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CONTENT ARCHIVE | 2019 | JANUARY - MARCH

< April-June 2019   January-March 2019   > October-December 2018


​​PIXEL REVIEW:
 HORIZON CHASE TURBO PS4 15/3/2019

A £15 network title that models itself on the arcade racers of yesteryear. It may not sound like anything special, but as Tom discovers in his latest review, Horizon Chase Turbo has some of the best multiplayer you'll have ever played.
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​PIXEL REVIEW: SHAQ FU: A LEGEND REBORN PS4 11/3/2019
Twenty-plus years on from Delphine's disaster, basketball star Shaquille O'Neal - and Shaq Fu - was back. Read about Saber Interactive's attempt to rewrite history's wrongs as Shane reviews 2018's A Legend Reborn.
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​PIXEL REVIEW: THE LONG REACH PS4 5/3/2019
2D pixel horror continues to grow and Tom is all too happy to subject himself to another psychological bashing at the hands of The Long Reach. Is it a dream? Is it reality? One thing's for sure: it's a review. You can read it here, now.
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​PIXEL REVIEW: KILLER7 PS2 1/3/2019
...And now for something completely different! Shane looks back at Suda51's typically irreverent shoot 'em up oddity Killer7. It's a game that's brimming with unusual touches, but does it all gel together? Find out in our latest review.
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​PIXEL REVIEW: MY MEMORY OF US PS4 24/2/2019
In late 2018, almost unnoticed, Juggler Games released a 2D adventure centring on the friendship of a boy and a girl as war descended upon Poland. As Tom explains, it may be one of the most significant games of its kind.
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​PIXEL REVIEW: ASSASSIN'S CREED CHRONICLES VITA 18/2/2019
Long-time advocates of handheld gaming, Ubisoft nevertheless surprised Vita owners in 2016 with a port of Assassin's Creed spin-off adventures set in China, India and Russia. Tom explains why it's one of the series' finest entries.
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​PIXEL REVIEW: SPIRIT OF SPEED 1937 DC 15/2/2019
Shane gets specialist with a look back at Broadsword's period Dreamcast racer. As he discovers, its vintage roots may be an interesting distinction; its archaic gameplay and presentation rather less so. Read our latest review now.
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​PIXEL REVIEW: DISCWORLD NOIR PS 30/1/2019
When Discworld returned in 2000, it boasted numerous improvements, most notably a humorous, original script. As Shane discovers in his latest review, this would help make it one of the finest point 'n' clicks of its time.
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​PIXEL REVIEW: YONDER: THE CLOUD CATCHER CHRONICLES PS4 26/1/2019
Tom takes a gaming vacation in the picturesque, inviting world of Gemea. He did nothing but enjoy himself for a week, but has since summoned enough of a work ethic to pen a review on Prideful Sloth's charming adventure.
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​PIXEL TIMEOUT: TELLTALE GAMES: A RETROSPECTIVE 23/1/2019
A retrospective look at the rise and fall of Telltale Games. Shane examines how a studio of ex-LucasArts developers modernised the narrative adventure, before their decline and closure in 2018.
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​PIXEL REVIEW: SHADOW OF THE TOMB RAIDER XONE 18/1/2019
Eidos Montreal assumed lead development duties on the third of Lara's "Origins" games. Shane looks at whether Shadow of the Tomb Raider could build on the sterling work of its predecessors in our latest review.
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​PIXEL REVIEW: KICK & FENNICK VITA 16/1/2019
We revisit 2015's Kick & Fennick, a sci-fi platformer that was largely overlooked on its original release. But as Tom discovers in his latest review, there's more to it than first meets the eye.
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​PIXEL REVIEW: SHINY PS4 7/1/2019
It isn't every day that you see a game developed in Brazil. Tom examines Garage 227's eco-aware platformer Shiny, to see how well this PlayStation 4 port fares amongst the modern crop.
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