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PIXEL REVIEW: THE CREW PS4 20/3/2024
A Games as a Service racer released in 2014 that would run until the end of March 2024, Shane's review charts the triumphs and troubles of Ubisoft's always-online road trip across the United States.
PIXEL REVIEW: THE CREW PS4 20/3/2024
A Games as a Service racer released in 2014 that would run until the end of March 2024, Shane's review charts the triumphs and troubles of Ubisoft's always-online road trip across the United States.
PIXEL REVIEW: GRAVITY EXPRESS PD 12/3/2024
One of the most impressively designed and versatile Playdate games to date. Making use of traditional, motion and crank controls, Gravity Express breathes life and ingenuity into the lunar lander genre, as Tom explains in his review.
PIXEL REVIEW: GRAVITY EXPRESS PD 12/3/2024
One of the most impressively designed and versatile Playdate games to date. Making use of traditional, motion and crank controls, Gravity Express breathes life and ingenuity into the lunar lander genre, as Tom explains in his review.
PIXEL REVIEW: CIRCUS MAXIMUS: CHARIOT WARS XBOX 6/3/2024
Gladiatorial combat meets vehicular destruction in this action-packed 2002 Xbox outing from Kodiak. Shane looks back at a title that held tonnes of promise, but was ultimately hampered by aggressive rubberbanding and dull races.
PIXEL REVIEW: CIRCUS MAXIMUS: CHARIOT WARS XBOX 6/3/2024
Gladiatorial combat meets vehicular destruction in this action-packed 2002 Xbox outing from Kodiak. Shane looks back at a title that held tonnes of promise, but was ultimately hampered by aggressive rubberbanding and dull races.
PIXEL REVIEW: MICHAEL JACKSON: THE EXPERIENCE PS3 1/3/2024
Featuring an impressive 29 songs from Michael Jackson's solo repertoire, The Experience combined the vocal gameplay of SingStar with motion-controller choreography of Just Dance. The result proved an energetic triumph, as Tom explains.
PIXEL REVIEW: MICHAEL JACKSON: THE EXPERIENCE PS3 1/3/2024
Featuring an impressive 29 songs from Michael Jackson's solo repertoire, The Experience combined the vocal gameplay of SingStar with motion-controller choreography of Just Dance. The result proved an energetic triumph, as Tom explains.
PIXEL REVIEW: PAPER MARIO: COLOR SPLASH WIIU 20/2/2024
Intelligent Systems delivered one of the Wii U's last major first-party titles in 2016 with a return for its popular Paper Mario series. Color Splash combines RPG, platformer and adventure elements, but does it make good on them?
PIXEL REVIEW: PAPER MARIO: COLOR SPLASH WIIU 20/2/2024
Intelligent Systems delivered one of the Wii U's last major first-party titles in 2016 with a return for its popular Paper Mario series. Color Splash combines RPG, platformer and adventure elements, but does it make good on them?
PIXEL REVIEW: SORCERY PS3 18/2/2024
In 2012, Sony's support for the PlayStation Move continued with The Workshop's exclusive adventure making specific use of the peripheral. Tom examines whether the result was spellbinding, or missing a dash of magic.
PIXEL REVIEW: SORCERY PS3 18/2/2024
In 2012, Sony's support for the PlayStation Move continued with The Workshop's exclusive adventure making specific use of the peripheral. Tom examines whether the result was spellbinding, or missing a dash of magic.
PIXEL REVIEW: BRINK PS3 9/2/2024
Splash Damage's multiplayer-focused FPS sees frantic team combat taking place on a futuristic ark. Deemed a commercial success at the time, Shane examines what has long been held as a divisive game.
PIXEL REVIEW: BRINK PS3 9/2/2024
Splash Damage's multiplayer-focused FPS sees frantic team combat taking place on a futuristic ark. Deemed a commercial success at the time, Shane examines what has long been held as a divisive game.
PIXEL REVIEW: PAC-MANIA AMI 6/2/2024
After a flurry of outings during the early part of the 80s, Pac-Man returned for his first 16-bit instalment with Pac-Mania. It didn't reinvent the maze genre, but as Tom discovers in his review, strong visuals and accessibility made it a fun choice.
PIXEL REVIEW: PAC-MANIA AMI 6/2/2024
After a flurry of outings during the early part of the 80s, Pac-Man returned for his first 16-bit instalment with Pac-Mania. It didn't reinvent the maze genre, but as Tom discovers in his review, strong visuals and accessibility made it a fun choice.
PIXEL REVIEW: PHOENIX WRIGHT: ACE ATTORNEY DS 27/1/2024
When 2001 GBA investigation title Phoenix Wright was adapted to fit Nintendo's DS system five years later, a star was born. Read Shane's views on the original game, which excited fans with its brilliant scenarios and colourful characters.
PIXEL REVIEW: PHOENIX WRIGHT: ACE ATTORNEY DS 27/1/2024
When 2001 GBA investigation title Phoenix Wright was adapted to fit Nintendo's DS system five years later, a star was born. Read Shane's views on the original game, which excited fans with its brilliant scenarios and colourful characters.
PIXEL REVIEW: RIDGE RACER 6 X360 24/1/2024
Nobody was more adept than Namco at showing off new hardware, and with Ridge Racer 6, the Xbox 360 landed a key early exclusive. Tom examines this rapid racer in his latest review.
PIXEL REVIEW: RIDGE RACER 6 X360 24/1/2024
Nobody was more adept than Namco at showing off new hardware, and with Ridge Racer 6, the Xbox 360 landed a key early exclusive. Tom examines this rapid racer in his latest review.
PIXEL REVIEW: 1979 REVOLUTION: BLACK FRIDAY XONE 18/1/2024
Adapting a real-world event into a narrative video game, iNK Stories' take on the Iranian revolution of the 1970s is handled with nuance and care, though as Shane explains, there are issues with the game's visuals and brevity.
PIXEL REVIEW: 1979 REVOLUTION: BLACK FRIDAY XONE 18/1/2024
Adapting a real-world event into a narrative video game, iNK Stories' take on the Iranian revolution of the 1970s is handled with nuance and care, though as Shane explains, there are issues with the game's visuals and brevity.
PIXEL REVIEW: TOURING CAR RACER AMI 16/1/2024
16-bit home computers and nineties British touring cars sounds like a match made in heaven. This Amiga racer might not have got the memo, however. Read Tom's analysis of this threadbare racing game, one of the worst of its kind.
PIXEL REVIEW: TOURING CAR RACER AMI 16/1/2024
16-bit home computers and nineties British touring cars sounds like a match made in heaven. This Amiga racer might not have got the memo, however. Read Tom's analysis of this threadbare racing game, one of the worst of its kind.
PIXEL REVIEW: GHOST OF TSUSHIMA PS4 10/1/2024
Sucker Punch's farewell to the PS4 plays host to powerful story of legacy and ethics set against the breathtaking backdrop of feudal Japan. Read Shane's coverage of this superb open-world adventure now!
PIXEL REVIEW: GHOST OF TSUSHIMA PS4 10/1/2024
Sucker Punch's farewell to the PS4 plays host to powerful story of legacy and ethics set against the breathtaking backdrop of feudal Japan. Read Shane's coverage of this superb open-world adventure now!
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