The Dame was Loaded review

Hello again and welcome back to another requested review. One literature genre that translates pretty well to adventure games seems to be mystery tales, especially detective stories. There’s something special about solving a mystery, even better if it’s in the shoes of a hard-boiled detective. I’m talking about The Dame Was Loaded.

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Tomb Raider PC Review

Hello everyone and welcome back to Retro Freak Reviews. Today, we’ll look at an iconic and influential title that has been on my backlog for several years. I’m talking about the original Tomb Raider.

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Christmas Carnage review

Well, I bet you all know what time of the year it is. Happy Winter Solstice to you all! What? I’m sure not all of my viewers celebrate Christmas like I do, but everybody deserves season greetings anyway. And talking about Christmas, I’ve decided to take a look at one of the weirdest Christmas-themed games I’ve ever played, Christmas Carnage!

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California Games II review

Does anyone here know what day is today? Yes, I know it’s Thursday, November 16th and also Tolerance Day in the US, but it’s also Retro Freak Reviews’ 1st ANNIVERSARY, BABY! Cue the balloons and the confetti! Well, this is a written article in a blog, but imagine me writing this surrounded by balloons and confetti, wearing a party hat. Perhaps. Likely.

Anyway, to celebrate this magnanimous occasion, I decided to honour my first review, but then I couldn’t find any game similar to Alley Cat, so then I decided to honour my second review, California Games by reviewing its sequel, California Games II.

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Castle Wolfenstein review

One of the longest and most successful franchises in videogame history is without a doubt the Wolfenstein series, whose latest title, Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus has already met a lot of success, despite its recent “controversy” (since when killing Nazis is considered bad?!). But today, we’re going to take a look at the 1st game of the series which, believe it or not, IT ISN’T Wolfenstein 3D, but actually Castle Wolfenstein.

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God of Thunder review

With Thor: Ragnarok in theatres now around the world, I decided to review a game with Norse mythology in it. And although there several games featuring Norse mythology and Vikings, we’re going to take a look at one of the very few where you can actually play as Thor himself: God of Thunder.

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Alone in the Dark review

Welcome ghouls, ghosts and other things that go bump in the night, to our Halloween special review. And today, we’re going to take a look at one of the games that built the foundations of the survival horror genre: Alone in the Dark.

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