Disintegration smashes first-person-shooting and real-time tactics together to create a wild, crazy thrill ride of a strategy game with a few rough edges. Critics and fans throw around the term “tactical shooter” to represent any kind of game that somehow mandates that you think about how you shoot. Disintegration is one of the few that literally blends […]
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Valorant hooks you match after match with tight, tactical gameplay, albeit in rather barebones fashion. Think Counter-Strike with hero elements. That’s the elevator pitch for Valorant, Riot Games’ debut on the competitive first-person shooter scene. I say that not to disparage Valorant, though. In fact, that’s what I love most about it, especially since it executes on the […]
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West of Dead brings some interesting ideas to the well-trod Rogue-lite scene, but lots of technical and design flaws make it hard to enjoy them. here are a lot of reasons to take a look at West of Dead. Cowboys and Wild West aesthetics are hot in games right now, in the wake of Red Dead […]
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This revamp of a GameCube-era classic is a worthy outing that delivers colorful, creative puzzle action. In the late ’90s and early aughts, a little fellow named Mr. Driller burrowed his way into the hearts of puzzle game fans worldwide. The years that followed saw several Mr. Driller releases across multiple platforms, but after a […]
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Ninjala is a unique melee-focused multiplayer live game with tons of style and depth, but for now it’s light on content and heavy on microtransactions. In a landscape already oversaturated with live games, differentiation is vital. Ninjala attempts to forge its own path through a combination of bubbly style and unique melee mechanics. And though it’s light […]
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