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Mega Drive Review - Snake Rattle N Roll (Game 173)
With 3D isometric environments, surreal but attractive graphics, catchy music and original gameplay, ‘Snake Rattle N Roll’ is often considered a NES hidden gem. However it seems everyone has forgotten...
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Switch Review - Nairi The Tower of Shirin
Developed as a fusion of the point-and-click and visual novel genres, ‘Nairi: Tower of Shirin’; the debut game from Home Bear Studios is an ambitious adventure game. But can it measure up to the...
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Mega Drive Review - Wonder Boy III - Monster Lair (Game 174)
‘Wonder Boy III: The Dragon’s Trap’ is often described as one of the best Master System games, but there’s another third ‘Wonder Boy’ game that many chose to forget. Developed by Westone Entertainment...
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Switch Review - Battle Princess Madelyn
‘Battle Princess Madelyn’ will be familiar to anyone who has played ‘Ghouls N Ghosts’. But can today’s game players cope with the infamous difficulty of that series?Developed by Casual Bit...
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Mega Drive Review - Jurassic Park (Game 175)
‘Jurassic Park’ took more money in its first weekend than any film before it and after nine days it had already made over $100 million. Tie-in video games were inevitable and competition between the...
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Mega Drive Review - Dynamite Headdy (Game 176)
Platform games were plentiful during the 16-bit era. But with their unique ideas and mastery of the Mega Drive, could Treasure’s contribution to the crowded genre be something truly special? Developed...
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Mega Drive Review - Shining in the Darkness (Game 177)
This may be one of the first Japanese made RPGs for the Mega Drive, but with tedious monotonous gameplay it may be one to avoid no matter how good the art is.Developed by Sonic! Software Planning...
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SNES Review - Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game 178)
Released during the SNES’ dying days, many considered ‘Donkey Kong Country 3’ to be the low point in a dazzling series. But while the time of its launch and the shadow of earlier games may have...
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Switch Review - Super Blackjack Battle
Throughout the 80s the public domain corner of gaming presented a wealth of creativity and bizarre ideas . ‘Super Blackjack Battle 2 Turbo Edition - The Card Warriors’ is reminiscent of those times; a...
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Switch Review - Bow to Blood: Last Captain Standing
‘Bow to Blood: Last Captain Standing’ proves that complexity and thoughtful depth have a place in Arena based combat.Developed by TribetoyReleased in 2018There’s a whole generation of TV viewers that...
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Switch Review - Mechstermination Force
What happens when you mix 'Contra' with ' Shadow of the Colossus? The creator of 'Gunman Clive' has the answer and its just as brutally hard as you'd imagine.Developed by Hörberg ProductionsReleased...
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Switch Review - The Mystery of Woolley Mountain
With its touch screen and pointer interfaces, the Switch has become a home console well suited to cater for the resurgence of Point-and-click games. But is good humour and heart enough to make a budget...
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A Coffee or A Game?
Two games a year; one for Christmas and one for my Birthday. When it came to new games I didn’t get access to many growing up. It’s understandable when you consider that most top tier AAA console...
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Switch on the Train
In the run up to its launch Nintendo, understandably were keen to emphasise the portability of the Switch. Not just a home console, promotional videos always showed parties of people enjoying playing...
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Switch Review - Impossible Mission
'Impossible Mission' may have once have been considered the best game on many systems, but does anyone today have the desire to play a re-release of a ten year old game based on a thirty year old game?...
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Mega Drive Review - Rocket Knight Adventures (Game 179)
We tend to feel the need to describe games by comparing them to others. But as ‘Rocket Knight Adventures’ shows, sometimes a 2D platformer can do its own thing and still be an enjoyable romp .Developed...
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Mega Driver Review - VectorMan (Game 180)
Nintendo enjoyed much success with 'Donkey Kong Country' but sadly Sega's reponse, while viusally eciting and technicaly impressive went nearly un-noticed.Developed by BlueSky SoftewarePublished by...
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Switch Review - Pawarumi
Another Vertical Scrolling Shooter lands on the eShop, but is its colour changing weapon mechanic, enough to separate it from the crowd of other bullet hell shooters?Developed by Manufacture 43...
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Switch Review - Robbie Swifthand and the Orb of Mysteries
There’s an appeal to overcoming an insurmountable challenge, but does this brutal platform game push things that bit too far?Developed by Pixel Reign Released in 2019During the amusing tutorial of...
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Things to miss from the 3DS
Originally positioned as “a third pillar”, the runaway success of the Nintendo DS meant the end of the Gameboy. In the same way, the popularity of the Switch has in turn meant we won’t now see a...
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