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Author: Matthew H. Mason

Boot Hill Bounties review: charm that doesn’t survive combat

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A 16-bit style Western RPG that falls flat when it comes to brawling.

Matthew H. Mason 3 May 2020 Reviews

Streets of Rage 4 review: the new champion of beat ’em ups

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The 26-year wait was worth it.

Matthew H. Mason 3 May 2020 Reviews

Totally Reliable Delivery Service review – a physics-based sandbox with all the toys you’ll ever need

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Sorry we missed you. We left your parcel: with your neighbour/in the sea/on a UFO.

Matthew H. Mason 11 April 2020 Reviews

Gigantosaurus: The Game review – a huge step towards good children’s gaming

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Jurassic larks.

Matthew H. Mason 10 April 2020 Reviews

Bubble Bobble 4 Friends review – a frantic foam party

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Pop chaps.

Matthew H. Mason 24 March 2020 Reviews

Wide Ocean Big Jacket review – a wonderfully meandering short story

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Let’s go for a walk.

Matthew H. Mason 12 February 2020 Reviews

Race with Ryan review – a tale of two perspectives

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Time for a father and son moment.

Matthew H. Mason 27 November 2019 Reviews

Return of the Obra Dinn review – a brilliant interactive detective mystery

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Murder, On Boat.

Matthew H. Mason 30 October 2019 Reviews

Little Town Hero review – dreaming too big

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The new game from the Pokemon developers is inspired by board games – the type with massive rulebooks that still remain confusing even after hours of play.

Matthew H. Mason 28 October 2019 Reviews

The Ninja Saviors: Return of the Warriors review – more than meets the eye

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Kick, punch, it’s all in the mind.

Matthew H. Mason 24 October 2019 Reviews

80 Days review – Jules Verne’s Choose Your Own Adventure

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All together now! Eiiiiighty days around the world, we’ll find a pot of gold, just sitting where the rainbow’s ending…

Matthew H. Mason 22 October 2019 Reviews

Killer Queen Black review – an arcade port for the ages

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The essential game to bring to your next rooftop Switch wine party.

Matthew H. Mason 13 October 2019 Reviews

Creature in the Well review – a true pinbrawler

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Zelda x pinball + robots = joy.

Matthew H. Mason 5 September 2019 Reviews

PictoQuest review – puzzle game meets RPG

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Calling all Picross fans!

Matthew H. Mason 18 August 2019 Reviews

Turok 2: Seeds of Evil review – a remaster worth replaying

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Everybody do the dinosaur.

Matthew H. Mason 16 August 2019 Reviews

Super Mega Baseball 2: Ultimate Edition review – a definite home run

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Who needs official teams when you have such abundant charm?

Matthew H. Mason 6 August 2019 Reviews

Stranger Things 3: The Game review – a love letter to licensed games

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Eleven heaven.

Matthew H. Mason 5 August 2019 Reviews

Blazing Chrome review – locked and loaded

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Contra III reborn.

Matthew H. Mason 21 July 2019 Reviews

Timespinner review – a familiar but welcome tune

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What is a Metroidvania? [flings his wine glass aside] A miserable little pile of secrets! But enough talk! Have at you!

Matthew H. Mason 22 June 2019 Reviews

Shadows of Adam review – JRPG comfort food

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Forget the Final Fantasy VII remake, let’s keep it old school.

Matthew H. Mason 17 May 2019 Reviews

Defend Your Castle review – arts and crafts warfare done right

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This WiiWare classic is back and better than ever on Switch.

Matthew H. Mason 15 May 2019 Reviews

Venture Kid review – a curious, almost-Mega-Man

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Hold on, haven’t I played this before?

Matthew H. Mason 14 May 2019 Reviews

Feather review – zen and the art of flying

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Feather may very well be the ultimate chillout game.

Matthew H. Mason 9 May 2019 Reviews

Turok Remastered review – a welcome return from way back when

The N64 game, despite its crude polygons, holds up surprisingly well in this Switch port from Nightdive Studios.

Matthew H. Mason 20 March 2019 Reviews

Baba is You review – Baba is brilliant

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Review is this. Puzzler is good. Confused is reader. Game is genius. Baba is brilliant.

Matthew H. Mason 13 March 2019 Reviews

Treasure Stack review – a tale of two ideologies

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A puzzler with hidden depths – but perhaps an offputting level of initial complexity.

Matthew H. Mason 5 March 2019 Reviews

Reverie: Sweet As Edition review – EarthBound by way of Zelda

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A short but charming suburban adventure based on New Zealand folklore.

Matthew H. Mason 16 February 2019 Reviews

Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight review – a beautiful, under-the-radar Metroidvania

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The fourth in the underrated Momodora series from Brazilian developer Bombservice is packed with satisfying exploration.

Matthew H. Mason 12 February 2019 Reviews

When Ski Lifts Go Wrong review – amateur architecture at its finest

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Forget bridge-building games – ski-gondola construction is far more fun. And hilarious.

Matthew H. Mason 11 February 2019 Reviews

Review: Alwa’s Awakening (Switch)

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A compelling Metroidvania that’s also a love letter to the NES games of yore.

Matthew H. Mason 19 January 2019 Reviews

Review: Sundered: Eldritch Edition (Switch)

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Sundered makes its debut on Switch with a ton of new features. But how does it compare with its wonderful predecessor, Jotun?

Matthew H. Mason 19 December 2018 Reviews

Review: Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom (Switch)

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This spiritual successor to the venerable Wonder Boy series manages to massively improve on the games that inspired it.

Matthew H. Mason 6 December 2018 Reviews

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