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Metroidvania is one of the terms I hate when talking about games. A mishmash of Metroid and Castlevania it is normally an excuse for backtracking through areas already completed when […]
Mario Maker 2 arrived early so I have been able to sink enough time into this charming sequel to one of the Wii U’s greatest games. I feel like putting […]
Crash Team Racing or CTR follows in the footsteps of the excellent remaster Crash Bandicoot N-sane Trilogy. Like that game, it is more challenging than many of you may remember. […]
FIFA 20 was revealed at the weekend with universal positivity over the inclusion of a 5-aside or FIFA Street mode. I must admit I was drawn into this straight away […]
I had a soft spot for the first Rage and in particular the wingsticks. A homing three-bladed throwing weapon of death that got me out of many a tight spot. […]
Days Gone, the latest exclusive from a Sony Studio, this time Bend, has got a bit of a hammering in press reviews. Despite this, it has been the highest selling […]
Crash Bandicoot has become something of a tradition in my household between my three-year-old son and I. Bought on Black Friday I didn’t get playing it properly until the Christmas […]
‘He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And if you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss also gazes into […]
As it’s World Cup year the annual scouting for wonderkids and best young players for 2019 can begin in earnest. Because of the trials of PES master League and needing […]
Last week I said I would never be able to review God Of War in the traditional sense and this has proven to be the case. The game rewards being […]
Shadow Of The Colossus is a fantastic game and an even better remaster. Rebuilt graphically from the ground up for PS4 it is simply stunning and the definitive version of […]
Leaving the Midnight showing of The Last Jedi was a completely different experience than the Force Awakens. Applause and happiness were replaced by conversation. The Last Jedi is a film […]
The knives are out for Battlefront 2 and rightly or wrongly it will stop people playing one of the best gaming experiences of the year.
2017 more than any other year in gaming has seen the month of October overloaded with quality games releases. Sadly as all games on this site are purchased with actual […]
With the amazing but flawed PES 2018 leading the way on the bigger consoles, FIFA 18 has found a strange home on the Nintendo Switch. Despite poor first impressions, a […]
The best football game is getting too sanitised.
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With the huge amount of high profile releases this year it was certain that some games would not get the publicity and market share they should have. With Horizon Zero […]
The first major PSVR game is here. Designed from the ground up for the system and bundled with a surprisingly good controller, Farpoint puts you on a hostile alien planet […]
It has crept up on us slowly but now it is here. Mario Kart 8 and Prey are the last two big releases before the E3 period. Most gamers […]
What really makes this a formative film to me is the way Boyle, taking inspiration from Alien, 2001 and the original Solaris, tried and succeeded with his first effort in the Sci-Fi genre. Unfortunately, because he hadn’t prior success in the field people didn’t view it as kindly as it deserved despite it showing that a director who studies other films of the type can make an original film in his own right to add to the masterpieces.
A week after the dust has settled on the Undertaker retiring at Wrestlemania 33, I suddenly realised this was a milestone for myself. Despite watching wrestling my whole life, The […]
Now I have spent a decent amount of time looking over the hardware of the Nintendo Switch and enough time in the amazing world of Zelda Breath Of the Wild […]
This past week has been spectacular in gaming. Two of the best games in recent years have been released in Horizon Zero Dawn and Zelda Breath Of The Wild. Releasing […]
Horizon Zero Dawn is with us, but there is no point in doing an in-depth review. It is such a good game and the developers Guerrilla were so confident that […]
When the original Halo Wars released, I was hooked. An accessible, simple RTS with an IP I loved on a console. This was the time when only the excellent Tropico […]
Unfortunately, as many thought, the mass amount of PSVR games at launch has not been added to as stock shortage and the lack of profit for developers on the system […]
The tagline outside the cinema read, ‘They woke up for a reason’. Naturally, this led me to expect some form of antagonist in the latest sci-fi drama starring Hollywood darlings Chris […]
SPOILERS FOLLOW Rogue One A Star Wars Story features some of the best environments and special effects ever seen. Unfortunately, there are a few points which are so poorly done […]
Finally, the last of the big four shooters this fall after Infinite Warfare, Battlefield One and Modern Warfare Remastered we come to Titanfall 2. A game, that manages to surprise […]
In the third review of the big four shooters this fall after Battlefield One and Infinite Warfare we get the full HD remake of one of the best first person […]
If you have the time to devote Battlefield One will be the only shooter you need this year. It has a token excellent campaign and the deepest most enthralling multiplayer matches available on the console to date.
In an effort to get PSVR Move controllers, I traded in my PSVITA. With the resulting money, I had intended to get myself some move controllers. Alas, they were out […]
Mafia 3 has landed at a perfect time. With a new GTA not even on the horizon and other open-world games not delivering, Mafia 3 is here to soak up […]
Forza Horizon and the sequel were amazing games. Taking the precision driving from the Forza series and placing it in an open world setting was always going to equal success. […]
When I review any football game, I am immediately reminded of my favourite advertising phrase. ‘If football is your only religion, worship at the ultimate altar.’ That was for PES […]
The first Homefront game, by THQ, was a throwback to the classic 80’s film Red Dawn. Instead of Russians invading the US mainland it was the North Koreans, referred to […]
The first brand-exclusive PPV of the new era delivered a number of crowd-pleasing moments. It delivered with a shorter more focused event that the bloated mess that was Summerslam 2016. Here […]
Deus Ex Human Revolution was a triumphant return for a series long forgotten. When released on the previous generation of consoles, the Blade Runner stylings, and introduction, of multiple pathways […]
I finally relented and saw Suicide Squad. Despite going in with the lowest of expectations after Batman Vs Superman I was pleasantly surprised to see a competent film, much better than recent DC offerings. Unfortunately, Jared Leto’s Joker character is an annoyance that the film cannot get around.
With the release of PES 2017, the new football season in full swing and Euro 2016 finished. The savvy player will already have a list of Master League young players […]
After receiving the excellent collector’s edition of this game I have been lucky enough to get an extended playtime with it. It is the perfect Hitman game for me, however, […]
Today Pokémon Go finally arrived in Europe. For days we have been eagerly awaiting our chance to try the latest game in a series that many of us had grown […]
Being a huge Batman fan, I put off seeing this until recently. I had heard it wasn’t great But nothing could have prepared me. It is possibly one of the […]
When I played Splatoon, I was excited at the prospect but ultimately disappointed at the end product. A number of Nintendo only traits ruined what could have been a great […]
This is an unexpectedly fun game. While the rest of the gaming media are comparing this to Left 4 Dead I couldn’t help but be reminded of the old riot […]
Ever since he appeared in Blade Runner Rutger Hauer has been a safe and steady character actor who despite being instantly recognisable, can portray a number of inwardly different characters […]
Last time I really liked the original Division because of the ability to play as a single-player in an expansive multiplayer game. The Division 2 has now released and I […]
I had said I wasn’t getting the Division 2, but my reviewing mantra for 2019 is to play what I want when I want so I did something I have […]
Playing Anthem, loading screens and all is a normal experience. After the recent massive patch, I haven’t had one instance where the game seemed broken beyond repair despite what I […]
Last week at the Nintendo Direct, Tetris 99 was announced and released on the same day. Little did anyone know that the final form of Battle Royale had arrived. The […]
Playing the remake of Resident Evil 2 gives you several happy emotions. You are drawn back to a simpler time when you played the first game, you are amazed at […]
Everyone can agree that we are living in a golden time for gaming. People have more choice, it is more affordable and more mainstream than ever. Surely it is a universal state of happiness, isn’t it?
As the title suggests Warhammer Inquisitor Martyr or Inquisitor from here on in is a game set in the Warhammer 40K universe that borrows liberally from Diablo. Surprisingly, this combination […]
Having sorted out 2019 moving forward the holiday period was time to get stuck into gaming again in detail with these two heavyweights. Both offer massive and lengthy open-worlds to […]
Into The Breach from the makers of the cult classic FTL, is everything a modern indie title should be. Cheap, deep and utterly engrossing. If you get this be prepared […]
Every time a new Pokémon game comes out you go through the same cycle. You buy it despite promising never to buy another one, you launch into it with enthusiasm […]
Red Dead Redemption 2 or RDR2 from here on in, is one of the most important games ever released. For me, it is the last of a kind of game […]
I am a huge fan of single-player COD campaigns. The Modern Warfare Trilogy, World At War and Black Ops are among my favourite shooter experiences, so when I heard this […]
Every year there is a competition between FIFA and PES and most years I buy both at some stage. This year, however, I have bought both from the beginning and […]
