Video Game Reviews

Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move Review
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Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move

Slowly but surely, you’re starting to see Nintendo “get” this whole digital download thing. With the 3DS they’ve done a fairly good job of making content available via methods other…

LEGO Legends of Chima Ultimate Stickers
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LEGO Legends of Chima Ultimate Stickers

Dorling Kindersley’s Ultimate Sticker apps are an interesting idea, essentially turning one of the publisher’s high-end sticker books into an interactive mobile experience, in this case with LEGO Legends of…

Toontastic Jr. Shrek Review
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Toontastic Jr. Shrek

The world of Shrek is a favourite in our house, as it likely is in yours. Our kids (and even we) love the movies and the mashup of classic fairy…

LEGO Batman: DC Super Heroes
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LEGO Batman: DC Super Heroes

I love LEGO games, both for myself and for my family. They are consistently among the best family choices for console and handheld gaming devices. But they haven’t quite made…

Sacred Citadel Review
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Sacred Citadel

One of the more enjoyable genres of my youth was the good ol’ fashioned side-scrolling beat-em-up. They were repetitive, it was always hundreds of clones of the same five enemies…

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Rooftop Run Review
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Rooftop Run

Endless running games have been out long enough now that just making a new endless runner isn’t enough to stand out. Because excellent options exist like Temple Run, Jetpack Joyride,…

iOOTP Baseball 2013 Review
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Out of the Park Baseball 2013

If you are a baseball simulator fan, once again this year you’re going to be hard-pressed to find a better offering on your iPhone than Out of the Park 2013…

LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins Review
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LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins

LEGO City Undercover for the Wii U is the current clubhouse leader for our Game of the Year, and for good reason. The boys and I have also had the chance…

The Croods: Prehistoric Party Review
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The Croods: Prehistoric Party

I love the Mario Party games. So does my GamerPops colleague Jeff and his family. In fact, millions of families have loved Mario Party games over the past 15 years….

Motocross Madness Review
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Motocross Madness

Like last year’s Xbox Live Arcade racer Joy Ride Turbo, Motocross Madness is a download-sized racing game built around your Xbox Live Avatar that offers a somewhat limited racing experience…

BattleBlock Theater Review
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BattleBlock Theater

Our review of BattleBlock Theatre from The Behemoth, makers of Castle Crashers. It’s fun, it’s silly, and my goodness does it like to do nasty things to cartoon characters.

Super Animal Genius Review
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Super Animal Genius

Scholastic’s Super Animal Genius strikes me as the reason you buy your kids a Leapster GS or a LeapPad. Part game, part nature lesson, this Leapster/LeapPad title is overflowing with…

Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity Review
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Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity

Pokemon, like Mario, is one of those franchises that Nintendo certainly enjoys milking. And why not? The Pokemon brand has a legion of dedicated fans, not unlike everyone’s favourite hero…

Terraria Review
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Terraria

If you aren’t following the PC indie game scene, you’d be forgiven for thinking that Terraria is just a Minecraft rip off. Yes, it certainly borrows mightily from the now-iconic…

Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate Review
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Monster Hunter 3 Ultiamte

I feel that if you had a friend who’d been in a coma or had lived in a commune cut off from technology for a decade and you sat them…

The Seed Review
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The Seed

We review indie iOS title The Seed. It really grows on you. That’s right, we said it.

Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon Review
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Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon

I never had the chance to play the original Luigi’s Mansion on the GameCube, mostly because I never actually owned a GameCube. But it remains really popular to this day…

The Time Tribe Review
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The Time Tribe

One of the more polished browser-based games we’ve seen with intriguing potential (and a few technical snags) that needs to be realized.