Beyond Evolve’s excursion onto PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC, this week’s schedule of new releases offers a few other notable titles. For retro devotees there’s the NES iteration of Dig Dug and Mappy-Land as ...
Read More »Dying Light review
Robert’s take: After infiltrating a quarantine zone to uncover the cause of a pestilent outbreak, protagonist Kyle Crane demonstrates a dexterous command of parkour while traversing the region. From scampering across lofty, patchwork rooftops to ...
Read More »Brandish: The Dark Revenant review
Although the PSP might have lost the sales battle to the Nintendo DS, Sony’s prodigious PlayStation Portable prevailed in the niche war, hosting dozens of delightfully quirky titles during its decade-long prime. From Kenka Bancho: ...
Read More »New Game Releases: January 29-February 4, 2015
Although a number of fresh experiences like Life Is Strange: Episode One and Unmechanical: Extended Edition elevate this week’s itinerary of new game releases, there’s also a number of shameless knock-offs. Frenchy Bird transposes Flappy ...
Read More »Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth 2: Sisters Generation
Most game franchises don’t achieve immediate, unreserved success. Instead, properties are conscientiously cultivated, with each subsequent iteration demonstrating a conciliation between developers and fans. Case in point: when Hyperdimension Neptunia emerged stateside in 2011, the ...
Read More »HuniePop review
One of the ironies of dating sims is that they rarely simulate the complexities of courtship. Routinely, players study the specifics of a potential partner’s personality, before they make decisions based on an anticipated outcome. ...
Read More »New Game Releases: January 22nd-28th, 2014
From Manuel “Manny” Calavera’s enhanced voyage to the Ninth Underworld in Grim Fandango Remastered, Little Mac’s Wii U homecoming in Punch-Out!!, Riptide GP2’s exodus onto the Xbox One, and the CPU Candidates pilgrimage onto PS ...
Read More »Alphadia Genesis review
If the role-playing output of Square-Enix, Atlus is akin to blockbuster theatrical films, then Kemco’s titles are the direct-to-video offerings of the interactive world. You don’t pick up one expecting dazzling CG-fueled cinematics, technical innovation, ...
Read More »Atelier Ayesha Plus: The Alchemist of Dusk review
Look past the coquettish DLC swimsuits and intermittent instances where ditziness serves as comic relief, and the Atelier franchise reveals its principal virtue: it’s a series that focuses on female empowerment. From Rorona’s efforts to ...
Read More »New Game Releases: January 15th-21st, 2015
Between HoneyPop, an American-made dating sim, the release of two visual novels (Sakura Angels and X-Note) and a compilation of the three Double Dragon titles, it looks like PC is the platform of choice for ...
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