Delano Cuzzucoli, Author at Hey Poor Player

Forsaken Remastered Review (PC)

A classic game once thought forsaken has returned to our screens. Today, we’re a bit spoiled for choice when it comes to six-degrees-of-freedom shooters. Starting off with Descent in the mid-1990’s, the only other serious contender for the 6DOF crown was Forsaken back in 1998. Despite being a solid…

HYPERGUN Review (PC)

Does this surreal synthwave shooter hit its target or misfire? Ah, the 1980’s. Sure, Ronald Reagan was president, the war on drugs had entered the public discourse, and people were sick of the Cold War. But it was also a time of optimism of the future, of fuchsia overtones,…

Microcosmum: Survival Of Cells Review (Late To The Game)

Adding a whole new meaning to “gaming on your cell”. It’s great how diversified the strategy genre has become. From real-time strategy to tower defense to grand strategy, there’s a ton of different ways to dominate your opponent with some clever clicks. One of the more interesting ideas…

Sonic Mania Plus Review (PC)

This sure ain’t no sub-Sonic production. I can honestly say without hyperbole that Sonic Mania is the best Sonic game in years, perhaps decades. It’s not that Sonic fans are impossible to please; it’s that Sonic Team has struggled to understand that fans don’t want 3D, melodrama, voice…

Agony Review (PC)

The Agony of defeat. We all know that Hell is a popular setting for a great many video games. But almost certainly, games with a Hellish theme are action-orientated. Did you ever think that Hell deserves a more thoughtful approach? It would make for very interesting nightmare material to…

Caromble! Preview

We can hear a Caromble in the jungle. Ya know, there’s just something so pure and entertaining about Breakout or Arkanoid-style games. They make for great first-time projects for developers, and it’s a relaxing no-brainer to whack a ball around and watch it destroy bricks. Still, it’s occasionally pleasant…