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Aperion Cyberstorm review

Robert Allen — Fri, 09 Feb 2018 23:02:20 +0000

Rudyard Kipling once wrote that a person can’t have enough “red wine, books, or ammunition”. Although the adage was conceived long before gaming was envisioned, the third element accurately encapultes the thrill of a twin-stick shooter. Consistently, the genre permits players to expel a persistent stream of projectiles- all in an effort to survive for ...

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Shantae: Half-Genie Hero review

Robert Allen — Sat, 24 Dec 2016 03:23:20 +0000

Not long ago, Kickstarter seemed like a harbinger of hope, shifting funding from the grip of corporations to the desires of consumers. But when a succession of prominent projects failed to meet expectations, the method exposed its fatal flaw: you’re investing in potential rather than the quality of a finished product. And as titles like ...

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Chronicles of Teddy: Harmony of Exidus review

Robert Allen — Wed, 06 Apr 2016 16:00:58 +0000

As game worlds have grown, so has the push to provide players with guidance. But occasionally, instruction can border on the overt, diminishing the thrill of exploration and discovery that can make play feel so stimulating. That’s certainly not the case with Chronicles of Teddy: Harmony of Exidus, a retro-inspired title that’s takes a refreshingly ...

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Mutant Mudds Super Challenge review

Robert Allen — Tue, 22 Mar 2016 05:25:52 +0000

What is the concept? 2012’s Mutant Mudds proved that not every game needs a weighty storyline or elegantly evolving play mechanics to maintain a player’s attention. As gaming’s early years demonstrated, a simple concept that’s polished to near-perfection can captivate players. And that’s exactly what Mudds did, putting gamers in the role of Max- a ...

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Rodea the Sky Soldier review

Robert Allen — Sat, 14 Nov 2015 18:59:48 +0000

Games which linger in production purgatory often demonstrate dissonance, with lofty ambitions undermined by gameplay that doesn’t quite gel together. That contention is furthered by the release of Rodea the Sky Soldier for the Wii U and 3DS. Purportedly, the Yuji Naka (Sonic the Hedgehog, Phantasy Star, and NiGHTS into Dreams…) crafted title was completed ...

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Legend of Kay Anniversary review

Robert Allen — Mon, 03 Aug 2015 14:13:44 +0000

Gaming in the 1990’s was dominated by character mascots, where protagonists like Sonic the Hedgehog, Crash Bandicoot, Earthworm Jim and Gex encouraged sales with a marketable combination of agility and bad-boy attitude. But when the Xbox 360 was released in 2005, tastes had decidedly changed. Essentially, the bubble burst for anthropomorphic action stars, their roles ...

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Swords & Soldiers II review

Robert Allen — Wed, 27 May 2015 03:52:35 +0000

Typically, the industry employs an additive approach, with developers layering new gameplay mechanics onto pre-existing genres. But with the release of Sword & Soldiers II for the Nintendo Wii, Dutch developer Ronimo Games pares down many of the fundamental mechanics of the real-time strategy game. The result is a title that offers a refreshing amount ...

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Kirby and the Rainbow Curse review

Robert Allen — Sun, 22 Feb 2015 21:07:46 +0000

Much like the pink protagonist’s aptitude for shapeshifting, HAL Laboratory’s Kirby games have adapted a variety of forms. Beyond the platforming mechanics of Kirby’s Dream Land, Kirby’s Adventure, and Kirby: Super Star, the character has employed his transformative abilities to tweak traditional genres, whether bouncing off bumpers in Kirby’s Pinball Land, offering an ingenious take ...

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Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse review

Robert Allen — Wed, 31 Dec 2014 19:57:40 +0000

WayForward Technologies has often been the redeemer of the licensed game, offering impressive interpretations of film and television tie-ins, as demonstrated by Thor: God of Thunder, Aliens Infestation, and Batman: The Brave and the Bold – The Videogame. But the developer’s most prodigious efforts have materialized from their own intellectual properties. While WayForward’s engaging Mighty ...

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Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker review

Robert Allen — Tue, 09 Dec 2014 05:29:35 +0000

Customarily, game design employs an additive approach, progressively inserting new mechanics into each new sequel. It’s a method that’s helped Nintendo build an empire, with each new iteration of Mario Kart, Kirby, or The Legend of Zelda adopting the basic structure of its predecessor, while just as importantly- extending a few new wrinkles. Undoubtedly, the ...

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Skylanders: Trap Team review

Robert Allen — Mon, 13 Oct 2014 02:55:50 +0000

Many franchises feel the pangs of stagnancy by their fourth iteration. After a trio of titles that define, then gradually refine a series, the fourth game often exhibits a divisive tension between prudent evolution and risky revolution. It’s a stage in which a once-prodigious property can falter, as demonstrated by disappoints like Red Faction Armageddon ...

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Disney Infinity 2.0: Marvel Super Heroes review

Robert Allen — Mon, 06 Oct 2014 03:04:38 +0000

In retrospect, 2013’s Disney Infinity proved to be a surprisingly incongruous product. While the Play Set mode was elevated by the inclusion of cherished characters from the Disney and Pixar catalogs, the actual action was disappointingly derivative, mirroring the mechanics of other family-friendly franchises like the Skylanders or LEGO games. Sure, being able to roam ...

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SQUIDS Odyssey Review

Robert Allen — Sun, 06 Jul 2014 18:00:35 +0000

The idea of fusing Angry Bird’s mechanics with a light role-playing structure might seem a bit underwhelming. After all, dozens of developers have tried to augment Rovio Entertainment’s gameplay with limited success. Knowing that, it’s understandable that players might overlook the recent eShop release of SQUIDS Odyssey, since screenshots and video seem to exhibit little ...

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1001 Spikes Review

Robert Allen — Sun, 08 Jun 2014 23:00:23 +0000

While online gaming forums might be fueled by contention, there’s one premise that almost all players maintain: our games have become dramatically easier over the years. Whereas failure could once be measured by the rapid cadence of quarters released into an arcade coin slot, contemporary gamers are often given an unlimited number of lives to ...

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Scram Kitty and His Buddy On Rails Review

Robert Allen — Tue, 20 May 2014 19:58:19 +0000

Players can be forgiven for assuming that Scram Kitty and His Buddy On Rails is a Japanese game. From the madcap moniker which seems like an uneasy translation, the anime-inspired art style, or the spirited soundtrack which sets an elevated cadence for the on-screen action, many of the game’s elements seem to suggest a voyage ...

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Child of Light Review

Robert Allen — Sun, 04 May 2014 20:00:05 +0000

When franchises such as Final Fantasy, Phantasy Star, Suikoden, Grandia, and Lunar became embraced by global audiences amidst the 1990s, many believed that these engaging JRPG experiences would influence the output of North American and European studios. Likewise, the work of Western studios would inevitably be studied and scrutinized back in Japan, resulting in a ...

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Super Mario 3D World Review

Robert Allen — Thu, 28 Nov 2013 22:00:51 +0000

In an attempt to reinvigorate the market after the video game crash of the early ‘80s, Nintendo began exhibiting their then-unreleased Nintendo Entertainment System (or NES) across department stores in select cities such as New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. Having witnessed one of these presentations, I recall the bulk of the demonstration ...

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Wii Fit U Review

Robert Allen — Thu, 14 Nov 2013 03:00:09 +0000

The original Wii Fit couldn’t have arrived at a better time. Preceding the title’s 2008 release, disparagers were lobbing video games down the slippery slope, claiming that the pastime contributed to a sedentary lifestyle, which in turn led to obesity. Although Nintendo’s bundle of balance board peripheral and collection of lightweight activities wasn’t an alternative ...

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Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures Review

Robert Allen — Fri, 01 Nov 2013 21:00:59 +0000

Amidst the twilight of the past millennium, the three-dimensional, mascot-driven platformer was undoubtedly the genre du jour. It was an age when personalities such as Bubsy, Gex, Rayman, and Mario made the leap from sprites to polygons, while a throng of new hopefuls like Croc, Jersey Devil, Bug, Spyro, and Blasto were trusted with establishing ...

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Indigo Flow- Sonic: Lost World Review

Robert Allen — Wed, 30 Oct 2013 17:00:46 +0000

Mirroring the predisposition of the blue hedgehog, Sonic Team is rarely at rest. Ever since 1998’s Sonic Adventure, the Tokyo-based studio has obsessively tweaked their formula- striving to provide the perfect polygonal home for a protagonist with a distinctly 2D background. Across the last half decade titles such as Sonic Unleashed, Sonic Colors and Sonic ...

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