Dec 19, 2014

Format: 3DS Unleashed: Out Now Publisher: XSEED Games, Marvelous Europe Developer: Neverland Co Players: 1 Site: http://www.runefactory4.com/ Rune Factory 4 is the fantasy spin off of Harvest Moon, which means it entails farming and fighting monsters. Given that it’s a title that isn’t full of ‘mature’ content, the beating the tar out of...

Sep 25, 2014

Format: 3DS Unleashed: Out Now Publisher: Nintendo Developer: Level-5 Players: 1 Site: https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Nintendo-3DS/Fantasy-Life-899654.html When you think about it, RPGs tend to have a very narrow view of the world. Generally speaking, you’re the guy or gal (but usually guy) who goes out and kills things, and… that’s about...

Sep 17, 2014

Band Saga; you’d easily be able to forgive yourself for assuming that tis a Kickstarter for a chiptune album but that’s actually one of the finished aspects of this game. It’s a “Musical Action Roguelike” which sounds not unlike Beat Hazard (which is great btw) but judging by the videos and screenshots, it looks more like an isometric Binding of...

Sep 4, 2014

Format: Wii U (version reviewed), 3DS, PS4, Vita, PC Unleashed: Out Now Publisher: Image & Form Developer: Image & Form Players: 1 Site: steamworldgames.com/dig/ When mining platformer SteamWorld Dig launched on 3DS last year, there was a sense that perhaps it belonged on a home console. After skipping Nintendo with a PlayStation 4 port, the game has...

Jul 23, 2014

Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate Adam: My experience with Monster Hunter is very limited, so I can’t speak on any major changes made. I was impressed with the methodical gameplay though, it seems like it could really reward planning in the full game as each piece of equipment offers such varied strategy and execution. For example, we were put up against a large...

Jul 16, 2014

Format: 3DS (version reviewed), Wii U Unleashed: Out Now Publisher: The Game Bakers Developer: The Game Bakers Players: 1 Site: www.thegamebakers.com/games Squids have subtly infiltrated the public consciousness for a long time now. For years Mario has been bumping off their squishy heads, or using their ink to gain the upper hand in races; and we recently...