Has there ever been a game with a more causal name than Kinect Party? We’d argue that the Game Party series is a strong contender. Unlike Game Party though, the latest edition of which is currently stinking up the Wii U, Kinect Party isn’t soul crushingly soulless. It’s a sequel to Double Fine’s Happy Action …
This arcade conversion, which was originally released back in 2009, reminds us of a Dreamcast game. Not any game in particular – it’s just very similar to the experiences the Dreamcast had to offer, due to the fact that the console’s staple diet was mostly conversions of Sega’s arcade games. It even looks like a …
About ten minutes into this side-scrolling platform adventure, it dawned on us that it’s the spiritual successor to Blizzard’s The Lost Vikings. Similarities between the two are striking – both have a trio of heroes with similar skill sets that have to be swapped between to solve puzzles in mystical worlds. Seeing as Blizzard are …
Featuring such attractions as Buckingham Palace and The London Dungeons, ZombiU represents a good way to experience London from the comfort of your own home. It’s scarily authentic – the rougher areas are full of baseball cap wearing youths, the subway system is packed with brainless idiots who don’t know what they’re doing, and occasionally …
Talk about a match made in heaven. If we were asked to name the developer we would pick to create an Adventure Time game, Wayforward would have been the first to roll off our tongue. The studio has built up a very strong reputation for releasing polished 2D platformers with a hint of retro flair, …
Even though there’s plenty of singing and dancing in the cut-scenes, it feels sad to say that this isn’t the all-singing, all-dancing, sequel that we were expecting. The fact that platformers are thin on the ground these days makes the whole experience that little more disheartening. At least it impresses in terms of presentation. It …
There seems to be a growing trend with new console launches – a twin-stick shooter can always be found nestled somewhere in the launch line-up. The Xbox 360 had Geometry Wars, PS Vita owners could download Super Stardust Delta on day one and now early adopters of the Wii U have their own ‘old skool’ …
Back in 2010 a spokesperson for Activision said that Call of Duty is “the closest thing this generation has to a Star Warsâ€. After scratching our heads for two years, we’ve finally found a way in which Activision’s annual shooter can be compared to George Lucas’ sci-fi saga. In the past it has always been …
Sometimes it’s nice to be proven wrong. When we first saw that this kart racing sequel featured vehicles that transform into boats and planes, we were quick to draw comparisons with Mario Kart 7, and thus assumed it would be a shameless clone. When we actually sat down and played it though, we were pleased …
The Walking Dead series should be remembered for a number of reasons. It proved that there was still life left in the point and click adventure genre, and managed to convince us that episodic gaming can be a brilliant thing if handled correctly. Perhaps less significantly, we also learned that Telltale are indeed able to …
If we were in charge of compiling a collection of Midway’s best arcade games, we would have picked the cream of the crop from the Midway Arcade Treasures series and included as many extras we could get our hands on. Midway Arcade Treasures 2 was one of our favourite retro collections of the PlayStation 2 …
If Halo 4 were food, it would be tomato soup – something you’ve had loads of times before yet it’s still comforting. The first few levels in particular have a slightly overbearing sense of familiarity, thanks to an opening not unlike the one found in the original Halo. Make no mistake – 343 Industries can …
800 Microsoft Points – or £7.99, if you prefer – may seem quite steep for a collection containing two crusty old Mega Drive games, but there is a reason of sorts behind this. Although Sega published the ToeJam & Earl games back in the early ‘90s, they don’t own the rights to the characters – …
Regular Games Asylum readers will know that we have a soft spot for Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure. It was one of the first games from Activision in a long time that didn’t feel as if Bobby Kotick had booted the developers’ door down and forced them to create it at gunpoint. Lovingly made with a cast …
Chances are there was a lot of head scratching at Lionhead when Microsoft requested they give the Fable franchise its own Kinect spin-off. Just how do you transfer an open world RPG full of moral choices, to a device that has proven itself to be useful only for very simple games such as dancing sims …