Sierra Entertainment

Review Shiftlings (Wii U eShop)

Stuck in second gear

Puzzle-platformers are all the rage in the world of indie games. Perhaps it's because they're so accessible for so many different kinds of gamers - or because they're a genre well suited to exploring unconventional narratives. Whatever the case, intuitive design is central to the success of these generally more minimalist games...

• Thu 9th Jul 2015
• Reviews
• Wii U eShop
• Shiftlings

Review The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction (GameCube)

Incredible destruction; incredibly satisfying

It's practically a truism that video games built on film and book licenses suck; probably due to the motivation for using a license from another medium being more about attempting to cash-in on name recognition than actually delivering a compelling gaming experience. Of course there are exceptions to the...

• Thu 11th Feb 2010
• Retro
• Reviews

Review Geometry Wars Galaxies (DS)

A near-perfect translation of the console classic

Bizarre Creation's Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved is something of a modern classic. The wireframe graphics and gameplay consisting of firing at enemies in every direction on a closed 2D playfield are like a marriage of arcade classics Tempest and Robotron, making for some addictive gameplay. Sierra...

• Wed 3rd Feb 2010
• DS
• Reviews
• Retro

Review Geometry Wars Galaxies (Wii)

A blast from the past!

For those among you who are fond of arcade classics such as Robotron 2084, you might have heard of a little title called Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved. It was one of the first premier downloadable titles for the Xbox 360, and was later expanded with the Wii/DS-exclusive Geometry Wars: Galaxies created by British game developer...

• Tue 7th Jul 2009
• Wii
• Reviews
• Retro