Fans of sports sims can be hard to please. They worship at the altar of realism, demanding it from their games. Oh, and they'd prefer those games to have nice interfaces, include tons of options and still be fun to play too. If it sounds like a daunting task to satisfy them, you wouldn't know it from OOTP 14. The long-running PC baseball sim steps up to the plate and does all of the above, making it look easy in the process.
ERS Games' Redemption Cemetery series is one of the most popular in the spooky fantasy arena due to its gently scary settings, supernatural themes and great-looking graphics. Redemption Cemetery: Salvation of the Lost fits right into the RC mold, but this time around—thanks to a vague, cliché story concept and even more generic bonus chapter, the experience is largely forgettable.
As I write this review, my mind is clouded with the shame of defeat. Despite several attempts on my behalf -- and a metric ton of patience -- I couldn't beat La-Mulana. Some would take this as a sign to give up and move on to the next game, whereas others would grit their teeth and give it yet another shot. I happen to fall into the latter camp, but if you don't, you may want to get your gaming fix elsewhere.
It's you, your opponents, and a big empty city just waiting for your deep pockets. Trade Mania 2 shares a lot with the board game Monopoly. Maybe a bit too much at times, but it's all in good fun. It hits a comfortable balance between sturdy strategy and blind luck, creating an atmosphere of casual competition that's easy to enjoy alone or with a few friends.
It's said that at the core of every cliché is a kernel of truth; when storytellers tap into that, they bring us unforgettable experiences. Gunnar Games uses themes, characters and settings that are very familiar to us in its new hidden object game, Small Town Terrors: Pilgrim's Hook but it does so expertly. The result is a darkly lush, unsettling adventure of Lovecraftian proportions.
Papo & Yo is beautiful, heartbreaking, moving, upsetting, powerful, and plenty of other conflicting emotions all rolled into one. It's a magical experience that captivates throughout, with puzzles that will have you genuinely smiling along, to scenes that will stir up something inside you that video games don't often touch.
While many hidden object games come with plenty of puzzles and adventure elements thrown in, there are the occasional games that contain nothing but hidden object scenes, as players complete one after another with nothing to break up the cycle. One of these games is 100% Hidden Objects, which is a game that's named perfectly. This one is all about hidden object scenes, but the jury's out on whether or not that's a good thing.
Space pirate adventure games are as common as star-lice on the hull of a space ship, but that's because they remain fun no matter how many times you set sail for fame and glory. Plus, space is vast and mysterious, so it's easy enough to pen endless mythologies around it. By comparison, we already know that sea-bound pirates stole a bunch of stuff and had a problem with their teeth falling out. Exciting.