A Weekly Blog about gaming for families and special needs gamers!
State of Anarchy: Master of Mayhem and I and Me
This week games are a release of a game that we covered on the Nintendo Switch and a decent shooter. Lately here it seems that we are just reviewing twin-stick shooter and well that is what the rage is now…lol State of Anarchy: Master of Mayhem or (SOAMOM) for short is a great shooter. At first you may see it as a childish game, however once you dive deeper into the game you will see more depth i...[Read More]
The Walking Vegetables: Radical Edition and Rock Boshers DX
This week games reviewed are two twin stick shooters that could be same and different at the same time. The Walking Vegetables: Radical Edition a 80’s inspired twin stick shooter in which you play as a beat cop taking on vegetables and fruit that has mutated and wreaking havoc in the city. Another great twin stick shooter is for the Nintendo Switch with is Rock Boshers DX. In this retro throwba...[Read More]
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]
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]
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]
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]
Midnight Deluxe and Shadow of the Loot Box
This week we got a chance to try out two charming, fun games that are different from each other but nonetheless still are great titles to have in your digital library. Midnight Deluxe a golf style game in which you must shoot a square into the hole in each level while trying to navigate different obstacles in each level. With over 60 levels, and different difficulty to go with, this is a great, c...[Read More]
Shio and Steven Universe: Save The Light
This week we got a chance to try out Nintendo Switch game Shio, a fun, beautiful, challenging platformer that is beautiful and challenging at the same time, and Steven Universe: Save The Light a fantastic action/rpg that is based on the hit tv show from Cartoon Network. Both games are excellent family games and fun to play for any ages. Shio is a challenging platform in which you play as Shio and...[Read More]
Pool Panic and Marble It Up
This week we got a chance to try out two different Nintendo Switch games. Pool Panic, the first one a pool table game that is and is not a pool table game in Pool Panic. Marble rolling fun in this game that is very fun in Marble It Up that is a throwback to the old school marble games like Marble Madness from the NES days! If you think that Adult Swim Games is going to give you a traditional pool...[Read More]
Jack N’ Jill DX and Guns, Gore and Cannoli 2
This busy week we got a chance to sit down and play a fun platformer that is Jack N’ Jill DX and a great platform/shooter in Guns, Gore and Cannoli 2. In Jack N’ Jill DX you play as Jack going from level to level, jumping to get coins and avoid obstacles as you try to reach Jill at the end of the level. With over 120 levels, power ups and different challenges, Jack N’ Jill DX is a great ga...[Read More]