This Week’s Game Pass Adventures
I’d intended for this article to be published earlier this week, but it became clear when I was some way through my piece that I’d be better off repurposing it […]
Goonya Fighter – Switch
Out now on Switch (£20.29/$24.99) I’m not sure what I expected when I played Goonya Fighter for the first time; going in blind, except for seeing screenshots, I had no […]
Dreamcast 20th Anniversary – Three Stories
I’m a little late to the party on this one, considering it was the Dreamcast’s 20th birthday yesterday. Many people took the time yesterday to share memories of their favourite […]
The Ninja Saviors: Return of the Warriors – Switch
Out now (EU)/Release Date TBC (US), Version Played: Switch (£16.99) I pride myself on having a near-encyclopaedic knowledge of certain eras in gaming; having frequented arcades on such a regular […]
A Trip to the Arcade: Bournemouth
This weekend, I made an effort to go and see an old friend. An old friend who, unfortunately, is a shadow of their former self. The arcade. I went to […]
It Came From The Bargain Bin – 2: Fairytale Fights
Format Played: Xbox 360 Current CEX Price: £2.50 Yesterday, I covered entertainingly bonkers, Vin Diesel-starring, open-world GTA-wannabe The Wheelman. My conclusion? Definitely worth a try at the current price. Given […]
Terrorhythm – Switch
Terrorhythm – Out Now on Switch (£8.99) – Published by Forever Entertainment There’s an immediate appeal to Terrorhythm’s beautifully stylised visuals and pulsing electronic soundtrack; it’s intoxicating. Feeling like a hybrid of the beautiful, compelling synaesthesia of Rez and – to me, at least – NES/arcade classic Kung Fu/Kung Fu Master, Terrorhythm eventually hits all the right notes, but there’s […]
Batman: The Brave and the Bold – DS
Based on a cartoon that was broadcast between 2008-2011, Batman: The Brave and the Bold (which released in 2010) takes the show’s concept of featuring a different super hero team up in each episode and turns it into a fun, straightforward platformer with a few neat touches. The cartoon series was excellent; many episodes featured a pre-credits scene which quickly […]
Transformers Prime: The Game – Wii U
I really wanted to like Transformers Prime: The Game. I’m a big fan of the CG-animated series that spawned it; though essentially aimed at kids, it was a surprisingly dark […]
TMNT: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – 35th Anniversary
Who knew that four anthropomorphic reptiles – named after renaissance artists – with a penchant for ass-kicking would turn out to be such enduring icons? Yet here we are, on […]
The Magic of Wii/DS Connectivity
“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” – Arthur C. Clarke Though connecting consoles is hardly impressive these days – especially when you can even play multiplayer games cross-platform, across computers and consoles from different manufacturers – there was a time when it felt like magic. Though the Wii and DS could link up and share information or unlock […]
That Time Mortal Kombat Was A Cute Kart Racer
Despite its often controversial image – and, despite the now dated digitised graphics and gore, it’s arguably never been more controversial than it was when the first game arrived on […]
Spider-Man: Friend or Foe – Wii
Another day, another Wii retrospective. Spider-Man: Friend or Foe is a real oddity; a game that comes with an ‘Official Movie Merchandise’ logo both in-game and on the box, but, […]
A Birthday Story
So another birthday is drawing to a close. This one was my 42nd. It doesn’t even seem possible. When you’re a kid – even when you’re a teenager – being […]
