Tag Archives: Platformer

What if Overcooked, but in a post office… with kiwis? You know, those endangered flightless birds native to the idyllic twin islands of New Zealand? In fact, don’t answer that question, as developer Stonewheat & Sons has already done all the hard work for you with its debut title, KeyWe.  …

Pity the poor engineers at Sony. They’re labouring to make ever-better gaming technology – PS4 Pro (opens in new tab), PS VR (opens in new tab) – and what do the gaming public do? Wet their collective knickers over retro returns of Sonic The Hedgehog (opens in new tab) and …

I don’t know about you, but when I was growing up, my parents didn’t understand the games I played at all. Well, they still don’t. Im actually pretty sure they still don’t know what I do for a living. They tried to seem interested at first – in fact I …

Sure, Mario games are simple experiences. They can be enjoyed by players of all ages, and finished by almost everyone. However, core Mario games have always found space to include secrets, Easter eggs and other searched-for unlockables that pass most player completely by. Ever since we found our first Warp …

The days of buying a game console and having it be a static, unchanging experience are gone. The PlayStation 4 launched nearly four years ago, and it’s only gotten better over time, adding promised features and delivering all-new ones that have enhanced that little black gaming box far beyond its …

Super Mario Maker oozes charm – I said as much in my review back in September. It seems some of that charm is leaking out of the game and into the real world, thanks to a new series of webcomics Nintendo created called Super Mario Maker: Crash Course. This series …

One of the best years in years From the rain-slick streets of Gotham City, to the arid desert of Afghanistan, 2015 has transported us across the globe and to worlds beyond. We have slain monsters for coin and breathed new life into an irradiated wasteland. The incredible size and scope …

Poor Sonic the Hedgehog doesn’t have the reputation he had back when he was competing with Nintendo’s moustachioed plumber, Mario. The two mascots pushed each other to great new heights in the ’90s, giving us some of the best 2D platformer games ever made. Then the revolution of 3D graphics …

Super Mario Maker is all about creating and sharing your own cool/weird/sadistic levels online, but it’s also a fully fledged single-player Mario game. Nintendo revealed on a promotional site (opens in new tab) that the upcoming Wii U game will come with 100 courses pre-built and ready to play, with …

Rogue Legacy is a blend of influences that could have gone wrong. On one side is the Metroidvania genre, 2D platformers with large explorable environments and a steady sense of progression. On the other is the rogue genre, punishing randomly-generated worlds where each death means a complete fresh start. Rogue …