As we continue our celebration of classic platformers, our next five picks include games that either helped to define the genre itself or established franchises still going strong today… Jet Set Willy Released in 1984, this sequel to Manic Miner…
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20 Of The Greatest Platform Games Ever Made – Part Two
Last week, we kicked-off our look at 20 of the greatest platformers ever made with such diverse titles as Earthworm Jim, Limbo, and Flashback. Now, we have five more classics from across the decades to celebrate, paying tribute to 2D…
20 Of The Greatest Platform Games Ever Made – Part One
Where would video games be today without the humble platformer? Without doubt, this is one of the industry’s most important genres – just try to imagine your gaming life without the simple joys of jumping from one mysteriously floating platform…
5 Reasons to be Excited for Doom
When it was first released more than twenty years ago, Doom changed the face of gaming forever. Until then, most action titles had been 2D side-scrolling affairs, with recycled platform elements and a limited range of movement. In 1992, a…
XCOM 2 Review: Deep Strategy Meets Alien-Blasting Action
XCOM games have never been easy to beat. In fact, 2012’s Enemy Unknown was so challenging that its follow-up, XCOM 2, starts on the assumption that players actually failed to stop the alien invasion last time around. This is a…
10 Unforgettable Moments from the Assassin’s Creed Series
With more than 93 million copies sold so far, Assassin’s Creed is one of the gaming industry’s biggest franchises. This immense popularity will come as little surprise to hardcore fans who have stuck with the ongoing story during the past…
7 Awesome Games that Deserve a Sequel
As with movies and books, video games have the power to spin off into huge franchises. Think of all the series that have dominated the entertainment industry in the past ten years: Harry Potter, The Hunger Games, Twilight (sorry), the…
Video Games We Can’t Wait to Play in 2016
Being a gamer looks set to be expensive in 2016 – too many must-have titles are heading our way! 2015 brought us its fair share of quality video games, and over the next twelve months, publishers will unleash a veritable…
What do We Want from Final Fantasy VII Remake?
For many of us, Final Fantasy VII revolutionised gaming. When this iconic RPG came along in 1997, the PlayStation was home to many titles, but none were as engaging, immersive, stunning, rewarding, richly-textured, or outright unforgettable. While the prospect of…
7 Star Wars Video Games We’d Love to Play
Well, three years after Disney bought the Star Wars franchise, The Force Awakens has finally reached cinema screens. Fans (hardcore and casual alike) are lapping the movie up, and we’re sure plenty of merchandise will find its way underneath many…