Heroes of Steel Elite Review
Indie RPG Treasure A few months ago I had the privilege of reviewing a lovely old-school style RPG called Heroes of Steel. While it was only the first episode of…
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Will McCool
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Growing up in a rural town left plenty of time for video games, which he has been doing nonstop since the days of the Nintendo. Now living in a far bigger town (a city, really) he still spends plenty of time parked on the couch playing video games with his wife. On other days he writes, explores the marvels that the world has to offer and plans how best to clear zombies out of an urban area.
Dungeon Crawlers Review
Who You Gonna Crow? If you’ve never seen it, do yourself a favor and watch the movie Ghostbusters. Not only is it a comedy classic, but it’ll help you to…
Skulls of the Shogun Review
Tales of betrayal are incredibly common in every medium. whether noble struggles for justice or gritty vigilante revenge, humanity has always loved the villain getting his or her just desserts.…
1Quest Review
One of the reasons roguelikes are surging in popularity these days are their crushing difficulty. These are games you’ll have to play dozens of times before you even get a…
Star Nomad Review
Mobile gaming enables independent developers in a fashion that is unprecedented for the industry. With a huge existing install base and a distribution network already in place the only tasks…
Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse Review
There have been very few Disney video games that have truly challenged and engaged adults. Much of this can be attributed to Disney’s careful control of their characters to ensure…
Great Little War Game 2 Review
The hallmark of the best strategy games is that you can’t just use the same approach to every situation. I tend to favor a horde of fast, cheap disposable minions…
Worms 3 Review
The title Worms 3 might lead you to assume there were two entries in this franchise before now. You’d be wrong. There are over twenty different iterations of the Worms…
Bridge Constructor: Medieval Review
A good puzzle game is hard to find, especially on mobile devices. Something truly unique and exciting comes along only occasionally. Bridge Constructor: Medieval is the most fun I’ve had…
Heroes: A Grail Quest Review
Time isn’t a factor in modern video games. Unless you’re playing a retro platformer you’re unlikely to experience the nail biting tension that comes along with watching a finite amount…
Braveland Review
While many video games place you in the role of a singular hero, some cater to those who’d rather be a leader or a general. Look far back enough and…
Warhammer 40k: Storm of Vengeance
I’ve always been enamored of the Warhammer universes, particularly the space opera nature of Warhammer 40k. What’s not to love about futuristic knights waging war on foes of unspeakable evil…
Baldur’s Gate Enhanced Edition Review
Reviewing re-releases of older games is a difficult prospect, especially when a decade or more has elapsed since the title was first released. Fortunately Baldur’s Gate was a gem when…
Rebirth of Fortune 2 Review
Rebirth of Fortune 2 begins with a brief snippet of story that is so completely unimportant to the gameplay that five minutes after reading it I couldn’t recall a single…
Mines of Mars Review
Imitation is extremely common in game development, especially in the burgeoning realm of phone and tablet entertainment. It only took a minute or two of playing Mines of Mars to…
Out There Review
Very little media depicts the incredible risks of space travel. Even Apollo 13 with its happy ending fails to drive home just how dangerous venturing beyond the bosom of our…
Deadman’s Cross Review
While the internet may be in a perpetual state of discussion as to whether zombies are still cool or vastly played out, the shambling mindless undead hold a perpetual place…
Legendary Wars Review
Defense games are becoming more and more popular. They greatly appeal to players like me who enjoy a carefully calculated strategy but never cultivated the rapidly shifting attention needed for…
Brand New Boy Review
Music has always been a huge part of my life so I find myself naturally attracted to anything involving rhythm as a part of its gameplay. I went through my…
Road of Kings Review
These days your first exposure to Conan likely came from television or the movies. The original tales that introduced the cunning barbarian to the world are hard to find in…