About Matthew Smail

Chapter 2 of King’s Quest was something of a disappointment after the unexpected and challenging gameplay of Chapter 1. Even so, I feel a strong attachment to King Graham and his story, so I …
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There is a generally accepted truth in games journalism, that in order to effectively review a game, you really must have completed it and seen all it has to offer. …
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Within five short minutes of booting up Azkend 2, I was certain I was going to hate it. The first few tutorial levels introduce a simplistic match-three premise, and it …
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In my experience, games like Battle Worlds: Kronos come around at most once or twice in every console generation, and that is a great shame. Kronos is a spiritual successor to …
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Gear Gauntlet offers a simple, fast paced and addictive gameplay style which will appeal to fans of many older arcade games that had a clear focus on challenging, addictive gameplay. Gear Gauntlet …
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The written word is one of the most powerful tools created by man. It allowed early civilizations to share knowledge, coordinate and communicate, ultimately for the greater good of us …
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Zombies have become increasingly prevalent in all areas of popular culture over the past few years, and whilst The Walking Dead, Left4Dead, Dead Rising and even Call of Duty each have …
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Entering into this review, I’m in something of a quandary about how to approach it. “Why?” you might wonder. Well, simply put, I’ve been told many times that I must …
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Perhaps due to what seemed like an incredibly promising title, I began playing Gryphon Knight Epic feeling pretty excited. Less than an hour later, I had completed it, albeit mostly on …
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On booting up Steredenn, I was immediately reminded of R-Type, which is definitely not a bad thing. This is a classic, two-dimensional scrolling shooter set in space and featuring a single ship …
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