In 1987, Al Lowe, in collaboration with other point-and-click legends Ken Williams and Mark Crowe, released Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards under Sierra On-Line. The story of a middle-aged virgin desperately searching for sexual fulfilment…
Dead Island: Riptide Review
Oh Dead Island; I had such hopes for you. Released in September 2011, there were high expectations for the original Dead Island following the emotional trailer released in February of the same year. Depicting a family trapped in a hellish…
StarDrive Review
Explore, Expand, Exploit and Exterminate. These four tenants define the 4x strategy subgenre focused on building and growing an empire or civilisation in an attempt to gain power. Often requiring intense management of resources and a balance between economic, social…
Sims 3 University Life Review
10.48pm at the Comic book store. Jamie, an aspiring science and medicine student has just finished reading her favourite comic book – The Inedible Bulk, and is chatting to her best friend and housemate Tiffany. Once they finish discussing their…
Galaxy Crash Preview
The business of gaming is changing. There was once a time where the consumer had little control over the products thrown their way, but with the advent of KickStarter and the raging popularity of the crowd-funding model we’re starting to…
The Book of Unwritten Tales: Critter Chronicles Review
In a sad but true twist of fate, Point-and-Click Adventure games haven’t exactly been doing well lately. Far behind us are the glory days of games like The Secret of Monkey Island and Simon the Sorcerer, each full of laugh-…
Lego: Lord of the Rings Review
Looking back through the previous games in the LEGO line it’s easy to see why the franchise has succeeded up to yet; the subject matter. From Star Wars to Harry Potter, they have consistently been able to meld the whimsical…
Pokémon Black/White 2 Plus DLC Review
Six Months ago, a good friend of mine asked me what I wanted from the next main-series Pokémon Game. As my favourite part of the series is always that moment of finding something new and unknown, I said the obvious;…
Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit Review
Like the majority of modern gamers, I have fond memories of my first forays into the form. Whether your first “favourite” character was Mario, Spyro the dragon, or even Guybrush Threepwood, they will always have a place in your heart.…
Summerstars Review
The London 2012 Olympics are here and; as with every other major international sporting event, there is currently a trend of low-budget knock off games available, with enough similar iconography to be obvious but not enough to warrant a plagiarism…
Competitive Multiplayer Games Dominate Steam’s Most Frustrating Titles
Competitive multiplayer shooters dominate the list, with eight out of 10 games falling into this…
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