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Dawn of War III Review – Day of Defeat
Way back in the dark ages of 2004 Relic produced Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War, a strategy game that has, over the years, taken away hundreds of hours of my life thanks to its wonderful gameplay and its chunky expansions. Then Dawn of War II turned up and I lost interest as the series ditched…
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Anachrony Review – My Head Hurts
Near the start of this year I reviewed Mindclash’s first game, Trickerion, and utterly adored its clever worker-placement mechanics and its unique theme involving magicians putting on shows for a cheering audience. Now I’ve got my hands on Mindclash’s second game, also a worker-placement title but with a radically different theme. There are some similar…
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Stardew Valley Review – So Relaxing, So Engrossing
Games like Stardew Valley are a prime example of how humans can be very strange indeed. Every day most of us wake up and follow a strict schedule. We get up, grab something to drink and eat, get a shower, brush our teeth, work, return home and go to bed, only to repeat it all…
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Immortal Redneck Review – Your Mummy’s Shooter
To be honest with a name like Immortal Redneck I really wasn’t expecting much going in to Crema’s indie shooter set within the pyramids of Egypt. But I was wrong. It has rough edges and its production values aren’t very high in places, yet there’s a slick shooter here that rewards skill and speed above…
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Yooka-Laylee Review – It’s Banjo-Kazooie, Alright
Platforms: Xbox One, PS4 and PC Reviewed On: PC Developer: Playtonic Publisher: Team17 Singleplayer: Yes Multiplayer: No Review copy supplied free of charge by the publisher. Reviewing a game like Yooka-Laylee, or indeed Thimbleweed Park, is a difficult thing indeed. Yooka-Laylee was crowdfunded on the promise of it being a nostalgic throwback to Banjo-Kazooie, a brightly…
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Yamatai Review – It’s So Pretty!
In Yamatai Queen Himiko has tasked you with building the capital of Yamatai, making it the jewel of the archipelago. You’re going to be doing this by creating supply lines of boats carrying various resources, constructing buildings and hiring specialists to help you out. Despite having a mere 8-page rulebook there’s a lot going on…
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Shock Tactics Review – The Wrong Kind Of Shock
When Firaxis brought back the venerable XCOM series from the dead nobody could have predicted how damn good it would be, its turned-based tactical mayhem creating a palpable sense of tension. It was difficult, too, demanding that you contemplate every move or else lose your soldiers forever. XCOM 2 had a rough launch, but it…
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The Networks Review – Single Season Wonder?
The chances are that at some point you’ve been watching a mindless reality TV show or yet another horrible program about a daft subject and come to the conclusion that if you were in charge of the network you could do so much better than this drivel. Well, The Networks seeks to give you that…
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Thimbleweed Park Review – What Year Is This!?
These days it’s hard to shake the feeling that videogames on Kickstarter are primarily fueled by tapping into people’s nostalgia, playing on their childhood memories and their desires for the good old days when you could really see the pixels. Thimbleweed Park doesn’t so much aim for the nostalgia center of your brain as it…
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Tsuro of the Seas Review – Row, Row Your Boat
In Tsuro you’ll be manning the helm of a Red Seal ship, intent on charting the unknown waters in the name of the Emperor who has decreed that from the edges of the seas to the mountain peaks belongs to him and him alone. Yet rumors persist of monsters lurking over the horizon, their huge…
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