Tag: Review

Ceres Review

Posted on: October 25, 2015 /

Categories: 4X/Other Space Sims, Reviews, Strategy Gaming

Ceres is a game that sounded great on paper. A sandbox-lite game where the player commands a growing fleet of starships through a series of encounters, collects resources, and acquires new and more powerful technology. The first screenshots I saw solicited a feeling of nostalgia for the Homeworld series and I was instantly excited to

Rebel Galaxy Review

Posted on: October 21, 2015 /

Categories: 4X/Other Space Sims, Reviews

Rebel Galaxy is a game built on the question of “fight or flight?”. At all times while playing there is the constant threat of combat wrecking the ship you’ve expended tons of effort to procure. This is the first point where Rebel Galaxy shines. The combat model breaks away from the 3D maneuvering of other

Nobunaga’s Ambition: Sphere of Influence – PC Review

Posted on: September 7, 2015 /

Categories: Reviews, Strategy Gaming

I’ve been a longtime fan of strategy games of all types; from the acrade-ish titles of the Total War franchise, to the insanely in-depth grand strategy titles like Hearts of Iron. A lot of people would not think of KOEI games when it came to strategy. KOEI Tecmo is usually more well known for it’s

Magic Duels: Origins Review, or why Origins is a bit tapped out

Posted on: September 3, 2015 /

Categories: Reviews

Magic Duels: Origins is the latest in the series of Magic: The Gathering digital games. It’s the inevitable progression of the yearly Duels of The Planeswalkers series.Origins will now act as DoTP’s replacement. Origins is definitely a new experience. Being a Free-To-Play game which promises regular free updates, it eschews the paid DLC and Pay-to-Play

Big Pharma Review, or how I loved running an evil pharmaceuticals empire

Posted on: September 2, 2015 /

Categories: Reviews

Our review system will function on a scale of 1-10. Scores will be considered on the basis of five main categories. Design, Execution, Functionality, Enjoyment, and Value. Failures in these areas will affect the score of a game based on the severity of the failure. Big Pharma is a delicious mix of simulation, economics, and

Elite: Dangerous Review, space trucking across a beautiful galaxy

Posted on: August 29, 2015 /

Categories: Elite: Dangerous, Reviews

It’s very hard not to draw comparisons between Elite: Dangerous and the bevy of other Space Sims out there. As a longtime fan of the X series of games, the idea of building a complex mercantile empire managed and protected by an army of minions with nothing more than a single ship and whole lot