Atomik: RunGunJumpGun (Switch, Mobile, PC)
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Posted on March 5th, 2018 by
This is one of those tough-as-nails 2-D platformers that’s becoming so popular right now, kind of like Super Meat Boy. You play as a dude in a jetpack racing in a sci-fi world with a dying sun. It’s available on mobile, PC, and now Nintendo Switch (reviewed on Switch here).
The Fighters of Dissidia Final Fantasy NT
Posted on March 2nd, 2018 by
Dissidia Final Fantasy was one of my favorite games on the PSP. It was a fighting game featuring characters from the popular RPG series, and there were two of them on Sony’s first handheld. I always thought it would be neat if there was a version of Dissidia on one of the big consoles, so I was excited when Square-Enix announced Dissidia Final Fantasy NT for the PS4. I’ve been playing it recently, so here’s a blog about the characters and stages you can find in it, as well as some brief impressions of the game as a whole.
Button Men: Beat People Up (Boardgame)
Posted on March 1st, 2018 by
Button men has players rolling to capture their opponent’s dice in a sort of alternate reality competitive Yahtzee. Players choose a Button Man that dictates their dice and any special powers and then alternate rolling dice to capture their opponents’ dice. Points are scored for captured dice and half points for one’s own dice that are kept through the end of the game. High score wins and another round is played in a best of three competition. Button Men is a fast playing, fun little game that is extremely portable.
Aperion Cyberstorm (Switch, Wii U, PC)
Posted on February 26th, 2018 by
This is a twin stick shooter game, meaning you move by using one joypad and shoot in any direction with the other. Kind of like arcade classics like Robotron or Smash TV. In fact, the game’s graphics even kind of remind me of Robotron. Pilot your spacecraft through corridors and shoot anything that moves, and that’s all you need to know! Up to five can play at the same time in this downloadable game for Switch, PC, and even the Wii U for some reason (reviewed on Switch here).
Bridge Constructor (PS4, Xbox One, PC, Mobile)
Posted on February 23rd, 2018 by
Natural disasters have plagued a group of islands and now all the bridges are wrecked! It’s up to you to build and test new bridges for cars and trucks to go across. Bridge Constructor is a physics-based puzzle building game available for PS4, Xbox One, PC, and mobile devices, but reviewed on PS4 here.
Masquerada: Songs and Shadows (PS4, Xbox One, PC)
Posted on February 21st, 2018 by
Masquerada is set in a Renaissance world full of political and social strife, sort of like Game of Thrones. Except here, the cause for all the conflict comes from special masks that give the wearer magic powers. These masks kind of look like those Phantom of the Opera masks, or the snooty rich people party masks, or the one Robin wears. Well, you get the idea. But when the wearer of one of these masks dies, the mask disappears forever. Now the number of these masks is dwindling, and a civil war has broken out for control of the remaining masks. You play as a detective set out in a missing person case amidst this backdrop, but soon you’ll be caught up in the mystery of the masks in this downloadable RPG for PS4, Xbox One, and PC (reviewed on PS4 here).
Nine Parchments (Switch, PS4, Xbox One, Steam)
Posted on February 20th, 2018 by
Nine Parchments is an excellent local co-op game of wizards, monsters, and friendly fire. Up to four players (local or online) take the role of an apprentice wizard out to make a name for themselves by collecting the lost Nine Parchments. Players fight through progressively harder levels to collect all nine parchments and finish the game. Multiple difficulty levels, skill trees, and unlockables (new characters, powerful staffs, and cosmetic hats) provide replay value for what would otherwise be a linear quest line. A great addition to the local multiplayer catalogue on the Switch (the version reviewed here), Nine Parchments is a must-buy for local co-op fans.
Bleed 2 (PS4, Xbox One, PC)
Posted on February 19th, 2018 by
Not even six months ago I reviewed the original Bleed game, and now there’s already a sequel you can download on the PS4, Xbox One, and PC (reviewed on PS4 here). It plays and looks nearly identical to the original, but they’ve added a few improvements and tweaks here and there. Once again you play as the heroine from the first game who must defeat evil. It’s a fairly unique run and gun shooter with retro graphics and sensibilities.
SEGA Slots (iOS, Android)
Posted on February 16th, 2018 by
SEGA may be nearly synonymous with video games now, but when they first started out as SErvice GAmes in the 40’s and 50’s, they made mostly slot machines. Now SEGA is going back to their roots with SEGA Slots, a free-to-play downloadable slot machine game for iOS and Android (reviewed on iPad here). Many of the slots here feature SEGA’s most popular video game characters and games, like Sonic the Hedgehog, Super Monkey Ball, Shinobi, Samba de Amigo, and Golden Axe!
The Inner World: The Last Wind Monk (PS4, Xbox One, PC, Mobile)
Posted on February 14th, 2018 by
The Inner World: The Last Wind Monk is a sequel to a cartoony point and click adventure I reviewed last year (played here on PS4). In a subterranean world surrounded by dirt, the people of this land live on the inside of a sphere. Around the sphere are wind holes that provide its citizens with air to breathe, and those holes are guarded by wind monks. In the game you play as (mostly) Robert, a young man who was adopted by one of the wind monks. This sequel takes place a couple of years after the first game. After Robert defeated the villain and discovered his true identity, he finds a new adversary who wants to destroy all of Robert’s new family. It’s up to Robert and his friends Laura and Peck the pidgeon to find the last Wind Monk and save the day again!
