Bloo Kid 2’s serviceable visuals aren’t much of an enticement. Neither is the derivative play, which feels like a lackluster mash-up of several, more famous sixteen-bit platformers. Let’s face it, you’re probably interested in Bloo ...
Read More »New Releases: November 28th-December 4th, 2019
The last November of the decade brings a six Halo games bundled in the The Master Chief Collection, a quartet of Five Nights at Freddy’s games, and even the Deathtrap Dungeon Trilogy. Beyond these assemblages, ...
Read More »Lost Ember review
Whether it’s the verdant jungles of Crysis, moss poking through the pebbled shores of Dear Ester’s Hebridean islands, or the snow-shrouded pines in The Long Dark, games routinely provide fascinating recreations of flora. With the ...
Read More »Black Future ’88 review
Time limits are quite common in games. But when Black Future ’88 provides you with a scant eighteen minutes to scale up its procedurally generated tower and exterminate its architect, you’ll undoubtedly feel an upwelling ...
Read More »The Princess, the Stray Cat, and Matters of the Heart 2 review
Romantic comedies are often like pillowy gobs of cotton candy. Syrupy sweet and sublimely insubstantial, they routinely leave you yearning for another taste. That comparison certainly held true for last year’s English-language release of The ...
Read More »WRC 8 FIA World Rally Championship (Switch) review
Pity the officially licensed WRC game. Despite continued advancement from a trio of developers across an eighteen-year span, the property has habitually remained in Colin McRae/DIRT’s shadow. The series has rarely been substandard, demonstrating fleeting moments of achievement ...
Read More »Sparklite review
Indie developers have learned that layering roguelike elements into gameplay modeled after the classics can yield remarkable results. 20XX’s injection of procedurally generated stages separated the title from a crowd of more straightforward Mega Man ...
Read More »New Releases: November 21st-27th, 2019
Upon cursorily inspection, this week’s selection of new releases might not have the kind of prominent titles that has been customary for the last two months. But look closer and you might find a few ...
Read More »Incredible Mandy review
Putting the word “Incredible” in the title of your game kindles lofty expectations. With the release of Incredible Mandy for the Nintendo Switch, Tianjin-based Dotoyou Games almost makes good on that pledge, at least during ...
Read More »New Super Lucky’s Tale review
Like many three-dimensional platformers, New Super Lucky’s Tale is about beating the odds. Make your way through the title’s hub-world of stages and you’ll scale soaring environments, leap across an abundance of chasms, and confront ...
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