Category Archives: Games

by | 27/04/2013 · 3:24 pm

GAME REVIEW – The Cave (PC)

By Marty Mulrooney

The Cave

The Cave is a downloadable 2.5D platform-adventure video game developed by Double Fine Productions and distributed by Sega, released in January 2013 for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii U and PC (Steam). The game’s producer is none other than Ron Gilbert, the legendary game designer behind such classic adventures as Maniac Mansion and Monkey Island. Based on an idea Gilbert had over 20 years ago, players must select three unique characters before descending into a cave that eerily reflects their darkest personality traits.

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by | 18/04/2013 · 11:21 pm

BOOK REVIEW – Dead Space by Antony Johnston and Ben Templesmith (Graphic Novel)

By Marty Mulrooney

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Dead Space is a graphic novel written by Antony Johnston (Wasteland, Daredevil) with art by Ben Templesmith (30 Days of Night, Dark Days). Recently reissued in the UK by Titan Books (it was originally released to tie in with the video game Dead Space in 2008, which was also written by Johnston), the story mostly follows P-SEC Sergeant Abraham Neumann as he attempts to survive a Necromorph outbreak on a distant human colony.

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by | 15/04/2013 · 9:34 pm

INTERVIEW – In Conversation With Jan Theysen (Battle Worlds: Kronos Kickstarter, KING Art Games)

By Marty Mulrooney

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Battle Worlds: Kronos is a classic turn-based strategy game currently being developed by KING Art Games. The studio has already reached and surpassed its original $120,000 goal to fund the game via Kickstarter and is now pursuing additional stretch goals before the campaign ends on the 28th April 2013. In 2011 Alternative Magazine Online reviewed PC point-and-click adventure The Book of Unwritten Tales, which was also created by KING Art Games, describing it as “one of the most enjoyable adventure games to have been released in a very long time.” AMO is therefore proud to present an exclusive online interview with the studio’s co-founder and creative director, Jan Theysen!

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by | 11/04/2013 · 8:52 pm

GAME REVIEW – Gemini Rue (iPhone)

By Marty Mulrooney

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Gemini Rue is an award-winning science fiction adventure game created by independent developer Joshua Nuernberger. Originally released for PC in 2011, the game has now been ported by Wadjet Eye Games to iOS devices. Players take control of Azriel Odin, an ex-assassin with a dark past, and Delta-Six aka Charlie, a memory-wiped prisoner trapped within a secret facility deep in space.

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