‘Ragnagard ACA NEOGEO’ Review – If Only Fenrir Had Swallowed This Game
One of the reasons why the NEOGEO hardware was able to last as long as it did is because SNK was really good at playing to its strengths. Thanks to the obsession with polygons in the mid-to-late 1990s, there wasn’t a whole lot of work being done in the 2D realm for a while, which…
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‘The Queen’s Gambit Chess’ Netflix Review – They Who Chase Two Rabbits Shall Catch Neither
Before I go into my review of The Queen’s Gambit Chess (Free) from Netflix and Ripstone, I want to be upfront about where I am coming from. First, I haven’t seen even a single episode of the show. I know, I know. I’ve heard it’s really good, but I don’t have a lot of free…
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‘Roto Force’ Mobile Review – Rotating Run ‘n Gun Perfection
Roto Force (Free) from developer Anton Klinger aka Accidentally Awesome Games and PID Games is a game I’ve had installed since it launched, but I didn’t actually play it until about a week later. I was impressed with it right from the get go, but I ended up forgetting about it until a friend of…
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‘Hello Kitty Island Adventure’ Apple Arcade Review – How Is This So Good?
What a journey this one is. A title first dropped as a joke in South Park to make Butters look uncool becomes an Apple Arcade game and somehow against all odds is actually fantastic. Hello Kitty Island Adventure () might look like Animal Crossing in screenshots, but that’s really just one facet of the game.…
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‘3 Count Bout ACA NEOGEO’ Review – About As Fun As Taking A Chair Shot To The Head
I don’t have a lot of nice things to say as a whole about 3 Count Bout ($3.99), the latest addition to the mobile ACA NEOGEO line from SNK and Hamster. It’s one or two ridiculously poor decisions away from being a really solid game, and its biggest problem is one that is magnified by…
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‘Return to Monkey Island’ Mobile Review – An Amazing Game That Feels Perfect on iOS
So Return to Monkey Island finally hit iOS and Android earlier today following its debut on PC and Switch. When it was originally announced, I wasn’t actually sold on the aesthetic, but Terrible Toybox being involved meant I knew I would need to eventually play it because it likely would be worth it. I decided…
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‘Luck Be a Landlord’ Mobile Review – Slay the Slots
Luck be a Landlord ($3.99) from developer TrampolineTales hit iOS and Android last week following its PC release. When Jared wrote about it it reminded me to try it out on Steam because I had it on my wishlist since I interviewed Superbrothers. I tried the demo on Steam, and was instantly sold on the…
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‘Geo Gods’ Review – Just Watering My Deities
Okay, I’m going to start my review of Geo Gods (Free) by covering some similar ground to Jared’s Game of the Week write-up for the game. It really can’t be avoided sometimes, and this is one of those cases. I could talk about this game without talking about its creator, Arnold Rauers. It’s not that…
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‘King of the Monsters 2’ Review – Give Invading Aliens an Eyeful of the Eiffel
Gosh, Hamster’s been at this for a while now, hasn’t it? About a year and a half ago, the original King of the Monsters arrived on mobile by way of the ACA NEOGEO series. I reviewed it at the time and despite the game’s iconic status I wasn’t too hot on it due to the…
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‘Oxenfree II: Lost Signals’ Mobile Review – One of Netflix Games’ Best Yet
The original Oxenfree was a brilliant experience. Whenever an indie game I love has a sequel announced, I’ve become skeptical thanks to the massive disappointment of Hotline Miami 2. Despite there being amazing sequels like Rogue Legacy 2 and even Risk of Rain 2 or Spelunky 2, there’s a part of my brain that thinks…
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