Category: Reviews

Atari Vault review (PC)

The Atari Vault is as retro an experience as you are likely to find this year. Its games – all developed by Atari for its 2600 and arcade systems – pretty much all predate the release of games of Super Mario Brother for the NES or Metal Gear for the MSX. In some cases, they’re older by a good 10 years. To put things into perspective, most gamers who played these games when they were young are likely to be almost 40 years old – or quite a bit older than that. Continue reading “Atari Vault review (PC)”

UnEpic review (PS4/Vita)

Some indie games have slowly spread across platforms over a number of years. Fez is an example, and Super Meat Boy is another. An indie title that has done just that while staying a little more below the radar is UnEpic by Spanish publisher A Crowd of Monsters. Originally released for PC almost five years ago, it has seen releases on the WiiU, Mac, Linux, Xbox One and now the PS4 and Vita. Time to take a look at this title, developed by a one man team! Continue reading “UnEpic review (PS4/Vita)”

Day of the Tentacle Remasted review (PS4/Vita)

It feels a little strange reviewing a game you’ve already played through several times before – almost 25 years ago. Yet, that’s what looking at Day of the Tentacle Remastered feels like. Here’s our review of the Vita version. Continue reading “Day of the Tentacle Remasted review (PS4/Vita)”

Aegis of Earth: Protonovus Assault review (PS4/PS3/Vita)

Aksys games is becoming known around the office here as a company that doesn’t just have a pretty diverse roster of games (ranging from beat ’em ups to visual novels), but also a knack for coming up with long titles for their games. After last year’s excellent Code: Realize: Guardian of Rebirth and with Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate on the horizon, this month sees the release of Aegis of Earth: Protonovus Assault. Here’s our review. Continue reading “Aegis of Earth: Protonovus Assault review (PS4/PS3/Vita)”