It’s been over a year since SEGA Studios Australia released their (to me) hugely disappointing remake for contemporary platforms, but, as is not unusual, I woke up feeling nostalgic for […]
Tag: Windows
Music Monday: Spelunky
I remember hearing a Scottish games journalist (whose name escapes me – many apologies) enthusing about the original, free PC version of Spelunky on his “Best Worst Games” feature on […]
Music Monday: Dragon Age: Origins
A blindingly obvious but frankly essential Music Monday this week. In the latest Cane and Rinse the podcast (issue 149) we review BioWare’s five-year-old (how?!) RPG, Dragon Age: Origins. Returning […]
Ziggurat Quick Rinse
Darren goes delving yet again, this time deep into Milkstone Studios’ Ziggurat (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ziggurat). “Dungeon-Crawling First Person Shooting at its finest! Fast-paced combat! Dozens of perks, spells and enemies! Level ups! […]
Music Monday: Sonic 3
There are so many great tracks from the Mega Drive/Genesis Sonic games that I could share with you, but these particular selections from Sonic 3 have always resonated with my […]
Tango Fiesta Quick Rinse
Darren Gargette tries to explain to you what Tango Fiesta is all about but really, that persistent attract mode does a far better job. http://store.steampowered.com/app/276730/ If you like these Quick […]
The Escapists Quick Rinse: First day in Center Perks
Darren Gargette rolls with the punches in The Escapists and shows you what day one will be like. All that stands between dez and his freedom is a perfectly executed […]
Crypt of the NecroDancer Quick Rinse
In which Darren sings The Great Mighty Poo song while playing an RPG where the ‘R’ stands for ‘Rhythm’: Crypt of the NecroDancer by Brace Yourself Games. http://necrodancer.com/ If you […]
Music Monday: Bejeweled 3
My hunch is that the music of Bejeweled 3 was developed under laboratory conditions, using algorithms that specifically and subliminally target whatever parts of the brain it is that trigger […]
Strider
Brian Tarran slices and dices his way through the 2014 remake of the ninja action adventure. If the 2014 remake of Strider was a car, it would be a mid-range […]
Music Monday: Wolfenstein: The New Order
I got the platinum on Wolfenstein: The New Order! I know, it’s not the hardest to earn in the history of PlayStation Trophies but it’s my only plat apart from […]
Rogue Shooter: The FPS Roguelike Quick Rinse
It’s a ROGUE-like first-person SHOOTER, see? Looking something like Doom made in clipart, Hippomancer’s Rogue Shooter: The FPS Roguelike is available to download on Steam for PC. Many apologies for […]