Apr 2, 2015

Format: 3DS (eShop) Unleashed: Out now (EU), TBC (US) Publisher: Joindots Developer: Moragami Players: 1 Site: http://www.pazuru-game.com/ Game code provided by the publisher We all like surprises, right? Well, the nice sort of surprises, anyway. Thinking some lout dropped a dog poo in your shopping bag before realising that actually a delicious chocolate...

Nov 28, 2012

Format: Wii (version reviewed), PSP, PS2 Unleashed: Out now Publisher: Konami Developer: Climax Studios Players: 1 Site: http://www.konami.com/games/shsm/ If you know Shattered Memories only by reputation, you may well have heard it described as a remake of the first game, and instantly dismissed it as such. Don’t. It dumps 95% of the original’s...

Sep 5, 2012

Format: 3DS, PC (version reviewed) Unleashed: Out Now Publisher: Renegade Kid Developer: Renegade Kid Players: 1 Site: http://www.renegadekid.com/mutantmudds.htm Unless the marketing team gives up hyperbole for Lent, you probably won’t read “Precise controls!” in flashy text on the back of a videogame box. In the case of Mutant Mudds, however, that...

Aug 30, 2012

Format: 360 (version reviewed), PC Unleashed: Out Now Publisher: ApathyWorks Developer: ApathyWorks Players: 1-2 Site: http://www.apathyworks.com/ Cute Things Dying Violently is stuck quite firmly in the minority of Xbox Live indie games. Not (only) because all the spelling and grammar is correct, but because it’s not a shameless clone of somebody...

Jul 11, 2012

Format: Android, PC, Mac, iOS (reviewed on iPod Touch) Unleashed: Out Now Publisher: The Game Bakers Developer: The Game Bakers Players: 1 Site: http://www.squidsthegame.com/ Navigating the iOS and Android marketplaces is like wading through a heavily polluted coral reef: every step feels grimier than the last, but there are pearls glimmering just beneath the...

Jul 9, 2012

Format: PC Unleashed: Out Now Publisher: Lace Mamba Global Developer: Freebird Games Players: 1 Site: http://freebirdgames.com/to_the_moon/ Imagine. Imagine a videogame that deals intelligently with subjects such as mental illness, death, regret, love, trauma, failure, and much more besides. Imagine a videogame that deals with all of this without once...