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Wonderfully Confusing - Axiom Verge Review

Wonderfully Confusing - Axiom Verge Review

In 2010, Thomas Happ began work on a passion project in his spare time inspired by cult favourites like Metroid and Bionic Commando. Initially intended to release in 2013 for Xbox 360 and PC, it eve...

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Worth the Risk? - Shantae Risky's Revenge Director's Cut Review

Worth the Risk? - Shantae Risky's Revenge Director's Cut Review

In 2010, WayForward celebrated their 20th anniversary in the games development market. As celebration, they released the sequel to their 2002 Game Boy Color cult classic, Shantae. Shantae: Risky&rsq...

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Not Quite Guitar Hero - Inside My Radio Review

Not Quite Guitar Hero - Inside My Radio Review

Rhythm and music games in the past have mostly fallen into a handful of categories, think Guitar Hero, Dance Dance Revolution, or Rhythm Heaven. Inside My Radio seeks to stray from the formulaic st...

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Two Heads are Better Than One - Totem Topple Review

Two Heads are Better Than One - Totem Topple Review

Totem Topple is a vertical tower defense game centered around building a totem poll and protecting it from an endless stream of evil and rotating enemies. The entire game was built in less than 24 h...

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Faster Than Sonic? - Freedom Planet Review

Faster Than Sonic? - Freedom Planet Review

Although you might not be able to tell from the name, Freedom Planet is as inspired by Sonic the Hedgehog as games get. Originally developed for PC as a SOnic fan game, Freedom Planet has since evol...

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Two Hands Up! - Gunman Clive HD Collection Review

Two Hands Up! - Gunman Clive HD Collection Review

Ever wonder what it would be like to merge the gameplay of Mega Man and Donkey Kong Country? Ever dream of gunslinging your way through the faces of evil in the form of robbers, robots, and ...ducks...

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Tile Swapping Fun... For a While - Tilelicious: Delicious Tiles Review

Tile Swapping Fun... For a While - Tilelicious: Delicious Tiles Review

Not without controversy, the eShop is growing home to more and more clones of mobile games. There are already four clones of Flappy Bird and a host of other cheap, simple games that are typically pl...

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Is it as Enchanted as it seems? - Trine: Enchanted Edition Review

Is it as Enchanted as it seems? - Trine: Enchanted Edition Review

Before now, Wii U owners only had access to Trine 2. However, Frozenbyte have taken the opportunity to remaster the original game using the improved engine of the sequel and it has a much welcomed W...

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Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Legacy Plus Review

Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Legacy Plus Review

The latest 3DS title (optimized for New 3DS) from Bandai Namco Games is a re-release of the 2011 3DS game of the same name (itself being a remake of the PS1 Ace Combat 2), bar the "plus". The latest...

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A Classic Zombie Adventure - Zombie Incident Review

A Classic Zombie Adventure - Zombie Incident Review

A little bit of history is needed for this title. Zombie Incident was developed in 2011 for the MSXdev'11 competition, in which it won first prize. The competition was to develop a game for the MSX,...

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