Reviews
Strata Review | MOUSE n JOYPAD
Strata Review  When reviewing a developer’s portfolio it can often be misleading and unrepresentative to the current regime or bodies of work. Certainly, when a company develop and expand its workforce, projects can often drift into creative opportunities formally left untouched. This can be an issue for independent game companies as their current projects are often distorted by the audience’...[Read More]
Peggle 2 Review | MOUSE n JOYPAD
Peggle 2 Review   Peggle 2 is the sequel to the 2007 cult classic and aptly-named Peggle. For those uninitiated with the Peggle Universe, it’s essentially the most fun you can have sober and clothed (although neither are pre-requisites for playing, unless there are kids around. In which case, put some knickers on, you monster). In many ways, it’s standard fare in casual puzzle terms and mo...[Read More]
THE AMAZING SPIDER MAN 2 REVIEW
The Amazing Spider Man 2 is another one of those games that have become common place, releasing in time to not only promote the movie tie-in, but also maximise the profits that can be squeezed from the fans of the franchise. The game starts off using the plot of the movie, but soon falls into the trap of being dull, uninspiring and quite frankly a down right terrible experience. Over the years we ...[Read More]
THE IMPOSSIBLE GAME REVIEW
If you look really carefully, every gamer is belonging to one of two opposite schools of thought. There’s the more casual gaming crowd, who prefer their games easy, so that they can enjoy the storylines and characters to their fullest. On the other side, we have the hardcore dudes who find themselves preferring a more challenging experience. As weird as this might sound, The Impossible Game can be...[Read More]
Gray Matter Review – MOUSE n JOYPAD
Gray Matter Review   Quickly, how many of you know who Jane Jansen is? Raise your hands, please. Yeah, I’m kidding, I can’t see you either way, so you can put them down. If you’re an old school adventure gamer, there’s a good chance you’ve been a fan of her work. I’m talking about the legendary Gabriel Knight series, of course. Jansen hasn’t had any newer projects, aside from the o...[Read More]
Bound By Flame Review | MOUSE n JOYPAD
Bound By Flame Review   I’ve been checking Bound by Flame out ever since the first gameplay trailer emerged. Funny thing with RPGs such as this is that their trailers always show them at their best, with attacks connecting perfectly and a minimal amount of glitches. This has been true for as long as I can remember, with both The Witcher and Dragon Age: Origins falling into the same trap. Whatâ...[Read More]
LEVEL 22: GARY’S MISADVENTURES REVIEW
There is something remarkably special about an audience looking upon your creation favorably to the extent that they allow the game to grow to its peak. Giving your audience the power and partial control over your project awards the fans by welcoming them as executive developers. This title grants them email and social network contact with the designers themselves, using it to advise and critique ...[Read More]
Dustforce Review | MOUSE n JOYPAD
Dustforce Review  Dustforce may sound like a late-night QVC cleaning product, presented by an under-slept, over-paid and frankly misplaced salesperson but in this case, it’s a game. It was originally released for Steam, back in 2012 but has now made its way to Xbox 360, via Xbox Live Arcade. If you’re not familiar with this title, it’s the very epitome of ‘never judge a book by its cove...[Read More]
CHILD OF LIGHT REVIEW
The recently released Child Of Light was brought to us by the same guys that graced us with Far Cry 3, but this is a far cry from that genre in every respect. When I first seen details about Child Of Light, I was uncertain about who exactly this game would appeal to. As a grown man and one that loves to be running and gunning while gaming, you know manly things, I was definitely sure this game wou...[Read More]
FULL BORE REVIEW
I’ll have to admit that I had some hardships playing Full Bore at first. It takes time to unwind itself, and it’s up to the player to maintain momentum via puzzle solving until interesting stuff starts happening, but once it did, there was no puzzle complicated enough for me to give up playing. This is a game with many layers, and one has to understand what he/she’s getting into before starting it...[Read More]