Category: Reviews

Well here we are, at the sixth iteration of the turn based strategy RPG Heroes of Might & Magic (HoMM). This time, Black Hole Entertainment and Ubisoft have decided to make the series a bit more accessible, while still keeping the same aesthetic as the previous game. Ultimately, I found this latest rendition to be…

From the moment I started playing through it, Rainbow Six: Vegas made me its bitch. I consider myself a connoisseur of first-person shooters. I’ve played loads of them, but I’ve never really done tactical shooters and because of this inexperience, Rainbow Six: Vegas made me work to succeed. If I made any mistakes, the game…

I’m kind of in love with Machinarium. That really sets the tone for the whole review, doesn’t it? The thing is, I’m exactly the kind of person that a game like Machinarium is targeted towards. I love adventure games, and being an indie developer myself, I’m always partial to the unique gems that come out…

Bioshock 2 has long been bemoaned as the sequel that was never needed. The original Bioshock captivated gamers with its thrilling narrative and cast of fantastically eccentric characters; dealing with philosophical ideals, moral choices, a society driven to insanity and the complexities of free will in an underwater utopia gone wrong. Rapture was the star…

The fans have been howling for this one, and lo, their prayers have been answered: the deranged chaos of The Sims has been picked up and plonked down in the middle of Ye Olde Sunset Valley. Verily, The Sims Medieval is upon us, a game where the toilets have been replaced with chamber pots, and…

Four years. For four years you’ve dreamt of beautiful CGI trains carrying solemn looking passengers and one gun-blade wielding woman, whose acrobatics are nearly as impressive as how fast she dispatches her oppressors. Of vibrant explosions and lush landscapes, with cinematics no less breathtaking. If any of this rings true, then you’ve been waiting for…

Crysis gave gaming and computer enthusiasts around the world a huge electric shock. An electric shock that would end up costing between $1500 – $5000 to anyone who got involved. This large sum of money was spent on graphics cards, processors, motherboards, processors, and water cooling units. Crysis sparked PC gamers to upgrade their system…

When it comes to videogame dystopias they tend to fall into two main categories. Dingy and dirty like Fallout and Bioshock, or so obnoxiously clean that you know something is wrong. Much like the Mirror’s Edge series, The Tomorrow Children from Q-Games falls into the latter category. As far as microtransactions go, these ones are…

In 2005, Rebellion released a third-person shooter called Sniper Elite. It was more of a simulator than what you might expect to find in your more typical shooter, similar to Bohemia Interactive’s Arma, or Codemasters’ Operation Flashpoint series. Sniper Elite had a huge focus on hyper realistic ballistics, with wind, distance, and gravity affecting your…

World of Warcraft (WoW) is an interesting – and unique – game to assess. Originally released in 2004, the base title has been continually expanded over time, and in many ways barely resembles the version many of us first logged on to eight years ago. Considering that, however, the WoW we play today does still…

In case you missed all the hullabaloo surrounding Rainbow Six Vegas, the general consensus was that it was a fun game that (largely successfully) minimized the tactical nature of previous Rainbow Six games, and upped the action immensely. A lot of people enjoyed it – and then word came that a sequel would be released…

In the beginning, there was Command & Conquer. Sure, you can talk about Dune II and Herzog Zwei but if you’re looking for the definitive, original RTS game that really set the genre alight, there’s only one contender: Command & Conquer. Westwood studios took a fresh, emerging genre and polished it into one of the…