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  • Knock-Knock Review
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    Knock-Knock Review

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    It's surprising just how massively unsettling Knock-Knock becomes. Despite the artsy, comic-like visuals and 2D-on-3D animations, I could feel a knot in the pit of my stomach throughout my entire playthrough. I didn't think that I'd be roped into the game's dark world as much as I was; yet I felt on edge within moments of booting the game up.You can give the "gets horror right" box a great big tick, then - although other elements of the game aren't so well established, thanks to repetitive gameplay mechanics, dialogue that is touch-and-go, and some incredibly odd level inclusions. Knock-Knock is an extremely unique experience, and as with many unique games, it stumbles as much as it innovates."You are an unnamed crazy guy living in the woods. Said crazy man has a touch of the old insomnia, and chooses to wander the halls of his house at night instead of going to sleep. The problem is that every time he wakes up he's in a completely different house. Oh, and there are horrible monsters roaming the halls, and creaking and knocking coming from every direction.The aim of Knock-Knock is simple - survive each night until the sun comes up. As you tiptoe around each house, the clock in the corner of the screen will keep ticking away, and you can find special machines that will advance time more quickly. However, the further that time progresses, the more dangerous the monsters in the house will become. If one gives chase and touches you, the clock will rewind and you'll have to survive for even longer. If you touch too many monsters, you'll have to start all over again.
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    Peter Molyneux: the man who launched a million dreams. My early PC gaming days consisted of Theme Park, Theme Hospital, Populous, Black & White, and many more Molyneux classics. The British designer didn't just envision slick management titles, occasionally with a god-based twist - he created playgrounds for participants to explore, and play styles to evolve.The general consensus is that people have a lot less pleasant words to say about the veteran designer these days, following years of hollow promises. Godus is Molyneux's way back in - his first real release as part of an independent studio, his independent studio - since his Lionhead and Microsoft days. You can definitely still feel that classic Molyneux magic stored away somewhere in this god game, ready to burst forth and engulf many hours of your life... but in its current beta state, there's still a hell of a lot of work to be done."It's your classic "little people need your help, and you are a giant mouse pointer" scenario, as Molyneux himself set out so many years ago. The beginnings of a civilization are scattered across a small island, all looking for a means of survival - and you are that means. By terraforming the land, you're able to provide your people with resources to build up an empire, and spread far and wide.
  • Nakama Review
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    Nakama Review

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    Whether you're into the "float like a butterfly, sting like a bee" fighting approach, or you're perhaps more of a "crouching tiger, hidden dragon," it's safe to say that when it comes to being a ninja, your fighting style needs to be swift, controlled, and tight. You're not going to be around for very long if you can't dodge a simple shuriken to the face.Mobile ninja-em-up Nakama fails miserably to provide the sort of control that is required of a Shinobi warrior, while also piling on a rather confused difficulty curve, and action that is more a rambling bar fight than a well-implemented meeting of blades. There's style here for sure, but the gameplay itself needs a massive overhaul before it will approach anything that can be deemed entertaining."You are the last Shinobi of your village, and nasty enemy ninjas are looking to make sure you don't survive much longer. As you run to the right, each level consists of a couple of screens of generic ninjas to take out, before a slightly more tricky boss battle.Nakama's controls should be relatively simple. You're provided with A and B buttons - A slices, while B jumps. Hold A and you'll get a mega slice, while double-tapping B makes you rush through the air. You can also use a combination of A and B to slice through the air too. Sounds great so far - but in practice, it leaves a lot to be desired.
  • Hell, The Dungeon Again! Review
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    Hell, The Dungeon Again! Review

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    When you imagine what the average dungeon-crawler plays like, you most likely picture a game that looks identical to Hell, The Dungeon Again! This turn-based dungeon-em-up from Anton Skvortsov is the very definition of a dungeon crawler, with all of the elements that make up the genre clearly polished up and spat out in regular, as-you'd-expect succession.You know what you're going to get with Hell, The Dungeon Again!, make no bones about it - this is a tightly-designed experience that takes homage from dozens of other dungeon crawlers, and does much of it right. What this game doesn't do is, well, anything very new at all. If you're looking for a run-of-the-mill dungeon-goer, then Hell, The Dungeon Again! is your poison - but anyone looking for a more unique, bold, and clever take on the genre won't find those traits here."There's an evil presence in the church nearby, and you've been chosen as the hero who will dive in there and save the village. Once you've equipped yourself with some sweet kicks and sharp blades, it's time to jump in and graft your way through multiple floors of things that want to kill you.Everything is as you'd expect. Each floor is randomly-generated, as is the enemy placement, treasure placement, and boss selections. Moving around the dungeons is a case of tapping in the direction you want to go, then bashing enemies over and over again until they hit the deck.
  • Boson X Review
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    Boson X Review

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    Boson X is essentially the spiritual sequel to glorious hair-pulling action game Super Hexagon. Cylindrically-shaped levels? Check. Fast-paced, randomly-generated action that keeps you on your toes every single moment of play? Check. A base difficulty so severe that you may accidentally smash your iPhone to pieces after you die for the umpteenth time? Oh yes, it's all there.But this rotational runner is far from just another Super Hexagon, as the game offers a massively unique take on the endless runner genre. The variety on show here is simply wonderful, and the difficulty factor coupled with the online leaderboards means that we'll no doubt be coming back for more again and again.You are a professor who has become caught in a massive particle accelerator. By jumping from platform to platform you can keep him safe from the high-energy particles dancing around him, and hopefully build up enough energy that you'll manage to discover some new particles along the way.
  • Once Upon An Apocalypse Review
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    Once Upon An Apocalypse Review

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    There's a real helplessness to the entire ordeal that is Once Upon An Apocalypse. It's the sort of feeling that you might hope to expect from a game that bears such a title, but the bleakness isn't really of an end-of-the-worldly nature - rather, this is a moody, all-hope-is-lost experience simply because it never really feels like you're given the appropriate tools to survive.Oh, there is a way to survive Once Upon An Apocalypse with all your camp-mates intact, make no mistake - but it all feels so random and closed in that making any sense out of your actions is essentially a case of repeating the game over and over again in a trial-and-error fashion. This is an adventure game, then, which is less adventure, and more touching random things until the helicopter comes to take you away."It's all about zombies, of course - the undead who have ravaged the land and eaten anyone in their path. You are "Skinny," a ruffled man in a shirt and tie who is just one of a handful of survivors. You've set up camp in a safe-ish spot, and somehow managed to nominate yourself as the leader of the group. No one appears to have a problem with that.
  • Heroes of Loot Review
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    Heroes of Loot Review

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    I've played my fair share of dungeon-crawling roguelikes, with their turn-based tales of slow, tight progression, treasure a-plenty, and endless floors of bloodthirsty enemies. Heroes of Loot, then, is something just that little bit different - it's essentially what happens when you cross a roguelike with a twin-stick shoot 'em up.As it turns out, this is quite the recipe for success. Heroes of Loot is fast-paced, frantic, exciting, and perfect for picking up, having a quick blast, and then going back to your daily routine - or, you know, just playing over and over again for an hour or three. If you enjoy your dungeon-crawlers, you should get a load of this.You are one of four heroes, sent into a never-ending dungeon to create a bit of a rabble. By killing enemies and grabbing gold, you'll attract more and more baddies to the dungeon, and make it far more dangerous. Which is apparently a good thing, according to the dungeon owner!The dungeons are randomly generated, such that each playthrough is different - as you'd expect from a dungeon-crawler. What you might not expect, however, is that the game plays out completely in real-time. That is, there's no turn-based action here; instead, the enemies are constantly approaching, and you'll have to fight them off twin-stick style.
  • Junk Jack X Review
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    Junk Jack X Review

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    You know how sometimes games can just be so open-ended and freedom-filled, that some players find the content and possibilities on offer more than a little daunting? This was the case with the original Junk Jack, a lovely Terraria-like experience for mobile that had quite the steep learning curve.