Reviews - TheHDRoom

‘Deformers’ Review: Arena Combat Has Never Been So Squishy

2.8

out of 5

May 17, 2017

Deformers, by developer Ready at Dawn Studios (The Order: 1886), is a new multiplayer battle arena game, and it could not be any farther than The Order in terms of gameplay and art direction. Players take fully customizable little blobs, called… Read More

2.8

out of 5

‘Alien: Covenant’ Review: A Frightening Franchise Course Correction

4.5

out of 5

Movie Reviews Movies Reviews

May 16, 2017

The Alien film franchise has been up and down in its nearly 40-year existence. The high mark has always been Ridley Scott's original film in 1979, but James Cameron did wonders with the story by adding pulse-pounding military action with… Read More

4.5

out of 5

‘Persona 5’ Review: The Majestic And The Mundane

4.9

out of 5

Game Reviews Gaming Reviews

May 12, 2017

I have a secret: I absolutely hated Persona 5 the first time I played it. For the first 90 minutes, all I did was read screen after screen, fought one battle, registered in a new school, and went to sleep in… Read More

4.9

out of 5

‘Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition’ Review: Kill’em All, Again

3.8

out of 5

Game Reviews Gaming Reviews

May 11, 2017

Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition is an HD remastered release of Bulletstorm (2011), originally developed by People Can Fly and Epic Games, then published by EA. It was well received by critics, garnering high scores, but it could be argued that… Read More

3.8

out of 5

‘Super Rude Bear Resurrection’ Review: Death Factory

4.2

out of 5

Game Reviews Gaming Reviews

May 10, 2017

There is a subculture of gamers who love a challenge and also grew up on 2D side scrolling platformers. These gluttons for punishment get a new game every so often, some are amazing, like Super Meat Boy, for example, with… Read More

4.2

out of 5

‘Mr. Shifty’ Review: BAMF For Glory

4.0

out of 5

Game Reviews Gaming Reviews

May 9, 2017

The developers of Mr. Shifty, out now for the Nintendo Switch must have really enjoyed the opening scene to 2003's X2: X-Men United. The scene where Nightcrawler (Alan Cumming) infiltrates the White House by BAMFing around, taking out Secret Servicemen… Read More

4.0

out of 5

‘Flinthook’ Review: Get Hooked

4.2

out of 5

Game Reviews Gaming Reviews

May 8, 2017

Flinthook is a 16-bit era graphically-stylized, metroidvania side-scroller from indie developer Tribute Games. While it seems there are a large influx of these games hitting consoles in the last few years, Flinthook stands out as a top example of the… Read More

4.2

out of 5

‘Call Of Duty: Infinite Warfare’ Continuum DLC Review: A Fun Way To Funk Off

4.2

out of 5

Game Reviews Gaming Reviews

May 6, 2017

The second Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare DLC pack, called "Continuum," has finally dropped for Playstation 4 users, and with it comes four new maps, and a brand new Zombies chapter. The new maps bring new strategies, as each map… Read More

4.2

out of 5

‘The Sexy Brutale’ Review: I’m Too Sexy For Your Party.

4.0

out of 5

Game Reviews Gaming Reviews

May 5, 2017

The Sexy Brutale is a new indie title from developers Tequila Works and Cavalier Game Studios. Best described as an adventure game that combines the board game Clue and the movie Groundhog Day, The Sexy Brutale is played from a… Read More

4.0

out of 5

‘Mario Kart 8 Deluxe’ Review: Yet Another Port For The Switch

3.2

out of 5

Game Reviews Gaming Reviews

May 3, 2017

The Nintendo Switch has been out now for two months, and has yet to have the one true killer app released for it. Both of the biggest games, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and now Mario Kart… Read More

3.2

out of 5