Review: Heavy Rain
PlayStation 3/PlayStation 4 How many of you reading this article remember the Fighting Fantasy adventure books from back in the day? Those of you that do will more than likely appreciate the similarity between that particular series and Heavy Rain … Continue reading Review: Heavy Rain
Mayhem in Monsterland: The greatest platform game you’ve probably never heard of
Released inexplicably late in the machines life, Mayhem in Monsterland was a 2D platformer that truly raised the bar when it came to what was achievable using the Commodore’s ten-year-old hardware. Continue reading Mayhem in Monsterland: The greatest platform game you’ve probably never heard of
Review: Cursed Castilla EX
Cursed Castilla EX takes the retro-inspired theme of Shovel Knight and dials it back a few more notches to a more innocent time when the coin-op was king. Continue reading Review: Cursed Castilla EX
Wii U Retrospective: Part One
So far on this blog I have mainly concentrated on the PlayStation family of consoles with a little bit of retro gaming thrown in for good measure. But now I feel it’s time to shift focus for a moment and address the elephant in the room. The machine of this console generation that in my opinion deserved so much more love than it got. The warm-up act for the Nintendo Switch if you will. I am of course referring to the much maligned Wii U. Continue reading Wii U Retrospective: Part One
Wii U Retrospective: Part 2
Part two of my retrospective look at Nintendo’s first foray into HD gaming. Continue reading Wii U Retrospective: Part 2
Nintendo Direct Round Up: March 2018
So another Nintendo Direct has been and gone and it delivered both massive hype and tremendous disappointment depending on what your position in the gaming market is. Continue reading Nintendo Direct Round Up: March 2018
Review: Rainbow Moon
Games such as Rainbow Moon really work well on the Vita. The dungeon crawling gameplay and exploration are ideally suited to those that either have a few minutes or a few hours to kill as it’s the type of game that you can just pick up and play as and when without too much dedication. Continue reading Review: Rainbow Moon
Bring back Blast Corps
Let’s face it. These days most N64 games look like arse. In fact, they looked like arse back in the 90’s as well. Continue reading Bring back Blast Corps
I spent a couple of hours with Knack and I had a good time
Knack is one of those games that consistently gets a bad wrap. Even last year when a sequel eventually hit the shelves there were countless numbers of people trying to work out why Sony would even consider doing such a thing. Continue reading I spent a couple of hours with Knack and I had a good time
Gaming & Mental Health: My Experience
I’ve been wanting to write a piece about gaming and mental health for a while but could never quite find the motivation to sit down and do so. Also with my mind being the busy, overcrowded place that it is most of the time I find it hard to take time out from other, more menial tasks that need doing around the house. Continue reading Gaming & Mental Health: My Experience
Chris's Gaming Bit 