The Bug Butcher Review
In 1989 Capcom released the rather famous video game Buster Bros. (also known as Pang). This game spawned several sequels and was extremely well received. However, the series hasn't seen much…
March 21, 2016 | 09:00 EDT
Hitman Review - The Vain, The Fabulous and The Dead
Hitman has finally hit stores! Or has it? As you may have learned by now, the newest installment in the Hitman series is currently episodic. Early adopters were rewarded with access to an early Beta…
March 16, 2016 | 10:00 EDT
The Division Review - Uncommon, Not Epic
The Division is a good game but one that falls short of greatness. Set against the backdrop of New York City post-pandemic, The Division is a Shoot & Loot RPG comparable to Destiny and…
March 15, 2016 | 01:00 EDT
SUPERHOT Review - Super
SUPERHOT is the most innovative shooter I've played in years. SUPERHOT knows this. SUPERHOT even makes a joke out of those exact words at one point during the game, but it's the truth. There wasn't a…
February 25, 2016 | 10:00 EST
XCOM 2 Review - Back in the Black
Welcome back, Commander... to XCOM. The governments you fought to defend twenty years ago, in XCOM: Enemy Unknown, have been crushed under the heel of a new world order known as the Advent Coalition…
February 23, 2016 | 12:00 EST
Street Fighter V Review - We Await Your Return, Warrior
It feels strange finally reviewing Street Fighter V. It has been hanging over the life of most fighting game fans ever since its reveal. Couple this with the fact that a lot of people first got hands…
February 20, 2016 | 11:10 EST
Firewatch Review – Real Talk
Many players will be immediately uninterested in Firewatch upon learning that the game is dreadfully close to the "walking simulator" genre. However, for narrative junkies like myself, there will…
February 8, 2016 | 02:00 EST
The Witness Review – A Matter of Perspective
Imagine a world where your perception on your surroundings is as important as the air you breathe. Where you must always think on your feet and look at things at an angle. A world of constant…
February 3, 2016 | 09:00 EST
Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen PC Review - Pawn To FPS 60
Dragon’s Dogma has been one of the defining games of the past console generation. Its peculiar take on the Action RPG genre has been an example for many titles released afterward. It goes without…
January 25, 2016 | 09:00 EST
Rainbow Six Siege Review - Demolition Simulator 2015
I have never been one to dig into more tactical shooters. I was raised on Unreal Tournament instead of SWAT 4, learning how to calculate jump pad physics and aim rockets at fast moving targets.…
December 14, 2015 | 01:00 EST
Star Wars Battlefront Review
Fans of the Star Wars: Battlefront series have had a hard go of it. The original two games were crafted by the late, great Pandemic Studios for the original Xbox and PlayStation 2. These titles were…
November 30, 2015 | 09:00 EST
StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void Review – Reaffirming Greatness
There is a certain narrative heft to Legacy of the Void’s storyline. Playing through it feels different from the past two entries in the StarCraft II trilogy, especially as the increasing certainty…
November 19, 2015 | 09:00 EST
Fallout 4 Review – Catch That Uranium Fever
It was near the end of my journey through The Commonwealth, and I was deep underground. My companion and I were fully decked out in power armor stolen from the Brotherhood of Steel, firing gatling…
November 15, 2015 | 01:00 EST
Fallout 4 First Impressions - Diamond City In The Rough
I am currently twelve hours and change into my trek through the Bostonian wasteland, and I am here to confirm on the day of release that Fallout 4 has treated me right during that time. I'm playing…
November 10, 2015 | 04:59 EST
Rise of the Tomb Raider Review – More to Explore Than Ever Before!
Lara Croft is back in the spotlight once more with her latest outing in Rise of the Tomb Raider. We continue Lara's journey in the sequel to the popular 2013 franchise reboot. At the end of Tomb…
November 9, 2015 | 04:01 EST
Wooden Floor Review - Creepy and Creaky
Wooden Floor (developed and published by pheenix93) is a game with a somewhat boring name. I'll say as much right from the start. I picked it up in a bundle for the same reason that I picked up …
November 1, 2015 | 11:00 EST
Rebel Galaxy Review – On A Steel Horse I Ride
I typically prefer to begin my reviews by explaining how I came to find out about the game and what interested me in reviewing it. This is the first case in a long time where I was 100% sold on a …
October 20, 2015 | 12:00 EDT
The Witcher 3: Hearts of Stone Review
There is no doubt that I thought The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt was an incredible game, so the expectations for Hearts of Stone were pretty high. Getting it out of the way early, if you enjoyed the base…
October 16, 2015 | 01:00 EDT
Undertale Review
I have spent countless hours wandering a bombed-out wasteland in Fallout, venturing to alien facilities in Halo, and warring with dragons in Skyrim. Each of those worlds are fondly remembered, but…
October 5, 2015 | 01:00 EDT
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
Icy Review – The Cold Shoulder
I feel bad for Icy. It is a tough sell, sometimes, to publish an independent game. Even with the help of crowdfunding, some games struggle to really stand out in the now bloated independent market.…
August 31, 2015 | 12:00 EDT
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
WWE 2K15 Review – Here Comes The Pain
Check out our WWE 2K15 Review if you want to know if the latest wrestling fiesta is worth your time and money. Little did we know back in 2002 that World Wrestling Entertainment’s liaison with the…
August 4, 2015 | 09:00 EDT
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
Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward Review – Children of the Land, Do You Hear
This review comes late and it's because I wanted to give you the best insight I could. Final Fantasy is about the lore, and the 14th iteration of the franchise does not make an exception just because…
July 27, 2015 | 10:00 EDT
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
Batman: Arkham Knight (PS4) Review – Fear the Bat ... mobile
For the sake of the audience, I have formatted this review in two different ways. If you want to watch the video review, then watch the video on our YouTube channel (with the video embedded below),…
June 29, 2015 | 01:00 EDT
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
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Review
It would be a great understatement to call The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt a good RPG. While The Witcher 3 is light on outright innovations in the genre, it often twists and subverts expectations, executing…
May 28, 2015 | 09:00 EDT
Wolfenstein: The Old Blood Review - A Return to Castle Wolfenstein
Last year saw the release of Wolfenstein: The New Order, one of my personal games of the year. It had everything I would want from a Wolfenstein game: intense firefights, loads of nazis, and a…
May 7, 2015 | 01:00 EDT
Kerbal Space Program Review
Kerbal Space Program, developed by Squad, is a game where you launch frogs at planets in very complicated and explosive ways. There are many ways to launch your space frogs, most of which involving…
April 30, 2015 | 09:00 EDT
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
Crypt of the Necrodancer Review – Inventive and Challenging
Usually when you think of rhythm games, the first thing that comes to mind are games like Guitar Hero or DDR, but most likely you don’t associate it with fighting hordes of enemies and unlocking…
April 22, 2015 | 04:38 EDT
Expeditions: Conquistador Review - Magnifico
When it comes to RPGs on the PC we’re riding the Kickstarter high with Pillars of Eternity’s recent release, but that’s merely the cherry on the bakewell tart. Legend of Grimrock 2, Divinity:…
April 16, 2015 | 09:00 EDT
Pillars of Eternity Review - The Eternal Question
What makes a good role-playing game? A simple question, yet broad in it’s scope. For many, a good role-playing game can be defined by the emphasis of player interaction and exploration. Others…
April 1, 2015 | 01:00 EDT
Ironcast Review
Random elements are a vital element of any roguelike. They add to the unique nature of each run and surprise even the most veteran players. However, these surprises can usually be minimized with…
March 25, 2015 | 01:00 EDT
Battlefield Hardline Review - The Sound of Some Police
Battlefield Hardline is kind of an enigma. The reason being is because it seems to want to be two things at once. The single player and the multiplayer are more separated than any Battlefield game…
March 25, 2015 | 09:00 EDT
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
Paranautical Activity Review
If you've paid even the slightest attention to games in the past few years, you're now very aware of what a roguelike is. Even games that have little to anything to do with the traditions of the…
February 23, 2015 | 12:00 EST
Metro Last Light Redux Review
Metro Last Light Redux (developed by 4A Games and published by Deep Silver) is a return to the universe based on Dmitry Glukhovsky’s Metro book series. While Metro 2033 Redux mostly followed the plot…
February 22, 2015 | 09:00 EST
Metro 2033 Redux Review
I am an absolute sucker for any sort of post-apocalyptic game. Generally, the apocalypse is either nuclear, zombies or both. Give me a ruined world and a rifle cobbled together from scrap, and I'm…
February 21, 2015 | 09:00 EST
Grow Home Review — The Sexy Tentacle of Life
Announced just 2 weeks before release, Grow Home came as a delightful surprise to many PC gamers when it hit Steam on Feb. 4th. It was developed by Ubisoft's Reflections studio, a small team that was…
February 16, 2015 | 01:00 EST
Evolve Review - Dead at Stage 2
Evolve is a good game with great ideas. Coming from Turtle Rock, the developer of Left 4 Dead, which has been resurrected outside the Valve empire, Evolve is an asymmetric shooter released February…
February 13, 2015 | 12:00 EST
Raven's Cry Review - Buggered Beyond Belief
Let’s get something out of the way. Raven’s Cry, as it stands currently, is not a game you should spend a single penny on. This game simply isn't finished. Your ability to play it will be severely…
February 12, 2015 | 01:00 EST
Unrest Review - A Unique Indian Inspired RPG
Unrest is an interesting game. It bills itself as an RPG, even though it differs heavily from every RPG I've ever played. Arguably it more deserves to be called a Role Playing Game then most of the…
February 11, 2015 | 09:00 EST
Life is Strange Episode 1 Review
Life is Strange Episode 1 is any example of what the remaining series will be, players can expect a rather peculiar game. Readers should understand that Life is Strange does not come across as a bad…
February 10, 2015 | 01:00 EST
Sentinels of the Multiverse the Video Game Review
Sentinels of the Multiverse the Video Game is a direct port by Handelabra Games of the excellent Sentinels of the Multiverse card game. Sentinels of the Multiverse the Video Game is a digital card…
February 10, 2015 | 12:00 EST
Grim Fandango Remastered Review
Grim Fandango Remastered is the latest release by Tim Schafer, working with his company Double Fine to update an over-15-year-old Lucas Arts classic. While the original 90's point-and-click adventure…
February 9, 2015 | 09:00 EST