The story goes that Shigeru Miyamoto’s original concept for Pikmin was inspired by his gardening.
Pikmin 3 – First Impressions
Papers, Please – Hands On
In the days before the fall of the USSR and the Berlin Wall, there was a time when the simple crossing of borders in Europe was fraught with risk, peril and political unrest.
Animal Crossing: New Leaf – First Impressions
The latest edition in the worlds foremost anthropomorphic community simulator is dropping this month on Nintendo 3DS. Released a whole 6 months ago in Japan, Animal Crossing: New Leaf will find its way to North American shores on June 9th, … Continue reading
Wetware – Hands On
Wetware is a new title from Glasgow-based indie developers Reality Council, a real-time strategy set in a dystopian future with all the cyberpunk trimmings: hackers for hire, mega corporations, cyber espionage, and a quest to take over the Net.
Marvel Heroes – Hands On
Marvel Heroes is the upcoming free to play, multiplayer action RPG. Featuring a roster of your favourite Marvel heroes, teaming up to face Doctor Doom and prevent him from using the power of the Cosmic Cube to destroy the world.
Xbox One- First Impressions
Ah you just can’t beat the excitement of a good old-fashioned console reveal. After months of speculation Microsoft has finally unveiled the next-gen successor to the Xbox 360, dubbed “Xbox One”.
Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D – First Impressions
If there is one thing that Nintendo has got good at doing it’s getting you buying the same thing multiple games.
Krater: Shadows over Solside
Krater takes place in a post-apocalyptic Sweden. The bomb that destroyed the world has left an immense crater in the ground, stretching into the unknown depths of the earth.
Neverwinter – Hands On
The new game in the Neverwinter franchise, created this time by Cryptic Studios, is a change of pace from the Neverwinter Nights series, as this time it’s a free-to-play MMO rather than a straight up RPG. An interesting and unique … Continue reading
London MCM Expo Comic Con May 2013 – Preview
At the time of writing, the Sun has returned after nearly six months away. It has brought with it warmth, life, happiness, and hope. And if it decides to disappear again, leaving the upcoming London MCM Expo under a layer … Continue reading
DARK – First Impressions
Vampires. They tend to come in two varieties. The ancient, gothy, corset and flowing robe style, and the ultra-slick modern, tattoos and neon glowstick trousers sort. Or at least that’s what the movies would tell you.
Prison Architect – First Impressions
For those who discovered sim games in the 90s, the hero of the genre isn’t SimCity or even Caesar II. Truly, the greatest sim of that decade was Theme Hospital, and it’s a promising sign that the makers of Prison … Continue reading
Dark Souls II- First Impressions
There was a lot of fear that this one was going to go horribly wrong. Ever since it was announced that Dark Souls was getting a direct sequel people have been wary. A new director was coming in, and there … Continue reading
Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon- First Impressions
The games industry is a funny one for April Fools gags. Every year companies will trot out the standard announcements, most of which are just believable enough to be given a second glance and raise a wee smile. Far Cry … Continue reading
Deadpool: The Game – First Impressions
Deadpool is Marvel’s crazy, chimichanga loving, fourth-wall breaking, “merc with a mouth”. Since the mentally unstable mercenary first appeared in 1991, he has gained a cult following in the comic book community, but can High Moon Studios capture the unique … Continue reading
Fire Emblem Awakening – Hands On
Role playing games have long been aimed towards the more niche end of the market but there have been times when they have burst into the mainstream. The late nineties boom in Japanese RPGs for example or in recent years … Continue reading
The Adventures of Rubberkid – Hands On
It can be difficult to create a game for children that successfully balances fun with education, and from what we’ve seen of The Adventures of Rubberkid, its creator Charles Jackson has made a great attempt. The game stars our eponymous … Continue reading
Army of Two: Devil’s Cartel – First Impressions
The latest Army of Two is the third iteration in the series, continuing with over the top weapons, action packed gameplay, and a heavy focus on co-operative experiences, but this time, toning down the tongue in cheek bro-mance of the … Continue reading
World of Warplane – Hands On
World of Warplanes is the next game from Wargaming.net of World of Tanks fame. A free-to-play game based on Planes built for warfare, it’s a simulator of large air focused battles, with some ground targets to destroy. There’s a variety … Continue reading
Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate – First Impressions
There was a time, long long ago, when a console wasn’t a console without a Japanese role playing game. Seriously, that was one of the biggest game genres lapped up by millions of adoring fans. In the last few years? … Continue reading
Thief – First Impressions
The word ‘taffer’, will have strange and special meaning to some Gamers. It reminds them of darkened cobbled streets and the safety of shadows spilling across carpeted floors. It reminds them of a game called, Thief. A curious steampunk game, … Continue reading
Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag – First Impressions
Yaaarrrr! Me Hearties and a bottle of Rum! The news has broken that the next scurvy instalment in the grim and deathly Assassin’s Creed series will be a bootlegged, Pirate adventure, arrrr! Pieces of eight and all that jazz!
New Game + – First Impressions
Say the words Zelda meets Demon’s Souls and what do you think of? If you’ve got a love of indie games and a taste for the old-skool, you might well come up with something like New Game +, the latest … Continue reading
Kick-starting the Asylum
Here at SquareGo we don’t tend to cover all too many Kickstarters, there are frankly too many to keep up with, but when one does pop up that peaks our interest and we think it’s deserving of your money, we … Continue reading
GRID 2 – First Impressions
There have been racing games almost as long as there have been computers to play them on, and in these days of superb graphics, complex physics rendering and gravometrical manifold-potatoes (What? – Ed) one of the series which created quite … Continue reading