Stronghold Crusader 2 Review    Ah, Stronghold Crusader. How many hours have I wasted just building amazing (messy), sprawling (overcrowded) cities (junkyards) just to have them razed by a rat-like bastard warlord. It was a masterfully realised game that handled its quirks nicely while delivering an amazing gameplay basis. Both in single player AND multiplayer, and you could play the bugger on...[Read More]
Shadow Of Mordor Review Let me begin this review with the following: I do not care about the Lord of the Rings saga. I havenât watched the films or played any of the games previously. Therefore I donât care about how this game will affect the lore of the series, whether theyâve added characters or whatever. Itâs a game. Itâs there to be fun. That being said, Shadow Of Mordor is...[Read More]
Guilty Gear X2 Reload Review  Before we begin, if you are considering buying this title first make sure you have a PC compatible controller or joystick. This game does not play particularly well without one. I liked Guilty Gear X2 Reload a lot less than I thought I would. As a fan of Street Fighter, Blazblue, and Marvel Vs. Capcom, I thought I would certainly find something about Arc Syste...[Read More]
Back in 1985, a certain arcade machine entered the early gaming fray. It was a fantasy COOP slasher that punished its players for playing, as those arcade games often did. However, it had great gameplay, pretty visuals and hooked you up faster than cocaine. Its name was – Gauntlet. 29 years later (ignoring the Gauntlet 2), a PC follow-up is finally released. The Gauntlet we have today has little i...[Read More]
Starforge Review  Starforge. I finally forced myself into getting the bugger to work long enough to get some real impressions about the game. My initial plans were to write a preview some time back and cover the final stages of its development with news articles and such, but alas, it wasnât meant to be. First of all, Iâve got two gaming-ready computers and a brand new beefy laptop a...[Read More]
Influent Review  One of the more important aspects of our society are the languages we speak in. Nowadays, communication is everything, and itâs only natural that people try and learn as many tongues as they can. Sadly, the process isnât quite as simple as weâd like it to be, and alternatives to ordinary studying are sought out quite often. It was only a matter of time before some...[Read More]
Wasteland 2 Review   Old RPGs of yorehad a special atmosphere to them. They were immense, deep and complicated â not to mention that a single mistake could have very well killed your characters off. Things are different these days with tutorials, walk-throughs and guides readily available to ease you into this new universe youâre trying to conquer. Now, Wasteland 2 does away with all...[Read More]
Star Conflict Review    In my last article (BOMB), I stated that there were very few flying games that focused on the WW2 era of fighting. While this remains true, I also think that there are few that cast their sights into the far future, either. Oh sure, plenty have tried to throw their hats into the ring, before getting overshadowed by the behemoth that is EVE Online. Well, now I think weâ...[Read More]
Just as the last squad of Vaulter Marines of the Iron Phalanx regiment fell before the mighty Cultist horde, a hulking Titan appeared on the horizon. The bulk of the Vaulter reinforcements reached the front lines one turn too late, but the enemy can still be stopped before doing any real damage. As the two forces draw closer, the Cultists spot dozens of marines and vine-vipers getting ready for th...[Read More]
Runers Review   Going by the old strict definition of what makes a rogue-like, Runers is not exactly one. However, the term ârogue-likeâ has been so frequently used (or rather abused) nowadays to mean any game featuring procedurally generated levels, even if they play like a retro arcade style shooter game (a case in point being âThe Binding of Isaacâ) that, in this aspect at least, ...[Read More]
Commando Jack Review   Tower Defence games and I have a love-hate relationship. I would never seek them out, or play them in my spare time. But on those special school days, when all your IT work was finished, you would be furiously scanning the internet for a flash game site that wasnât blocked. Sure, the search was difficult, with dead ends at every turn, but then you found one. You found a ...[Read More]
God Factory: Wingmen Review   Itâs been more than a decade since I have played some pretty excellent space combat simulation games such as Wing Commander Prophesy and Starlancer. Playing GoD Factory: Wingmen thus felt like a nostalgic return to the genre for me. GoD Factory is primarily a multiplayer 4 on 4 space shooter game where the objective is to be the first to reduce the oppon...[Read More]