Archive for the ‘Reviews’ Category
  • Euro Truck Simulator 2 (Review) PC

    Posted by on February 28, 2013 under PC, Reviews
    Simulator junkies unite. Euro Truck Simulator 2 was Greenlit some time ago and is now available on the Steam Network. Easily one of the most realistic driving simulators available on PC, Euro Truck Simulator 2 can be considered the king of the genre. You start the game as a lonely delivery truck driver who works for multiple trucking companies trying to earn a living. You have dreams of opening... more.
  • A Valley Without Wind 2 (Review) PC

    Posted by on February 18, 2013 under PC, Reviews
    A Valley Without Wind 2 is a strategy role-playing game with action-platformer elements. If you love action-platformers, and appreciate a decent amount of strategy, then you will definitely enjoy this game. Gamers unfamiliar with the series will find this release a refreshing change from the current selection of strategy games. Like its predecessor, A Valley Without Wind 2 is simple to pick up, bu... more.
  • Have Guns, Will Travel.. A “Serious Sam:  Double D XXL” (Review) XBox 360

    Posted by on February 18, 2013 under Reviews, Xbox 360
    Back in January, I gave you folks a slight teaser of Serious Sam's latest entry in Serious Sam:  Double D XXL.  Mommy's Best Games, Developer Digital, and Mastertronic Group, Ltd. did an excellent job here with their nod to the two dimensional side-scrolling shooter world.  While first person shooter purists may cringe at this switch in perspective, I for one welcome it with wide open arms. ... more.
  • This Little Ninja Rocks… Ninja Sprint (Review) iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad

    Posted by on February 17, 2013 under Portables, Reviews
    The endless genre has taken smartphone gaming by storm. Games like Temple Run and its sequel continue to top app store charts as the most popular genre among gamers. eastasiasoft's Ninja Sprint, starring Neko the stray cat, is a play on the endless genre by including platform mechanics, achievements, special attacks, and 80 different levels to unlock. Recently released for iOS devices and now a... more.
  • Omerta: City of Gangsters (Review) PC

    Posted by on February 15, 2013 under PC, Reviews
    Omerta: City of Gangsters is a fantastic old-school role-playing game like the ones we used to play back in the day. There hasn’t been a strategy game since the early 90’s that can stack up to Omerta. Kalypso Media has brought back the enjoyment of strategy-based games with this release. I haven’t had this much fun with a strategy game in a very long time. Omerta is divided into two diffe... more.
  • Fighting Fantasy: House of Hell (Review) iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad

    Posted by on February 7, 2013 under Portables, Reviews
    Imagine being lost on a dark, rainy night with no sense of direction. You're concerned about making an appointment scheduled for the next morning, and judging by the directions that an old man  gave you earlier, it would seem you are more lost than ever. You continue to drive on the unfamiliar road until a figure emerges from the darkness into your headlights. With quick reflexes, you swerve t... more.
  • Gratuitous Space Battles: The Outcasts Expansion (Review) PC

    Posted by on February 5, 2013 under PC, Reviews
    The Outcasts expansion for Gratuitous Space Battles has finally arrived on Steam. If you’re unfamiliar with Gratuitous Space Battles, it’s a sci-fi strategy-based simulation where you command large fleets of spacecraft. What makes Gratuitous Space Battles so great is the endless customization it offers the player. You can literally spend hours just designing ship layouts and customizing you... more.
  • A New Beginning (Mac) Review

    Posted by on February 5, 2013 under Mac, Reviews
    Ever wish you could save the world from a catastrophic end? Daedelic Entertainment's A New Beginning Final Cut on Steam will allow you to do just that. The game opens with two scientists checking out the Earth's surface in the year 2500. The readings show that the world is going to end in less than two weeks when a solar flare reaches the Earth and will destroy all life, and the only hope is ... more.
  • Sword of the Stars II: Enhanced Edition (Review) PC

    Posted by on February 5, 2013 under PC, Reviews
    Sword of the Stars II: Enhanced Edition has finally arrived on the Steam Network. This latest release by Paradox is a bundle of previously released Sword of the Stars II games - Lords of Winter and End of Flesh. Sword of the Stars II: Enhanced Edition is a polished product that offers a tremendous amount of content to strategy fans. There is a tutorial chart that shows the keyboard layout and e... more.
  • Anarchy Reigns (Review) Playstation 3

    Posted by on January 28, 2013 under PS3, Reviews
    The chainsaw wielding protagonist, Jack Cayman, from Platinum Games'  Madworld - a black and white brawler that was released exclusively for Nintendo Wii - makes his return in Anarchy Reigns. Like Madworld, the player must survive in a post-apocalyptic world where society has fallen into ruin. After the world powers devastate the planet by using chemical and nuclear weapons, the surviving popu... more.