Picking Up Steam: Beware Planet Earth (PC)
Every now and then a game designer seems to view the passivity of the tower defense genre was a problem
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The Game Hoard
Chronicling Video Game History By Playing Every Video Game Ever Released
2014
Picking Up Steam: Our Darker Purpose (PC)
One day at the Edgewood Home for Lost Children, the last remaining teacher left and never came back. While many
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Picking Up Steam: 99 Levels to Hell (PC)
This year’s Picking Up Steam has been interesting for me not only because I get to see the rest of
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Picking Up Steam: One Finger Death Punch (PC)
The action in the martial arts game One Finger Death Punch is so simple to control that the game is
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Fantasy Life (3DS)
In many a fantasy role-playing game, your adventures fighting against evil with swords and sorcery will be broken up by
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Earth Defense Force 2025 (Xbox 360)
Playing games that were set in the then-future in the year they take place in is often an amusing look
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Picking Up Steam: Octodad: Dadliest Catch (PC)
Mowing the lawn. Mopping the floor. Buying groceries. These chores would be a bore for a simple human, but for
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SimCity: Complete Edition (PC)
In 2013, Electronic Arts released SimCity only to receive an enormous backlash from fans of the city-building series. This wasn’t
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Putty Squad (PS4)
Putty Squad on PS4 is an odd sort of comeback story. The 90s platforming game Putty, also known as Super
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Akiba’s Trip: Undead & Undressed (PS Vita)
Akiba’s Trip: Undead & Undressed, known as Akiba’s Trip 2 in Japan, is an unusual sequel in that it both
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Danger of the Ooze (PS3)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Danger of the Ooze is an exploration-focused platformer released on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and
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Cabela’s Big Game Hunter: Pro Hunts (PS3)
When designing a hunting video game, authenticity is one of the most important elements to consider. Too little of it
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Mario Kart Arcade GP DX (Arcade)
While the Mario Kart series has continued reliably on Nintendo consoles ever since it kicked off with Super Mario Kart,
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Demon King Box (3DS)
Bargain hunters who routinely browsed the “Games on Sale” section of the 3DS eShop no doubt came to recognize Demon
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Pushmo World (Wii U)
Pushmo World, known instead as Pullblox World in Europe, is the third entry in the Pushmo series of block-climbing puzzlers
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Art of Balance (Wii U)
With a gorgeous zen presentation, Art of Balance takes the sometimes nerve-wracking process of trying to balance a set of
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NES Remix 2 (Wii U)
The first NES Remix game carved out sections from classic Nintendo Entertainment System games and turned them into quick challenges
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One Piece: Unlimited World Red (PS3)
Quite a few video games feature optional content called something like Coliseum or Arena as a way of offering some
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The Haunted Hoard: The Evil Within (Xbox One)
As I played The Evil Within, I couldn’t help but shake the feeling that the designers were attempting their own
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The Haunted Hoard: Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare (Xbox One)
The tower defense genre doesn’t have many titles that penetrate the popular consciousness, but with its silly concept and easy
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50 Years of Video Games: Watch_Dogs (PC)
Despite being set around the same time the game was released, the 2014 game Watch_Dogs depicts a world of interconnected
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