Review: Donkey Kong Country Returns HD
Donkey Kong Country Returns HD is a reminder of how well-designed 2D platformers can be. But also, how little effort...
Review: Asus ROG Ally X
Like crypto and CrossFit, I’ve also made peace with being wilfully ignorant about handheld PCs. Partly sanity and fear of...
Review: Mario & Luigi: Brothership
I’m having a lot of fun playing Nintendo franchises or remakes of games I haven’t tried before like Paper Mario:...
Review: Super Mario Party Jamboree
Super Mario Party Jamboree, the third Mario Party outing on the Nintendo Switch feels like the most expansive entry yet...
Review: The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
I’ve said this before, but I can’t believe what an amazing year Nintendo is having. While the Switch’s peers are...
Review: Star Wars Outlaws
I have a complicated relationship with Star Wars. I’m not Force-agnostic or anything like that and I do dabble in...
Review: Emio – The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club
I spend a lot of time reflecting on the videogame review process, wondering if I’ve done enough to give long-term...
Review: Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition
My wife accuses me of brainwashing our five-year-old into loving Nintendo as much as I do. As much as I...
Review: Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD
We are well into the golden years of the Switch, and I can’t help but feel Nintendo completed most of...
Review: Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
I enjoy spending time at the Nintendo store in Sandton City. Opposite Trumps Biltong and their delicious honey-glazed chilli strips,...
Review: Endless Ocean Luminous
It’s very rare for me to review a game with zero expectations or knowledge of its existence. The last time...
Review: TopSpin 2K25
Like music, or smells, good and bad, videogames often transport you back to a certain time, phase, or moment. Playing...