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Megaquarium Review

Platforms: PC Reviewed On: PC Developer: Twice Circled Publisher: Twice Circled Singleplayer: Yes Multiplayer: No Review code provided free of charge by the publisher. H aving managed massive dinosaurs capable of slaughtering crowds of visitors and hospitals tasked with curing the sick, dealing with aquariums full of pretty fish feels like a relaxing visit to a spa. There’s no danger of one of my sharks breaking out and eating the guests or of people dying in the corridors because they didn’t get treated quickly enough. In Megaquarium the biggest threat is one fish eating another fish. Cheeky sods.   So you kick things off by laying down some fish tanks using the easy grid system before attaching everything that’s needed for healthy aquatic life; a filter and a water heater, maybe some decorations and then some food. It’s easy stuff. Complexity gets introduced in the form of marine life that has different requirements for its survival and happiness. Some fish like cold water ...

Steel Division: Normandy '44 Review

Platforms: PC Reviewed On: PC Developer: Eugen Publisher: Paradox Interactive Singleplayer: Yes Multiplayer: Yes Review code supplied free of charge by the publisher. From behind a wall of trees far in the distance my artillery unleashes a barrage of smoke to blind the MG42 heavy machine gun that would otherwise rip my infrantry apart. With cover in place my troops run across open ground and flank the position, only to find an enemy tank has been waiting patiently behind a nearby building, and my own lack of recon means I was unprepared for it. Stupid me. My troops get pinned down, rendering them useless, and then they get demolished. Fine. Time to bring up the heavy armor, complete with air support that smashes the anti-tank guns sitting way back before my own tanks roll in. On another front I’ve got some infantry holding a town with anti-tank weapons supporting them from across the open fields where they can get a good bead on anything big and ugly rolling in to cause trouble...