Author: Guest Critic

True to life: IL-2 Sturmovik Preview

by Steven Brown

IL-2 Sturmovik Preview

Flight games often trend toward one of two different styles. On one side are the fast-action, arcade-like mainstays such as Afterburner or Ace Combat where the impossibility of carrying over sixty missiles at once is shoved aside in favor of letting people blast enemies from the skies with impunity. On the other end are entries like Microsoft Flight Simulator. Seemingly overwhelming in their attention to detail, these types of games take pride in making sure every single aspect of piloting is covered.

Interview with Danganronpa Producer Yoshinori Terasawa

Ten Minutes With Danganronpa Producer Yoshinori Terasawa

Danganronpa Interview

By Steven Brown

GameCritics was recently invited to sit down for a quick interview with the producer of Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc. The recent Vita release has received several positive reviews including ours since its North American launch. Mr. Terasawa's schedule was crowded so we dove right into the questions to make the most of the ten minutes that we were given. Working with a translator, Mr. Terasawa kept his answers brief, but to the point.

Deadpool Review

This Merc's Mouth Is His Best Feature

Deadpool Screenshot

HIGH This is the funniest Deadpool story Daniel Way's ever written.

LOW The delayed aiming mechanic

WTF "And if any of you nerds are puffy about Rogue being able to fly in this game when she can't fly in the comics right now, take a bath, move out of your parents' basement and maybe you'll get to kiss a REAL girl." Hey game, you know what? F**********ck you.

Sweet Fuse: At Your Side Review

My Heart Goes Boom, Boom, Boom

Sweet Fuse: At Your Side Screenshot

HIGH Character designs by Phoenix Wright artist, Tatsuro Iwamoto!

LOW Typos in a game that focuses on text.

WTF Wakasa's Japanese voice actor is the same person who voices Eren Jaeger in Attack on Titan?!

Rise of Venice Preview

Rise of Venice Screenshot

Should I invest in expanding my warehouses, or should I increase the number of ships in my merchant fleet? Do I sell this massive pile of lumber now, or wait for a disaster to drive up prices when people need to rebuild their homes? How much would it take to bribe a city leader instead of following the official channels to establish a branch in a new city? These are the questions asked in the upcoming Rise of Venice, the next trading sim from those behind Port Royale 3.

Nukes and planes and tanks… Oh my!

Nuclear Union Screenshot

GameCritics was recently invited to take a look at 1C Company's upcoming catalog over the next year. The Moscow-based publisher, most famously known for their IL-2 Sturmovik series of World War II fight sims, showed off some of their other Soviet-tinged games.