Tandem: A Tale of Shadows offers up something refreshingly different and is bursting with charm, however the premature ending will leave you wanting more.Â
Mr. Driller DrillLand on Xbox is an enormous release, one which revamps a true classic that is worth playing even today. The core Mr. Driller gameplay is at its very best here, and is situated in an experience which offers a ton of gameplay variety and extra content. To top it off, the presentation alone will win you over with its charm and fabulous soundtrack. Â
We've covered the Tim Burton inspired tale of a girl and her teddy a few times already this year, but finally it's time to get hands-on, as Tandem: A Tale of Shadows unravels its dreamlike puzzling on Xbox, PlayStation, Switch and PC.Â
Flaskoman is a middle-of-the-road puzzle-platformer. There’s a curious charm to the little buckethead, and its liquid-carrying gimmick lends itself to some good moments, but those are often upended by some languid jumping latency.
With all things considered you're probably best off giving Orbals a miss entirely. The gameplay is frustrating when it should have been fun, the precision is off and the lack of consideration given by the game itself is enough to end what could have been a joyous relationship.
There’s a weird satisfaction in rolling cute creatures around an arena. Couldn’t tell you why, really. From Super Monkey Ball to Kororinpa to much of Sonic the Hedgehog, we seem to get a kick out of bundling god’s creatures up into a ball and chucking them off ramps.
Despite its cutesy graphics that hark back to early Game Boy Advance titles, the shallow gameplay of Mina & Michi is rarely nostalgia-inducing. Puzzles are repetitive, enemies lack any invention and Mina is just a bit useless. It is just another game useful for achievement fodder that many will put down as quickly as they pick up once every achievement has been unlocked.
Developed by Nerd Monkeys and published by Hatinh Interactive, Out of Line is an adventure platformer with a heavy emphasis on puzzle-solving. With no dialogue or text boxes, the narrative of the game is told through details in the background and the actions of the characters. Which makes sense, given that the most eye-catching aspect of Out of Line is the art style - the entire game is in a hand-drawn 2D style; this includes the characters, animations, and backgrounds.
Football might not be to everyone’s liking, but you know what is? Cheap, easy Gamerscore. It’s true! And here are some of the easiest Achievements that you may have missed from the Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S games which have released or dropped onto Game Pass in the month of June 2021. Is football coming home? Not as quickly as it takes to unlock these cheevos.
It may have taken a little longer to arrive than the BadLand Publishing and Devilish Games teams would have liked, but it's now time for players on Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PC to jump into the rather peculiar Tim Burton inspired world of Onirike. If you're on PS4 though, your wait will continue.
