Cities XL 2012 is, in some ways, a throwback to the past. A time when we all spent countless hours of our lives playing SimCity 2000. At its best, Cities XL 2012 brings back the memories of endless city creation over a decade ago. At its worst, it is no more than a minor upgrade on a game that has been iterated on once already. READ MORE
If you played the original MDK 2, this is a carbon copy of the original with better graphics. If you haven’t played MDK 2, you’re not alone, as it is an 11-year old game that was tough to find at its release on Dreamcast and PC. So is it worth playing now? READ MORE
Come with us to a mystical land. A land where heroes roam, dragons fly and the undead shoot you with bone arrows. A land of heroes and villains, though the villains are also heroes. A land of blood and tears, each marked by very specifically-calculated meters. Yes, this is Might & Magic, a peculiarly-balanced realm of lush fantasy and very structured battle mechanics. READ MORE
The Binding of Isaac is made by one of the guys who made Super Meat Boy, Edmund McMillen. Where the latter was a tribute to Super Mario Bros. and platforming, the former is a tribute to the original 8-bit Legend of Zelda. Instead of intensely-difficult levels you have infinite tries to beat to progress through, there are only six randomly-generated levels, and when you die, you have to restart. READ MORE
Having enjoyed the first two installments of Badge of Carnage, it isn’t surprising that we like the final episode as well. Beyond Reasonable Doom is, expectedly, a lot like the others. Hector is still trying to save the town of Clapper’s Wreake, and aside from puzzle-solving, the big star here is the raunchy humor. It’s great to see a series come along that invokes feelings more reminiscent of Leisure Suit Larry than Space Quest. READ MORE
