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Batman: The Telltale Series Season 1 Review - Bruce Wayne: The Telltale Series

The first season of Batman: The Telltale Series is over, with Telltale's unique take on Batman, and more importantly Bruce Wayne, finishing off with a bang. Telltale has put out great games, and…

December 26, 2016 | 01:00 EST

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Batman: The Telltale Series Episode 5 Review - Bruce Wayne Rises

We finally reach the final episode of another one of Telltale's episodic adventures. I've continued to insist that Batman: The Telltale Series has been one of the best that Telltale has given us, but…

December 22, 2016 | 01:00 EST

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Beholder Review - Keeping an Eye on You

1984 (the book, not the year) is one of those classics of modern literature that is often referenced outside of its original context. The dystopian society that Orwell described was the extremization…

December 20, 2016 | 01:00 EST

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Batman: The Telltale Series Episode 4 Review - Bruce Wayne Begins

I've always insisted that Telltale has had a fourth episode curse. Every Telltale series I've played, I've found the fourth episode to be the weakest of the bunch, with The Wolf Among Us being a…

December 11, 2016 | 11:00 EST

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Batman: The Telltale Series Episode 3 Review - Bruce Wayne Forever

Telltale has gotten through two episodes of Batman: The Telltale Series without any major stumbles so far. The plot keeps advancing in unexpected and exciting ways as the new and still unnamed…

November 4, 2016 | 02:00 EDT

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Batman: The Telltale Series Episode 2 Review - Bruce Wayne Returns

Telltale's first episode of Batman: The Telltale Series was a pleasant surprise that took a hard look at the man behind the mask. Bruce Wayne's time in the limelight led to an interesting take on…

September 29, 2016 | 11:00 EDT

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Batman: The Telltale Series Episode 1 Review - Bruce Wayne The Game

Batman has been written and used many different ways over the years, and he has been in many video games in that time as well. Telltale has always been big with their story games, and now they're…

August 7, 2016 | 09:00 EDT

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Pokémon Go Review - Goodbye Phone Battery

The main screen and map that you'll walk around in You could go up to any Pokémon fan and ask them, "Would you want Pokémon in real life?" and the answer would be an emphatic yes. That's exactly…

July 11, 2016 | 09:00 EDT

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Five Nights at Freddy's 4 Review – Put it on YouTube

The Five Nights at Freddy's series is a bizarre spectacle. The first game came out last year, and the developer imagined it would nab a few players and remain a fairly obscure indie title. Then it…

September 5, 2015 | 01:00 EDT

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Goat Simulator: Mmore Goatz Edition Review – Here We Goat Again ...

Goat Simulator: Mmore Goatz Edition has just arrived for the Xbox One and Xbox 360 and includes the Goat MMO Simulator and Goatz expansion, obviously spoofing massively multiplayer online games and…

August 26, 2015 | 09:00 EDT

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Alphabear Review – Spelling Bears

Alphabear is the latest game from Spry Fox, the minds behind the popular match three game Triple Town. The adorable bears are back, but Alphabear is an all new word spelling, mobile puzzle game.…

July 30, 2015 | 01:00 EDT

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Rocket League Review – Going Supersonic

Rocket League has been a massive hit as of late, and for good reason. It's one of those ideas that is the perfect elevator pitch: cars playing soccer. From the onset, Rocket League seems…

July 30, 2015 | 10:00 EDT

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Guild of Dungeoneering Review – Who Wants to Be a Dungeoneer?

Guild of Dungeoneering is a game by Gambrinous, purchasable here at GOG for $15 or from other outlets seen on their website. It's a turn-based dungeon crawler that gets its originality by building…

July 26, 2015 | 09:00 EDT

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Fallout Shelter Review – Enter the Vault

Bethesda’s debut at E3 was impressive, with video footage of upcoming games, and announcements on the titles that fans love such as Doom, and Fallout 4. When they announced Fallout Shelter for iOS…

June 22, 2015 | 09:00 EDT

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Goat Simulator Review - The Goats are back and baaaadder than ever

Last year we saw the release of Goat Simulator for Steam and iOS as part of the simulator craze. Coffee Stain Studios managed to capture a simulator that appeals to everyone, and last week they…

April 28, 2015 | 09:00 EDT

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Five Nights at Freddy's 3 Review - Five More Nights

The Five Nights at Freddy's series hasn't had the best track record here at Techraptor. We've criticized the series' reliance on jumpscares and lack of reason to check the camera in the past, and I'm…

March 8, 2015 | 11:00 EDT

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Choice of the Deathless Review

Are you tired of immaculately designed graphics engines presenting you with the newest levels of graphic fidelity? Would you rather use your *own* graphics engine, the most powerful engine of them…

February 3, 2015 | 09:00 EST

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Puzzle Forge 2 Review - Blacksmithing on the go

Mobile games tend to love having Free to Play puzzle games that kill a few minutes of your time, bit by bit. Many use the idea of Bejeweled and work on improving that formula, but Puzzle Forge 2…

January 26, 2015 | 09:00 EST

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Mold on Pizza Review - Claim your pizza!

Quirky, cute and unique, Mold on Pizza is a fun little mobile game in which a mold and it's friends battle preservatives to claim some pizza as their own.  Available for iOS and Android, Mold on…

January 25, 2015 | 12:00 EST

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Mighty Smighties Review

Mighty Smighties by Herotrainment is, at first glance, an extremely colorful game that is obviously designed for children to enjoy something simple on a mobile device. It takes the concept of a…

January 20, 2015 | 09:00 EST

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ArcaneSoul Review

ArcaneSoul is the quest for a bigger combo. Big, flashy, glorious damage numbers splash out as you juggle groups of monsters in your crusade for gold, gear, and glory. The stages play out quickly in…

January 5, 2015 | 09:00 EST

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This War of Mine Review

There's a reason why This War of Mine has gotten the hype and attention that it has gotten since its launch. In the world of video games, taking a view on some of the different elements of war isn't…

December 25, 2014 | 10:00 EST

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Crusaders Quest Review - Match for the Win!

Crusaders Quest is a real-time action RPG and matching game from TOAST for iOS and Android. Released on Dec. 11, 2014, the game is now available worldwide.  Tens of thousands of players pre-…

December 21, 2014 | 09:00 EST

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Get Off My Lawn! Review

Get Off My Lawn! is not the type of game that I would have ever expected to find myself playing, given the stigma of ‘cell phone style’ titles. However, I decided to give the game a chance for as…

November 18, 2014 | 03:00 EST

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Dwarf Tower Review - Duel Time!

Take control of an Archmage who is building a tower in a duel against his fiercest rival. Summon the power to construct rooms from your lair, bind dwarves to your service, and launch destructive…

November 18, 2014 | 01:00 EST

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Five Nights at Freddy's 2 Review - Ready for Freddy

Only three months ago, Five Nights at Freddy's released for Desura and Steam. Now, three months later, the sequel has been released. One would expect this sequel to be nothing but a glorified…

November 12, 2014 | 03:00 EST

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Crystareino Review

The price may have gone up, but I bought the game through in-game purchasing (it starts out free, then you can buy the full game whenever) for 4 dollars. I think the original price is about 8$,…

October 10, 2014 | 09:00 EDT

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Five Night at Freddy's Review

The horror genre has been pretty sparse as of late, with one of the only science fiction horror series recently turning more towards action adventure than survival, along with the Resident Evil…

September 15, 2014 | 11:00 EDT

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The Walking Dead Season 2 Episode 4 Review

The Walking Dead Season 2 Episode 4 has a lot of the ingredients for something truly impressive but never quite coalesces into anything of that sort. There are a number of good moments, and it ends…

August 29, 2014 | 09:00 EDT

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The Wolf Among Us Season 1 Review

There are two words I would use to describe my total experience throughout The Wolf Among Us’ five episodes: rushed and deceiving. Being a big fan of the Fables comics and Telltale’s The Walking Dead…

July 11, 2014 | 09:00 EDT

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The Wolf Among Us Episode 5 – “Cry Wolf” Review

In the review of the previous episode of The Wolf Among Us, I mentioned that it was setting up many questions to be answered. While most questions do get answered in this episode, they are answered…

July 10, 2014 | 09:00 EDT

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The Wolf Among Us Episode 4 Review

In the review of The Wolf Among Us' previous episode, one of my major criticisms had to do with a feeling of separation from the game. That it felt much more like I was just an observer and not a…

May 28, 2014 | 09:00 EDT

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The Walking Dead Season 2 Ep 3- In Harm's Way Review

With episode three of The Walking Dead Season Two (entitled, ‘In Harm’s Way’), TellTale continues to impress. Though the first episode was somewhat underwhelming, the second was excellent, and this…

May 23, 2014 | 09:00 EDT

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Hearthstone Review

I don’t play collectible card games, and I have no real connection with the Warcraft universe. These are just two things I have never really dabbled with, not out of any dislike but out of a lack of…

May 12, 2014 | 09:00 EDT

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Hitman GO Review

Hitman GO isn’t the kind of Hitman game you would expect unless you were expecting a turn-based puzzle game styled like a board game. It isn’t focused on turning the Hitman experience into a board…

May 2, 2014 | 09:00 EDT

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Monument Valley Review

There's an innate joy in playing something as wonderfully creative as Monument Valley. This iOS title has flavors of Fez and Echochrome (with a sprinkling of ICO), but it's also rather unique. It's a…

April 11, 2014 | 09:00 EDT

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The Banner Saga Review

Often games fall into a trap of trying to do too much, leaving their game unfocused and difficult to follow. Stoic did not have that issue with The Banner Saga, which places you in an interesting…

March 19, 2014 | 10:00 EDT

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The Walking Dead Season 2 Episode 2 Review

The first episode of season two of The Walking Dead was mainly concerned with setting the stage. It showcased a number of technical improvements over the last season but was focused on setting things…

March 6, 2014 | 09:00 EST

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The Room 2 Review

One room. One box. Fireproof’s latest game and extension to its Room series deliver exactly what it says on the puzzle encrypted box – and so much more. The beginning of the game will be familiar to…

February 21, 2014 | 09:30 EST

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The Wolf Among Us Episode 1 - "Faith" Review

At first glance, The Wolf Among us appears to be a new TellTale story centering around a Werewolf by the name of  Bigby, but the story is much, much deeper than that, as we have come to expect from…

February 4, 2014 | 12:00 EST

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République Review

I was excited to try République for the iPad since it uses a unique type of gameplay that I haven’t seen anywhere else. When I first got started in the game, I was immediately presented with an…

January 6, 2014 | 09:00 EST

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Assassin's Creed Pirates Review - Hoist the Mizzen!

Ubisoft basically gave gamers a slight shock when they went with the most recent theme for their newest Assassin's Creed title, as you took to the seas as a fierce pirate by the name of Edward Kenway…

January 2, 2014 | 09:00 EST

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Doctor Who Legacy Review - Timey Wimey Puzzler

Let's be honest, Doctor Who fans have been wanting (and needing) a decent game to play, and unfortunately, the very broken Doctor Who: Eternity Clock just didn't cut it. Riding on the heels of the…

December 13, 2013 | 09:00 EST

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Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas Review

Many Nintendo fans have been wanting a Zelda game to come to the mobile platform for a long time, which, although unlikely to happen, many developers are certainly willing to try and fulfill.…

December 4, 2013 | 09:00 EST