• Cancelled: Pirates of the Caribbean: Armada of the Damned

    CANCELLED: Pirates of the Caribbean: Armada of the Damned

    ‘CANCELLED’ is a series of posts at PlusMana.com that examine games that, for one reason or another, have never seen the light of day. In part one of the series, we take a look at why Pirates of the Caribbean: Armada of the Damned was eventually cancelled. Pirates of the...
  • Revival of Resident Evil Franchise

    Revival of the Resident Evil Franchise

    Resident Evil has gone through many a transition since that fateful day at the Spencer mansion. We’ve seen an ever growing cast list, a multitude of locations and a constantly unfolding storyline. The gameplay mechanics have also evolved as time has progressed. But these changes have not always been...
  • What Happened to the Steam Box?

    Back in 2012, Valve announced their own brand of an operating system, named SteamOS. One could tell that Valve was planning something big for them to develop their own operating system. They already have the Steam client, which isthe most popular PC gaming digital distributor in the world.  With...
  • Rabbit Story Review

    Rabbit Story Review

    PlusMana thanks the developer of Rabbit Story, Viacheslav Bushuev, for inviting us to review the game. Rabbit Story is a funny game. Not funny as in “ha ha”, because Rabbit Story very much the opposite of that. It’s a game that looks cartoonish, and is very charming, but one with a surprisingly...
  • Air Missions: HINDS Review

    Air Missions: HINDS Review

    PlusMana would like to thank 3Division Entertainment for the invite to review Air Missions: HINDS. Air Missions: HINDS was developed by 3Division Entertainment as a combat simulator for the Russian Combat Helicopter HIND. My prior experience with combat simulators have led me to believe such games were overly complicated...
  • Far Cry 5 is Another Cautionary Tale of American Extremism

    The “Far Cry” series has taken players to a different location in every game. Even so, the games in the series have something in common – their depiction of violence juxtaposed with beautiful exotic landscapes. And in recent “Far Cry” entries, violence stems from zealotry. “Far Cry 3” prominently...
  • Are Gaming Mascots Coming Back?

    If you think of the PS1, chances are you’re thinking of Crash Bandicoot, Spyro etc. If you think of any Nintendo console, you probably think of Mario or Link. Who do you think of when I say PS4 or Xbox One? That one gruff white guy from that shooter...
  • Critical Analysis of Fallout 4

    No Turning Back Fallout 4 is a ‘milestone’ in franchises history, a turning point which the series itself may never be able to successfully splinter off from with future titles, regardless of which developer takes it under its wing. It asks several difficult questions regarding the definition and foundation...
  • How Video Games Are Empowering Women Where Feminists Aren’t

    I’m not a fan of empowering women. To me, the phrase is painfully condescending. The person empowering women never seems to think too highly of them. They assume women don’t know what they want and need someone ready with a squeaky toy to ’empower’ them. Usually, I tune out this...