Accessibility Game Review – Metal Unit
Visual Thoroughly Accessible Fine-Motor Barrier Free Auditory Barrier Free Thorouhgly AccessibleThere have been countless action platformers inspired by Mega Man and its X sub-series over the years, but few make a point to be accessible to disabled players. Games...
Accessibility Game Review – Biomutant
Visual Thoroughly Accessible Fine-Motor Partially Accessible Auditory Thoroughly AccessiblePartially AccessibleBiomutant is a weird game, and I mean that in the best sort of way. It’s this strange mash-up of Fallout and Ghost of Tsushima with a dash of the Redwall...
Accessibility Game Review – Knockout City
Visual Partially Accessible Fine-Motor Inaccessible Auditory Partially AccessiblePartially AccessibleKnockout City was first announced in 2020 and promised up fast-paced dodgeball action with a look that blended a bit of Jet Set Radio's logo and sense of style with...
Accessibility Hardware Review – Sony PlayStation 4
The PS4 launched two weeks ago with much fanfare and fervor. And with it came the real beginning of the time period previously known as next gen. While the PS4 still exhibits Sony’s commitment to high-quality hardware, the question of accessibility needs to be looked...
Accessibility Hardware Review – Wii U
After previewing the Wii U a couple of weeks ago, it became clear that there was hope for the future of Nintendo game accessibility. But this is an understatement. After some extended hands-on time with the Nintendo Wii U using multiple games, it’s clear that this...
Accessibility Hardware Review – PS Vita
When the PlayStation Vita was announced, it looked to be another colossal step toward game inaccessibility. Happily, however, after many hours hands-on with this system, it is clear that first impressions aren’t always accurate. To begin with, those with sight...
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Accessibility Game Review – Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury
Visual Thoroughly Accessible Fine-Motor Inaccessible Auditory Barrier FreePartially AccessibleThe original Super Mario 3D World was something of an oddball when it first hit the Wii U in 2013. It was unlike any 3D Mario game on consoles to that point, with a more...
Accessibility Game Review – Cyber Shadow
Visual Thoroughly Accessible Fine-Motor Inaccessible Auditory Thoroughly AccessiblePartially AccessibleYacht Club Games didn't create the first faux-retro NES game, but they did craft one of the best in Shovel Knight. Shovel Knight helped showcase that legitimately...
Accessibility Game Review – Yakuza: Like a Dragon
Visual Partially Accessible Fine-Motor Partially Accessible Auditory Thoroughly AccessiblePartially AccessibleFor 15 years, the Yakuza series has been a benchmark for modern-day beat ‘em up gameplay. While this genre has its pros and cons, it's not great from an...
VIDEO – Accessibility Game Review – Hitman 3
In this Accessibility Game Review, Kyle "onehandmostly" Abbate discusses Hitman 3's features, controls, and settings and rates it for auditory, visual, and fine-motor accessibility so you know if you can play it before buying.
Accessibility Game Review – Immortals Fenyx Rising
Visual Barrier Free Fine-Motor Thoroughly Accessible Auditory Barrier FreeThoroughly AccessibleThe latest offering from the folks at Ubisoft is a very intriguing package to say the least. It’s apparent from the very first frame that the biggest influence of this new...
Accessibility Game Review – Street Cleaner: The Video Game
Visual Thoroughly Accessible Fine-Motor Barrier Free Auditory Thoroughly AccessibleThoroughly AccessibleIt's often said that what's old is new again, and we’ve seen a revival of 8-bit style games in the past decade and beyond. They’ve gone from retro-chic to old hat...
Accessibility Game Review – State of Decay 2
Visual Partially Accessible Fine-Motor Barrier Free Auditory Barrier Free Thoroughly Accessible Fight against the zombie horde in a world where any of the survivors can die. Permanently. State of Decay 2 is an open world zombie survival game published by...
Accessibility Game Review – The Pathless
Visual Thoroughly Accessible Fine-Motor Partially Accessible Auditory Thoroughly AccessiblePartially AccessibleGiant Squid is a development team made up of thatgamecompany veterans, and their first game Abzu managed to live up to TGC’s best. There, the player...
Accessibility Game Review – Demon’s Souls
Visual Partially Accessible Fine-Motor Inaccessible Auditory Barrier Free Partially AccessibleFrom Software's claim to fame before the Souls sub-genre of strategic action lied in games like Armored Core and the more action-centric King's Field series. However, as...
Accessibility Game Review – Cyberpunk 2077
Visual Partially Accessible Fine-Motor Partially Accessible Auditory Barrier Free Partially AccessibleDisclaimer: Cyberpunk 2077 contains certain color schemes and braindance sequences with flashing lights that may be epileptic and photosensitivity triggers for...
Accessibility Game Review – Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity
Visual Partially Accessible Fine-Motor Inaccessible Auditory Thoroughly AccessiblePartially AccessibleThe Nintendo Switch launched with The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and transformed what players had grown to expect from the long-running franchise. To call...
Accessibility Game Review – Planet Coaster
Visual Partially Accessible Fine-Motor Barrier Free Auditory Barrier Free Thoroughly AccessibleSimulation games have been a regular part of gaming for over 30 years, but none hooked me quite like the Theme Park games. The first incarnation I played was on the...
Accessibility Game Review – Bugsnax
Visual Barrier Free Fine-Motor Partially Accessible Auditory Barrier Free Thoroughly AccessibleThe PlayStation 5's launch window lineup has been impressive, with a mix of exclusive games like the Demon Souls remake, cross-gen games like Sackboy, and Miles Morales...
Accessibility Game Review – Astro’s Playroom
Visual Thoroughly Accessible Fine-Motor Inaccessible Auditory Thoroughly AccessiblePartially AccessibleThe Astrobots have been slowly building themselves up as mascots for the modern PlayStation era in unique ways. Starting out as characters in augmented reality...
Accessibility Game Review – Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
Visual Partially Accessible Fine-Motor Thoroughly Accessible Auditory Barrier Free Thoroughly Accessible Assassin’s Creed Valhalla is the 12th mainline installment in Ubisoft’s flagship stealth action-adventure franchise. It serves as a sequel to 2018’s Assassin’s...
Accessibility Game Review – Tetris Effect Connected
Visual Thoroughly Accessible Fine-Motor Barrier Free Auditory Barrier Free Thoroughly AccessibleThe original Tetris is over 30 years old and remains as enjoyable as ever thanks to new takes on the legendary formula. The biggest commercial release initially was on...
Accessibility Game Review – Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Visual Barrier Free Fine-Motor Barrier Free Auditory Barrier Free Barrier Free It used to be, when a game was created using the same engine technology and characters as its predecessor, we would call it an expansion. On the surface, that’s what some have called...
VIDEO – Accessibility Game Review – Watch Dogs: Legion
For this review, Kyle 'onehandmostly' Abbate breaks down accessibility in Watch Dogs: Legion (and hits someone with his car along the way). Watch to see if Ubisoft's latest title is accessible for you!