Just as I had thought the dust had settle on my multi-coloured, vector inspired shape shooting exploits, along comes Luxor Evolved from Mumbo Jumbo to offer more explosions and mayhem, but this is not your average shooter, there is a puzzle game at its heart.

Had enough of Mario's turtle-stomping ways? Is the Sonic series just not colourful enough for you? Put your home consoles away- for a very bizarre slice of platform gaming pie, you'd better have a gander at the arcade-only J. J. Squawkers.

Arcade racing games were not exactly uncommon in the mid 90’s with titles like Ridge Racer and Daytona USA doing the rounds in arcades and various home console ports. However, Screamer was specifically released and designed for the PC, a little unusual as the PC was mainly seen as the home for other genres of gaming than arcade racers.

On paper, Kale In Dinoland on iOS is a nice – if niche – concept. A loving homage to the black and white Game Boy platformers of the 90’s, it had the potential to rekindle the nostalgia of retro gamers and allow the younger audience to see what they missed out on.

With the demise of Bizarre Creations, I was saddened by the thought that I would never see another Geometry Wars title be created. However, my itch for more frantic twin stick shooting of brightly coloured shapes has been thorough soothed by the XBLA Indie title FireFly Vegas, developed by London based development studio RockMint.

Collecting retro games is what we do, and some of the more dedicated among us are even now scouring eBay for the elusive title to add to the groaning shelves in their back room. But what do you do if you want to play some of the best Atari 2600 games made, don’t want to break the bank, clutter the dining room with boxes but still want an authentic [ … ]

Originally developed by the almost-one-man dev team Lizsoft and released in 2007, Fortune Summoners is the latest game to be translated for Steam and Gamersgate by quirky localisation kings Carpe Fulgur of Recettear fame. Have they brought over another hit?

Not having the pleasure of owning an iOS device, I jumped at the chance to play Sonic the Hedgehog 4, Episode 1 when it became available on Steam. Having spent several hours with the game, I’m beginning to see what all the fuss was about....

Taking a step back in time we revisit the wonderful world of the Atari 8-bit systems by touching upon an unusual platformer with a twist. Featuring just about everything a cat would lose sleep over, it's time for us to face feline problems  by dodging stray shoes and dogs in Alley Cat.

Gamers of a certain vintage will remember a select few games that stand out even if they haven’t played them. Boulderdash, Crystal Castles, Ye Ah Kung Fu, Commando, are a few that leap to mind, Choplifter is another.