Author: WManns

Rochard By Recoil games Genre: Similar to Metroidvania, but more combat-oriented. Rating: None, probably Teen for Mild Language and Violence John Rochard, captain of a mining operation employed by multi-planetary conglomerate SkyRig, is not having a good day. Upon revealing an unexpected find on an asteroid, Rochard reports it to his superior, Maximilan. A day...

Assassin’s Creed: Revelations By Ubisoft Genre: 3rd-person Action-adventure Rating: Mature (Blood, Language, Mild Sexual Themes, Violence) Desmond Miles is in trouble. He’s fallen into a coma following the events of Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood; I imagine being mentally manipulated by a super-powerful alien, one of a race who claims to have created the human race, could...

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword By Nintendo Genre: Third-person action-adventure Rating: Everyone 10+ (Animated Blood, Comic Mischief, Fantasy Violence) In the spirit of celebrating The Legend of Zelda’s 25th Anniversary, Nintendo’s released its newest installment in the storied, epic series. As always you take on the role of a young man who’s destined to...

Jurassic Park: The Game By TellTale Games Genre: Cinematic action/adventure Rating: Teen (Blood, Mild Language, Suggestive Themes, Use of Tobacco, Violence) Back in the early 90s, there was written a book by the late, great Michael Crichton, about a Latin American island that’s become home to strange and exciting experiments concerning dinosaurs and related species....

Saints Row: The Third By THQ and Volition Genre: Third-person open-world action-adventure The Saints Row series has long been compared to and connected with its better-known cousin, Grand Theft Auto; while Saints Row began with mildly over-the-top antics, and progressed on into full-blown insanity, Grand Theft Auto has remained mainly serious and mainstream through its...

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim By Bethesda Game Studios/Bethesda Softworks Genre: Open-world RPG Rating: Mature for Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Sexual Themes, Use of Alcohol It’s here! The most eagerly-anticipated RPG for many followers of the epic Elder Scrolls series has arrived. Is it worth the hype and all the positive feedback? Oh, yes,...

The Elder Scrolls: A Retrospective With the imminent release of the long-awaited fifth installment in the award-winning series, The Elder Scroll V: Skyrim, I thought it prudent to go back and explore the series and see where it’s taken us in the past, so that we may better understand the impact of this monumental open-world...

Aquaria By Bit Blot, LLC Genre: Action-Adventure/Underwater Metroidvania! Not rated but I would guess an Everyone 10+ for Mild Violence. Another intensely relaxing game that puts me in the exploration mood, Aquaria has been described by some as Ecco the Dolphin (a classic SEGA Genesis underwater title) meets Metroidvania, my overall favorite genre of 2D...

Sonic Generations By SEGA and SONIC TEAM Genre: Action-Adventure Rating: Everyone (Comic Violence) Another homage to old-school gaming sees us return to our favorite blue hedgehog and his friends on a strange yet very humorous and self-referential journey through time, as Sonic of old and of new finally meet! A malevolent being, intruding upon what...

Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet By Shadow Planet Productions and Fuelcell Games Genre: Action-Adventure/Metroidvania! Rating: Everyone! Yet another wonderful exploration title in the vein of that blended genre that’s come to be known, over the years, as Metroidvania, Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet features exactly what  its title would suggest; a Shadow Planet that twists and corrupts...