January 2020

January 30, 2020 Reviews au Courant

Review: The Pedestrian

Not since Ace of Base climbed the pop charts in 1992 has a sign been this much fun. The Pedestrian is a devilishly clever new puzzle/platformer that manages to show us a few new tricks. From the great...
January 29, 2020 Reviews au Courant

Review: Effie

Between the cartoony graphics and easy difficulty, Effie was clearly designed with younger players in mind. This works well as both a good introduction to 3D platformers and a nice reminder of what ma...
January 28, 2020 Reviews au Courant

Review: 7th Sector

7th Sector is a masterclass in how to world build. What at first looks like another simple puzzle game quickly turns into a wild adventure where our little spark hero takes on different forms and gets...
January 27, 2020 Reviews au Courant

Review: Impossible Soaring

By mixing Tony Hawk's Pro Skater with Pilotwings, Binary Jellyfish has created an instantly likable extreme sports game where taking big aerial risks is encouraged. With accessible gameplay and impecc...
January 23, 2020 Reviews au Courant

Review: EarthNight

EarthNight is a fun yet flawed runner with great graphics and a cool theme. It's easy to root for Stanley and Sydney as they go up against a whole army of alien dragons. Sadly, this platformer is marr...
January 21, 2020 Reviews au Courant

Review: Music Racer

Music Racer is a lot like trying to make out with a laser light machine at a rave. This is a title that somehow fails as both a music game and a rhythm game, leaving us with assaulting visual effects ...
January 20, 2020 Game Over

Story Breakdown: The Shinobi Series

Episode #83 - So far in this series we've talked about ninja gaidens, ninja spirits, futuristic ninjas, pizza-loving ninjas and ninjas with long shadows, but the one ninja we haven't talked about is none other than...
January 01, 2020 Review

Review: The New Zealand Story

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January 01, 2020 Know the Game

Take the Video Game Aptitude Test from 1999 (Part 3)

Episode #15 - Cyril Lachel returns for the third and final episode of the VGAT: Video Game Aptitude Test. This is a grueling 160 question quiz that was first published back in the December 1999 issue of Electronic ...