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REVIEW ARCHIVE
"More than 500 reviews across 34 platforms"


​PIXEL REVIEW: QUANTUM BREAK XONE 15/1/2021
Remedy have long been renowned for their narrative-driven third-person shooters, just ask any Max Payne fan. In 2016, they released Quantum Break, an ambitious console-exclusive for the Xbox One. Read Shane's latest review now.
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​PIXEL REVIEW: SACRED CITADEL PC 13/1/2021
In 2013, role-playing series Sacred took a detour into the roaming hack 'n' slash genre. Could Southend Interactive carve out a Golden Axe for the 21st Century? Tom investigates in his latest review.
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​PIXEL REVIEW: WAVE RACE GB 10/1/2021
Time for a look back to the origins of Wave Race, which began life on the Game Boy back in 1992. Taking a further five years to release in Europe, it remains an interesting curio, as Tom discovers in his latest review.
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​PIXEL REVIEW: BLACK MIRROR PS4 2/1/2021
Black Mirror reboots and re-envisages the point 'n' click series of the early 00s as a third-person adventure. Does this allow the series to kick on with greater immersion and atmosphere? Tom finds out in his latest review.
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​PIXEL REVIEW: QUANTUM REDSHIFT XBOX 29/12/2020
It's the early days of the Xbox and Microsoft need a futuristic racer that can put the system through its paces. Step forward Quantum Redshift, an appestising mixture of WipEout Fusion and Episode I Racer, for Shane's latest coverage.
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​PIXEL REVIEW: STREETS OF RAGE 4 PS4 27/12/2020
A whopping twenty-six years after the last instalment, the greatest roaming beat 'em up series of them all returned. Fantastic for fans and newcomers alike, Tom looks at Streets of Rage's triumphant revival, in his latest review.
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​PIXEL REVIEW: CARRION XONE 21/12/2020
Tired of being the good guy? Tired of saving the world? Carrion lets you unleash your dark desires as a tentacled monster that breaks out of the lab, ready to wreak havoc on mankind. Shane has the full story in his latest review.
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​PIXEL REVIEW: LAND OF ILLUSION GG 17/12/2020
We all remember Castle of Illusion and World of Illusion, but what of the adventure that fell in-between? Tom remembers another beautiful, creative platformer that was just the ticket for Game Gear owners, in his latest review.
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​PIXEL REVIEW: HEAVENLY SWORD PS3 10/11/2020
Every console has its technical showpieces and for the PlayStation 3, it fell to Ninja Theory to steady the ship after the PS3's floundering launch. Shane looks at whether Heavenly Sword offers more than surface attraction in his latest review.
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