It's time to explode some watermelons in our review of John Woo Presents Stranglehold. Or just Stranglehold, as its friends call it. maxutmost.com/review-stran...

Are aliens using standardized testing to build disinformation super-weapons? I'm not sure. Maybe Butter Side Down will tell us. maxutmost.com/review-butte...

Also on Maximum Utmost, @adzuken.bsky.social has a review of Easy Delivery Co., another game this year that recognizes the majesty of the Kei Truck. maxutmost.com/review-easy-...

Another in a niche of "war games that probably aren't what you expect," 2002's Seek and Destroy is an awkwardly disguised games about talking toy tanks fighting on land, air, and sea. maxutmost.com/review-seek-...

We are now on Instagram and Tiktok, oh god. www.instagram.com/reel/DOonIJA...

Get out the good silverware, it's time to invite some guests in! No, I'm not a Human depicts a nightmare for introverts. Check out our review! maxutmost.com/review-no-im...

We learn about @tronknotts.bsky.social 's obsession with Sir Mix-a-Lot, @adzuken.bsky.social brings us the American Gladiators game on NES, and @douibyorthst.bsky.social talks with @kenjisalk.bsky.social about how Borderlands shaped his life, just in time for Borderlands 4!

@adzuken.bsky.social has a review today for Normality, a perfectly normal game starring the voice work of Corey Feldman, a perfectly normal guy. This time with the link! maxutmost.com/review-norma...

It's a new episode of Currently Playing, hosted by @douibyorthst.bsky.social where he is talking about the Warriors on PS2 with guest Beith. It's the missing link game between GTA and Bully! maxutmost.com/the-warriors...

Get ready to become real acquainted with your right arm in Caput Mortum! A game that I wish involved more high-fives. maxutmost.com/review-caput...

Bet you weren't expecting to read an article about an easily overlooked N64 game's snow. Well, maybe you should, because it's pretty cool! maxutmost.com/lets-take-a-...

If you couldn't get enough of Crazy Frog in the recent Maximum Utcast, then you can layer this fresh review on top, like a big, annoying lasagna. maxutmost.com/review-crazy...

New @ttwav.bsky.social podcast from @maxutmost.com! All the best animal-people from videogames are here! Mina, Snake, DK, you name it! GET IN THE CAGE YOU FREAK! Anchor: creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/... Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/7cU1... iTunes: podcasts.apple.com/ug/podcast/m...

New episode of @tronknotts.bsky.social talking to his son! They saw the Kirby Air Riders direct and the trailers from Gamescom, but more importantly, they saw a cat. open.spotify.com/episode/7a76...

We're doing some DOS-delving today with a review of Realms of the Haunting. It's a game that is great until it isn't. maxutmost.com/review-realm...

Oh, jazz! We've got a review by @cjisbadatlife.bsky.social of Tiny Bookshop, which combines his love of books and video games. It's a great read about reading! maxutmost.com/review-tiny-...

We've got a review of Naval Ops: Warship Gunner for PS2 which, if you're judging by the name, you probably have an idea of what it's about, but it's probably way weirder than you were expecting. maxutmost.com/review-naval...

It's the latest episode of the Spin-Off Doctors Spin-Off! We're talking Star Trek in this episode that's about video games, but actually it's about addiction, but ACTUALLY, it's about sex. Check out Riker's orgasm face. maxutmost.com/star-trek-th...

@tronknotts.bsky.social has graced us with a weird one this fine Friday. He's here to talk about giant burgers and their place in the wild world of video game levels. maxutmost.com/the-giant-ha...

As mentioned on the Maximum Utcast, @adzuken.bsky.social has a review of Mashina now ready for your eyeballs. maxutmost.com/review-mashi...

It's a new Maximum Utcast! This episode, @adzuken.bsky.social and @tronknotts.bsky.social are talking wrestling in the form of Hulk Hogan & his game Thunder in Paradise Interactive. Later, @sarahcarapace.bsky.social chats about making WWE 2K19 a sapphic experience! open.spotify.com/episode/1KMs...

Check it out! @p-dude.bsky.social is back with a review of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33! maxutmost.com/review-clair...

@adzuken.bsky.social steered the world (and also ships) through (and also into) literal (and sometimes figurative) minefields in this review of Static Dread: The Lighthouse. maxutmost.com/review-stati...

Are city-building skills backwards compatible? Find out in @adzuken.bsky.social's review of SimCity 2000. maxutmost.com/review-simci...

Fresh from replaying the first game, @adzuken.bsky.social follows up with a review of Deadly Premonition 2. What could go wrong? maxutmost.com/review-deadl...

In addition, and touched on in the aforementioned podcast, we have @tronknotts.bsky.social with an article diving into Lollipop Chainsaw and the recent Steam/Itch storefront censorship. maxutmost.com/nada-holding...

The first episode of Maximum Utcast is now live! Join @adzuken.bsky.social and @tronknotts.bsky.social as they kick the tires on the first steps of this maiden voyage.

Deadly Premonition may have had a part in the founding of Maximum Utmost and the writing of @adzuken.bsky.social, and now we have a review of it! maxutmost.com/review-deadl...

@adzuken.bsky.social fires up her Typing of the Dead skills to type her way through some hacking puzzles in this review of S.P.L.I.T., the game about hacking and, uh... maxutmost.com/review-s-p-l...

There's always room for a new Genesis cartridge. It's our review of P-47II MD, the game that wasn't that now is. (It was cancelled, and now it's released. That's what I was trying to do there.) maxutmost.com/review-p-47i...

The second of today's review double-feature has newcomer @timmonbleau.bsky.social dive into a new entry into a truly bizarre and sprawling Namco continuity, Shadow Labyrinth. Buckle-up. maxutmost.com/review-shado...

We've got a double-feature of reviews this morning. In the first, @adzuken.bsky.social looks at The Drifter. A poink that stars a protagonist who maybe can't hold his breath for 10 minutes. maxutmost.com/review-the-d...

That's right! Maximum Utcast - the official podcast of Maximum Utmost - is bearing down like a natural disaster. Stay tuned!

@adzuken.bsky.social assumedly used the skills learned in The Typing of the Dead to write this review. maxutmost.com/review-the-t...

It's three reviews in one as @adzuken.bsky.social checks out Irem Collection Volume 3. Guess which one she didn't like! maxutmost.com/review-irem-...

@adzuken.bsky.social coming at you with that sweet, sweet peer pressure. Here's why you should make time to play bad games. maxutmost.com/yes-you-shou...

Let's go back to the early days of the N64, when the console showed so much promise with Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire! The start of the platform's terrific run of Star Wars titles. maxutmost.com/review-shado...

We've got a review of the brand new System Shock 2, sequel to 2023's System Shock. Yep. maxutmost.com/review-syste...

It's @tronknotts.bsky.social! Today, he's talking about a recent encounter with Swery (Deadly Premonition, The Missing, D4) and bread! They talked about uncomfortable things, so thank goodness for bread! maxutmost.com/old-wounds-a...

@adzuken.bsky.social takes us back to the weird world of '90s multimedia games in this review of The Museum of Anything Goes. The moniker is accurate. maxutmost.com/review-the-m...

We're returning to the world of fine art with this review of A Procession to Calvary, which is not, in fact, A Progression to Cavalry. Different subjects, I presume. maxutmost.com/review-the-p...

We've got a hot new demo dive. This time we're looking at a game about wanting to be alone, but having to entertain guests. Truly horrifying. maxutmost.com/preview-no-i...

@adzuken.bsky.social has finally pushed through another of the Build Engine's finest. Read about it in our review of Blood. maxutmost.com/review-blood...

Wow! It's a hardware review. That's new for Maximum Utmost. This time, @adzuken.bsky.social looks at 8BitDo's Retro R8 Mouse. maxutmost.com/hardware-rev...

Take to the... grounds with Ground of Aces. Check out our preview of this WW2 airfield management game. maxutmost.com/preview-grou...

Props to whoever mows the forest in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered. Here's a review. maxutmost.com/review-the-e...

@adzuken.bsky.social talks a lot about charging a phone in this preview of upcoming poink adventure, The Drifter. maxutmost.com/preview-the-...

@adzuken.bsky.social shows off that she's a master of sin in this review of Four Last Things. Pride is also a sin. maxutmost.com/review-four-...

Or, if you'd prefer, here is the less abridged (and much longer) version of the @cosmoddd.bsky.social interview. maxutmost.com/interview-th...