Category: Reviews

  • Blazing Chrome Review

    Blazing Chrome is a run-and-gun 2D side-scrolling shooter that’s an indie love letter to the likes of Contra and other Konami games of the 16-bit era. Blazing Chrome came to Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and PS4 this week and is a lot of fun. It pays homage to the Contra series that clearly inspired the…

  • Limbo Review

    Limbo is a puzzle platformer with a gorgeous art style, eerie music and fantastic gameplay. You play through the game as a little boy who wakes up in the woods with little explanation. The game is black and white and has a foreboding feel to it – the forest is clearly full of danger and…

  • Streets of Rogue Review

    Streets of Rogue is a rogue-lite where you take on many different roles in a procedurally generated city. It’s centred around player choice, freedom, humour and anarchic fun. I don’t think I’ve ever come across a game that lets you play it the way you want like Streets of Rogue. At the basic level, it’s…

  • Celeste Review

    Celeste is a skilful platformer that combines a retro art style, great music and a hard-hitting story in a winning combination. Celeste was a surprise to me but should take pride of place in any gamer’s collection. The story of Celeste is one of many assets this game has to offer. It’s the story of…

  • Nelly Cootalot: The Fowl Fleet Review

    Nelly Cootalot: The Fowl Fleet is a new point and click adventure game released for Nintendo Switch. It’s funny, the story’s engaging and offers up a mixture of puzzles and adventures as you hunt down the evil Baron Von Widebeard and rescue the poor birds of the Fowl Fleet. This was the first time I’d…

  • The Outer Wilds Review

    The Outer Wilds is a fun game that combines the themes of Groundhog Day and space exploration into a delightful package that will keep you wanting to return for more. When you start The Outer Wilds you wake up by a campfire. It’s a pleasant, clear evening with your buddy roasting marshmallows by an open…

  • Super Mario Maker 2 Review

    Super Mario Maker 2 is here and the game arrives on Nintendo Switch building on a great first outing on Nintendo Wii U. This time Nintendo have added a story mode, local and online multiplayer elements and the classic level editing abilities which is the central feature of any Super Mario Maker game. There were…

  • The King’s Bird Review

    The King’s Bird is a challenging platformer with momentum at its core. Serenity Forge is throwing their hat into the ring for the precision platforming genre. The game is light on story elements preferring to tell is the story through the beautiful artwork and excellent soundtrack. Early in the game, we witness an argument between…

  • Gris Review

    Gris is a beautiful game about fear, emotions and overcoming grief and loss. The game is a watercolour painting comes to life and a game that energises the sense with fluid movement and a wonderful soundtrack. In the game, you play as a young woman named Gris. She’s been through some trauma and at the…

  • Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the NecroDancer Featuring The Legend of Zelda Review

    From the very first moment when you boot up Cadence of Hyrule and hear that familiar Zelda music, you know this is going to be a great experience. Cadence of Hyrule is unlike most games you would play, it mixes rhythm elements with a rogue-like action RPG. They may not sound like they would mix…

  • Cuphead Review

    Cuphead is a 2D, side-scrolling run and gun game for Xbox One and Nintendo Switch. It has a reputation for its beautiful art style and its tough gameplay. Cuphead is pretty tricky – and in there lies the reward. More often than not when I started playing Cuphead I’d get frustrated because, frankly, I wasn’t…

  • A Plague Tale: Innocence Review

    A Plague Tale: Innocence is an action-adventure stealth game from Asobo Studios. It’s the story of Amicia and Hugo and they travel through 13th Century France trying to avoid the horrors of The Black Death and the evil Inquisition. It’s a lovely day to be walking in the forest with your father and your dog.…