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The Raven Remastered – Nintendo Switch | Review

By Josh Shoup
| 21st January 2019
| Review, Switch
| 0

Ah yes, another day, another remaster for the Nintendo Switch. Anybody that has followed my work knows that I am in my mid 30's and have always been a massive gamer. In a lot of ways, that is what makes these remasters a lot of fun. I have seen plenty…read more >

Gunman Clive HD Collection – Nintendo Switch | Review

By Josh Shoup
| 13th January 2019
| Review, Switch
| 0

Nostalgic gamers rejoice! We live in a crazy cool time where games of yesteryear get another shot of life between the major platforms. We have watched as games such as Final Fantasy 7 have been released and re-released over and over. On the Nintendo Switch, we have been blessed with…read more >

Battle Princess Madelyn – Nintendo Switch | Review

By Josh Shoup
| 30th December 2018
| Review, Switch
| 0

Nothing is more beautiful than the love between a parent and a child. As a father of 2 boys, 9 and 2, I understand that there is a lot of hard work and sacrifice that goes into raising children. Now I know what you must be wondering, "Josh, this is…read more >

Pic-a-Pix Pieces – Nintendo Switch | Review

By Josh Shoup
| 27th December 2018
| Review, Switch
| 0

Nonogram puzzles have been gaining a lot of traction in the past few years, with more and more casual players finding different outlets to quench their thirst to train their brains. If you're not familiar with nonogram puzzles, imagine the offspring of a Sudoku puzzle and a paint-by-numbers picture; the…read more >

Energy Cycle Edge – PS4 | Review

By Josh Shoup
| 1st December 2018
| PS4, Review
| 1

We live in a time where you can go to the PlayStation store and find many different games that we have never heard of. The Indie embrace is stronger than ever with game popping up seemingly out of nowhere. The studio responsible for the game Energy Cycle, Sometimes You, is…read more >

Coffee Crisis – Nintendo Switch | Review

By Josh Shoup
| 27th November 2018
| Review, Switch
| 0

I swear to Alanis Morissette that someone out there in the universe knows how to tug at my heartstrings when it comes to video games. That somebody may be part of Mega Cat Studios. There are not many games I can play where it combines a few of my favourite…read more >

Runner 3 – PS4 | Review

By Josh Shoup
| 19th November 2018
| PS4, Review
| 0

Rhythm games rarely see much in variety. For the longest time, we lived with a market that saw an influx of plastic instruments that crowded all of our living rooms. In fact, one might even say there were too many games. As an individual that faithfully purchased every Guitar Hero…read more >

RocketsRocketsRockets – Nintendo Switch | Review

By Josh Shoup
| 15th November 2018
| Review, Switch
| 0

Today we will be looking at Radial Games space shooter Rockets Rockets Rockets. It is a game that is an action-arcade, arena-combat meets figure skating...IN SPACE! You may be wondering about the title of the game, the actual meaning falls on what the basis of the game is, "ROCKETS fire…read more >

Road Redemption – PS4 | Review

By Josh Shoup
| 10th November 2018
| PS4, Review
| 0

Being a gamer in my mid 30's, I have watched as the world of gaming has evolved over the years. I have memories of playing Super Mario Bros, The Legend of Zelda as well as Mega Man 2 on the NES. Gaming became more of an obsession though in Christmas…read more >

The Shapeshifting Detective – PS4 | Review

By Josh Shoup
| 9th November 2018
| PS4, Review
| 0

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a shapeshifter? When I was a young lad, one of my favourite shows was the 90's X-Men cartoon. What wasn't there to love?! When asked who my favourite mutant is in the entire series, my answer has always been…read more >