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Divekick: Two Buttons, No Mercy
The only fighting game I’ve ever really considered myself “good” at is Blazblue: Calamity Trigger. I picked it up when it was first released on PS3 a few years ago and fell in love with it. I played...
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Aces Wild: A Full House of Knuckles to the Face
Licensed games usually aren’t so great, but I can think of at least one that turned out pretty damn well: Astro Boy: The Omega Factor on Game Boy Advance. This doesn’t really come as a surprise since...
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Hammerwatch: It’s Pretty Much Gauntlet
After some scientific inquiry, I have debunked one of the most pervasive myths in gaming: I have determined that shooting the food does not, in fact, always destroy it. As such, it can hardly be said...
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Spelunky: It’s Probably a Roguelike, But Who Cares? It’s Fun
The arguments that pop up every now and again about what is and is not considered a roguelike are some of the lamest I’ve ever seen on the internet. That’s saying a lot, because people on the internet...
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Spelunky Tips Part One: Items! Items! Items!
Spelunky is a game that doesn’t forgive mistakes, and newcomers are often dealt a hard hand, but it’s partly what makes the game so great. Still, you can always do with a little bit of help every now...
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Explore Planets in Planet Explorers
Planetary exploration is no joke. The one time we flew up to Mars to try and stake a claim for Indie Statik, well, things didn’t go so well. We’re still not sure if the Chris Priestman we’ve got back...
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Zombies, Aliens, Monkeys, Robots: Two Of Those Are In The Red Solstice
It’s not easy being a space marine. I should know. I’ve been one for years now. Sure, it’s all fun and games in the advertisements; you get a big ol’ gun and some power armor, and there are all these...
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Bionic Dues: Yet Another Arcen Game
Arcen Games is an unstoppable game-producing juggernaut. Seriously, they crank out another one of the things every couple months or so. You might not call them fun games. You might not even call them...
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Bundle Stars Fires Off The Quickfire Indie Bundle
Warframe is awesome, especially by free-to-play game standards. Sure, it doesn’t take long before you start running up against awkward gameplay barricades intended to stop freeloaders from having too...
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Paperthin: Doing it Right
I find I tend to enjoy indie games the most when they stick to the basics. I don’t mean the basics like “make something that’s pretty much like Minecraft” or whatever; I mean take the fundamentals of...
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