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Veritable Verticality - VVVVVV Review

Post Date: 5/13/2020 7:15:39 PM

Veritable Verticality - VVVVVV Review

When it comes to 2D platformers, a lot of ground has been covered in the 40 or so years since home gaming became popular, particularly since the days of early personal computers. Most throwback game...

Feeling Lucky? - New Super Lucky's Tale Review

Post Date: 11/12/2019 8:22:42 AM

Feeling Lucky? - New Super Lucky's Tale Review

We’re in an age were platformers are back in style. Mascots of old have made comebacks with the likes of Crash Bandicoot and Spyro coming back in full swing, and let’s not forget Mario w...

Rage Against the Arcade Machine - Fight'N Rage Review

Post Date: 9/29/2019 10:28:00 PM

Rage Against the Arcade Machine - Fight'N Rage Review

Ever yearn for the days of the arcades? Dropping quarters into a beat 'em up machine repeatedly in an attempt to get one screen further? A time long since passed, what with arcades falling in favour...

Dudes in Distress - River City Girls Review

Post Date: 9/15/2019 9:25:13 AM

Dudes in Distress - River City Girls Review

It came as quite a surprise when it was revealed that WayForward was taking on the Kunio-kun franchise with their own unique spin, centering around two characters that most people in the west might ...

Is the 2009 Bogey Man Still Spooky? - Slender: The Arrival Review

Post Date: 6/30/2019 1:56:45 PM

Is the 2009 Bogey Man Still Spooky? - Slender: The Arrival Review

Slender: The Arrival was first released for PC back in 2013, a time when the Slenderman was all the craze. The game has since been released on a variety of consoles throughout the years, culminating...

A Ball of a Time - Road to Ballhalla Review

Post Date: 8/3/2018 5:28:46 PM

A Ball of a Time - Road to Ballhalla Review

Roll a ball into a hole to win. Sounds simple, right? Well, not quite, as Road to Ballhalla showcases all the trials one little ball has to overcome in order to reach Ballhalla. Such a simple concep...

Mechanically Minded - Iconoclasts Review

Post Date: 7/31/2018 2:49:41 PM

Mechanically Minded - Iconoclasts Review

Attentive indie game fans may have no doubt noticed Noitu Love: Devolution which made its console and handheld debut in 2016 on the Wii U and 3DS, having previously been PC exclusive, and were proba...

A Lull in the Middle - The Fall Part 2: Unbound Review

Post Date: 5/28/2018 6:02:53 PM

A Lull in the Middle - The Fall Part 2: Unbound Review

The first entry in this trilogy, The Fall, was one of the first Wii U games we reviewed on Nintendo Castle back in 2014. I enjoyed that game quite a lot and had been looking forward to the sequel, w...

Down and Dirty - SteamWorld Dig Review

Post Date: 2/3/2018 7:08:52 PM

Down and Dirty - SteamWorld Dig Review

SteamWorld Dig has dug itself a nice following since it first released nearly five years ago, earning itself a sequel last year. This isn’t the first time the game has graced a Nintendo platfo...

The Fast and the Furi-ous - Furi Review

Post Date: 1/15/2018 7:16:26 PM

The Fast and the Furi-ous - Furi Review

Describing Furi in one sentence will not do the game any justice, as it is more than its outer shell suggests. At the most basic, it is a boss rush shoot-em-up combined with one-on-one close range c...