Reviews

If there is one thing I like about games it is getting to do absolutely awesome things that in real life I could never even dream of doing. If there is one thing I hate about games it is hearing lingo that makes me wonder if I or the…

Welcome to Yara, a tropical paradise frozen in time. FarCry 6 thrusts players into a modern-day guerrilla revolution. Dictator Castillo dreams of his country returning to its former glory, even if it means dragging his citizens through a…

Dice Legacy is a lot like the English language. It steals genres and mechanics from other games, smashes them together, and as a whole, creates a fully functioning language. Uh, game. It is best described as a real time strategy, resource…

It is easy to make and sell a platformer to me. Give it beautiful graphics that look like an animated movie, fun platforming, and a story to tug at my heartstrings. Well Ember Lab, you sold me on Kena: Bridge of Spirits. The sweet story…

Samus is back and this time it's... personal? Was it not before? I really can't remember. Metroid Dread picks up after the events of Metroid Fusion investigating a mysterious from the isolated planet. Oh snap It's Castleroid time …

As I write this during a pandemic-induced lockdown, I am reminded that this time last lockdown I was reviewing Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX. Eighteen months later, I’m reviewing another dungeon themed game on Switch – Kitfox…

After reviewing the Micro Machines World Tour game many years ago I learned a major lesson,   if a game uses an IP in a way that should be a slam dunk, that doesn’t guarantee success. In case I am beating around the bush too much, a Micro…

When Ghost of Tsushima launched last year it received a whole lot of love, including from Hannah here at 8-Bit Island. Instead of a next-gen release of the game PlayStation has gone down the upgrade route with the Director's Cut. This…

Quantum is a funny word, isn't it? The main meaning is to be the smallest amount of anything involved in a situation. You'd think that'd make it feel small, but it also conjures up dazzling vistas of nebulae and space, the future, hope,…

When it comes to peripherals generally corded is best. There are a slew of reasons for this but one of them is an issue like battery life. You don’t want to get your arse whooped in a game because your mouse runs out of juice and you don’t…