James Cunningham


232 games reviewed
78.0 average score
80 median score
69.1% of games recommended
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Jun 20, 2017

Serious Sam's Bogus Detour is a surprisingly large shooter that takes the long-running arcade FPS and translates it perfectly into a new genre.

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Jun 17, 2017

Tormentor X Punisher is loud, mean, occasionally unfair, intentionally ugly and thoroughly awesome.

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4 / 5.0 - TO THE TOP
Jun 17, 2017

While To the Top may be a bit short on polish its sense of movement is fantastic.

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2 / 5.0 - Randall
Jun 8, 2017

Randall should be better than this. It's got all the elements in place to be good but they just don't work right.

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3 / 5.0 - SmuggleCraft
May 26, 2017

Despite all its issues I honestly enjoyed SmuggleCraft.  The tracks are a bit lonely, the challenge level is fairly low even when a mission says Death Trap and the menus desperately need another round of polish, but the courses are beautiful and fun to fly through in their detailed, low-poly way.

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4 / 5.0 - Thumper
May 18, 2017

By the end of Thumper, the speed is insane, the music wild and oppressive, and the feeling of just barely holding on to a beast that wants to send you flying so it can gnaw your bones is disturbingly strong.

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May 18, 2017

Mages of Mystralia is an energetic and clever action-RPG, set in a vibrant and colorful land with a dark history.

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3.5 / 5.0 - Strafe
May 15, 2017

Strafe falls short of greatness, but is definitely great fun.

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May 6, 2017

Birthdays: The Beginning is a cute and clever world-builder where simple actions can have deep, complicated results.

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Apr 28, 2017

Immortal Redneck is an absolutely fantastic FPS-roguelike.

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Apr 20, 2017

While Voodoo Vince Remastered isn't a classic of the platforming genre, it's still very good.

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3.5 / 5.0 - Bullet Soul
Apr 7, 2017

Bullet Soul is a fairly basic arcade shooter that gets by with hyperactive energy and lots of pretty explosions.

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4 / 5.0 - Slime-san
Apr 7, 2017

When Slime-san works as intended, it's an incredibly clever platformer, filled with endless challenges that constantly come up with new riffs on its themes.

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Apr 6, 2017

Graceful Explosion Machine is fantastic arcade action where being able to plan while forced into close-quarter shooting is the only way to survive.

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3.5 / 5.0 - Circles
Feb 21, 2017

Circles is a relaxing puzzle game that can still be surprisingly tricky, sometimes exasperatingly so. Making precise movements while taking the level's rotation into account and also keeping the speed up because the circles in the level grow larger the faster you move can take more than a few tries to get past, but those sections are the exception to the move laid-back nature of the rest of the game.

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4 / 5.0 - Flywrench
Feb 16, 2017

Flywrench is a deceptively simple challenge that requires nerves of steel and a vast reservoir of patience if you want to see everything it has to offer.

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3.5 / 5.0 - Poi
Feb 3, 2017

Poi is an affectionate love letter to the 3D platformer, filled with challenges and a good number of mini-games to liven up the adventure.

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4 / 5.0 - Smashbox Arena
Jan 23, 2017

Smashbox Arena is a fantastic take on dodgeball, combining the classic playground activity with an arena FPS to make something fast enough for good competitive gaming while remaining appropriate for all ages.

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4 / 5.0 - Dungeon Souls
Dec 27, 2016

Dungeon Souls is an action-packed roguelike featuring plenty of characters with a good variety of skills, all sorts of monsters to use those abilities on appearing in large numbers, and an upgrade path that keeps on climbing.

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3.5 / 5.0 - Arizona Sunshine
Dec 23, 2016

Arizona Sunshine is a decent take on the zombie shooter, hardly revolutionary, but using its tech to good effect.

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