Reviewing games can be hard, especially when they're free or cost less than a Big Mac. Sometimes a game will jump out to you and scream, "I'm awesome!" That makes it easy. Likewise, a game can scream, "I'm terrible!" When games do neither though, evaluating them can get a little muddy. It's hard to judge too harshly a game that costs less than bus fare. It just feels wrong. But at the same time, if I don't have much fun playing a game, that should be a major part of my evaluation. This is how I feel about Darkside. Dilemma might be a slightly dramatic word for my current situation, but I'm going to use it anyway.
Ever wondered what it would be like to pilot an Arklight x-52 in defense of a 200 year old mining operation in the asteroid belt? Me neither, but it looks like a lot of fun. That's the premise of Clockwork Pixels'Darkside, and as you can see from the trailer, defending asteroids against the onslaught of the Krainian Empire results in many colorful explosions.