Latest Reviews of MAGES Games
Mini Review Anonymous;Code (PS4) - Exciting Visual Novel, But Lacks Character Depth
Hacker's paradise
Anonymous;Code is the latest visual novel in the Science Adventure series. It takes place in 2037 Tokyo and focuses on Pollon Takaoka, a young hacker who's part of a group called Nakano Symphonies. Pollon doesn’t particularly enjoy being a hacker and isn’t even that skilled at it, but he does it along with his friend Cross to...
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Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Infinite Combate isn't a bad dungeon crawler, but it's so low budget and basic that it barely manages to stand out. Based on the light novel and anime series of the same name -- DanMachi for short -- fans of the original work are bound to get the most out of this adventure. The game...
Review Steins;Gate Elite - The Greatest Visual Novel Just Got Even Better
El Psy Kongroo
What would you do if you had the ability to send text messages back in time? Maybe you’d send yourself the answers to a test at school, or maybe even the winning lottery numbers. If you knew what the future held then there are loads of little things you could do to improve your life. It all seems fairly harmless as well, right? But...
Review Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Overdrive (PS4)
Cluster luck
Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Overdrive can be one heck of a fun beat-'em-up on PlayStation 4, but only under the right conditions. This is a downloadable title that's seemingly got plenty going for it, from its attractive sprite-based art style to its over-the-top combat, but it struggles all too often to fulfil its potential...
Review Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds (PlayStation Vita)
Deal breaker
Originally released last year for the Xbox 360, Phantom Breaker was a fighting game that, while never seeing a Western release, generated a decent following in Japan. Having spawned an arcade and a PlayStation 3 port, it also served as the inspiration for a 2D brawler named Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds, which, after appearing on the...
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News Anonymous;Code Officially Announced for Western Release, Launching on PS4 in 2023
Science Adventure is coming to the West
Anonymous;Code has been officially announced for a Western release, with the latest entry in the Science Adventure visual novel series coming to PS4 in 2023. A SteelBook launch edition of the game will be available to preorder on 5 July. Anonymous;Code is set in the year 2036, when an event called the "2036...
News Developer MAGES Teases English Release of Anonymous;Code In Cryptic and On-Brand Fashion
Hack into God
The latest instalment in the long-running Science Adventure series of visual novels, Anonymous;Code, is getting an English release, according to a cryptic tease from developer MAGES. Replying to a question asking for news of an English release for the game on Facebook, the MAGES account replied with a string of hexadecimal code:...
News Anonymous;Code Officially Announced for Western Release, Launching on PS4 in 2023
Science Adventure is coming to the West
Anonymous;Code has been officially announced for a Western release, with the latest entry in the Science Adventure visual novel series coming to PS4 in 2023. A SteelBook launch edition of the game will be available to preorder on 5 July. Anonymous;Code is set in the year 2036, when an event called the "2036...
News Developer MAGES Teases English Release of Anonymous;Code In Cryptic and On-Brand Fashion
Hack into God
The latest instalment in the long-running Science Adventure series of visual novels, Anonymous;Code, is getting an English release, according to a cryptic tease from developer MAGES. Replying to a question asking for news of an English release for the game on Facebook, the MAGES account replied with a string of hexadecimal code:...