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CONTENT ARCHIVE | 2020 | JANUARY - MARCH

< April-June 2020   January-March 2020   > October-December 2019

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​PIXEL REVIEW: MAX PAYNE XBOX 28/3/2020
Max Payne rewrote the rulebook. A uniquely gritty atmosphere, driven by a compelling story of revenge, made for an shoot 'em up that stood out from the crowd. And that's before Shane factors in bullet-time, in his latest review...
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​PIXEL REVIEW: XENON RACER PS4 15/3/2020
3DClouds returned in 2019 with a racing game for the hybrid generation. There's some exciting courses and a cool drift mechanic, but as Tom discovers in his latest review, Xenon Racer is not without its issues.
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​PIXEL REVIEW: GENPEI TOMA DEN PCE 18/2/2020
Namco's multifaceted arcade adventure game centring on a fiery-haired samurai would launch in Japan for the PC Engine in 1990. Tom gives the low-down on a flawed yet distinctive title that will soon be gracing the PCE Mini.
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​PIXEL REVIEW: SPAWN: IN THE DEMON'S HAND DC 8/2/2020
Spawn's never had the best of luck when it comes to video game tie-ins. But in 2000, with the development talents of Capcom at the helm, there was a chance at redemption on the Dreamcast. Read Shane's review now.
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​PIXEL REVIEW: YETISPORTS DELUXE PS 5/2/2020
Tom looks back at a game that escaped a grilling from the magazines on its release in 2004. A mini-game collection based around a web-browser flash game starring a yeti, is it as bad as we remember? Read the review now.
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​PIXEL REVIEW: JADE EMPIRE XBOX 28/1/2020
Overlooked in the wake of the Xbox 360's launch, BioWare's unusual western RPG based around Chinese mythology proved a perfect advocate for the Xbox, and the studio's talents. Shane explains why Jade Empire is worth revisiting.
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​PIXEL REVIEW: MARIO GOLF GBC 25/1/2020
Tom revisits Camelot's miraculous portable golf game, which in 1999, defied the GBC's hardware limitations to deliver an experience as playable and enduring as any of its home console equivalents of the time.
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​PIXEL REVIEW: GATE OF THUNDER PCE 11/1/2020
Is this the greatest of all the forgotten shoot 'em ups? Tom looks back at a blockbuster blaster, which is absolutely jam-packed with action. Read the review now, to see what you've been missing!
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​PIXEL REVIEW: THE GRINCH DC 1/1/2020
It's the turn of the millennium, and the gaming world can't move for 3D platformers. Could The Grinch break the mould and deliver a Christmas cracker for Dreamcast owners, or would it prove another festive turkey? Shane reviews.
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