There are a lot of games out there whose names offer you no help in determining what the gameplay is going to entail (I’m looking at you, Square Enix). In the case of Pushmasters, the whole premise of the game can be determined from the name: you are essentially pushing enemies the whole time. Pushmasters starts off by letting you choose one of five different levels. Each level offers a unique environment to push enemies off of. From here, you [...]
It might be easy to say all it takes to make a good game is a good idea. Magnetic by Nature: Awakening by Tripleslash Studios is a magnetism-based momentum platformer available through Xbox Live Indie Games, wherein you dodge saw blades, glide from magnetic conduit to another, reinforcing that it takes more than just an idea. This simple puzzle platformer clocks in at about an hour and a half, and while some moments are clever enough to surprise you, it is mostly [...]
Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon is one of the most enticing downloadables of recent memory. Using the Far Cry 3 engine and title to leverage a stand-alone piece of insane content that feels much more like a full-fledged game than most downloads. In truth, the deciding factor for whether or not you should play Blood Dragon is how much you can relate to the new theme.
Without reaching beyond the surface, Thomas Was Alone is simply a minimalistic puzzle platformer. Originally released in July 2011 on the PC and Mac, Mike Bithell along with Bossa Studios have brought this indie hit to the PS3 and the PS Vita, featuring the “Cross-Buy” feature. In Thomas Was Alone, as with any platformer, the mantra is ‘up and to the right’. It’s such a simple concept, but with the help of a multitude of polygonal friends, and narrator Danny Wallace, this [...]
Whereas the premise sounds incredible, Dead Island: Riptide falls short of being a stellar example of how open-world zombie games should be. Its redeeming qualities, however, reserve me from warning all ye who enter to turn back from the island. It may not be incredible, but it’s certainly something that will provide you and a friend fun for a playthrough. I repeat – you and a friend. Alone, I fear, Dead Island: Riptide is simply too taxing to endure with [...]
Ever since the Mortal Kombat reboot came out back in 2011, fans of the popular fighting franchise eagerly anticipated a sequel to the immensely successful blockbuster hit. So when NetherRealm Studios announced their new fighting game wasn’t a continuation to the MK title at all, but a game based soley on the DC comic universe instead, there was a slight hesitation on my part personally. How do you make a fighting game where Superman goes mano-a-mano with Harley Quinn and manage to keep it [...]
Games that are far too serious for their own good flood a large part of the market these days. That’s why I’m eternally grateful for games like BattleBlock Theater, whose idea is to be just plain fun. This isn’t to say I’m opposed to having meaning behind a game, or playing another sequel, but sometimes I just want to put on a duck face and throw my multiplayer partner to their doom. All this is possible (and ridiculous) in The [...]
Take two parts action platformer, one part Lucha Libre, shake (not stir) it, set it south of the border, and what do you get? One of the years most humorous and addicting downloadable margaritas to hit Sony’s console/handheld. Guacamelee! is the latest game from Drinkbox Studios which blends traditional Mexican folklore and an intuitive fighting system together in a Saturday morning cartoon aesthetic reminiscent of the Justice Friends from Dexter’s Laboratory. It’s got the looks and the attitude, but does Guacamelee! have what [...]
I was lazily sitting around the house this last week when a package mysteriously appeared on my doorstep. Inside were the contents of something so unexpected that I actually sat and stared at it for a few minutes. I get quite a few Sony games mind you, but brawlers and the like are more Tyler territory. I’m the quirky JRPG guy. I for one haven’t played a God of War since the original, but with this being a prequel, I [...]
If there is a game out there that really embodies the spirit of what it means to be a true hardcore gamer, the answer is most arguably Monster Hunter. This long-running series straight from the bowels of Japan gave the casual gamer something to fear and the average gamer something to aspire to. There is no leveling up as you have to truly earn your stats by killing and skinning various scaled creatures and forge armor and distinct weapons out of [...]
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