Soldner-X 2: Final Prototype Review
A classic styled scrolling shmup, Soldner-X2 feels very much like an also ran. A decent game, that unfortunately brings nothing new to the table, it’s like playing a long lost game from fifteen years...
View ArticleTales from the Borderlands: Episode 2 – Atlas Mugged Review
With a three month gap since the last episode, you’d be forgiven for forgetting Tales from the Borderlands existed. While a great debut, the Borderlands lore doesn’t have the enticing nature of a...
View ArticleLife is Strange: Episode 2 – Out of Time Review
Following on from the events of episode one, it sees Max further trying to get to grips with her newfound power, now with the help of her rekindled friendship with Chloe. As the episode progresses it...
View ArticleReady, Player One
Set in the year 2044, the world is a pretty grim place where mass poverty rules. Our hero of the story, Wade, does what everyone else does and escapes his surroundings by logging onto the virtual...
View ArticleMortal Kombat X Review
The last Mortal Kombat game was a revelation and plucked the series back from the depths of despair (MK VS DC) into a great alternative to the Japanese heavyweights. It also showed that story modes...
View ArticleWolfenstein: The Old Blood Review
The Old Blood does get off to a little bit of a ropey start mind. After a short cut scene explaining the mission, you’re soon captured and thrown in jail. Then it’s forced stealth time! With nothing...
View ArticleLife is Strange: Episode 3 – Chaos Theory Review
Continuing the story of Max, the last episode ended not only with that moment, but also a rather ominous eclipse. Following this, Max and best friend Chloe are ramping up their investigation into the...
View ArticleRogue Legacy Review
You’ve probably already heard of Rogue Legacy. Available on other platforms, it’s finally making its debut on the Xbox One. And it’s still very, very hard. Seriously, you’re going to die. A lot. Then...
View ArticleSplatoon Review
Trust Nintendo to take an established genre (the third person online shooter) and bring its own, colourful twist. It’s a style of game that you wouldn’t expect them to make, especially as the Japanese...
View ArticleSteins;Gate Review
A visual novel, it’s hard to describe what you do in Steins;Gate as gameplay. There are moments where you get to reply to certain people through text messages, but other than that you’re along for the...
View ArticleTales from the Borderlands: Episode Three – Catch A Ride Review
Seriously, three months is a long time in episodic releases, with the first episode being released December last year, going by their current release schedule it means the final episode won’t be out...
View ArticleLife is Strange: Episode 4 – Dark Room Review
Leaving on a rather big cliffhanger where Max’s messing with past events has created a horrific butterfly effect for her friend Chloe, we re-join her as she pieces together what happened to her friend....
View ArticleOnechanbara Z2: Chaos Review
That said, it is deeper than you may think, the combat does have a lot of different elements to it, making it far from than just a mash the buttons type of game (though there is plenty of that too)....
View ArticleTales from the Borderlands: Episode 4 – Escape Plan Bravo Review
Continuing Rhys and Fiona’s hunt for the Gortys pieces (and in turn leading them to a vault), and again all being recounted in flashbacks to their masked captor, this episode plays out almost like a...
View ArticleUntil Dawn Review
I think the main reason for my surprise is that games that are coined “interactive movies” are always a little short on the gameplay side, and the element of choice that you are presented is nothing...
View ArticleYoshi’s Woolly World Review
Coming after the likes of Super Mario 3D World and Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, two of the best platformers on the Wii U, Yoshi’s Woolly World already had an uphill struggle to try and stand...
View ArticlePersona 4: Dancing All Night Review
It’s really amazed me to see what started off as this late PS2-era, niche JRPG turn into this unexpected success story with an anime, enhanced port on the Vita and a number of spin offs. The latest of...
View ArticleLife is Strange: Episode 5 – Polarized Review
Every now and again a game comes around that despite having issues you cannot ignore, you can’t help but be in awe of what you have just experienced. A game that while not perfect you want to shout at...
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