9 years ago
Battle Worlds: Kronos review: War of the worlds
In my experience, games like Battle Worlds: Kronos come around at most once or twice in every console generation, and that is a great shame. Kronos is a spiritual successor to …
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9 years ago
Battle Chasers: Nightwar’s fantasy gameplay shown off in new trailer
Battle Chasers: Nightwar got a new gameplay trailer this week. The game from indie studio Airship Syndicate was originally launched as a Kickstarter project which fell just shy of a …
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9 years ago
Darksiders 2: Deathinitive Edition review: Deathinately not milking it
Another day, another remaster of a popular game from the most recent previous generation. This time, Nordic Games has published Gunfire Games’ adaptation of Darksiders 2, which is out now on Xbox …
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9 years ago
Darksiders 2: Deathinitive Edition headed to Xbox One October 27
Death returns just in time for Halloween with Darksiders 2: Deathinitive Edition. Players will once again mount up as one of The Four Horsemen to dispense justice worldwide on October 27. Outside …
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10 years ago
Legend of Kay – Anniversary review: At least it has cats?
Some games are highly revered, their creators lauded for their successes. Others are woefully panned and hated by the general audience. Others still exist merely to fade Read More
10 years ago
JUJU review (XBLA)
JUJU was developed by Flying Wild Hog and published on Xbox 360 by Nordic Games. It was released December 9, 2014 for $14.99. A copy was provided for review purposes.
So what is JUJU? I’m not able to tell you that. I completed the game, and I have no idea if JUJU is the main character’s name, or the world it lives in, or the totems you need to collect. What I do know is that JUJU is an increasingly rare XBLA title, and it has a terrible name for which to use in a Google search.
JUJU is a happy-go-lucky side-scrolling platformer that’s all about the colorful visuals. The game looks like a toddler’s fever dream, filled with giant toys and smiling unnaturally colored animals. It’s about as kid-friendly as kid-friendly gets, even going so far as to have a main menu that only uses pictures. Unfortunately, the game has a severe case of style over substance, as its core gameplay is not as fun and whimsical as you might expect. JUJU feels like an uninspired re-skin of similar titles, and attempting to finish it quickly becomes a chore.