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CONTENT ARCHIVE | 2023 | JANUARY - MARCH
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PIXEL REVIEW: SONIC THE HEDGEHOG SPINBALL SMD 28/3/2023
It's 1993 and SEGA have a problem: Sonic the Hedgehog 3 isn't going be finished in time for Christmas and the Japanese giants need something to sell to expectant fans. Enter Sonic Spinball, Tom's latest trip down memory lane.
PIXEL REVIEW: SONIC THE HEDGEHOG SPINBALL SMD 28/3/2023
It's 1993 and SEGA have a problem: Sonic the Hedgehog 3 isn't going be finished in time for Christmas and the Japanese giants need something to sell to expectant fans. Enter Sonic Spinball, Tom's latest trip down memory lane.
PIXEL REVIEW: PUPPETEER PS3 24/3/2023
Japan Studio always deliver the goods and with 2013's PlayStation 3 exclusive Puppeteer, they realised one of their most creative and enjoyable games. Shane examines this unique platformer in his latest coverage.
PIXEL REVIEW: PUPPETEER PS3 24/3/2023
Japan Studio always deliver the goods and with 2013's PlayStation 3 exclusive Puppeteer, they realised one of their most creative and enjoyable games. Shane examines this unique platformer in his latest coverage.
PIXEL REVIEW: RAY TRACERS PS 20/3/2023
The spirit of Chase H.Q. was alive in 1997 as Taito unveiled their PlayStation-exclusive vehicle combat racer. Tom revisits a game that whilst rough around the edges, offered good, honest, old-fashioned fun.
PIXEL REVIEW: RAY TRACERS PS 20/3/2023
The spirit of Chase H.Q. was alive in 1997 as Taito unveiled their PlayStation-exclusive vehicle combat racer. Tom revisits a game that whilst rough around the edges, offered good, honest, old-fashioned fun.
PIXEL REVIEW: GHOSTRUNNER XONE 16/3/2023
Mirror's Edge meets Hotline Miami in this visceral, challenging and exhilarating parkour action title. Shane's latest review explains why Ghostrunner will keep you coming back for more pain.
PIXEL REVIEW: GHOSTRUNNER XONE 16/3/2023
Mirror's Edge meets Hotline Miami in this visceral, challenging and exhilarating parkour action title. Shane's latest review explains why Ghostrunner will keep you coming back for more pain.
PIXEL REVIEW: CLOCKWORK KNIGHT SAT 14/3/2023
A launch title for the Saturn in Europe, Tom looks back at SEGA's first platformer of the 32-bit era, Clockwork Knight. For his latest review, he remembers an oddly tame adventure, with one or two technical tricks dampened by dull design.
PIXEL REVIEW: CLOCKWORK KNIGHT SAT 14/3/2023
A launch title for the Saturn in Europe, Tom looks back at SEGA's first platformer of the 32-bit era, Clockwork Knight. For his latest review, he remembers an oddly tame adventure, with one or two technical tricks dampened by dull design.
PIXEL REVIEW: GALE RACER SAT 10/3/2023
The Saturn's first racer was a port of a four-year-old, Outrun-esque checkpoint racer. It should have helped usher in a new generation of racers, but as Tom explains, this poor title would find itself embarrassed by superior alternatives.
PIXEL REVIEW: GALE RACER SAT 10/3/2023
The Saturn's first racer was a port of a four-year-old, Outrun-esque checkpoint racer. It should have helped usher in a new generation of racers, but as Tom explains, this poor title would find itself embarrassed by superior alternatives.
PIXEL REVIEW: GALLEON XBOX 8/3/2023
Lara Croft's creator Toby Gard spent an age creating a next-generation action/adventure successor. Galleon would eventually see the light in 2004 as an Xbox exclusive. Shane examines this ambitious but troubled project in his review.
PIXEL REVIEW: GALLEON XBOX 8/3/2023
Lara Croft's creator Toby Gard spent an age creating a next-generation action/adventure successor. Galleon would eventually see the light in 2004 as an Xbox exclusive. Shane examines this ambitious but troubled project in his review.
PIXEL REVIEW: WONDERFUL DIZZY SPC 4/3/2023
Fans awaiting Dizzy's return had to be patient: his 2020 outing saw the intrepid egg returning to the ZX Spectrum for the first time in almost three decades. Tom discovers an enchanting adventure that was worth the wait, in his review.
PIXEL REVIEW: WONDERFUL DIZZY SPC 4/3/2023
Fans awaiting Dizzy's return had to be patient: his 2020 outing saw the intrepid egg returning to the ZX Spectrum for the first time in almost three decades. Tom discovers an enchanting adventure that was worth the wait, in his review.
PIXEL REVIEW: STAR TREK PS3 1/3/2023
Kirk and Spock joined forces for a third-person co-op shooter in 2013. As Shane explains, a promising opening soon succumbs to a clutch of gameplay issues that, sadly, remain all too prevalent of film adaptations.
PIXEL REVIEW: STAR TREK PS3 1/3/2023
Kirk and Spock joined forces for a third-person co-op shooter in 2013. As Shane explains, a promising opening soon succumbs to a clutch of gameplay issues that, sadly, remain all too prevalent of film adaptations.
PIXEL REVIEW: SEWER SHARK SCD 26/2/2023
Sewer Shark proved a popular early option for Mega-CD fans eager to witness its video capabilities. As Tom remembers in his latest review, it made for a surprisingly immersive and multifaceted shooter.
PIXEL REVIEW: SEWER SHARK SCD 26/2/2023
Sewer Shark proved a popular early option for Mega-CD fans eager to witness its video capabilities. As Tom remembers in his latest review, it made for a surprisingly immersive and multifaceted shooter.
PIXEL REVIEW: TWO POINT CAMPUS XONE 24/2/2023
After the success of their hospital-set business venture, Two Point Studios teamed up with SEGA once again to develop a university-themed follow-up. Shane crunches the numbers to see how this one shakes out, in his latest review.
PIXEL REVIEW: TWO POINT CAMPUS XONE 24/2/2023
After the success of their hospital-set business venture, Two Point Studios teamed up with SEGA once again to develop a university-themed follow-up. Shane crunches the numbers to see how this one shakes out, in his latest review.
PIXEL REVIEW: CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR: FINAL FRONTS PS2 22/2/2023
No mere port of Treyarch's Modern Warfare follow-up, but a distinct, PS2-exclusive spin-off. In his latest review, Tom looks back at Rebellion's forgotten FPS, which mixes entertaining missions with some familiar problems.
PIXEL REVIEW: CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR: FINAL FRONTS PS2 22/2/2023
No mere port of Treyarch's Modern Warfare follow-up, but a distinct, PS2-exclusive spin-off. In his latest review, Tom looks back at Rebellion's forgotten FPS, which mixes entertaining missions with some familiar problems.
PIXEL REVIEW: MIRROR'S EDGE X360 20/2/2023
Taking a break from their long legacy of Battlefield titles saw DICE create a super-distinctive, first-person action game in Mirror's Edge. As Shane explains, this dynamic 2008 release was quite unlike anything else around at the time.
PIXEL REVIEW: MIRROR'S EDGE X360 20/2/2023
Taking a break from their long legacy of Battlefield titles saw DICE create a super-distinctive, first-person action game in Mirror's Edge. As Shane explains, this dynamic 2008 release was quite unlike anything else around at the time.
PIXEL REVIEW: SEGA RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP SAT 17/2/2023
SEGA Rally Championship was a dream for early Saturn adopters. From an era flush with fantastic arcade racers keen to show off 3D on their new hardware, this might just have been the best of the lot. Read Tom's review now.
PIXEL REVIEW: SEGA RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP SAT 17/2/2023
SEGA Rally Championship was a dream for early Saturn adopters. From an era flush with fantastic arcade racers keen to show off 3D on their new hardware, this might just have been the best of the lot. Read Tom's review now.
PIXEL REVIEW: MIDAS POCKET PRICE SERIES PS 12/2/2023
THE DALMATIANS | GOLDIE | LION AND THE KING | NICE CATS
In September 2000, Midas released four movie-on-a-disc games for the PlayStation. As Tom discovers in his comprehensive round-up, they're some of the worst games ever to blight the system.
PIXEL REVIEW: MIDAS POCKET PRICE SERIES PS 12/2/2023
THE DALMATIANS | GOLDIE | LION AND THE KING | NICE CATS
In September 2000, Midas released four movie-on-a-disc games for the PlayStation. As Tom discovers in his comprehensive round-up, they're some of the worst games ever to blight the system.
PIXEL REVIEW: KAO THE KANGAROO DC 10/2/2023
Gamers couldn't move for mascot platformers around the turn of the millennium, and in 2000, the Dreamcast played host to the debut of Kao, the boxing kangaroo. Shane revisits this X-Ray Interactive's flawed outing for his latest review.
PIXEL REVIEW: KAO THE KANGAROO DC 10/2/2023
Gamers couldn't move for mascot platformers around the turn of the millennium, and in 2000, the Dreamcast played host to the debut of Kao, the boxing kangaroo. Shane revisits this X-Ray Interactive's flawed outing for his latest review.
PIXEL REVIEW: DIRT 5 PS4 7/2/2023
Dirt 5 marked a return to the carnival colour and arcade sensibilities of earlier instalments. As Tom explains in his latest review, the game's unremarkable handling model means it never quite captures the imagination.
PIXEL REVIEW: DIRT 5 PS4 7/2/2023
Dirt 5 marked a return to the carnival colour and arcade sensibilities of earlier instalments. As Tom explains in his latest review, the game's unremarkable handling model means it never quite captures the imagination.
PIXEL REVIEW: HERETIC PC 2/2/2023
The bridge linking Doom and Quake, Heretic took the corridor FPS down a new avenue in 1994 with a dark fantasy setting, an arsenal of inventive weapons and a glut of cool power-ups. Tom sees how Raven Software's effort holds up.
PIXEL REVIEW: HERETIC PC 2/2/2023
The bridge linking Doom and Quake, Heretic took the corridor FPS down a new avenue in 1994 with a dark fantasy setting, an arsenal of inventive weapons and a glut of cool power-ups. Tom sees how Raven Software's effort holds up.
PIXEL REVIEW: SAYONARA WILD HEARTS PS4 31/1/2023
A music and rhythm driven, arthouse extravaganza. Shane explains why Sayonara Wild Hearts is among the most evocative and unusual arcade experiences of recent times, in his latest coverage.
PIXEL REVIEW: SAYONARA WILD HEARTS PS4 31/1/2023
A music and rhythm driven, arthouse extravaganza. Shane explains why Sayonara Wild Hearts is among the most evocative and unusual arcade experiences of recent times, in his latest coverage.
PIXEL REVIEW: TITANFALL XONE 22/1/2023
EA partnered with former Infinity Ward developers under the guise of Respawn Entertainment, for a blockbuster FPS in 2014. Titanfall was just what the Xbox One needed to show off its credentials, as Shane reveals in his review.
PIXEL REVIEW: TITANFALL XONE 22/1/2023
EA partnered with former Infinity Ward developers under the guise of Respawn Entertainment, for a blockbuster FPS in 2014. Titanfall was just what the Xbox One needed to show off its credentials, as Shane reveals in his review.
PIXEL REVIEW: ASTRO'S PLAYROOM PS5 19/1/2023
Got a PS5? Then you've got Astro's Playroom. As Tom explains in his latest review, this is very good news: Asobi's freebie is far more than a tech showpiece, it's a sweet 3D platformer that successfully draws on PlayStation nostalgia.
PIXEL REVIEW: ASTRO'S PLAYROOM PS5 19/1/2023
Got a PS5? Then you've got Astro's Playroom. As Tom explains in his latest review, this is very good news: Asobi's freebie is far more than a tech showpiece, it's a sweet 3D platformer that successfully draws on PlayStation nostalgia.
PIXEL REVIEW: DAN DARE: PILOT OF THE FUTURE SPC 13/1/2023
British sci-fi hero and comic-book legend Dan Dare proved a big hit on the home computers in the mid-eighties. Tom looks back at his dynamic and enjoyable ZX Spectrum run 'n' gun, for his latest review.
PIXEL REVIEW: DAN DARE: PILOT OF THE FUTURE SPC 13/1/2023
British sci-fi hero and comic-book legend Dan Dare proved a big hit on the home computers in the mid-eighties. Tom looks back at his dynamic and enjoyable ZX Spectrum run 'n' gun, for his latest review.
PIXEL REVIEW: WWF ROYAL RUMBLE DC 11/1/2023
In 2000, Yuke's reworked Smackdown ended up on the Dreamcast in the form of WWF Royal Rumble. With loads of superstars brawling at one time, the stage was set for a world-beating wrestling game. Or was it? Shane reviews.
PIXEL REVIEW: WWF ROYAL RUMBLE DC 11/1/2023
In 2000, Yuke's reworked Smackdown ended up on the Dreamcast in the form of WWF Royal Rumble. With loads of superstars brawling at one time, the stage was set for a world-beating wrestling game. Or was it? Shane reviews.
PIXEL REVIEW: GEARS OF WAR 4 XONE 7/1/2023
The Coalition would oversee development of Gears of War 4, the first instalment of the celebrated third-person shoot 'em up series to land on Xbox One. Shane looks back at a safe but fun outing from 2016.
PIXEL REVIEW: GEARS OF WAR 4 XONE 7/1/2023
The Coalition would oversee development of Gears of War 4, the first instalment of the celebrated third-person shoot 'em up series to land on Xbox One. Shane looks back at a safe but fun outing from 2016.
PIXEL REVIEW: SHADOW OF MEMORIES PS2 4/1/2023
Konami's quirky time-travel adventure has been somewhat forgotten in recent years. Tom travels back to 2001 to find a game with quirky ideas and gameplay that's likely more appreciable, twenty years down the line.
PIXEL REVIEW: SHADOW OF MEMORIES PS2 4/1/2023
Konami's quirky time-travel adventure has been somewhat forgotten in recent years. Tom travels back to 2001 to find a game with quirky ideas and gameplay that's likely more appreciable, twenty years down the line.
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