The titular Anima is not a person, place, or thing, but rather a mystical energy found deep underground. By channelling this power, Shapers – as they’re known – can summon creatures forged from ancient stone, as well as reverse damage on objects made of said sacred material. Plucky protagonist Otto isn’t quite a master of …
The casual gamer market may have fizzled out over the years, but the popularity of match-three puzzlers remains strong. By associating with such brands as Marvel, Star Wars and Family Guy, as well as throwing RPG-elements into the mix, match-three puzzlers have found a way to appeal to larger audiences, while removing the stigma usually …
Towards the end of Donkey Kong 64’s development, Rare encountered a game-breaking bug. The glitch occurred only when playing without the 8MB expansion pack, and because it proved impossible to identify the cause, Nintendo resorted to chucking in the add-on for free. In an ideal world, Sea of Thieves would have also shipped with an …
Twin-stick shooters tend to be instantly gratifying arcade-like experiences, born out of a studio’s love for such classics as Robotron 2084, Smash TV, and Geometry Wars. Despite the nonsensical name, a promise of guts and gore, and abundance of animal puns (“Let’s make like hay and bail!â€), Vicious Attack Llama Apocalypse is not at all …
The opening to this 18th-century adventure introduces us to a mother and son with an unlikely alliance. Louis and Sarah de Richet are members of the Golden Order, an influential secret society that dabbles in historical, political, and religious matters. Think along the lines of The Simpsons’ Stonecutters cult, but with less Oscar night rigging. …
Either we missed something between Metal Gear Survive’s reveal and launch, or Konami has pulled off some classic misdirection. After its somewhat disastrous debut, many gamers billed Survive as a generic co-op zombie shooter with tacked-on crafting elements, simply because that’s what the trailer portrayed. It was deemed the safest and laziest route for Konami …
On paper, this ‘90s platformer tribute sounds like a bum deal. The Kickstarter funded PC version – released in December 2016 – was subtitled ‘World One’ due to merely being the first part of an ongoing series. The new PS4/XO versions lose this subtitle, but as before, Rad’s adventure both begins and ends in the …
Miner-cum-platformer SteamWorld Dig – originally released on 3DS in 2013, and on consoles a year later – is a game that gets to the point quickly. Within minutes of booting it up, you find your uncle’s corpse and his trusty pickaxe and descend into the nearby mine to scavenge for gems. It really isn’t interested …
Considering Capcom’s long-running Monster Hunter series hasn’t had much of an impact in the west, save perhaps for mild success on 3DS, this latest iteration generated a surprising amount of excitement prior to release. Curiously, it wasn’t just the fans who were thrilled to see a current-gen Monster Hunter game – something a long time …
Laying eyes on Van Helsing III’s in-game menus for the first time is a daunting experience. It’s an information overload, presenting numerous pages and tabs showing character sheets with current stats, available weapon and spell upgrades, mission details, optional perks, a very Diablo III-esque inventory screen, plus behavioural settings for Lady Katarina – Van Helsing’s …
Dating back to 2013, Max: The Curse of Brotherhood on Switch is a conversion more belated than most. It’s a welcome enough eShop addition though, and for a reason that may not be immediately obvious – the series’ roots can be traced to 2010’s moderately successful WiiWare game Max & the Magic Marker. This puzzle-platformer …
It doesn’t seem fair to apply a review score to this free add-on, because, and as the name suggests, it’s a new mode rather than a full-blown expansion. To put it into perspective, it would be like giving a new harder difficulty setting the review treatment. Sure, we could talk about how tougher and more …
The achievement for finishing this additional episode is currently listed as ‘rare’. This seems a trifle odd, as not only is this add-on free but it’s also rather short, lasting around two hours. We can only assume it has taken such a long time coming (it was originally due shortly after RE VII’s launch) that …
If there’s one thing you can guarantee during these times of uncertainty, it’s that the next LEGO game is never more than a few months away. You can more or less rely on them being superhero flavoured nowadays too, which is fine by us. Superhero licenses suit the structure of Traveller’s Tales’ LEGO games perfectly, …
We’d like to think the development of post-launch DLC is relatively easy going. Work on the base game is done and dusted, release dates are seemingly more flexible, and both critical and fan feedback provide developers with something to strive towards. Significant DLC – as in, new missions and extra chapters – tends to be …