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Ghostrunner (Nintendo Switch) – Review

‘Ghostrunner,’ developed by the Polish team at One More Level, is an action-packed, parkour-like game that has our main protagonist, Jack, traversing this cyber world to unlock the mysteries of the enhanced supersoldiers known only as “the Ghostrunners.” OHHH! That’s you. For a full synopsis of the plot, gameplay, and

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Sakuna: Of Rice And Ruin – Review

Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin is a side-scrolling adventure game with a third person farming simulation. Developed by Edelweiss and Published by Marvelous (XSEED), Sakuna is the story of a spoiled Goddess banished from the comforts of the heavenly realm to claim an island overrun by demons. With a ragtag

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Trollhunters: Defenders of Arcadia – Review

AAARRRGGHH!!!…is by far and away one of my favorite characters in Guillermo Del Toro’s Trollhunters world. It’s also what I screamed when I saw there was a Trollhunters game out! “Trollhunters: Defenders of Arcadia” was developed by WayForward, a company with plenty of high-quality games under their belt, and published

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Outbreak: Epidemic – Review

Outbreak: Epidemic is a game made by ‘Drop Dead Studios’ and belongs to the Outbreak franchise. This game is unique in that it is designed by a single developer, a fellow known as Evan Wolbach, this is very commendable, however, this review will still be treating the game the same

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Pikmin 3 Deluxe – Review

Pikmin 3 Deluxe is Nintendo’s latest creation to be ported from an older system into the newer gaming age. Having been released on the Wii U in 2013, Nintendo obviously believed that Pikmin 3 was enough fun that it could only benefit the newer hybrid gaming style of the Switch.

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Ben 10: Power Trip – Review

It’s hero time! ‘Ben 10: Power Trip’ is an open world, action, adventure game developed by PHL Collective and published by Outright Games, available on Xbox One, PS4, Steam, and Nintendo Switch and is set in the European Alps, filled with collectibles, combat, and secrets. You will open with Ben

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Chicken Police – Review

Chickens and Noir, what possibly could be a stranger combination in an investigative title. ‘Chicken Police: Paint It Red’ developed by The Wild Gentlemen (well played I saw your names in the lore) and published by HandyGames, is just that, a murder mystery, ‘who done it’ game featuring none other

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Transformers: Battlegrounds – Review

Ever wonder what it would be like to command an Autobot or Decepticon fleet to fight the opposing forces? Well in Transformers Battlegrounds you can do just that! Developed by Coatsink and published by Outright Games, this Transformers game is like no other. Coatsink has bought us the first-ever turn-based

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Stories Untold (Xbox One) – Review

Ever felt like you have lost control of your own consciousness like someone is steering you in a direction like a puppet on some strings? Just me, ok. Sometimes life feels like we are in the car, but not necessarily steering the wheel, that is what ‘Stories Untold’, the debut

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Cloudpunk – Review

Aside from the original Star Wars Trilogy, one of my all-time favorite movies is The Fifth Element, a story that takes place in a dystopian future and follows a lowly cab driver as he reluctantly becomes the hero. There are flying cars, bright neon signs, a city falling apart, and

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Damsel (Playstation 4) – Review

Screwtape Studios has now released Damsel on the PS4, This is just going to be touching on how the PS4 version played as my co-worker Simon and Matthew have already done full reviews so be sure to check that out for the overall read up on the game on Xbox

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Oddworld: New ‘N’ Tasty! – Review

From the amazing humans and Mudokons over at ‘Oddworld Inhabitants’ comes this beautiful reminder that there really is no expiration date on a quality game. 23 years after the original “Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee” introduced us to our favorite gangly, slightly funny shaped, blue hero Abe, Oddworld Inhabitants have teamed up

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Ghostrunner – Review

Time for you to break out the neon lights and strap in for a fast-paced, intense ride that will test your steel and cunning with the release of ‘Ghostrunner’. Developed by One More Level working with 3D Realms and Slipgate Ironworks, along with publishers 505 Games and All in! Games,

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Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit – Review

I don’t know how to not be just blunt with saying this….this should be on every Nintendo Switch owners’ shopping list for the upcoming holiday purchases. Available in Mario and Luigi designs, Nintendo and Velan Studios have brought to their millions of fans something we never knew we wanted… an

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Disc Room – Review

Disc Room, created by Terri, Dose, Kitty and JW, and published by Devolver Digital, is now available on PC and Switch, taking place in the orbit of Jupiter as a giant disc is discovered. It is a puzzle room survival game, with each room having a timer to record your

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Remothered: Broken Porcelain – Review

Remothered: Broken Porcelain is a stealth-based survival horror game developed by Stromind Games, and published by Modus Games. It is the follow up to the previously successful hit Remothered: Tormented Fathers, which I confess I have not played, but I’ve read some reviews and it seems like a pretty good

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9 Monkeys of Shaolin – Review

Another week, another review, and this time I get the chance to play 9 Monkeys of Shaolin. I like most things to do with martial arts, especially a Cinemax show called Warrior. If you haven’t seen it, I highly recommend it. Now this game takes me back to old-time Kung

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Postal Redux – Review

Developed by Running with Scissors, Postal Redux is an isometric shoot ‘em up and is now available on the Nintendo Switch. Postal first released back in 1997, and over the years the game has had source codes released to expand how you can play it. In the year 2000, a

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The Survivalists – Review

Imagine being stranded on an island, washed up on a beach with nothing but the shirt on your back. Do you think you could survive? With the steadily increasing list of survival games, I think most people feel like they’d have some idea. I mean, you can simply punch a

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Dustoff Z – Review

Published by Zordix and Green Man Gaming, and developed by Invictus Games, Dustoff Z is a spinoff of the Dustoff series which focused on players taking control of a military chopper, flying into war zones, shooting down enemy vehicles, rescuing hostages and bringing them back to safety. Dustoff Z is

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Re:Turn – One Way Trip – Review

A group of college friends go camping in the woods, what could possibly go wrong? Sounds like another horror cliché, right? Well, Re:Turn – One Way Trip is not your standard horror game. This gritty 2D side-scrolling puzzle-adventure horror game, developed by Red Ego Games and published by Green Man

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Let’s Sing Presents: Queen – Review

Published by Koch Media and developed by Voxler, Let’s Sing Queen is a karaoke game and the latest instalment of the Let’s Sing series, but this time dedicating it to the legendary British rock band, Queen. Although this isn’t the first singing game to be dedicated to Queen, with the

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Kirby Fighters 2 – Review

It’s small. It’s pink. It’s fa….uhhh… plump! Most importantly, it’s down right adorable! No, no, no, it’s not Jigglypuff; it’s KIRBY!!! Super Smash Bros. can move on over, because who needs all those different fighters when you can watch Kirby fight Kirby! OK, so it’s not that exciting, and it’s

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RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Complete Edition – Review

I’m back for another review, though this time it’s on the Switch with RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Complete Edition, a construction and management simulation video game, published under the Frontier Foundry games label. It’s been awhile since I’ve played a simulation game besides The Sims, which usually ended with sadistic laughing

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Projection: First Light – Review

‘Projection: First Light’ is a unique game with a classic platformer wrapper tied neatly around it. Developed by Shadowplay Studios and published by Blowfish Studios, this game is played out in the gorgeous shadow puppet style of ancient Asia. This being pretty much a beautiful artform in itself in real

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Unrailed! – Review

Developed by Indoor Astronaut, and published by Daedalic Entertainment, Unrailed! adds a whole new twist to games where the aim is to see just how far you can get. Unlike some of the more popular mobile games, Unrailed! is designed to be played in multiplayer, with players working together or

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Spellbreak – Review

Published and developed by Proletariat, Spellbreak is an online Battle Royale style game that stands out from the rest by being set in a medieval fantasy world, trading guns and grenades for magic and spells. It’s a very pleasant change from the usual run and gun games that we are

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Port Royale 4 – Review

Developed by Gaming Minds Studio and published by Kalypso Media, ‘Port Royale 4’ is available on Xbox, PS4, PC and Switch and will take players back to the 17th century of swashbuckling on the seven seas. Port Royale 4 is an ‘Age of Sailing’ economic and management sim, set in

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