Even now, I can still remember the first time I played Super Mario Bros. I have vivid recollections of my first time playing Sonic the Hedgehog. I will never forget my first experience with Prince of Persia. Earthworm Jim, Aladdin, and, for nostalgic reasons specific to my own life, Yo! Noid all made indelible impressions on me that will be with me until time starts erasing all of my memories. I have a particular love for platformers as one of the absolute classic gameplay elements of my life. Four days ago, I played Rayman Origins for the first time, and a new memory was born. Read the full story

Prey 2 is not Prey. It became clear at the Bethesda E3 Prey 2 screening that the portal and gravity mechanics that made up most of the core gameplay of Prey were not returning for the sequel. Instead, we’re given an open world, mission based sandbox shooter. In this spiritual sequel, you are no longer the hunted, like you were in Prey. Prey 2 presents a more empowered character, putting you in the role of the hunter. Read the full story

I remember when Outland was announced at last year’s PAX. I instantly fell in love with both the visual feel of the game and the game’s expected polarity-platforming mechanics; I believe my exact phrasing was, “Unfortunately, Outland is not due out until next year, so I can’t make sweet, sweet gamer love to it quite yet.” Well, it is now the aforementioned “next year,” and I have had many hours over the last two days to make that sweet, sweet gamer love to Outland…and there was much rejoicing. Read the full story

If you were paying attention last week (and if you weren’t, what the hell?), you already know how excited I am for this week’s Steam release of Cloning Clyde.  NinjaBee Games has released some rather interesting titles across multiple systems, so I anticipated the chance to play another of their games on my chosen platform.  This simple yet complex side-scroller really caught my eye, and I made a personal vow to acquire this game (how lucky I am to work for a reviewer site!).  Cloning Clyde has been available to Live users for some time now, but we PC gamers have had to wait.  I suppose the big question is, was it worth the wait?  Let’s find out, shall we? Read the full story

If you are a fan of Old School gameplay, and are just as tired as I am over these over hyped, and often boring titles, you should listen up!

One week from today (March 15th), NinjaBee and Bacon Wrapped Games will be releasing Cloning Clyde on Steam!  Why should you care, you ask?  Well, let me break it down for you. Read the full story

About a week ago, I received a Steam announcements for a new puzzle-platformer, CreaVures, from Muse Games (you might know them for Guns of Icarus).  As soon as I saw the first moments of the trailer, I knew I was going to buy this game!  Imagine my surprise, when I received an email the next day, offering me a chance to review it! Sweeeeeeet! Read the full story

Last week, I posted an event on our Steam Group requesting our followers to browse my ever expanding list of games, and name the next title up for review.  I went to Random.org to select our winner this morning, and it chose Mr. Krabs.  His prize was a 10$ title of his choosing.  His suggestion was Psychonauts. Read the full story