Carter Dotson

I'm Carter Dotson! I'm a freelance writer from Chicago, IL, by way of San Antonio, TX. I'm still not used to that whole 'winter' thing. I've had a lifelong passion for gaming, especially on-the-go gaming of all forms, and a special place in my heart for games by small developers. I care way too much about baseball, too.

Reviews
August 20, 2014
Bik – A Space Adventure Review: Hot Like a Plasma Grenade
By Carter Dotson
There is a time and a place to use a plasma grenade, and it is probably not right now, because you will blow a hole in this ship and we will all die. That might be the most important lesson …
Reviews
August 18, 2014
Sentinel 4: Dark Star Review – Much Tower, Such Defense
By Carter Dotson
Sentinel 4: Dark Star is so large, it contains multitudes. Appropriate for the fourth entry in this tower defense series that stretches back to the earliest days of the App Store, there’s a lot of game to take in here. …
Reviews
August 5, 2014
Deep Loot Review: Finding Buried Treasure
By Carter Dotson
Deep Loot is all about treasure collecting. Combining the sort of drilling/mining gameplay of something like Junk Jack X or Mines of Mars, players control a diver who goes into the sea again and again, collecting loot, finding treasure that …
Walkthroughs
August 4, 2014
Deep Loot: Tips, Cheats and Strategies
By Carter Dotson
There’s a lot of hidden treasure in the vast oceans of Deep Loot, and we want to help you collect as much as you can. Here are some tips from an experienced explorer so that you can have rich runs …
Reviews
July 31, 2014
80 Days Review: We’re Going on an Adventure!
By Carter Dotson
This idea of games that use randomness to create experiences that aren’t quite the same has been left largely to the roguelike subgenre over the last couple of years. But of course, gamebooks – and the recent resurgence of them in …
News
July 30, 2014
Despicable Me: Minion Rush Gets A Dramatic Overhaul in New Update
By Carter Dotson
Gameloft’s Despicable Me: Minion Rush has been out for a year now, and Despicable Me 2 is off in home video heaven. But Gameloft can’t stop updating their endless runner based on the little yellow Minions from the franchise. And …
Reviews
July 30, 2014
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Review: A Beaten-up Beat ’em Up
By Carter Dotson
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and the beat ’em up genre have a proud shared history, with the fighting humanoid turtles having been in some of Konami’s finest beat ’em ups in the 80’s and 90’s. So with the franchise’s …
Walkthroughs
July 30, 2014
The Order of Souls: Tips, Cheats, and Strategies
By Carter Dotson
The Order of Souls is a free-to-play RPG with that offers real control over the battles. As such, there are actual tactics to be deployed! Here are some ways to get the upper hand on the enemy. Buy the Rogue Look …

Carter Dotson

Bik – A Space Adventure Review: Hot Like a Plasma Grenade

Sentinel 4: Dark Star Review – Much Tower, Such Defense

Deep Loot Review: Finding Buried Treasure

Deep Loot: Tips, Cheats and Strategies

80 Days Review: We’re Going on an Adventure!

Despicable Me: Minion Rush Gets A Dramatic Overhaul in New Update

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Review: A Beaten-up Beat ’em Up

The Order of Souls: Tips, Cheats, and Strategies

New Genre-defining Action-Healer, 3 Healers Fables The History of Three Influential Figureheads Without Combat

Use Colours to Solve Platforming Puzzles in Colorbound, Coming to Multiple Platforms Soon

Cosy Puzzle Sim with Houseplants Urban Jungle Launches on Nintendo Switch

Embroidered Dark Medieval Title Scarlet Deer Inn Announces Its PC Release Date