XBLA Reviews

Tumblestone is being hyped as the first original action-puzzle game of the past 15 years. It’s a bold and, perhaps, a somewhat foolhardy statement for a match-three puzzle game. Nevertheless, …
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I would have struggled to articulate my mixed feelings of disgust, disappointment and even embarrassment after booting up 7 Days to Die for the first time. I mean, really, this …
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The Banner Saga concluded on a life-and-death decision, and now Stoic has returned to the Norse world of humans, Varl and Dredge where the only certainty is death. This sophomore …
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As unfortunate as it may be, Heart&Slash is not some new collaboration between the ’70s sister duo Heart and the guitarist from Guns & Roses: it’s actually a hack-and-slash roguelike. …
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Pac-Man is one of the best examples of simple-yet-memorable gaming. The original game debuted in Japan in May of 1980 and travelled to the US in October 1980 with Midway distributing …
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As love for the roguelike genre continues to grow, a whole slew of developers are creating games that showcase one or more unique features in the hope of tempting the …
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Five minutes into Anima: Gate of Memories and one could be forgiven for thinking that they were bearing witness to a slightly substandard Devil May Cry clone. Persevere beyond the first few hours, …
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After an unprecedented length of time in development via Steam Greenlight and the Xbox One Games Preview Program, Prison Architect is finally ready to stand on its own two feet. …
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It was July of 2015, just weeks after E3 when I got the email. I had been selected to review Mighty No. 9, Keiji Inafune’s spiritual successor to one of everyone’s …
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They are coming. They are coming to take you away, and they remain ever vigilant as they endeavor towards that end. I cannot tell you who “they” are, where they …
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