Jump and Shoot in Mega Man Arena
This week’s Time Waster is a fan game called Mega Man Arena that tries to turn the classic Blue Bomber into a battle royal game.
Category Archives: Reviews
The Surge Shows Super Sci-fi Gaming
If you are looking for gorgeous sci-fi combat coupled with deep character modding in a terribly brutal world, then The Surge, along with its three deep DLC packs, stands ready to issue players its hardcore challenge, where survival is the ultimate prize.
Rural Revenge and Murder in Far Cry: Absolution
Hope County, Montana is the land of the free and home of the brave, but also the headquarters for the fanatical doomsday cult known as The Church of Eden’s Gate. Fighting them lets Far Cry: Absolution take us on a brilliant journey that bodes well for the coming Far Cry 5 game.
Avalon: The Journey Begins Offers Challenging Space Adventure
Clearly a labor of love for developer NewHopeGames, Avalon: The Journey Begins features a deep story and some complex space-exploration of an interesting, procedurally-generated universe that more technical players will likely adore, though this is not a casual experience by any measure.
Racing on the Edge in Data Wing
This week our local Time Waster is in love with a mobile racing game called Data Wing that mixes up the genre and tells an interesting story at the same time.
Ethan Carter Game Mesmerizes With Xbox One X Enhancements
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Redux is a mystery game that got great accolades when it was originally released, and now is breaking more ground with an enhanced Xbox One X version, plus a new free roam mode that lets you just wander around and admire the views.
Teen Fun In #PrettyBoy Must Die
The PrettyBoy Must Die novel tells the angst ridden tale of a kid who is also a CIA agent living deep undercover. That is, until someone posts a picture of him running track late at night. Now he’s earned a terrible nickname, and the wrath of several hitmen.
ChromaGun: Like Adding Colors to Portal
You can think of ChromaGun as a deep puzzle game with a great physics engine backing it. Or, you could consider it a clone of Portal with a few added and colorful features. Both descriptions would be correct.
Rotating Brave is a Unique Spin on Platformers
Billy’s old phone is quickly approaching death, so he got a new one this week and decided to test it out with a 2D platformer called Rotating Brave.
Eat, Slay, Love with Monster Hunter World
Epic is too tiny a word to describe the new Monster Hunter World game, now available for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. There are at least 80 hours of tracking, hunting and fighting monsters ready for players, spread across a massive world that is as deadly as it is beautiful.