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CONTENT ARCHIVE | 2022 | JANUARY - MARCH

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​PIXEL REVIEW: BUMP 'N' BURN AMI 30/3/2022
Wacky Races meets Mario Kart in Softeyes' 1994 Amiga kart racer Bump 'n' Burn. Tom recalls a vibrant and technically impressive title that had the potential to make waves, but ended up seeing a few key design decisions cost it.
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​PIXEL REVIEW: ANGELS SPC 24/3/2022
Is Angels another slice of gaming from the Gods courtesy of ZX Spectrum aftermarket goliaths Zosya? Tom gets stuck into this sumptuously-presented 2021 beat 'em up to see if it hits its targets.
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​PIXEL REVIEW: THE SIMPSONS: HIT & RUN PS2 19/3/2022
Like so many other TV licenses, The Simpsons has endured an up-and-down run with video game adaptations. Hit & Run remains among the better ones. Shane recalls this fun, personable attempt to bring Springfield to life.
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​PIXEL REVIEW: RUNAWAY: A ROAD ADVENTURE PC 16/3/2022
Runaway represented a good-news story for a beleaguered Spanish games industry and helped arrest the decline of point 'n' click adventures in the early 2000s. Tom revisits this fun and lively PC adventure for his latest review.
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​PIXEL REVIEW: SYPHON FILTER: DARK MIRROR PS2 7/3/2022
Syphon Filter suffered its first major mishap with 2004's Omega Strain. Dark Mirror would see the series roaring back to its best and as Tom explains, the PlayStation 2 port is the best way to enjoy this explosive adventure.
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​PIXEL REVIEW: THE MARK OF KRI PS2 3/3/2022
Sony Santa Monica started their development odyssey in 2002 with The Mark of Kri. A unique combat system lends the game a distinctive feel, though some aspects of the design blunt its potential, as Shane explains.
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​PIXEL REVIEW: 80'S OVERDRIVE PC 27/2/2022
80's Overdrive does exactly what it says on the tin. A loud 'n' proud checkpoint racer that harks back to the days when arcade's were king. How does Insane Code's effort stack up against the competition? Tom finds out in his review.
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​PIXEL REVIEW: CURLING WORLD CUP PC 18/2/2022
"HaaaAAAARRRddd"? Sadly, way too easy, as it turns out. Standalone curling games are as rare as hen's teeth, but as Tom discovers in his latest review, Curling World Cup fails to build on the efforts of those that have gone before.
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​PIXEL REVIEW: MOTHERGUNSHIP PS4 16/2/2022
A roguelike first-person shoot 'em up with the onus on challenging action, big bosses and a ton of gun customisation. Is Mothergunship as fun as it sounds? Read Shane's review to find out!
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​PIXEL REVIEW: VAMPIRE RAIN X360 15/2/2022
Like your stealth games tough? Well, if the answer to that is 'yes' and you also like them brutal and at times grossly unfair, then look no further than 2007 adventure Vampire Rain, which Tom covers in his latest review.
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​PIXEL REVIEW: GEIST GC 10/2/2022
n-Space had a rickety record in their PlayStation development days, but Geist would prove a remarkable anomaly in the company's timeline. Tom looks back at an FPS brimming with ideas and cool features, in his latest review.
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​PIXEL REVIEW: KISS: PSYCHO CIRCUS: THE NIGHTMARE CHILD DC 6/2/2022
A true gaming curio: an oddball FPS based on a Todd McFarlane comic, that was itself based around American rock band Kiss. Shane has a lot to unpack in his latest review, which you can read now!
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​PIXEL REVIEW: THE LONGEST FIVE MINUTES PC 3/2/2022
What happens when you reach the final boss, only to forget everything? The Longest Five Minutes is a throwback JRPG that puts you in a race against time to remember what makes a hero. Read Tom's latest review now!
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​PIXEL REVIEW: FREEDOM PLANET WIIU 28/1/2022
Freedom Planet is a love letter to the speedy 2D platformers of the nineties. Shane's latest review looks at how a title that started life as a Sonic fan project, would blossom into a fantastic game in its own right.
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​PIXEL REVIEW: FORECLOSED PS4 26/1/2022
How do you survive in a surveillance society, when you've been declared persona non grata? That's the question Italian developer Antab poses with their graphic novel inspired action game Foreclosed. Read Tom's thoughts now!
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​PIXEL REVIEW: DEVIL'S THIRD WIIU 20/1/2022
Ninja Gaiden's Tomonobu Itagaki spent years developing an action game that fused shooting and melee combat. Devil's Third would release on Wii U in 2013. Shane looks back at this troubled project in his latest review.
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​PIXEL REVIEW: DEMON'S TILT PS4 17/1/2022
The spirit of Compile's Crush series is strong here! Tom checks out Demon's Tilt, a hypnotically addictive pinball throwback, as he battles all manner of otherworldy beasties, in his latest review.
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​PIXEL REVIEW: THE MISADVENTURES OF P.B. WINTERBOTTOM X360 10/1/2022
Tom recalls The Odd Gentlemen's quirky 2010 puzzler, which starred a man with an insatiable appetite for pies. Was Winterbottom a Braid-beater or a mere pastry-pretender? Have a gander at our latest review to find out!
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