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​PIXEL REVIEW: METAL SLUG NEO 22/2/2021
The gaming world may have been dreaming of a 3D future by 1996, but one classic 2D series was just getting started. Tom looks back at the highly irreverent (and infinitely playable) Metal Slug, in his latest review.
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​PIXEL REVIEW: PARIAH XBOX 12/2/2021
You want more first-person shooters, right? Of course you do! Our reader base has an insatiable lust for miltitary-based action (I assume). Luckily for you, Shane's here to talk about 2005 Xbox title Pariah, in his latest review.
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​PIXEL REVIEW: SUPER MARIO KART SNES 9/2/2021
Even the most legendary games series' have to start somewhere. If they're lucky, they'll have begun like Super Mario Kart, which was (and still is) absolutely brilliant. Tom revisits the quintessential kart racer in his latest review.
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​PIXEL REVIEW: SOUTH PARK PS 28/1/2021
Shane returns to the beginnings of South Park's gaming odyssey. A decidedly ropey, turkey-blasting, snow-covered FPS is what lay in wait for PlayStation owners back in 1999. Have a read of the review now.
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​PIXEL REVIEW: DREAMFALL: THE LONGEST JOURNEY PC 25/1/2021
Dreamfall's ambitious and imaginative design is somewhat newtered by a flawed story and inconsistant pacing. However, as Tom discovers in his latest review, this unusual adventure from 2006 still has plenty going for it.
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​PIXEL REVIEW: ANOTHER WORLD AMI 18/1/2021
Tom remembers the extraordinary, bleak and compelling cinematic platformer Another World. A short adventure, but one that was home to a swathe of standout moments that, almost thirty years on, remain just as vivid. Read the review now.
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​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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