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Video Game Review – Mantis Burn Racing

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Villordsutch reviews Mantis Burn Racing… I’m a fan of racing games, though I tend to shy away from the ultra-realistic games with a hundred or so real-life models, engines fine-tuned to meet race-worthy standards and handling so sensitive a fool like me – who doesn’t understand the meaning of “brakes” – is guaranteed to slam into […]

Retro Video Game Review – Super Metroid

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Andy O’Flaherty reviews Super Metroid… Super Metroid.  Anybody who owned a SNES back in 1994 is probably nodding their head right now while thinking “yep…. there’s one of the greatest games ever made right there…”  Following on from the Game Boy’s Metroid II (1991) and continuing the series established by Metroid (Famicom – 1986), the third […]

Retro Video Game Review – Double Dragon II: The Revenge

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Andy O’Flaherty reviews Double Dragon II: The Revenge on the Nintendo Entertainment System… There is an extremely high likelihood that the vast majority of people reading these words have at the very least heard of Double Dragon.  The original arcade game, released in 1987, was a landmark title that revolutionised the way games in the […]

Video Game Review – Batman: The Telltale Series Episode Three – ‘New World Order’

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Thomas Roach reviews Batman: The Telltale Series Episode Three – ‘New World Order’… New World Order’s story picks up a week after the previous episode, Children of Arkham. Harvey Dent has survived the horrific attack from the debate inflicted on him by The Penguin. Bruce is forced to come to terms with the revelation that […]

First Impressions – Stable Orbit

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Andy O’Flaherty with some first impressions of Stable Orbit… “From the lead PC programmer that brought you Deus Ex: Human Revolution and Tomb Raider”, blurbs the teaser trailer for Stable Orbit, the new Early Access strategy game from Codalyn and Green Man Gaming. Perhaps that statement would be a bit more impressive or indeed relevant if […]

Video Game Review – EVE: Valkyrie

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Tom Powter reviews EVE: Valkyrie… Ever since virtual reality has been thrust into the industry spotlight, many have clamoured for a so-called ‘killer app’ – a game that would make the purchase of a virtual reality headset an absolute necessity. A game that would push virtual reality to the forefront of gaming and make people understand […]

Video Game Review – Syndrome

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Jordan Jones reviews Syndrome… Syndrome is a frustrating game, and much of that has nothing to with it’s difficulty. You see, when Syndrome is good, it’s very good. The game generates a palpable feeling of tension in its best moments, but they are simply too fleeting. At times, I felt like the game was standing in […]

Why the Switch makes me excited about owning a Nintendo console again

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Jordan Jones explains why he is excited over the announcement of the Nintendo Switch… After months of speculation, Nintendo has finally revealed its mysterious new console to the masses. Previously codenamed “NX”, we now have to slowly become used to referring to the device as the “Nintendo Switch”. It’s a catchy name, and also a […]

Book Review – The Fantasy Art of Oliver Frey (Extended Edition)

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Villordsutch reviews The Fantasy Art of Oliver Frey (Extended Edition)… For anyone who enjoyed gaming during the 1980’s and 90’s then the work of Oliver Frey is quite possibly something you’ve looked at and studied for a fair amount of time, and in this latest book – from Fusion Retro Books – The Fantasy Art of Oliver […]