Game Reviews - TheHDRoom

Miitopia Review

4.6

out of 5

August 22, 2017

Nintendo is known for a lot of things, including some iconic game franchises and characters, some innovative, industry-changing technology, and colorful, family-friendly titles that are good for all ages. But above all else, Nintendo games are generally fun. Like, super-amazing… Read More

4.6

out of 5

‘Hey! Pikmin’ Review: Take Your Pik

3.8

out of 5

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August 19, 2017

The Pikmin franchise has been strong for Nintendo for over almost two decades. And in that time, I've only had the pleasure of playing the three core games in passing, but never to completion. So, when I play Hey! Pikmin, for… Read More

3.8

out of 5

‘Nidhogg 2’ Review: Freaky Facelift

4.5

out of 5

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August 18, 2017

I played the hell out of the original Nidhogg. It featured some retro Atari-era graphics and a basic concept; two players race against each other to opposite ends of a playing field, the first to get there wins. Players were… Read More

4.5

out of 5

‘SUPERHOT VR’ Review: When Wick Meets Neo

4.5

out of 5

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August 16, 2017

Virtual reality games are still trying to find themselves, as the technology as a whole is still relatively new. Some games are incredibly unique, like Fantastic Contraption, and some look absolutely stunning in VR, like Theseus, but finding the games that… Read More

4.5

out of 5

‘Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice’ Review: A Descent Into Madness

4.8

out of 5

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August 16, 2017

Mental health isn’t something that gets a lot of exposure from the mainstream media. While it’s something a lot of people struggle with, it’s hard for those not suffering to understand what they deal with on a daily basis. While… Read More

4.8

out of 5

‘Sine Mora EX’ Review: Time Keeps On Ticking

4.2

out of 5

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August 10, 2017

Bullet-hell shoot-'em-up games were arcade mainstays in the 1980s. The genre easily translated to the home console market with the NES, in games like Konami's Gradius and Life Force. Taking a ship and flying in a side-scrolling level, shooting everything… Read More

4.2

out of 5

‘Fantastic Contraption’ Review: Be The Creator!

4.9

out of 5

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August 7, 2017

When I was a kid, I used to love to sit and build cool things with my Erector sets. The sets came with little motors that used two D-cell batteries and you could make things that would actually move. I… Read More

4.9

out of 5

‘Theseus’ Review: PSVR Goes Greek

3.8

out of 5

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August 1, 2017

I'm still admittedly new to Playstation VR. After playing it at the last few E3s, and a couple of other industry events, I was completely hooked on the technology, but balked at the high adoption price for the rig and… Read More

3.8

out of 5

‘Aven Colony’ Review: Big On Style, Light On Content

3.0

out of 5

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July 27, 2017

Elon Musk has made it clear that he wants to be the first person to put a colony on another planet. Sadly, that appears to be in the distant future, but the recently released Aven Colony might scratch his itch… Read More

3.0

out of 5

‘SpeedRunners’ Review: A Competitive, And Fun, Run-Around

4.2

out of 5

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July 24, 2017

I love tinyBuild's games. The publisher just knows how to publish some incredible indie games that beg to be played. Already this year, I've played and loved Punch Club and Mr. Shifty, and now tinyBuild has published yet another stunner with the… Read More

4.2

out of 5