Video Game Reviews

Claim the mantle of Alexander as one of the dozens of states left in the wake of his sudden death in Magna Graecia, or just revisit an old friend in the wake of the massive changes brought to Imperator: Rome by the Archimedes, 1.4 update.…

When it comes to logic puzzles, picross is king. But what it didn’t have was murder mystery — which is something Mediatonic is bringing to the table with their newest creation, Murder by Numbers.

With its roots firmly planted in the same soil as Magic: The Gathering, EPIC Card Game is a 2015 deckbuilding and card battling game that is about to see a full digital relaunch. As someone who first learned to play MTG via the Duels of the…

Playing through matches gives players experience based on how often they interacted with the ball, the number of successful passes and shots made on goal (whether successful or not). This helps players to level up, gain better starting…

The screen showed only static for a few moments before flickering to life. Slowly, the image processed on the Futuro 128K and showed “The House Abandon” on the old CRT television screen. No, this isn’t real life. This is the introduction to…

Since I received the review code for Football, Tactics and Glory, I’ve been conflicted about how to position it. Although Football, Tactics and Glory is presented as a football management game, it is in fact nothing of the sort. It is, in…

In Phoenix Point a strange virus has emerged and transformed the seas into mist. Out of that mist emerge strange, mutated creatures that devastate the human race. You take control of one cell of the Phoenix Project, a worldwide force…

Darksburg revives the gameplay promise of co-operative survival games by creating some solid action in an engaging world complete with interesting characters. However, the game is currently so under-supported online and bereft of story that…

It’s hard for me to put into words what I experienced playing This Strange Realm of Mine. Developer Doomster Entertainment has created a weird and wonderful experience that, while not necessarily one of the most fun games I’ve played…

In Surviving the Aftermath you take control of a tiny colony of apocalypse survivors and must guide them through their own personal post-extinction-level-event timeline. Gathering resources, exploring the ruined remnants of society and…

House Flipper’s overall experience is pure capitalism. Buy old or dilapidated real estate, renovate them based upon demand from your likely target market and then flip them for a substantial profit

Starting out in a med-bay on your spaceship, the Frontier-16, you quickly realise things are a bit wrong. You’ve been unconscious for three days having been on an expedition team sent to another ship, the Endurance. It seems that there was…

Extra Ordinary is an Irish horror comedy. We have watched it.

Three base classes are offered to begin with and players can choose between Soldier, Scout and Mender following the classic RPG stats tropes of Strength, Dexterity and Magic

Regular readers of BigBossBattle may recall that I waxed lyrical about my love for the original Pillars of Eternity when it appeared on console, and it’s certainly true that I’ve been waiting for Pillars of Eternity II: Complete Edition…

Yellow & Yangtze is the semi-sequel to Tigris and Euphrates, with both games featuring a similar design from the now legendary Dr. Reiner Knizia. This later version moves the theme from Mesopotamia to China and publisher Grail Games…

This sounds like it might make the puzzles a little too easy, but believe me when I say that this isn’t the case. The puzzle pieces are all complex shapes which means finding a logical position for them isn’t exactly simple.

Scarf Boy, the Chestnut Kingdom's most recent Chosen Hero, is unwittingly taken out within the final castle by a group of lowly minions arguing about their role in the legend. The one remaining minion left is coerced by the Hero’s ancient,…

With rumours about that Left4Dead 3 will soon be officially announced, players who have clung to their eleven-year-old copy of the second game in that series may soon have something to cheer about. For those of us that have moved on,…

Through the Darkest of Times offers a glimpse into a grim and bleak moment in history, but despite the hardships its message shines through brightly. Through the Darkest of Times calls itself a “historical resistance strategy game”, letting…