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Meanwhile, PES is the football game for people who love the elegance, grace, and flow of the sport. PES has always been good at that, and this year’s edition, while only making subtle tweaks to the on-field engine, has done so so effectively that it has become the definitive take...
I’m so glad that my husband called Mae and her team, not only because she eventually expelled our house of the voracious chairs that took several bites out of my backside (oddly, the sores make wearing heels a pain), but because she had the look of a woman in her...
Penarium benefits from good level design and simple mechanics that are the definition of ‘easy to learn but difficult to master.’ The setting for the game is a devilishly entertaining one, and Penarium is challenging without feeling cheap, which makes it a great deal easier to be forgiving of the...
Castle Crashers Remastered is an outstanding brawler that has some addictive progression hooks built in, creative levels and enemies and is best experienced with a group of friends where you can laugh and rib one another through the experience. This is more of a touching up and re-release than a...
Samurai Warriors 4-II should appeal to fans of the original title and will certainly appeal to Warriors fans that missed the predecessor. While I was disappointed to see the excellent Chronicle Mode of Samurai Warriors 4 sacrificed for a more throwaway Survival one, this new mode is still quite entertaining....
NHL 16 is a solid return to form for a beloved sports franchise. For sports fans, every year brings about new hope for their team. Well this year that hope was realised as NHL 16 provides an outstanding experience both on and off of the ice. There is still room...
The game’s shortcomings certainly aren’t born from a lack of drive or talent. The second you boot up the game, an opening cutscene with the studio’s illustrious sprite work establishes itself as acres beyond the typical procedurally generated retro-homage game. In conjunction with charming gothic imagery that takes a page...
If loads of jump scares or action are your thing, SOMA might disappoint. It takes its time, is even a little self indulgent, but more than anything it wants you to actually think about what’s going on. If you are going to come for this one come for the excellent...
Velocity 2X is an awesome example of how shoot ‘em up and platformer can share a coexistence. For people who find the typical shooter a bit dry and impersonal, the platforming sequences help to instill a sense of character and narrative that is refreshing for the genre. And for platformer...
Fans of Command and Conquer will feel right at home here. Act of Aggression feels like a spiritual successor to the series, right down to some of the interface options and the overall pacing. Unfortunately enough time has passed since the last C&C game that I would have liked to...
And so, while the actual level design is interesting enough, and there’s a certain sense of reward in figuring out how to get your piece of bread toasted in each level, ultimately I found I Am Bread to be too dry and simple for what it promised. If you are...
