The PixelJunk series regularly supplies the PlayStation 3 with some of its best, most stylish downloadable games. For its latest endeavor, PixelJunk SideScroller, developer Q-games dialed back its ambition a bit in order to provide a simple arcade shooter. With laser neon visuals and an impressive electronic soundtrack, Sidescroller is a delightful audio/video installation — but [...]
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Review : PixelJunk: SideScroller
Posted by Rishi on November 4th, 2011
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No Comments »Review : Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space
Posted by Rishi on November 4th, 2011
The 21st century has not been kind to the point-and-click adventure genre. After a parade of hits in the ’90s, the party abruptly ended. I never really understood why either. You might be able to write it off to the breathless pace at which the industry began to grow at the turn of the century [...]
Posted in Adventure, Genres, Platform, PS3, Reviews Tags: Review, Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space No Comments »Review : Zombie Parkour Runner
Posted by Rishi on November 4th, 2011
Zombie Parkour Runner is a simple one-button 2D platformer that manages to squeeze a surprisingly large amount of gameplay out of its single straightforward mechanic. Gamers play as pink-haired heroine Kara as she wall-runs, slides, and vaults her way through 24 zombie-infested stages. The levels scroll automatically, so players simply tap the touch screen at the [...]
Posted in Action, Genres, iPhone, Platform, Reviews Tags: Review, Zombie Parkour Runner No Comments »Review : Disney Universe
Posted by Rishi on November 4th, 2011
I didn’t go into my time with Disney Universe with high expectations. On the periphery, it seemed like a shallow children’s game from a developer that has been making licensed games for two decades. So when I found Disney Universe to be a fun experience, I was pleasantly surprised. While its title should suggest to you that [...]
Posted in Action-Adventure, Genres, Platform, PS3, Reviews Tags: Disney Universe, Review No Comments »Review : Infamous: Festival of Blood
Posted by Rishi on November 4th, 2011
Infamous was one of my favorite games of 2009, and likewise,Infamous 2 sits high atop my list of best games of 2011. I’m a big fan of Cole MacGrath and his intriguing rise from every-man bike messenger to reluctant superhero (or supervillain). It was the solid nature of both Infamous titles that had me beat each [...]
Review : Halloween: Trick or Treat
Posted by Rishi on November 4th, 2011
Trying to cash in on the upcoming holiday with a timely release just four days before kids’ crazy costume-and-candy celebrations isHalloween: Trick or Treat for DSiWare. This is a grab-bag game with a lot of different kinds of casual gameplay tossed together into one download, all of them strung together by a loose storyline that follows [...]
Posted in 3DS, Action, Genres, Platform, Reviews Tags: Halloween: Trick or Treat, Review No Comments »Review : Anima: Ark of Sinners
Posted by Rishi on November 4th, 2011
Forgive me, Father, for I have played another mediocre WiiWare game. Anima: Ark of Sinners has a solid sense of style. It’s got a nice-looking, sword-wielding female lead who’s been trapped inside an immense and ancient city – the now-deserted remnant of a once thriving and advanced civilization. The mystery of what happened to the people [...]
Review : Academy: Checkers
Posted by Rishi on November 4th, 2011
Academy: Checkers is a DSiWare download that may be the most feature-packed checkers game ever made. Granted, there aren’t a lot of different options with checkers – but there are enough extras in here to show the developers wanted to give players as much as possible. Standard checkers is a given, as you line up your [...]
Review : BurgerTime Deluxe
Posted by Rishi on November 4th, 2011
BurgerTime was one of the true arcade classics of the early ’80s. It was a goofy maze game that cast you in the role of Chef Peter Pepper, a hamburger cook by trade, and tasked you with sending him walking around a set of platforms and ladders to trample gigantic versions of burger ingredients. If you [...]
Review : Pyramids
Posted by Rishi on November 4th, 2011
Longtime followers of our weekly eShop Update articles got a first glimpse at this 3DSWare puzzler this past August, and now the final game has shipped into the American eShop. So, how is it? Pretty good, I’d say. Pyramids isn’t going to totally blow your mind, but it is a worthwhile clone of the classic Solomon’s Key design. You [...]
