There are few games out there that can match Rayman Legends. It sets a new standard in charm and creativity, and it should positively be played by just about anyone with even the slightest interest in videogames. Picking up from where Rayman Origins left off, Legends takes everything one step above. It seems Rayman and…
After months of carefully putting together puzzles and helping agent Reed along in her investigation, it’s finally time to end it all. Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller comes to a satisfying close when Erica finally comes face-to-face with the Cain Killer in arguably the best episode of the season. Dubbed quite simply The Cain Killer, episode…
MirrorMoon EP is a game steeped in mystery. You traipse across the galaxy, investigating planets and naming them, but to what end? For what purpose? The austere landscape and abstract design obfuscate any sense of clarity, leaving you to wander aimlessly in search of reason for all this. But even if you don’t discover the…
Splinter Cell has always been in a continuing shift in tone and in gameplay. Double Agent introduced the concept that Sam Fisher isn’t always willing to be the good guy and Conviction showed that he’s pretty darn good at shoot outs. The latest entry in the series, Blacklist, attempts to appease fans on both sides…
When you wish upon a star, would you wish for a remake of your childhood’s favorite videogames? Besides my awful Disney pun, writing this review up is a fair opportunity to ask how far nostalgia can carry a game. As I was playing Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse HD, the remake to one of…
If you were given a second-chance at life, would you take it? Even if you willingly ended your own life? Irritum from developer Nicolas Padgett faces you with one such quandary. You take the role of a deceased man who ends up in in a sort of limbo, wherein he’s offered another chance at life….
If you enjoyed Dishonored, you definitely shouldn’t miss this golden opportunity to dive back into its magical world.
Bringing XCOM to the third-person, tactical shooter realm seemed like a solid idea. A more action-y XCOM isn’t necessarily a bad thing, so long as the series’ trademark strategy remained in place. The Bureau: XCOM Declassified makes a strong effort to deliver on this premise, bringing all the staples of the series including the ever…
Spelunky has finally made its way from Xbox 360 to both the PC and PlayStation 3/Vita as a cross-buy title, as in you buy it for whatever system and you get both versions of the game for Sony platforms. We’ve already reviewed the game back on release last year, but it’s a good idea to…
The concept for Divekick started out as a joke among members of the fighting game community last year. It was mostly a satirical take at how fighting games could be distilled into a simple set of rounds with one-hit-kill duels, only make use of two buttons and still be pretty exciting. Fast forward a year…
