Reviews

SimAirport review (Xbox)

Simulation games are generally very popular, from civilisation building, town planning, and warehouse logistics. SimAirport has been on PC for a couple of years now and just landed recently on Xbox. Here, you manage, build and grow every facet of your airport empire, from baggage handling and bank...
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Legend of Heroes: Trails to Azure review

Trails to Azure has arrived half a year after the long-awaited English release of Trails from Zero, heralding the completion of the missing Crossbell arc from developer Falcom’s Trails series of role playing games. One question remains: Has the thirteen year wait been worth it? Trails to Azure...
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Cions of Vega review

I don’t think I’ll ever cease to be impressed by what solo developers can achieve currently. Modern tools and game engines allow for some great-looking experiences, no matter how small the budget. Sergey Sergeich’s 33MM, 7th Sector, and In Rays of the Light are all good examples of...
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Little Witch Nobeta review

It was inevitable, really. After over a decade of Souls-likes that promise to test your mettle, one brave developer has stepped forward with a friendly, accessible, take on the formula. Little Witch Nobeta has many of the genre’s trappings, from perilously placed enemies that respawn upon saving to...
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Voltaire: The Vegan Vampire review (Early Access)

If you’re old like me (but not quite Vampiric old), the concept of vegetarian vampires goes back further than disturbed boys with fancy haircuts sparkling in the sunlight. Back in my day of the late 80’s and early 90’s – she says waving her walking stick at the...

BROK the InvestiGator review

Combining genres is an easy way of creating something fresh and full of potential. Or at least, it was around 10-15 years ago. Adding RPG elements to just about any genre, be it a first-person shooter or even a sports sim, is commonplace nowadays. To shake things significantly...
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Patch Quest review (PC)

Here’s a patchwork tapestry of interesting genres. Get your PC-compatible joypads ready as you take on this ‘twin stick collect-a-mania bullet hell dungeon crawler’ with rogue-lite elements. It sounds chaotic, and it is, but it works. Imagine threads from the Enter the Gungeon, Forager, Undermine, and Pokemon Mystery...
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Akka Arrh review

Even after playing the original Akka Arrh – present on the recent Atari 50 collection – I thought I had a pretty good idea of what to expect from this Jeff Minter makeover. It’s a trippy, twin-stick ‘protect the tower’ style shooter with a ‘90s-style trance soundtrack, right?...
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Clive ‘N’ Wrench review

A pastiche of Honey I Shrunk the Kids serves as the opening world for this jolly time-traveling platformer. It isn’t long until our titular heroes – an adventure-seeking rabbit and his dependable chimpanzee chum – stumble across a shelf full of supersized video games. Platformers, specifically, with such...
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Hopping Girl Kohane EX review

It’s easy to see how the incessant act of pogo hopping could form the basis of a video game. In fact, this is the second pogo-based platformer out this month, following on from the side-scrolling Go! Go! PogoGirl. On the same token, it’s also easy to see how...
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The Redress of Mira review

Let me start by saying The Redress of Mira is imperfect, but by no means unplayable. In fact, there’s a lot of fun in its simplicity and it’s balanced well with varied puzzle-solving, fantasy elements, platforming, and a good story. It’s one of those games that drops the...
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Cuddly Forest Friends mini review

In this pastel-coloured world, friendly forest animals dwell. They need your care and attention to help ‘The Tree of Happiness’ grow. If it wasn’t already obvious by now, this is vey much aimed at younger gamers. For ‘The Tree of Happiness’ to sprout, it’s up to you to...
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