Coup Review
Every so often a game comes along that employs simple yet well-developed mechanics to create a surprisingly involved and enjoyable experience. Coup is such a game. With very few components, it derives much of its game play from well-designed rules and clever implementation of deduction/bluffing mechanics. Set in the not-too-distant future, Coup is part of the Resistance series. While you don’...[Read More]
HIRÞ (Hirth)
Challenge your friends in this ingenious and portable game, uniquely crafted to give you the feeling of Viking era gaming
No Thanks!
Take It . . . or Let It Go? It sounds so simple, and it is: Take a card or pay one chip. If you take the card you get its points, but points are bad. But you also get the chips that others have played, and that’s good (each chip nullifies one point). So say, “No thanks!” and play your chips, but watch out: When you’re out of chips that card’s all yours.
No Thanks! Review
No Thanks! is a simple game that’s both quick and a lot of fun to play. Utilising push-your-luck and set collection mechanics, it provides an experience that takes around a minute to learn and 5-10 minutes to play. Suited to all ages it is simple enough that my six year old enjoys playing it (despite the 13+ age recommendation on the box) but interesting enough to make it a regular with adul...[Read More]
Mushihimesama
Mushihimesama (“Bug Princess” in English) is a vertical shooting game set in a beautiful fantasy world. Huge insect-like creatures called Koju roam the forest outside the village of Hoshifuri. When Reco's people fall to a mysterious sickness, the young princess decides to leave the village and meet the God of the Koju, who may provide a cure. Riding her faithful Golden Beetle friend Kiniro, Reco m...[Read More]
Super Meat Boy
Super Meat Boy is a tough as nails platformer where you play as an animated cube of meat who's trying to save his girlfriend (who happens to be made of bandages) from an evil fetus in a jar wearing a tux.
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
After his private military force, Militaires Sans Frontières, is destroyed in Ground Zeroes, Big Boss falls into a nine-year coma. Upon waking in 1984, he takes the codename "Venom Snake" and leads a new mercenary group, the Diamond Dogs, to seek revenge against those responsible. His mission leads him to Afghanistan and the Angola–Zaire border, where he hunts down the culprits and confronts a wor...[Read More]
Mad Max
Play as Mad Max, a lone warrior who must embark on a dangerous journey after his Interceptor is stolen by a deadly gang of marauders. A reluctant hero with an instinct for survival, Max wants nothing more than to leave the madness behind and find solace in the storied “Plains of Silence”
Lara Croft Go
Lara Croft GO is a turn based puzzle-adventure set in a long-forgotten world. Explore the ruins of an ancient civilization, discover well-kept secrets and face deadly challenges as you uncover the myth of the Queen of Venom.
King's Quest (2015)
King’s Quest is a collection of five different chapter releases, each focusing on an untold tale in Graham’s past. In each chapter, an aging King Graham reflects on his life of adventure with his granddaughter, Gwendolyn.