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Redout: Space Assault Review – PC
I’m not sure where to begin with Redout: Space Assault. I supposed we could talk about how the game is deceptively using the “Redout” name to lure in potential customers who were fans of the 2016 anti-grav racing game or maybe...
Habroxia 2 Review – PC
I’ve had a love/hate relationship with arcade space shooters since the early 80’s; long before the term “bullet-hell” was even a thing. Over the years the games have gotten tougher and my skills and reflexes have lessened; thu...
Ryte – The Eye of Atlantis Review – PC VR
I’m a sucker for anything having to do with Atlantis whether it’s the 1992 Indiana Jones adventure game from LucasArts or the Stargate spinoff that ran from 2004-2009, so when I heard there was a new VR adventure game coming ou...
Airplane Mode Review – PC
Out of all the things that I missed doing in 2020, I have to say that air travel isn’t on the list. Due to a mixture of my height, a mild case of claustrophobia and a short attention span, I’m not at my best when I’m on a plane...
Project Wingman Review – PC/VR
Shining StarProject Wingman, aka Exhibit A in the upcoming copyright lawsuit by Bandai Namco, is a pretty awesome arcade flight-combat game and why wouldn’t it be? It pretty much borrows and steals every single element and aspect of the A...
I, AI Review – PC
Scrolling space shooters have been one of my guilty pleasures since my arcade days back in the 80’s, and thankfully there is no shortage of them today on both consoles and PC. I, AI is the latest offering to the genre, origina...
Starship Commander: Arcade Review – PC/VR
Starship Commander: Arcade reminds me of those VR motion rides they have stuck in the back of Dave & Buster’s arcade; you know the one where there is the attendant wiping out the pink-eye from the VR goggles between rides b...
Football Manager 2021 Review – PC
Shining Star2020 has been a strange year for everyone and even football, with all of its riches, hasn’t been able to escape feeling the impact of the upheaval. From interruptions to the season to a shortened inter-seasonal break and a dela...
Leisure Suit Larry – Wet Dreams Dry Twice Review – PC
Shining StarI might have discovered PC gaming with Zork on a TRS-80 in my local Radio Shack back in the early 80’s, but it wasn’t until Leisure Suit Larry in 1987 that I discovered graphical adventures. I instantly fell in love with the e...
