Xbox One Reviews

After playing a couple rounds of Screencheat, an odd thought occurred to me: would a kid be able to understand this game? Back before online gaming, people never had to …
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Pixel Piracy is an open-world retro pirate sim. That phrase alone will make Pixel Piracy an instant buy for many. It’s the type of game we dream of: adventuring, plundering, …
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If you want to have a commercially successful game, just take a popular franchise or genre and make a toy version of it. Tiny Troopers: Joint Ops is a twin …
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For better or worse, the first episode of The Walking Dead: Michonne gave me a story I didn’t expect. The game is advertised as having an explanation as to why Michonne left her …
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Unravel‘s unveiling at Electronic Arts’ E3 2015 media briefing made it the indie darling of the games industry’s biggest show. Coldwood Interactive’s puzzle-platformer may not have been able to live …
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In the past week I’ve suffered from starvation, dehydration, hypothermia, bacterial infections, multiple lacerations and broken bones. I drowned many times, was attacked by packs of wolves, gorged by a …
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Last year was a big one for games, and one of its most surprising successes was Psyonix’s Rocket League. It debuted on PS4 and PC last summer and became an instant hit. The indie …
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Layers of Fear calls itself a horror game, but in actuality it has far more similarities with Gone Home than it does with mainstays of its supposed genre like Outlast. Layers of Fear is …
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D/Generation HD is a remake of a PC classic. After being completely stuck within the first five minutes, I had to go read up on the game and watch YouTube …
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In the interest of full disclosure, I have to admit that I’ve been a fan of Agatha Christie’s iconic Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot, since I was a boy of only …
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