Glass Masquerade and Tetris 99
An interesting week in gaming as we got two different types of games. Glass Masquerade a art deco style puzzle game in which you have to assemble puzzle pieces in order to make clocks from around the world. This is a great family friendly game for the whole family, so fun to play that it would even fit our senior game tester Camille “wine challenge. The second game that we were able to test thi...[Read More]
Tetris 99
Battle with 99 other players online in this Tetris game where you must out block your opponents and win against other gamers. General Gameplay This is Tetris but on steroids, lol. The only difference is that you are up against other online gamers to play for first place. There are no teams, just you and others. The Game Visuals for Tetris 99 are very bright and vibrant for the game. As this is...[Read More]
Glass Masquerade
In this puzzle game, you have to match puzzle pieces to create clocks from around the world. General Gameplay As the game goes this is simply a puzzle game. There are different levels of difficulty in the game based on the puzzle. There is no win/loss, time limit, or even an end game, if anything this is a relaxing game. The Game Visuals for Glass Masquerade are very graphically sharp. As the ...[Read More]
Shikhondo – Soul Eater and Iron Crypticle
As most of the office is sick and snowed in this week, we were able to check out two different games that came across our desk. The first one is Shikhondo – Soul Eater, a Korean bullet hell shooter that has a great soundtrack, leaderboards, boss rush and easy to pick up and play controls. The second game that came across our desk was Iron Crypticle, a 4 player co-op dungeon crawler for the Ninte...[Read More]
Iron Crypticle Nintendo Switch Edition
A 4-player co-op that is all about getting loot and working as a team to go floor to floor defeating enemies and bosses to keep going. General Gameplay Iron Crypticle is a new school game with an old school soul. Taking from popular games like Gauntlet and Smash TV, Iron Crypticle does a great job of making a 4 Player couch co-op that is fun for all to play. From the visual stand point the game ...[Read More]
Shikhondo – Soul Eater
Shikhondo – Soul Eater is a bullet hell shooter in which you play as one of two different girl characters that must stop armies of demons know as the Yokai that have escaped from Limbo. With 5 levels of gameplay, boss rush mode, co op mode and online leaderboards. General Gameplay Shikhondo – Soul Eater is a top down 2D shooter or SHMUP (Shooter em’ Up) style in which there are a lot of enemies, ...[Read More]
Controllers in 2019 Gaming
I had the chance to attend an seminar on the gaming industry and special needs care and to say the least the seminar was interesting at best. There were some interesting topics that were brought up when it came to gaming consoles, games and accessories. One of the things spoken about was accessibility for special needs gamers and how they play games. The Xbox One Specials Needs Controller was a...[Read More]
Lazy Galaxy: Rebel Story and Shantae Half Genie Hero
As 2019 is here, and as the winter months also show that gaming is slowing up a little bit, we here at Family Gamer Review still have lots of games to go through to review so you can find the best game for your gaming family. This week we got a chance to try out two different games that are fun for the gaming family. Lazy Galaxy: Rebel Story is a fast-paced shooter that allows you to gain allies...[Read More]
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero is a side scroller action platformer in which you take control of Shantae and go from level to level defeating bosses and quests assigned to her via the story mode. General Gameplay Shantae: Half-Genie Hero is an action/platformer to its game core play. As Shantae: Half-Genie Hero you use your hair to defeat enemies, as well other power ups that you obtain through the sto...[Read More]
Lazy Galaxy: Rebel Story
Lazy Galaxy: Rebel Story is a shooter in which you pilot a ship that is controlled by H-34-RT and as he awakes from a derelict space station and realizes that their enemy are in their space. So, he follows his old command and decides to fight the invaders, while trying to figure out what is going on. The game is a side scroller shooter in which as the story goes, you find fellow allies that beco...[Read More]
2019 and the world of gaming.
As we said our happy goodbyes to 2018 and the world of gaming. There were some beautiful games that came out in 2018. So many from triple A developers to a lot of indie titles that make a staple into the world of gaming and showed why independent developers are the future of the gaming industry. From fresh ideas to the storytelling that is offered from an indie developer is one of many reasons ...[Read More]
Toki and Mega Man 11
This week going into a holiday we got a chance to review two classics games that got the upgrade treatment. Mega Man 11 where the blue bomber gets a proper sequel to the long running cult classic for the past 30 years. Also speaking about games getting the next gen treatment, Toki, another arcade cult classic that is making its console debut on the Nintendo Switch with updated graphics, s...[Read More]