sequels add to the offering of their predecessors. Can you really release what is effectively a mildly rejigged experience, with a few new twists, a...

One of the biggest themes in the video game industry is death. The vast majority of titles produced across the last 30 years  require the player to kill at least one living being before they...

HD remakes are all the rage this year, and even a beloved PlayStation game has gotten the once over: Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee, which originally came out in 1997 to both critical and financial acclaim. While it is nice to...

Wildstar was an MMO that got everyone excited with its initial announcement trailer, which showed both humor and personality. Its marketing campaign gave people ideas of a original MMO set in new wacky universe with over the...

This reviewer is a Gundam newbie. I have never played a Gundam game before nor did I ever watch the Anime when it was on Cartoon Network. Oddly enough, these factors made me the perfect...

I've always admired the Sniper Elite series. Its emphasis on slower-paced, more realistic warfare just shy of a military sim has always been a welcome change from the frantic and nonstop insanity offered by most...

“Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?”  This Latin phrase is often associated with political corruption, which is an underlying theme throughout all of Watch Dogs. Roughly translated the phrase means 'who watches the watchmen?' and the answer is:...

Disclaimer - Being such an expansive game it took us a bit longer to get this review out. We wanted to fully experience the world of Elder Scrolls in all its glory and get a...

As the Nintendo Entertainment System ages gracefully into its 30s, so too does the gamer generation it spawned. So as these grown-up NES kids are making games themselves, we’ve seen a recent surge in purposely...

There’s been a lot of talk recently concerning Minecraft and much of it has been told using big words and legal jargon. Concerning the games EULA (end-user licence agreement), tighter restrictions have recently been put in...

"A fight is not won by one punch or kick. Either learn to endure or hire a bodyguard. Forget about winning and losing; forget about pride and pain. Let your opponent graze your skin and...

Supergiant Games emerged onto the video game landscape in 2009 and at the time, the team was made up of veterans from other notable developers like EA Los Angeles. In two short years, the team...

Life is full of choices, things that can affect us in the most interesting ways and it's these decisions that define how we live our lives. Always Sometimes Monsters, an indie title from developers Vagabond Dog, is...

It’s been five years since the name Wolfenstein emerged in gaming and back then it was met with dislike due to its vast blandness. Having lost its charm the series was put aside for awhile,...

The Hyperdimension Neptunia series has been around North America since 2011 and has had three PS3 games released under its name. This time Idea Factory has brought the goddesses to the PS Vita but in...

I seem to remember a time many years ago when there were lots of Final Fantasy VII clones running amok in the gaming world and for the most part they were critically and momentarily well received,...

The Playstation 2 had some of the best platformers out there, something last generation and the new generation are sorely lacking. Instead of having a huge array of Ratchet and Clanks, Jak and Daxters and...

Spring is the air here in the Northeast. On any given weekend you can walk out your front door and hear your neighbors mowing their lawns or trimming their hedges. It's a wonderful time of...

Developer 10 Tons are starting to make a name for themselves in the PS4 space by bringing over celebrated mobile titles. After releasing the surprisingly refreshing and addictive King Oddball, they're back with the equally...

It might have taken him longer than usual to make his platform debut but some things are just worth the wait, aren't they? Kirby is back for his 15th instalment and his first proper release on...

Many hardcore gamers are loving the influx of JRPG's that have been gracing our shores in recent months, and we have NIS America to thank for a majority of them. Mugen Souls Z is the latest...

Outlast quickly became an internet sensation before it was ever released to the public. One could barely peek into the internet without seeing scads of videos of unfortunate players screaming, crying, and even leaving rooms...

Treyarch's Spider-Man 2 is widely considered to be the high watermark of Spider-Man games with its introduction of the open world and free roaming web slinging. It innovated in ways that made the game extremely...

Have you ever had one of those days where all you could think about was how much you wanted to run a prison? No? Well neither had I until I played Prison Architect. Created by British developer...

Horror is perhaps the most mishandled of all the video game genres. The amount of titles that claim to fall into that niche eclipse the amount that actually do. They all seem to think that by...

Braid and LIMBO are two outstanding indie games that have demonstrated fantastic art styles combined with new and complex gameplay in the puzzle genre. But what happens when you put those two games together? You...