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Zumba Marble Candy Rush – Sweet Surprise, or Gut Rot?
I was a huge fan of the Zuma titles back when they first released, so when Zumba - Marble Candy Rush (ZMCR, please Ed?) crossed my desk I was excited — despite the obvious copycat behaviour. A good game is a good game, right? Even when the…
Capes – Crime Fighting Ain’t Pretty
Capes is a turn based strategy RPG set in a world not unlike ours. A shadowy corporation rules the streets, punishing those who try to do good whilst controlling the narrative and labelling them terrorists. The key difference? They have…
Darktide Hivescum DLC – Guns, Guns, Guns!
Darktide’s new Hivescum DLC was recently released, featuring a brand new class that features a bit of a twist compared to other classes: The ability to craft your own stimulants to enhance yourself mid-fight. The Hivescum class focuses on…
KingDomino on iOS is a gorgeous adaptation of a very simple gateway game
Kingdomino on iOS is a digital adaptation that feels both faithful and familiar to me, mainly because I’ve had a particular fondness for this game ever since playing it with my girls when they were very young. Seeing it now on a tablet and…
The Catstronauts Fish Finder Satellite fixes the main flaw of the core game
I was a really big fan of Catstronauts when we played it — there was just enough on to keep it interesting, and the way that it promoted co-operative gameplay felt both incredibly modern and refined. That said, there were two main issues,…
Mindbug x King of Tokyo is a fast-paced, small box design that is packed full of smart ideas
Mindbug x King of Tokyo is a surprising and yet extremely well-suited crossover. Richard Garfield has spent decades refining two very different strands of design: the tight, tactical cardplay of Magic: The Gathering and the big, swingy,…
Mini Sonic Holdem’ – Little Guy’s Holding Your Phone
Sonic the Hedgehog is a household name that has stood the test of time and now, new from Cableguys, he can stand with your phone in your home as well, with the new Mini Sonic Holdem. The classic Sonic the Hedgehog the Mini Holdem’ can be…
Catstronauts – Cats in SPACE!
Cute games are something I love, and Catstronauts fits the bill of being both cute and being a game where we all work together — which is a big plus. This co-op, two to four player board game has everyone becoming a space cat, equipped with…
Turnbound – You turn me right bound, baby
The actual game has you placing tiles on a grid that will be used to attack your enemy with the goal of reducing the character themselves to zero health. At first you’ll have a few empty slots and a couple of items to place, but after a few…
Kill Hitler in under 30 mins with Valkyrie: A Black Orchestra Game
Valkyrie: A Black Orchestra Game, designed by Philip DuBarry and published by Tabletop Tycoon, is a fascinating return to one of the most thematically charged cooperative games of the last ten years — but this version has a sharper focus, a…
Forgive Me Father 2 is an incredible throwback that hits all the right notes
Forgive Me Father 2, developed by Byte Barrel and published by Fulqrum Publishing, is a blood-soaked, Lovecraftian boomer shooter that builds on the foundations of its predecessor with sharper combat, deeper madness mechanics, and a more…
Everwarder – Not Quite a Glowing Success
I want to like Everwarder, I really do. If I had to give it a genre label, it would be tower-defense/rogue-like... It doesn't quite capture what the game is about, but it's the closest box I can find. Everwarder drew me in with its simple…
I Hate this Place – Strong words
This wouldn’t be so bad if melee was viable, but it’s unbelievably janky. Swinging your bat at enemies seems to damage them, but there’s little feedback, and the same is true of enemies attacking you. I thought I was holding off a giant…
Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection is the anthology this classic series deserves
For the first time in what seems like years of reviewing remakes, rehashes and “classic compilations” I am delighted to report that Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection is more than just a cash-grab retro compilation — it’s a curated,…
Deathground – An Unexpectedly Slow Extraction Game
If, like me, you’re a fan of cool dinosaurs in games then Deathground might have been on your radar over the last few weeks. Ever since I played the Turok series for the first time I've been hooked and Deathground sounded interesting enough…
This That and Everything – Trivia in Categories
Our group does well at trivia style games, as that’s something that can hold our focus during our frequent, but busy, tabletop meet-ups. As we are more casual in what we play, games like this always fit in well. Casual, trivia-based games…
TMNT Mini Holdem – Cowabunga It Is!
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles has been around for years, and spanned generations — from the films and the TV show I watched as a kid the turtles have always been a personal favourite. Now you can have them at home holding your tech with the…
Defenders of the Wild: Critter Moon – More Bite, or Just More Fur?
When Defenders of the Wild first hit my table, it brought claws, teeth and a fierce identity to the co-operative space. Now, with Critter Moon, the forest fights back with added variety and a small new twist. But is this a howling success,…
Traitor’s Tide is a push your luck game of treachery on the high seas
Combining both push your luck and hidden role mechanics, Traitor's Tide is a great warm-up game for three to six players. Traitor's Tide is a quickfire hidden role board game that puts you and your friends as the crew on a ship, however, at…
R-Type Delta HD Boosted is a faithful but underwhelming take on the genre-defining classic
R-Type Delta HD Boosted on Xbox is a remastered edition of the 1998 PlayStation classic, bringing what is probably the most lauded title in the legendary shoot ’em up series into the modern era. It’s a fairly minimalist (yet faithful)…