Sep 4, 2014

Format: Wii U (version reviewed), 3DS, PS4, Vita, PC Unleashed: Out Now Publisher: Image & Form Developer: Image & Form Players: 1 Site: steamworldgames.com/dig/ When mining platformer SteamWorld Dig launched on 3DS last year, there was a sense that perhaps it belonged on a home console. After skipping Nintendo with a PlayStation 4 port, the game has...

Sep 1, 2014

Format: Pinball FX2 (PC, X360, XB1), Zen Pinball 2 (PS3, PS4, PSVita, Mac, Wii U), Zen Pinball (iOS, Android) Unleashed: Out Now Publisher: Zen Studios Developer: Zen Studios Players: 1 Site: http://blog.zenstudios.com/?p=4848 Telltale’s The Walking Dead was one of last year’s most critically acclaimed games, so that there is now a  spin off is...

Aug 19, 2014

  Roguelike and rhythm aren’t two words you’re probably accustomed to hearing in the same sentence, much less applied to the same subject. It’s a wildly disparate combination of two genres that have seen little in the way of experimentation, but it’s one that forthcoming Crypt of the Necrodancer looks like pulling off with little to...

Aug 6, 2014

Format: Wii U (version reviewed), PC <b>Unleashed: Out Now Publisher: Neko Entertainment Developer: Upper Byte Studio Players: 1 Site: http://www.upperbyte.com/en/wooden_sensey Many games have proven recently that it’s still possible to create a compelling and inventive 2D platformer decades after both the genre’s inception and decline....

Aug 4, 2014

Mario Vs. Donkey Kong Adam: I’m mad that I didn’t even see this there. I love Mario Vs. Donkey Kong. I am a real sucker for adorable aesthetics, and Mario Vs. Donkey Kong’s looks fantastic rendered at the higher definition granted by the Wii U. Of particular note is the incredibly cute wind-up Donkey Kong that tosses the Mini-Marios through the...