Tiny Metal: Full Metal Rumble (Switch) review: Rusty Around the Edges
In 2017 AREA 35 Inc. released the original Tiny Metal to middling reviews and little success. It was a different time for the Switch, what was a trickle of software in ’17 has grown into a flood of amazing games…
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Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair trailer shows transforming levels
Playtonic Games has released a new trailer for Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair showcasing the upcoming 2.5D platformers transforming stages. The sequel to 2017’s Yooka-Laylee, Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lairs tasks players with rescuing members of Queen Phoebee’s Royal Beettalion…
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Streets of Rogue (Switch) Review: Mean Streets
I love a good roguelike. Every time one comes out that looks even remotely fun I jump on it. From shooters like BOI to strategy titles like Slay the Spire they all have their merits and each solid entry puts…
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Masquerada: Song of Shadows (Switch) Review: Nobody cared who I was, till I put on the mask
Masquerada: song of shadows looks enticing at first glance. It’s got a beautiful art style and a wonderful cast of voice actors at its disposal. It’s unfortunate then that a game with so much promise, handcrafted by a team of…
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Home Sweet Home (PS4/VR) review: P.T disorder
Yggdrazil Group’s Home Sweet Home offers gamers a mix of P.T inspired scares and Thai mythology, that hits just as much as it misses. In proper P.T fashion, the game opens with the protagonist waking up in an unknown place,…
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Super Blood Hockey (Switch) Review: Suicide Pass
Super Blood Hockey by the one person development (studio?) (team?) Loren Lemcke is a fun little title for the Nintendo Switch. It’s a game that draws a lot of inspiration from the old super dodgeball series in a number of…
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Dave Hause and The Mermaid, Thekla, Bristol, 15/05/19
The first time I saw Dave Hause was at Portsmouth’s Wedgewood Rooms in 2011, he was the opening act of The Revival Tour alongside Chuck Reagan, Dan Andriano and Brian Fallon, a tour he told a packed Thekla on Wednesday…
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Va-11 Hall-A (Switch) Review: Grab a cold one
I don’t know that I’ve ever seen a name more obnoxious than Va-11 Hall-A from Ysbryd & Sukebird games, but if this one is any indication they’re super chill. The game is named after the bar the protagonist works at….
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Strike Suit Zero: Director’s Cut (Switch) Review
Some games wear their inspiration right on their sleeves. If you ever wondered what a modern Macross/Robotech game would be like, long to see Mark Hamil reprise his role as Christopher Blair and have fond memories of flying the trench…
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SteamWorld Quest: The Hand of Gilgamech (Switch) Review – Know when to hold um
Image & Form have spent the last several years not only trying but mastering their hand at producing outstanding video games from a variety of genres. Dungeon crawler, RPG, strategy. Game after game they’ve defied the odds to deliver unique…
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Mechstermination Force (Switch) Review – Chicks Dig Giant Robots
If like me, you have fond memories of spending all your pocket money in a dingy seaside arcade trying to get to the end of Metal Slug and Contra – you should check out Mechstermination Force. The latest shooter from…
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Grip: Combat Racing receives huge post-launch update
Gravity-defying arcade racer Grip: Combat Evolved has received a huge helping of post-launch content. Developer, Caged Element’s promised to support the game post-launch, and it looks like they aren’t doing it by halves, adding four new tracks, as well as…
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She Remembered Caterpillars (Switch) Review: Making my brain squirm
There are many games with great puzzles on the Switch but not quite so many with the great art direction and animation style of She remembered caterpillars. You’re unlikely to know the developer (Jumpsuit entertainment) or even the publishers (Ysbryd…
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Outward (PC) Preview: To Be An Adventurer…
It is an adage often repeated by a friend of mine, that in order to qualify as a true adventurer, you must have: Run for your life. Slept in a ditch. Eaten something that was going to eat you. You…
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Toejam and Earl Back in the Groove (Switch) Review – Groovy
Growing up as a genesis kid, ToeJam and Earl was one of my favorite games. While other kids were spinning tales about Mario and Zelda, I was inking crude cartoons of some odd hip-hop loving aliens from space. I remained…
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Anthem (PC) Review: Actually Not Bad, Whatever They Tell You
I will lead this with a statement, in the interest of fairness – I AM biased in favour of this title. Ever since I saw the first video of the gameplay, I saw the mechanical design, and couldn’t wait to…
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