DEVELOPER: Raw Thrills (Original)/Cradle Games (Console port) PUBLISHER: GameMill Entertainment REVIEWED ON: Nintendo Switch from a copy purchased by the author. Tested on PlayStation 5 from a copy purchased by the author. The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have been featured in dozens of video games, but when you bring up the TMNT and the interactive…
DEVELOPER: Rocksteady Studios PUBLISHER: WB Games REVIEWED ON: PlayStation 5 from a copy purchased by the author. AUTHOR’S NOTE: During the development of this title, it was made public that Rocksteady Studios became a toxic and unsafe work environment for the women working within its studio. You can read more about the details HERE. The…
DEVELOPER: Rocksteady Studios (originals)/Turn me Up Games (porting duties) PUBLISHER: WB Games REVIEWED ON: Nintendo Switch from a copy purchased by the author. The Arkham series of Batman video games developed by Rocksteady Studios needs little introduction. Marrying a blend of stealth, easy to pick up combat and exploration with some of the talent behind…
DEVELOPER: Acclaim Studios Austin (original)/Nightdive Studios (remaster) PUBLISHER: Nightdive Studios REVIEWED ON: Nintendo Switch from a copy purchased by the author. To read out thoughts on the Nintendo 64 original, click HERE. It’s fair to say that the Nintendo 64 was kept afloat against the juggernaut that was Sony’s first PlayStation because of Nintendo’s own…
DEVELOPER: Insomniac Games PUBLISHER: Sony Computer Entertainment REVIEWED ON: PlayStation 5 from a copy purchased by the author. Insomniac Games have always had a track record of producing high-quality software even before they were officially acquired by Sony, but now as a member of PlayStation Studios, they’re easily the companies greatest asset. Within this generation…
DEVELOPER: Upstream Arcade PUBLISHER: Good Shepherd Entertainment REVIEWED ON: Xbox Series X from a copy purchased by the author. Mike Mignola’s Hellboy is a character built to star in video games. Between the iconic title character, his rich supporting cast and world inhabited by occult supernatural threats – not to mention literal Nazis – there’s…
AUTHOR’S NOTE: The writer of this review was given early access to the book from Abrams Press. If, on a daily basis, you hop into a game like Call of Duty to virtually assassinate opponents all over the world in fast-paced, online multiplayer deathmatches, you owe thanks to John Romero. Romero, along with John and…
DEVELOPERS: WB Games Montréal (primary), QLOC S.A., and other support studios PUBLISHER: WB Games REVIEWED ON: PlayStation 5 from a copy purchased by the author. For further context, click HERE to read my first review of Gotham Knights. I owe WB Games Montréal an apology. The point in starting what’s now Comic Book Video Games was to see…
AUTHOR’S NOTE: The writer of this article was given an advance look at FPS: First Person Shooter. First-person shooters, which not a few decades ago people referred to as “DOOM clones” after id Software’s ground breaking title spawned an ocean of imitators in the then unnamed genre , are still among the most played today.…
DEVELOPER: Probe Entertainment Ltd. PUBLISHER: Sega REVIEWED ON: Retron 5 with a Retron 3-in-1 adaptor and a Retro-Bit Sega Genesis 6-button controller. The Flash is enjoying what might be considered his brightest time in the public spotlight. While the character in his many incarnations has been speeding through the pages of DC Comics for decades…
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