
Video Game Review: Catan – Console Edition (Xbox Series X)
Despite its enduring popularity, The Settlers of Catan – first published in Germany in 1995 as Die Siedler von Catan and more commonly known as simply ‘Catan’ these days – […]
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Despite its enduring popularity, The Settlers of Catan – first published in Germany in 1995 as Die Siedler von Catan and more commonly known as simply ‘Catan’ these days – […]
It feels as if 90s retro homages are everywhere at the moment, but despite Go! Go! PogoGirl having an incredibly familiar visual style – it doesn’t take Sherlock Holmes to […]
In my mid-20s, I suddenly discovered board games again. Thanks to the surge in popularity of euro-style games – which emerged from Germany, for the most part – I discovered […]
Billing itself on the cover as The Ultimate Guide to Gaming, the Next Level Games Review 2023 is a beautifully produced book covering the last twelve months of video games. […]
Classic fantasy adventure board game Talisman was first released in 1983, which means it reaches the ripe old age of 40 this year. So what better time to check out […]
An initially charming, retro-styled platformer with light puzzle elements, Panda Punch starts off well but, ultimately, doesn’t quite hit the mark. Red Panda Zeep has an upgradeable bionic arm to […]
I hear you, out there in the blogosphere. “So you’ve played High On Life – why are you giving us a First Impressions rather than playing through more and giving […]
An arcade style, beautifully animated beat ’em up, Jitsu Squad throws itself at you in a riot of colour and glorious sound. Starring a diverse cast of anthropomorphic, playable characters, […]
In the grim darkness of the far future, there is only war. Which is both the blessing and curse of the Warhammer 40k universe; it’s an often lore-rich and tantalisingly […]
They say never judge a book by its cover – and that’s especially true of Last Days of Lazarus, an indie game by Darkania Works, a small Romanian development studio […]
Beautifully animated, four player brawler Jitsu Squad – heading to Switch, PS4 and PS5 this winter, with Xbox versions to follow – has wowed the crowds at Gamescom – and […]
Atari’s classic arcade games are still iconic and instantly recognisable today, especially for old gamers like me. Though Atari haven’t done a huge amount of exciting things with their back […]
The world of Slavic Mythology is fairly untapped when it comes to video games, not to mention the world at large for the most part. So Catmaze has a fairly […]
The slapstick-and-action B-movies starring duo Bud Spencer and Terrence Hill will be pretty familiar to lots of people who grew up in the 70s and 80s. From Westerns to contemporary […]
Arriving in 2022, retro-inspired 2D beat ’em up Jitsu Squad is looking incredibly promising. Up to four players can simultaneously take on hordes of bad guys using massive combos and […]
For most games, the final pay off is what gives the journey through the game its meaning. Voyage is different; when you reach the destination, you may be none the […]