Posts By Mike Alexander

Road 96: Mile 0 Review – Takin’ a Ride with My Best Friend

Road 96: Mile 0 Review – Takin’ a Ride with My Best Friend

In ditching the randomness that was core to the original Road 96 experience, Road 96: Mile 0 feels less unique. However, this prequel still has a bumping soundtrack, some fun gameplay, and just enough...

Crime Boss: Rockay City Review – Squandered Potential

Crime Boss: Rockay City Review – Squandered Potential

With a cast full of names you might recognize, decent gunplay, and a handful of seemingly deep gameplay mechanics, Crime Boss: Rockay City makes a pretty good first impression. Unfortunately, the crac...

Deceive Inc. Review – Cover Blown

Deceive Inc. Review – Cover Blown

Deceive Inc. is yet another live-service multiplayer game, but it also has a few tricks up its sleeve. That handful of tricks along with its groovy aesthetic saves it from being a throwaway experience...

Dredge Review – Ominously Awesome

Dredge Review – Ominously Awesome

A game that combines genres and tones from opposite sides of the spectrum is a proposition that could sink a lesser team, but Black Salt Games’ Dredge is as cohesive and spooky as they come.

Valheim (Xbox Series X) Early Access Review – A Good Start

Valheim (Xbox Series X) Early Access Review – A Good Start

Iron Gate Studio’s wildly successful survival/crafting game has finally made its console debut on Xbox hardware. This is the full Valheim experience up to this point, but the transition isn’t with...

LEAP Review – Attack on Tedium

LEAP Review – Attack on Tedium

LEAP is a game that has a few twists in an attempt to stand out in a very crowded genre, but it unfortunately falls far short of something worth your time. Especially when there are so many excellent ...

Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty Review – Accessible Souls

Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty Review – Accessible Souls

Wo Long packs in some novel gameplay mechanics, but it might not be the hardcore experience fans of the genre are seeking.

Sons of the Forest Early Access Review – Greatness in Progress

Sons of the Forest Early Access Review – Greatness in Progress

Sons of the Forest is an astounding improvement over its predecessor in just about every way, and it feels shockingly complete despite being in Early Access.

Scars Above Review – Blinding Me with Science

Scars Above Review – Blinding Me with Science

Scars Above mixes gameplay mechanics from vastly different genres to create something refreshingly unique and fun to play.

Atomic Heart Review – A Solid Shooter With A Great Visual Style

Atomic Heart Review – A Solid Shooter With A Great Visual Style

Atomic Heart is a narrative-driven FPS set in a retro-futuristic, alternate-history setting, but does that translate into an enjoyable experience?

Wanted: Dead Review – Old School Action is Alive and Well

Wanted: Dead Review – Old School Action is Alive and Well

Wanted: Dead’s dedication to modernizing old-school action games could have resulted in another run-of-the-mill experience, but its relentless bizarreness and intense combat make it so much more.

Death in the Water 2 Review – Treading Water

Death in the Water 2 Review – Treading Water

Death in the Water 2 immediately ensnares you with its visuals and frantic underwater gameplay. However, there isn’t much under the surface, and it’s a shame there isn’t more to do.

Hi-Fi Rush Review – Just What the Doctor Ordered

Hi-Fi Rush Review – Just What the Doctor Ordered

Hi-Fi Rush feels like being in the front row of a concert for your favorite band. It’s colorful, and charming. But, most importantly, it has a personality all its own.

Risen (PS4) Review – Some Things Are Better Left in the Past

Risen (PS4) Review – Some Things Are Better Left in the Past

THQ Nordic has brought back a 14-year-old cult classic to introduce it to an entirely new generation of gamers. But, with only a few sparse updates to an ancient game, is it worth revisiting the islan...

Lone Ruin Review – The Next Great Indie Roguelike Hit

Lone Ruin Review – The Next Great Indie Roguelike Hit

Lone Ruin kicks off 2023 with a bang. Tight controls, fast-paced gameplay, and a thumping soundtrack combine to make an awesome roguelike arena action game.

Valheim Early Access Review – An Excellent Survival Experience

Valheim Early Access Review – An Excellent Survival Experience

Regardless of how you choose to play Valheim, it is a fantastic survival crafting experience that is more than worth its cost for the potentially hundreds of hours you could spend in its world, and it...

Hello Neighbor 2 Review – Prying Eyes

Hello Neighbor 2 Review – Prying Eyes

Hello Neighbor 2 is a game that lives and dies on the tension it creates. Unfortunately, some serious issues leave it more dead than alive.

Gundam Evolution Review – Overwatch on Notice

Gundam Evolution Review – Overwatch on Notice

Gundam Evolution borrows too much from the likes of Overwatch, but in fun and interesting ways.