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Indie Review: Anomaly Warzone Earth

Famously described as a tower defence game put in reverse, Anomaly Warzone Earth (or AWE for short) aims to please RTS fans with great strategic components and a beautiful world. [...]

Indie Review: Minecraft — Xbox 360

Running. Hearing and feeling your heart thumping in your throat. With the little hairs on the back of your neck standing up straight like a bunch of meerkats sensing the [...]

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Arcade Review: Fable Heroes

I have this unspoken love for the Fable franchise. While the games are not that great, they still have some sort of charm and flair. It’s a nice game to [...]

Indie Review: Trials Evolution

Following the success of its predecessor, Trials Evolution set out to prove something. That it can be bigger, faster and more extreme. Quite the tall order for a simple arcade [...]

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Indie Review: The Splatters

Before I start let me just say that this is the most disturbing game I have ever played. Behind its cartoony posterior and fun controls, it’s really kind of psychotic. I [...]

Indie Review: Stellar Impact

Stellar Impact is an online-only strategy game that emulates, but greatly deviates from, traditional DotA-style gameplay, taking place in a sci-fi universe and focusing on space naval combat and micro-management. [...]

Indie Review: Angry Birds Space

Angry Birds, whether you love it or hate it, is fast edging closer to world domination. It may not be the most sophisticated game around, but Rovio faced a challenging [...]

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Indie Review: FEZ

Us gamers are getting really spoiled from surprising places lately. I can’t remember a time where so many awesome Arcade and Indie games were released so close to each other, [...]

Indie Review: Vessel

In the indie gaming world, there is one unquestionably popular genre, 2D physics based puzzle platformers. They are the dominant breed and any new indie game attempting to make its [...]

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Indie Review: I Am Alive

Originally planned for a full retail release until it was decided that a shorter, smaller, downloadable game would be more appropriate; I Am Alive finally arrives for download. So was [...]

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Indie Review: Trine 2

Before I start this review I just want to point out that I haven’t played the first Trine. So I didn’t know what to expect from Trine 2. Let’s just [...]

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Indie Review: Shank 2

The people closest to you are in danger and you’re their only real chance of rescue, so what do you do? Shank the fools of course; at least, that’s Shank’s [...]

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Indie Review: Deep Black: Reloaded

Personally, I love the indie genre, and I’m always excited to play whatever I can get in it. The genre often offers something that you just can’t get in mainstream. [...]

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Indie Review: Angry Birds Seasons

Angry Birds Seasons for the PC is a special edition that comes packed with practically all of the holiday and festive-themed expansion packs released from 2011 to 2012, which is [...]

Indie Review: Smash ‘n Survive

When Dean emailed Adam and I (the resident indie gamers that we are) and asked someone to review Smash ‘n Survive, I was, well I was looking forward to it. [...]

Indie Review: Crumpled

In keeping with Adam’s recent review of the flash game Arcane Arena, I thought it appropriate to introduce you to one of the best free flash games I’ve ever played, [...]

Indie Review: Arcane Arena

What are the three greatest evils you ask? Well, they are a rainbow shooting panda, an enraged clown and an overpowered mage. Now isn’t that both awesome and random at [...]

Indie Review: Dear Esther

Dear Esther is a very difficult game to review, and the complex reason for that is that it’s actually hard to consider this a game. Now, don’t freak out just [...]

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Indie Review: Pineapple Smash Crew

When playing Pineapple Smash Team the word ‘explosive’ comes to mind. In the most interesting of ways the game subjects you to rapid fire shooting, the constant death of enemies [...]

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Indie Review: PixelJunk Eden

The PixelJunk series of games is a leading light as far as simplicity and originality goes. Some, like PixelJunk Shooter and Monsters, have been more successful than others but all [...]

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Indie Review: Fortune Summoners: Secret Of The Elemental Stone

We must always be wary of what lies underneath cute exteriors. Just because something is cute and cuddly doesn’t mean it isn’t hardcore and can rip the lashes right out [...]

Indie Review: The Cat That Got The Milk

‘The Cat that Got the Milk’ is a simple and short game, in fact, the most complicated part of the game is the title itself. If that puts you off [...]

Indie Review: SOL Exodus

SOL Exodus is here, Freelancer fans it’s time to rejoice… well I mean there’ll probably be a sequel to look forward in the future, and that’ll be cool right. SOL [...]

Indie Review: Dustforce

Essentially, the game runs on combo system so depending on the amount of dust-related items you dispose of your score will be reflected as such. This also involves completing the [...]

Indie Review: Unstoppable Gorg

Tower defence has been made popular by its many mapped iterations within Warcraft 3. Since then, a horde of clones and wannabes has moved in to make a quick buck [...]

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Indie Review: Rochard

It’s a bad day gone worse for John Rochard, the leader of a team of asteroid miners working for Skyrig Corporation. Their mission, to mine and extract turbinium, a kind [...]

Indie Review: Grotesque Tactics 2: Dungeons & Donuts

Grotesque Tactics 2: Dungeons & Donuts is a satirical turn-based RPG from developer Headup Games. The game parodies the RPG genre with all its frills and steel plated armour. Any [...]

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Indie Review: EDGE

You control a square, you must navigate said square, while avoiding obstacles, to the end of 3D courses. The end. …wait what? Yes, I’m serious, that was the review. What, [...]

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Indie Review: Mercury Hg

Have you ever played a game where once you were done playing, you left it on just because you enjoyed listening to the soundtrack? That’s what I am doing right [...]

Indie Review: E.Y.E: Divine Cybermancy

Divine Cybermancy, the name is actually a play on words and refers to Dante’s Divine Comedy (Just Wiki it, I know you heathens don’t know what it is). The storyline [...]

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