The No More Heroes series strikes us as being one loads of gamers have heard of, but few have played. Almost the dictionary definition of a cult classic, it launched on Wii in 2009 when the platform was struggling with ‘shovelware’ and...
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Glance at Space Avenger’s screenshots and you’ll soon get the gist. It’s a top-down arena shoot-em-up where asteroids hurtle about while you scramble to destroy ships gunning after you. It does, at least, show what a bit of love can do to...
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Games are all about attention to detail; the small little things that break or make an experience. A little bit of love and craft makes all the difference. Why do I bring this up? Because on the Switch dashboard Her Majesty’s Ship...
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Do you like tanks? Your answer is important here. If you don’t, I’m not sure you’re going to enjoy Tank Mechanic Simulator. It features lots of tanks. Loads. If you love tanks, well, rest assured you fall neatly within the target audience....
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We love a good pun, so upon being asked to review a game running with a pun on a 1900s anti-war book, we jumped at the chance. Norman’s Great Illusion is a pixel art visual novel with overtly political themes. The developers...
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Everybody loves trains. They chug, bellow steam, and the refreshment cart serves delicious lukewarm tea. Trains are inherently fun. Children know it. Railfans know it. Rod Stewart knows it. Railway Empire entails connecting cities with railroads, setting up signals, and both purchasing...
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Everyone loves a good board game – the perfect way to take our petty gripes and frustrations out on those we love. It’s no secret or surprise that they’ve gone through a renaissance in the last ten years. Modern examples are often...
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Eighty-nine penny sweets. Just under a third of a modern-day Beano. One used copy of Waterworld on DVD. 89p doesn’t buy much these days. Amazingly though, it can still get you a Switch game. We put three budget-price buys through their paces....
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