Reader Review: The NewZealand Story: Untold Adventure (PC)
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Posted on March 23rd, 2026 by
When my brothers were very young, I would usually start them off playing video games with classic arcade titles. One time I showed my brother Jeff the Taito Legends collection, and he gravitated toward The NewZealand Story, an arcade platformer where you play as a cute kiwi and fire arrows at baddies. The game is notorious for being very challenging, but my brother Jeff was determined to beat it. He got pretty far, way farther than I had patience for, so I admired his determination. He got to a stage in the clouds and when he beat it, an angel said that he made it to heaven and can rest now. And then the game ended! Jeff was so mad that he got a ‘bad’ ending, but we also laughed about how the game essentially ‘trolled’ him. We still joke about it to this day! So I thought it was only appropriate for him to review The NewZealand Story: Untold Adventure, an update to the arcade classic for the PC. –Cary Woodham
Reader Review: Goosebumps: Terror in Little Creek (PC, Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, X/S)
Posted on November 17th, 2025 by
I was too old to get into R.L.Stine’s Goosebumps series when they first came out. I was like in high school or college by that time. And my little brothers were too young! So I don’t really have a lot of familiarity with this series. In fact, the only thing I remember about Goosebumps is that when my brother Jeff was little bitty and first started swimming lessons, one of the things he needed for the class was a beach towel. So we let him pick out whatever one he wanted at the store. And he chose a Goosebumps one, for whatever reason. But he thought he was SO COOL with that towel! Anyway, when a review code for a new Goosebumps game recently dropped in my lap, I thought it would be only fitting to have my brother Jeff review it! So here is his take on Goosebumps: Terror in Little Creek. It’s available on all current consoles and PC, but reviewed on PC here. –Cary
Reader Review: Kingdom Come Deliverance 1 & 2 (PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PC)
Posted on March 7th, 2025 by
I had my brother Ben review a game I probably would never play myself, but it’s nice to have variety every now and then. So please check out his review of this duology of games! –Cary
Reader Review: Warhammer 40,000: Dakka Squadron (Switch, PS4, Xbox One, PC)
Posted on April 19th, 2024 by
Most of my younger brothers LOVE Warhammer. It’s an RPG board game where you play with these intricate figures that you can even paint yourself. I’ve never gotten into it myself, just too complicated (and expensive) for me. But then, anything more complicated than Hungry, Hungry Hippos and my eyes glaze over! Ha ha! Anyway, one of my brothers, Jeff, loves Warhammer so much that he works at a store that specifically sells that stuff! Another one of my brothers, Ben, has a huge collection of figures that he paints (very well I might add). So I thought it would be fun to have Ben review this Warhammer game. It’s available on most current consoles and PC, but reviewed on Switch here. –Cary
Reader Review: Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince (Switch)
Posted on February 2nd, 2024 by
Back when I was writing game reviews for The Dallas Morning News, for a long while I was designated the “Pokémon expert.” One of the perks of this was not only was I able to review all the Pokémon games, but most of the other knock-offs that would come out in the wake of the initial Pokémon craze, I’d get to review those, too. This included everything from Digimon to Monster Rancher to Dragon Warrior Monsters. The first Dragon Warrior Monsters title was on the Game Boy Color, and let you train and battle monsters from the popular Dragon Quest RPG franchise. It was called Dragon Warrior back then in the US because of copyright issues. Anyway, one of my brothers, Jeff, he was pretty young at the time, yet he LOVED that Dragon Warrior Monsters game I reviewed. He liked it so much that after I reviewed it, he confiscated the game from me and I never got to play it again! And he’s never done that before! Since then he’s enjoyed all the other Dragon Quest Monsters games as well as other spin offs like Dragon Quest Builders and Rocket Slime. So when Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince recently came out on Switch, I thought it might be fun to have Jeff review it, for old times sake. So here’s his review! –Cary Woodham
Reader Review: Rune Factory 5 (Switch)
Posted on May 18th, 2022 by
I’m no stranger to reviewing Rune Factory games. In fact, I recently reviewed Rune Factory 4 Special on PS4. Unfortunately I was not able to review the recently released Rune Factory 5. But luckily my brother Benjamin Woodham decided to review it on Switch, so check out his review below! –Cary
Reader Review: Dungeons and Dragons: Family Time or Bad News?
Posted on May 16th, 2022 by
I’ve never been able to get into Dungeons and Dragons or any tabletop role playing game, really. Too much math for my tastes. That’s why I just stick to Final Fantasy games. And even then just the old school ones. But most of my other brothers really like Dungeons and Dragons. For instance, my brother Jeff once ran a long running DnD group at his local library. And another one of my brothers, Benjamin Woodham, wrote this neat article I’d like to share here. So please read his article below. –Cary
Reader Review: World’s End Club (Switch)
Posted on October 8th, 2021 by
My brother Nathan loves games from NIS America, so he jumped at the chance to review this one. Check out his review of World’s End Club for Switch below! –Cary
Reader Review: Metroid Zero Mission: Playing My Way to Metroid Dread
Posted on July 30th, 2021 by
Out of the blue my younger brother Nathan send me a review of Metroid Zero Mission for GBA, telling me that he is going to try to play all the Metroid games before Metroid Dread comes out. So here it is! Do be sure to read it! –Cary
Reader Review: My Universe: School Teacher (Switch, PS4, PC)
Posted on January 15th, 2021 by
There are many real life super heroes out there making this world a better place. Some include firefighters, police officers, and teachers. Teachers educate our kids and get them ready for the future, and do so much more that we don’t even realize. I’m proud to say my brother Jeff is a teacher, so I thought it would be neat to have him review My Universe: School Teacher, a game about that occupation. It’s available on Switch, PS4, and PC, but reviewed on Switch here.
