Category: Reviews
Clustertruck
I’ve done it. I’ve managed to play, in succession, two games that are very similar but also complete opposites. Like Human Fall Flat, Clustertruck is a physics-based puzzle platformer with simple, flat-coloured polygons, popularised...
Human Fall Flat
Before I had a broadband internet connection or the disposable income to buy games, I often got fun out of free game/demo discs that came with magazines. I still have a collection of these...
Woodle Tree Adventures
When I feel like I’m going to enjoy a low priced or independently developed game, I stop looking at trailers, information etc for it and buy it. I’ve been so frequently surprised before by...
Tombi! 2 / Tomba! 2: The Evil Swine Return
In my positive review of the original Tombi! I kept referring to its mechanics as “unique”. That’s not strictly true… because it got a sequel. Tombi! 2, or Tomba! 2: The Evil Swine Return...
Letter Quest Remastered
In my high school days, PopCap’s array of casual games filled many a lunchtime and sneaky computer-based lesson. I’ve got a continuing fondness for their kind of game, from Bejeweled to Big Money. But,...
Tombi! / Tomba!
(For the purposes of this review, I will be referring to the game and its character as “Tombi” – in non-PAL regions, note that their name is Tomba.) For all the good the internet...
Wheels of Aurelia
The moment a cheaper-end indie game piques my interest, I stop looking at promotional material for it, buy it, then play it as blind as I can. Sometimes it works strongly in my favour,...