Author: Ben McBride
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GolfTopia: A Good Game With Great Potential – PC Review
Twenty years ago, sim-building games were all the rage. Between Theme Hospital, SimCity, and everything else Sid Meier touched, the genre was everywhere. Sid Meier’s SimGolf released to rave reviews in 2002. It allowed players to create and manage a golf course, and cater to the whims of their high-paying clientele. While the Tiger Woods Golf…
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Doom: From the Perspective of Someone who has Never Played Doom
Doom is a historic game for so many reasons. It has shaped the first-person shooter genre that dominates the gaming market today, and it was released to a swathe of controversy that it has fed off ever since. Doom showcased stunning graphics, interactive levels, and, most infamously of all, graphic, bloody, and gory violence. Some would…
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Football Manager 2021: A Football Game for Purists – PC Review
Every year all the sporting franchises release the latest iteration of their annual series, and Sega’s Football Manager is no different. While most franchises go through peaks and troughs, the FM series has instead been going from strength to strength. The main series is now in its 17th edition. Despite this, Sega has still found ways…
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Top 10 Video Game Glitches of All Time
Let’s face it, developers are human. As much as we demand from them and as far along as technology comes, no video game will ever be perfect. Glitches will always happen, and we accept them as a fact of life. Put simply, a glitch is a fault within a video game that causes something to…
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Crash Bandicoot – Retro Review #2
Crash Bandicoot is one of the most iconic PlayStation series, and the titular character has grown into the console’s de facto mascot. The game’s success has led to a myriad of sequels and re-releases, and the ever-popular Crash Team Racing series, too. Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time was released earlier this month, so I…
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The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time – Retro Review
When discussing the greatest video game of all time, Nintendo’s 1998 effort, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, is one of the heavy hitters. Ocarina of Time has topped many all-time lists, including IGN and GameStats; it is also currently the highest-rated game overall on Metacritic. It is a seminal title in the gaming world.…
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The Game Crater Retro Review: An Introduction
Throughout history, there have been games that have helped define childhoods, taken over the world for a period of time, or even changed the way we view and play video games. We all have memories of playing these retro games. Well, not all of us. As someone whose first proper gaming experiences came later than…
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F1 2020: An Enormous, Realistic Step Forward – Review
Like almost every other sport on the planet, Formula 1 hasn’t been immune to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. As things finally got underway in Austria at the start of the month, the season’s long-awaited beginning almost perfectly coincided with Codemasters’ release of the sport’s annual companion game, F1 2020. Those who follow the…