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TrackMania Turbo review: Buckle up
10 years ago

TrackMania Turbo review: Buckle up

Trackmania Turbo is a racing game that falls somewhere between the Forza and Trials series. It plays like any run-of-the-mill third-person driving game, but the over-the-top level design is what puts it …
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Sheltered review: Going underground
10 years ago

Sheltered review: Going underground

When I wrote my preview of Sheltered, I thought of it as something of a rough diamond. Here was a brutally unforgiving game with a clunky control system that translated poorly onto a gamepad …
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Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse: A seaworthy adventure
10 years ago

Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse: A seaworthy adventure

Shantae has become a successful platformer since its debut in 2002. The antics of the hair whipping half-genie heroine have now made their way to this generation of consoles. Building …
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101 Ways to Die review: How creative can you be with death?
10 years ago

101 Ways to Die review: How creative can you be with death?

101 Ways to Die is a dark take on the classic Rube Goldberg Machine, where players lay elaborate traps around levels for little creatures known as Splatts to walk to their grisly …
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Prison Architect preview: Breaking out the strategy on Xbox One
10 years ago

Prison Architect preview: Breaking out the strategy on Xbox One

As much as I love video games, I’m just not a PC gamer. My day job sees me sitting at a PC all day, so when I get home from …
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XBLA Fans review scores are evolving
10 years ago

XBLA Fans review scores are evolving

When we started XBLA Fans, one of the core beliefs I had was that reviews should be useful to you, our readers. That lead to the creation of our scoring …
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Action Henk review: Don’t look back
10 years ago

Action Henk review: Don’t look back

Action Henk is the most fun I’ve had with a video game in a long time. The pace never slows down, the action doesn’t get stale and the gameplay gets more …
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Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition — worth a second look?
10 years ago

Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition — worth a second look?

When I reviewed the initial release of Ori and the Blind Forest one year ago, I described it as “beautiful and sorrowful” and a “masterpiece,” which I felt would surely …
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Blast ‘Em Bunnies review: It’s wabbit season
10 years ago

Blast ‘Em Bunnies review: It’s wabbit season

It’s fitting that with Easter right around the corner a game about bunnies would be released. However, these bunnies aren’t of the cute, fuzzy or even chocolate variety that you’ll …
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Dungeon of the Endless review: Mob rules
10 years ago

Dungeon of the Endless review: Mob rules

It’s only been a week since I was assigned to review Dungeon of the Endless (DotE), but I must admit to being completely addicted to it already. In fact, I’ve been enjoying Amplitude Studios’ …
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