The Witch and the Hundred Knight is an action RPG title published and released exclusively on the PS3Â by NIS America in North America on March 25th of this year. It is a stage based hack and slash game with a top down isometric view similar to games like Diablo.
Kinect Sports Rivals is RareWareâs newest attempt at trying to get players to set down a controller in favor of hopping on your feet and getting more involved in the action on screen. Is Kinect Sports Rivals a must have Kinect title? Short answer: not quite.
Yaiba: Ninaj Gaiden Z is a third-person action game set in the Ninja Gaiden universe. It is actually a spin-off, done in great looking cel-shade comic book style, starring the titular protagonist; a rogue ninja who goes on a rampage, slaughtering his fellow clan members before coming face to face with Ninja Gaiden series mainstay, Ryu Hayabusa. Despite his skill and prowess Yaiba Kamikaze was no match for the wielder of the dragon sword and fell in combat.
*Spoilers* This DLC takes during Lords of Shadow 2, so if you havenât played or beaten it turn back now. Read our review here.
âRevelationsâ is a digital only story add-on for MercurySteamâs Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2. Towards the end of LoS2 it was revealed that Alucard, son of Dracula played a huge role in the events of LoS2. We learned of the plan he and his Father put in motion in order to put a stop to Satan and to also have his wish of being freed from his curse of immortality.
After being released in July of last year for current gen consoles, Omega Force and Tecmo Koeiâs Dynasty Warriors 8 has finally received its standalone âXtreme Legendsâ expansion. It has been bundled togther with the full game as Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends Completed Edition for the PlayStation 4 and PS Vita. Is it a worthwhile update, or just fluff?
From the creators of the classic game âChipâs Challengeâ comes Chuckâs Challenge 3D a puzzle game.
Every once in a while a game comes out that defies all logic and reason, and absolutely has no meaning to it whatsoever other than to provide entertainment to its players. Goat Simulator is one of those games. Itâs chaotic, hilarious and absolutely makes no sense, which makes this game particularly difficult to review given that even the developer said that it would keep all the bugs save for the game crashing ones.
In space no one can hear you baaahâŚ
Goat Simulator is a sandbox game in which you play a goat; there is no story, just pure unadulterated goat themed fun⌠for about 6-7 hours. The world provided is very limited and as are the things to do in it. Most of the jokes lose their potency very quickly because of the limited size of the world and therefore the limited content within, they are fun the first few times around, but itâs just that sacrificing people to a pentagram kind of losses itâs charm three or four times in. You get challenges that you can try to accomplish however there is no payoff for doing them and ultimately the points are pointless (no pun intended). There are collectables hidden and scattered around the world that unlock different goat skins with different powers that do add to the experience a bit.  Ultimately there is no progression whatsoever.
Donât get me wrong, Goat Simulator is fun.
The core of the game is just running around head-butting things in order to send them flying or to get them to explode. Just about everything in the world is destructible and of course your powerhouse of an animal is capable of dismantling all of it. There are different items and powers your goat can acquire such as a jet-pack or demonic powers that send you souring sky high. On top of that you can use your goatâs tongue to drag things around the map setting elaborate traps for those pesky humans or just dragging something in the middle of the road to be hit by a speeding vehicle. The game is a total mess, but thatâs what makes it so charming, so few games are so chaotic and unpredictable that being intentionally messy is a welcome charm of the game.
Overall Goat Simulator is a good game, itâs fun with some great ideas but due to its limited size falls short of being B-A-A-A-A-DAZZ.
-Hey⌠I needed to put a goat pun somewhere in here!
Bioshock Infinite has been out for a little over a year now. Now we finally have all the DLC in our hands, mainly the two episodes of Burial at Sea. I will be reviewing both episodes as if they were one, since it really feels like they should have been included together in the first place. So, would you kindly:
Yoshiâs Island has been a classic since its drop on the SNES systems in 1995, selling over 4,000,000 copies worldwide. The game keeps to the core when it comes to the series and maintains same format of other Nintendo games. Yoshiâs New Island is the sequel to the original storyline and was released for the Nintendo 3DS earlier this month.
As a long time fan of Infamous I was somewhat excited to grab this with little to no expectations. From the get go my mind was blown though. The motion controllers with the controller as well as the pads are used in maybe not the most useful way, but in an awesome way that makes me constantly keep wanting to go back for more. Infamous: Second Son is by far the best in the series and possibly the best PS4 game currently out.
Dragons and Titans is a free-to-play MOBA similar to Dota 2 and LoL. However, in Dragon and Titans your goal is much different in concept. In League and Dota they both feature ancients that the other team must destroy, but in Dragons and Titans you take control of a dragon with a throwaway character on top of it and the goal is to free your Titan by destroying the Titan cage. Similar concept, but executed in a different manner. The first thing you are forced to do is the prologue, which luckily you can skip through, but new players may want to sit through it.
Surge Deluxe is a puzzler from developer FuturLab. The game is a redone version of a PS Mobile title that came out a few years back and the changes here are quite welcome.
The game is a tile matching puzzle game that starts off pretty simple and does an incredibly good job of explaining the systems in place. It gets pretty challenging when youâre not only trying to maximize your score but also maintain the vents on the side of the screen from building up too much pressure. Build up too much pressure in the vents on the side of the screen and itâs game over for you.
The first thing you will notice after starting Constant C is its unique art style. This art style has been seen before, but unlike some of the art styles you see in platformers is not nearly as overused. The next thing you will probably notice is that the controls feel unique as well. Where most platformers feel sped up and like time runs this game has a slower movement system and allows you to enjoy your stay in the levels created by the developers. Constant C is a rich game, with well done level design even in a somewhat dead world. As the story takes place in a post-apocalyptic world.
Hook up a controller or use the mouse and keyboard together in 10 Second Ninja for the Windows PC and Mac OS X operating systems. After a lengthy introduction of audio hearing what sounds like âblah, blah, blahâ but is being typed out as dialogue explaining the backstory to this game (Nazi Robot Hitler has a Nazi Robot Army trying to take over the world, you know typical Saturday stuff!), Gameplay becomes fast-paced and unforgiving. From the start 10 Second Ninja is fun and although it is not pixelated like many games as of late the art design and style used here is actually a nice refreshing take on 2D Gaming with some hints and nods towards the older era seemingly featured here and there as well as chiptunes sometimes playing in the background of the gameâs soundtrack.
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze from the very start shines and has this reviewer excited from the get-go. The moment you launch the game you are greeted by charming music and a catchy âDooooonnnnnkkkkeeeeeeeyyy Koooooonnngâ which I will admit I attempt to imitate every time I launch the game and at times I purposely relaunch it just for this reason. I donât know if you will find this nearly as enjoyable as I have, but this is probably the best launch Iâve ever had for a game. The game features more companions than its predecessor and co op is an available feature. Anyway lets continue on with the actual game.
From the team that created the Medal of Honor franchise as well as the Call of Duty series comes an Xbox 360, Xbox ONE, and Windows PC multiplayer online first person shooter set to change the game. There may be those who wonder what makes Titanfall so special. From the beginning this title has been extremely hyped by the media and press and subsequently anybody who got their hands on it during the Alpha and Beta testing. Iâm here to tell you why no matter what you think about the game, throw away your pre-conceived notions of what it might be and listen to the analysis of a shooting game fan who has been around since the invention of the genre. Iâm here to provide just such an analysis for you in this Review.
With the announcement of the Donât Starve DLC Reign of Giants hinted to be coming out in August, perhaps a more in-depth look at the base game is needed for those unfamiliar with it. The game, recently released for the PlayStation 4, is also available on Steam for $14.99.
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 is a third-person action/adventure title from Mercurysteam and sequel to Lords of Shadow and Mirror of Fate. If you havenât played the previous games, or missed out on MoF, donât worry about feeling lost as the game will provide you with a length recap to catch up.
Itâs been a while since weâve seen a South Park licensed video game, and itâs said that the reason is the creators of the hit television comedy series wanted to get a video game developed that really represented and matched the experience of watching the show. I would say that such a decision has led up to a long wait on the gamerâs part and the result is even more pressure to succeed. South Park: The Stick Of Truth seemed to approach us with a gentle stream of marketing, and when the Gameplay was shown players were already believers.
Weapon Shop de Omasse is a very unique game developed by Level-5 incorporated. It incorporates a unique combination of gameplay elements not usually seen in other games. Strange as it is, the game is most defiantly a fun experience for any RPG fan.
Are you ready to travel back in time? Retro City Rampage DX is a hilarious 8 bit parody game that provides hours of shenanigans and non stop brutality.
Inazuma Eleven is a unique soccer RPG game that is developed by Level-5. It has combines RPG elements and the game of soccer into it to blend it into a very great mix. Players who are fans of RPGs or soccer will have a very fun experience while playing this game.
Magus (pronounced May-jus) is a third-person action/adventure title from Black Tower and Aksys Games. It stars the titular protagonist; a young man imprisoned since infancy and tortured for reasons unknown. One day mysterious woman named Kinna, reveals his true birthright, to be that of a God and assists in his escape. Now with this assassin by his side, Magus sets out to gets his revenge of the King who had him locked away. It is an interesting plot, that never really delivers. It isnât bad but there is nothing about this narrative that left an impression. It does feature some interesting and funny dialogue, mostly the protagonistâs. For some reason Magus speaks as though as he lives in modern time, even though this game takes place in a fantasy world set in the past. Sentences such as âDamn, son how many unicorns did you have to eat to get that big?â, while funny, is out of place.
One of the original formats of games, the traditional tabletop role playing game genre, is brought to life in Escahlon: Book III for beginners and pros to hash out their dice rolling dreams (and nightmares). To start things off, players select their Gender, Origin, Axiom, and Class while also setting a Portrait image (with custom images allowed as well) in addition to picking 15 available Skills and dice rolling attributes including Strength, Dexterity, Endurance, Speed, Intelligence, Wisdom, Perception, and Concentration (20 attribute points are also distributed manually by the player). Once all of this has been completed and a character has been given a name, the game begins. The skills available range from Light / Heavy Armor to Foraging, Medicine, Hiding in Shadows, Swords, Picking Locks, and much more. Choosing these skills will play a large role in defining the gameplay experience players will get out of their time with Eschalon: Book III. The game can be played in Hardcore mode (or lower settings) for additional difficulty as well.
Earth Defense Force 2025 is a third-person shooter from developer Sandlot. A sequel to EDF 2017, it sees the planet Earth once again threatened by giant bugs and an alien threat known as the Ravagers. That is all you really need to know about this gameâs story. Itâs a throwaway tale, filled with B movie dialogue and equally cheesy voice acting. The main focus of this game is to kill everything in sight and have fun. EDF generally delivers, though it is not without its annoyances.