Few shoot-em-ups carry as much recognition and heft as Raiden. Gracing both Arcades and home consoles, Raiden’s mix of high challenge, slapping music, and iconic red and green sprite is known the world over. Unfortunately, Raiden has fallen on some hard times recently with Raiden V being a particularly poor entry in the venerable series. […]
Far Cry’s tendrils can be felt in more or less every open-world game to come out in the last decade or so. Whilst the series has moved away from tall towers and cinematic camera sweeps, the series dedication to combining the baffling, the goofy, and the serious have remained well and truly intact. Far Cry […]
The quaint, quirky, and cute Life/Farming Simulator is a genre that has been shaken to its core and left reeling. The release of Stardew Valley back in 2016 not only reinvigorated the stagnating genre but also set it on a course for destruction. Many developers try to emulate Stardew Valley’s success by just having Stardew […]
If you’d told me even 12 months ago that Metroid would not only be getting a brand new 2D game, but it was a sequel to the 19-year-old Metroid Fusion, I’d have permanently damaged my vocal cords from all the scoffing. To think, Metroid Dread was surprise announced and released within a few months…man, it […]
Not all games are made in the west, and not all games make it overseas and into our grubby little western mitts. Xuan Yuan Sword, a Chinese action RPG, falls into the category as the seventh entry in the series has only now made its console debut. Being the seventh entry in a long-running series […]
Super Monkey Ball has always been one of Sega’s weirdest franchises – especially to a grizzled, world ignoring westerner like me. I mean, be honest; if someone told you there was a game about tiny monkeys in gacha balls rolling over obstacles and around mazes, you’d think they were having a brief hiatus from chasing […]
Do you want a headset that can connect to practically everything, is rocking wireless connectivity, and has a sleek design with plenty of features? Well, I think the EPOS H3 Hybrid might just do the trick – with limited niggles to boot. At A Glance The EPOS H3 Hybrid comes with a bunch of handy-dandy […]
Horror games have seen a bit of a resurgence as of late. There have been some absolute bangers erupting from every rust encrusted, slime coated orifice imaginable. Bloober Team, for better or for worse, has been one of the most consistent when it comes to delivering passable spooks at a reasonable price. The Medium, however, […]
Few things in life have brought me such a perfect blend of hair-pulling rage, triumphant victory, and pure fun essence as a small monkey in a ‘Gacha’ ball. Super Monkey Ball is one of those franchises that came in like a hurricane around the 6th generation of game boxes, got its wings then rapidly plummeted […]
Ever since Slay the Spire landed to critical and public acclaim way back in 2017, the Deckbuilding Roguelikes have flocked to copy its formula and emulate its success. Naturally, all these pretenders have failed. Along comes Monster Train by Shiny Shoe and suddenly, everything changed. ALL ABOARD! HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA! Whilst on the surface Monster Train could […]