Weasels as cheerleaders and Capybaras as hammers for throwing, that pretty much sums up Super Sportmatchen
Tag: Nintendo
Run Run Run – Never stop running…
A Metroidvania style game with point and click elements and a fascinating story? The Fall is truly impressive.
Turns out the zombie apocalypse is a lot more stressful than any of us could have predicted, that is until I met a dog carrying a knife. Ruaidhri reviews Death Road to Canada for Switch.
It’s impossible to talk about Brawlout without mentioning its clear inspiration, Smash Brothers, but does it live up to the homage it’s playing to? Ruaidhri reviews the fighting game for Nintendo Switch.
Straight up, without even reading the review, let me tell you Human Fall Flat is awesome on the Nintendo Switch and you should go buy it now, but read my review also…
On paper a game set in Japan with anime girls punching people should be up Ruaidhri’s street, but something isn’t quite there with Phantom Breaker Overdrive Battle Grounds on Switch.
Ruaidhri reviews Senran Kagura 2: Deep Crimson for the 3DS. When a game is so overtly sexualised, is it possible to look past that and enjoy the chaotic brawler?
With #Gamergate finally winding down but the hatred sticking around, why are there angry gamers and why do people start flame wars and social media campaigns? And why did #Gamergate have to ruin Adam Baldwin?
Elliot takes a trip through time to his childhood, the 90’s. And with glasses firmly rose tinted he explains why the 90’s were the best for gaming.
Chris reviews Weapon Shop de Omasse on 3DS, a rhythm game set in the world of RPG’s.
We all have them: those moments in gaming where we thought ‘wow’. Those precious moments when games can surprise, delight and even shock in one stroke of design genius. This article will look at some of my personal faves from the gaming archives; this isn’t analysis and this isn’t critique, this is just a life long joypad jockey sharing some of those things that made us all go “This is why I play”.
What happens when you create something the world loves so much, they cry for more? Do you go bigger and better or focused and honed? It is a question that has haunted developers for years; How do we go beyond what already took everything we had in the first place. Sometimes sequels can only linger in the shadow of their big brothers, but sometimes the young protege steps out of the classroom and become the master. Here are my top 5 best follow ups that lived up to the expectation.
Jon reviews the latest entries in one of his, and the worlds, most beloved franchises. Pokemon.
Gary dips into a ‘classic’ video game movie from 20 years ago, Super Mario Bros. Did it deserve it’s panning from critics and video game fans alike or was it unfairly judged? With a new ‘sequel’ comic out what kind of legacy does this video game movie leave behind?
In today’s world of entertainment the media machine is a factory process line; from preview to review, it’s a step by step construction/destruction of what ever is in its way. It is a catch 22, vicious cycle; for something to be big it needs to be popular and for something for popular it needs to be big. But big isn’t enough and passion is now obsession; the gaming press feed off the cries of the huddled masses waiting for the tiniest morsel of information. Where did the journey begin? And is there a way to get off?
I’m a latecomer to the Wii U – while I have always been a fan of Nintendo, there was nothing that stood out for me at launch. It is only now, with a big release every month (starting off with Pikmin at the end of July) that I decided to invest in the console. The launch of the Wii U had 2 games that tickled my fancy – and not particularly that hard. New Mario Bros U looked fun (it is), but wasn’t an incentive to buy a console. ZombiU looked promising, but when mixed reviews came out, I decided to hold off until the Nintendo big names launched.
Funny how my first article was written as an after thought (thought up in the shower, actually), which I placed in the Word Press trash bin, only to resurrect as a second after thought. One of our most popular articles, in terms of hits (I guess gamers are drawn to flame baiting, not that I’d intended it as such). It was also the ugliest thing I’d ever written – full of cynicism and a lack of consideration for others, let alone to expand my mind to other things. Richard Dawkins, basically. Here’s round two of my Wii retrospective, and yes – I’m still an asshole, but for different reasons entirely.
This article will give 5 tips for the start-up retro/import games enthusiast to send them on the right road towards a haul of gaming treasure fit for the hall of fame.