Some games try to gain your affection with interesting stories or innovative mechanics. Others just want to show you a good time. If Book of Demons is one of them, it most certainly is the latter. The first part of developer Thing Trunk’s Back 2 Games project, Book of Demons aims at revisiting classic dungeon…
It’s definitely a strange, strange world we live in. Everyone seems to be captivated by Pokemon like it’s 1996 again as Pokemon Go continues its domination over popular culture. The new mobile app, which allows players to finally realise the initial promise of the original Pokemon games, has seemed to recapture the attention of an entire generation. People have been braving would-be robbers and falling…
The shmup genre is a place that has been stretched long and thin by the passage of time, seemingly exhausted from repetition and routine to the point of becoming one of the most explored and well-worn parts of the medium. Somehow, the small Argentinian developer OPQAM have broken through the brusque, old mold of the…
In a sense, NotCoD doesn’t much satirise the modern shooter genre as it does simply mock it. Despite some expertly clever writing and the occasional genuine laughs, it falls short of understanding what a video game satire should even be and instead finds itself somewhere in between an insult and a downright bad game. The first…
Fast action, comic book inspired visuals, and a plethora of unique characters creates the vibrant world of Lastfight, an indie brawler from the French three-man team of Piranaking. Based in the panels of French comic book Lastman, it’s one of the few games that is able to blend the already-existing world of its source material with its…
Imagine, if you will, that your body is attached at the hip to another’s, CatDog style. You can independently think and move on your own accord but you will always be tethered to this other individual. Now imagine that same scenario, only placed in a wrestling arena with another duo in the same predicament. Game on….
It’s not often when a game is able to stretch a single idea into a whole game while making it feel satisfying. The Sun and Moon is such a game as it asks you to learn how to use a simple mechanic like a tool, constantly learning new methods of use throughout the game. It…
Not many games have the honor of getting as many re-releases as the Type-Moon and French-Bread developed Melty Blood Actress Again Current Code, especially before the rise of super-ultra-arcade-editions. With the help of famed fighting game developer Arc System Works a whole new generation can now explore the depths of this vampire-themed 2D fighter on…
Nintendo, the once infallible game maker, currently find themselves outside of the modern console market. That’s a terrifying prospect as we approach the release of their new platform, codenamed “NX”. It’s surreal seeing the Japanese company succumbing to the veraciously shifting nature of the industry it once stood atop. It’s also telling to see their…
You may remember a lot of hyperbole a few years ago about how the mobile market was killing the traditional console and PC space by being cheaper to produce, cheaper to buy, and having a much larger install base. Since then, many have considered those paranoid “chicken little-esque” thoughts to be misjudgements based on knee-jerk…
The recent trend of couch co-op party games has another contender vying for your attention. Luckily, you’d be hard pressed to find one as original or charming as Ankama Studio’s Abraca – Imagic Games. Classic fairy tales team up for this jolly romp that is both inventive and loads of fun. The prodigal love-child between Super…
The independent game scene has seen a lot of nostalgic throwbacks as of late. It’s not a stretch to call them a cliché at this point. However, the recent Steam Greenlight success Space Moth DX proves that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. A surprisingly earnest throwback to the vertical scrolling bullet hells of yesteryear,…
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