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Review: N++
Reviewing N++ has been interesting for me. Typically, I’ll play through a game with an analytic lens, taking notes of its various attributes and how they contribute to the work as a whole. There’s a balance beam in my brain …
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Review: Squares
Squares Trials is a mobile game that released back in 2013. The Peruvian developers, LEAP Studios, decided to take their project to the Vita to widen its audience. What we have now is Squares, a simple, challenging, addictive game that …
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Review: Paperbound
My favorite strategy for consuming media of any form is to go in completely blind. I avoided all trailers and discussions about Intergalactic, for instance, and was pleasantly surprised by a Matt Damon cameo (among other things) halfway through the …
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Review: LOST ORBIT
The opening sequence in LOST ORBIT hints that the game is going to host deep musings on purpose and existence. An early quote casts the protagonist as “a worker bee who didn’t see the big picture.” Later on, we’re informed …
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Review: Jamestown+
I have been excited to play Jamestown+ since it was first announced for PS4 about a year ago. Here’s proof. When it finally landed on my review queue, I was giddy at the prospect of playing through it with a …
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Review: Q*Bert Rebooted
Going to my grandma’s house when I was younger meant that I’d have the chance to play a pretty wide selection of NES and SNES games. This was typically the place that I’d be introduced to any number of popular …
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Review: Minutes
About 240. That’s the number of minutes I’ve put into this scorechasing arcade game. In that time, I beat the game twice, surmounted some of the extra tasks, and took part in a couple of daily challenges. For a practically …
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Review: Woah Dave!
In Woah Dave it is your job to help Dave Lonuts survive the incoming alien invasion. You’ll do so by hurling exploding skulls at aliens, unhatched eggs, and UFOs as you attempt to collect pennies. Woah Dave! hearkens back to …
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Review: Pix the Cat
Since 2009, French developer Pastagames have been making games featuring a beaming, pixelated cat. Pix’N Love Rush and Pixel! warmed hearts and challenged thumbs in the past. With their newest title, it seems as if their mission to establish Pix …
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Review: Gravity Crash Ultra
When Gravity Crash first released on the PlayStation Network for PS3, I played a bit of it before moving on to something else. The PSP iteration, Gravity Crash Portable, brought the anti-grav space-shooter on the go. Finally, Just Add Water …
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Review: N++
Reviewing N++ has been interesting for me. Typically, I’ll play through a game with an analytic lens, taking notes of its various attributes and how they contribute to the work as a whole. There’s a balance beam in my brain …
+
Read More
Posted in - Reviews
Review: Squares
Squares Trials is a mobile game that released back in 2013. The Peruvian developers, LEAP Studios, decided to take their project to the Vita to widen its audience. What we have now is Squares, a simple, challenging, addictive game that …
+
Read More
Posted in - Reviews
Review: Paperbound
My favorite strategy for consuming media of any form is to go in completely blind. I avoided all trailers and discussions about Intergalactic, for instance, and was pleasantly surprised by a Matt Damon cameo (among other things) halfway through the …
+
Read More
Posted in - Reviews
Review: LOST ORBIT
The opening sequence in LOST ORBIT hints that the game is going to host deep musings on purpose and existence. An early quote casts the protagonist as “a worker bee who didn’t see the big picture.” Later on, we’re informed …
+
Read More
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Review: Jamestown+
I have been excited to play Jamestown+ since it was first announced for PS4 about a year ago. Here’s proof. When it finally landed on my review queue, I was giddy at the prospect of playing through it with a …
+
Read More
Posted in - Reviews
Review: Q*Bert Rebooted
Going to my grandma’s house when I was younger meant that I’d have the chance to play a pretty wide selection of NES and SNES games. This was typically the place that I’d be introduced to any number of popular …
+
Read More
Posted in - Reviews
Review: Minutes
About 240. That’s the number of minutes I’ve put into this scorechasing arcade game. In that time, I beat the game twice, surmounted some of the extra tasks, and took part in a couple of daily challenges. For a practically …
+
Read More
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Review: Woah Dave!
In Woah Dave it is your job to help Dave Lonuts survive the incoming alien invasion. You’ll do so by hurling exploding skulls at aliens, unhatched eggs, and UFOs as you attempt to collect pennies. Woah Dave! hearkens back to …
+
Read More
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Review: Pix the Cat
Since 2009, French developer Pastagames have been making games featuring a beaming, pixelated cat. Pix’N Love Rush and Pixel! warmed hearts and challenged thumbs in the past. With their newest title, it seems as if their mission to establish Pix …
+
Read More
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Review: Gravity Crash Ultra
When Gravity Crash first released on the PlayStation Network for PS3, I played a bit of it before moving on to something else. The PSP iteration, Gravity Crash Portable, brought the anti-grav space-shooter on the go. Finally, Just Add Water …
+
Read More