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As someone who played a ton of the original Missile Command in the arcades and at home (originally on the Atari 5200 and more recently on my MAME cabinet with a trackball controller) I was actually quite excited to see this classic get an upgrade of sorts...
There's nothing wrong with a straightforward budget title that sets its sights on a goal and gets there, even if it may not feel terribly flashy or ambitious...
While admittedly getting the experience right has always tended to be a challenge I'm actually a big fan of destruction derby-style racing...
Bless the indie devs that are determined to just completely go off in left field and do something unique...
In the event your days as a teenager in high school weren’t traumatic enough, and you’re looking to recapture some of the unpredictability and excitement of that time (albeit in a monster-fied form) you may find Monster Prom to your liking...
If you're looking for airborne thrills on the Switch the list is a pretty short one, so for fans of aerial domination should be excited for the arrival of Red Wings on the system...
One quality I admire most of this title is that right from the start it leads with a pretty messed up sense of humor...
Taking a more casual game base of a hidden object title and trying to elevate it to another level takes some guts, and that’s obviously the goal for the people behind Myths of Orion...
With certain types of word-based puzzles presentation isn't particularly a major concern, it's really just about an accessible and unencumbered experience...
When it comes to local multiplayer games I absolutely respect an approach that shoots for simplicity...
Much like the previous title from this game's developer, Friends of Ringo Ishikawa, Arrest of a Stone Buddha may be better defined as a gaming experiment than a traditional game...
With the astounding success of the Overcooked series it was inevitable that a bunch of other teams would take on culinary local co-op, and one result of those efforts is Cannibal Cuisine...
Over the years there have been a variety of takes on the game of mini golf, ranging from pretty great to lacking...
I’ll admit that when I first started playing this title it was a struggle since there’s a distinct lack of explanation to much of what you need to do...
Throwback-style games are always a mixed bag for me...
Working as a throwback to games from a much earlier era that were the first to dabble in a cinematic adventure experience The Eternal Castle will probably feel quite familiar to fans of the likes of Out of this World or even earlier fare like Prince of Persia...
Titles that don’t just tap heavily into nostalgia but fully embrace it are always a risky proposition...
Ever since the days of the classic Wing Commander series I've been a huge fan of space dogfighting mixed with a bit of operatic drama...
Among the genres that are the toughest to evaluate in gaming and may be the most divisive are those that are "walking simulators" at their core...
Remasters of games that are getting pretty old, especially when they're from the earlier days of 3D adventures, are tough to evaluate...