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GAMING HISTORY IN FEATURES & REVIEWS

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​PIXEL REVIEW: OVERLORD X360 6/12/2023
Taking control of an Overlord an ensemble of minions as the player seeks to defeat seven heroes gone-bad. Shane recalls this effective mix of RTS and RPG action, in his latest review.
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​PIXEL REVIEW: UNCHARTED TIDES: PORT ROYAL PC 3/12/2023
Hidden object fun on the high seas! Tom checks out Cordelia Games' 2019 effort which mixes an array of mini-games, a swashbuckling narrative and some accessible point 'n' click puzzling. 
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​PIXEL REVIEW: SHADOWS: AWAKENING PS4 27/11/2023
A game considered both a remake of, and sequel to, Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms, Awakening will keep fans of action RPGs happy, even if it doesn't scale the heights reached by Diablo III. Read Shane's coverage now!
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​PIXEL REVIEW: CRASH BANDICOOT XS GBA 24/11/2023
Xtra Small in Europe and The Huge Adventure in North America, Vicarious Visions' GBA game was Crash Bandicoot's first handheld outing. Would this 2D platformer offer hope that there was life for the series after Naughty Dog?
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​PIXEL REVIEW: RAGE 2 XONE 17/11/2023
The open-world post-apocalypse beckoned once more in 2019 as Rage returned. Read Shane's thoughts on a game that struggles to reconcile strong shooting elements with an unremarkable open-world experience.
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​PIXEL REVIEW: SNAKE ROY MGDK 6/11/2023
Despite being lumbered with another terrible Mega Duck box art, Snake Roy defied the omens in 1993. Sachen delivered a really sturdy snake/maze game, one that's memorable for its remarkable dialogue and surprisingly impressive design.
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​PIXEL REVIEW: PARASITE EVE PS 27/10/2023
It never made it over to Europe, but Parasite Eve certainly made an impression on us! Released during a golden period for Squaresoft, this remarkable horror/RPG hybrid proved another huge highlight, as Shane explains in his review.
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​PIXEL REVIEW: JU-ON: THE GRUDGE WII 23/10/2023
More than a decade after the first Ju-on film, Lost Odyssey developers feelplus finally gifted gamers an adaptation of the celebrated Japanese horror film series. Would motion controls elevate this creepy experience to another level?
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