March 2018 - Page 2 of 2

The Council, Episode 1 Review – How To Make Friends and Influence People

15Mar

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The Council, Episode 1 Review – How To Make Friends and Influence People

The Council is a wonderful episodic game like no other I’ve played, at least not for a long time. It’s brought to us by Big Bad Wolf Studios who developed the game, Focus Home Interactive who published it and with some help from Cyanide Studio also. The Council is available on PS4, Xone and PC so, you shouldn’t have too much of an excuse not to buy it but, of course, let me tell you why you should. Gameplay The Council is an adventure game that tells the story of Louis de Richet’s search for his missing mother, the leader of a secret society called the Golden Order. It’s 1793 so everyone talks like they actually have an education and wear very tight garments (No pants hanging around the buttocks here, oh no ) Louis’s search brings him to the private and grand island of Lord Mortimer wher...

The Final Station Switch Review – All Aboard!

14Mar

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Switch Reviews

The Final Station Switch Review – All Aboard!

The Final Station is a single player side-scrolling shooter with train simulator and exploration elements. It was developed by Do My Best Games and published by tinyBuild. It was released in August 30, 2016 for Windows, macOS, Linux, and Xbox One, and September 2, 2016 for PlayStation 4 but, now we have it for the Nintendo Switch so let’s see how it fairs out on the must-have device at the moment, shall we? Gameplay A 2D shooter/survival horror experience, The Final Station has you play a train driver on a journey from being a “mundane conductor” to “zombie apocalypse destroyer” …what a leap! Set in a world whose history is hinted at but not really explained, your job is to travel to many train stations. At each one you need to get off the train, explore an area on foot, rescue some surv...

12Mar

By JasonNo Comments

PC Reviews

Cold Iron Review – Tumbleweed or Triumph?

I always wondered what Jamiroquai were going on about when they sang about the return of the Space Cowboy (I’m showing my age) and now I may finally have my answer! New to PSVR comes Developer’s Catch & Release’s genre bending ‘Cold Iron’ billed as the world’s first puzzle shooter. The game invites you to don your VR headset and channel your inner cowboy to shoot it out against a host of weird and wonderful opponents from the Wild West and beyond. Gameplay The game starts off as a classic western, with even the central game hub being set in an old time saloon. The titular Cold Iron turns out to be your father’s trusty magnum which ends up in your hands when he is gunned down by a posse of outlaws. You start the game looking to avenge your father’s death by duelling his three ki...

TT Isle of Man – Riding on the OMG I FELL OFF!

7Mar

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PC Reviews

TT Isle of Man – Riding on the OMG I FELL OFF!

The Isle of Man TT (Tourist Trophy) is possibly one of the most intense racing events in the world, claiming many lives throughout its history, but with the dangers come one of the most beautiful and challenging races. With all this incredible history and importance, Bigben Interactive have taken on the mantle to recreate the beautiful event with TT Isle of Man - Ride On The Edge Gameplay In essence TT Isle of Man is a street racing game, around the picturesque Isle of Man, the race itself covering 61km of public roads that each year gets closed off to allow Superbikes and Supersport bikes to fly through. With its 264 turns it is more dangerous than all of the GP tracks put together. Each year claiming brave riders lives who push their bike to the extreme limits and beyond. Bigben...

6Mar

By JohnNo Comments

News & Updates

SupaRetroN HD by Hyperkin – Coming Soon

Given the recent surge in Retro gaming we have seen a number of consoles and emulation devices arrive from both Official and 3rd party companies (I think it’s safe to say with mixed results). Even the SNES Mini Classic which is kind of where the bar has been set recently has its drawbacks (Limited number of games). Well, Hyperkin have announced their latest entry into the SNES Retro Market with the SupaRetroN HD: With the SNES being without a doubt the best-selling console of its era (Sorry Sega!). It’s hardly surprising that a large number of people (myself included) have been salivating over the idea of being able to play their back catalogue in HD on our nice new flat screen TV’s. The first thing that I notice when seeing the picture for this console is that it has the stylish...

5Mar

By JasonNo Comments

PC Reviews

De Blob 2 Review – Unleash The Rainbow

Painting its way onto PS4 and Xbox One, de Blob 2 by THQ Nordic is the second instalment in the de Blob platformer series and brings with it a new action packed colour adventure. The evil Comrade Black has returned once more to wage his war on all things colour! Currently unchallenged, he is hell bent on letting his brainwashed new cult take over Prisma City and remove all colour from the world...that is until de Blob arrives on the scene bringing with him the colour revolution to try and thwart Comrade Black's despicable plans. Gameplay From first impressions on loadup, de Blob 2 opens as a bright and colourful game and its cartoon graphics will certainly appeal to the younger audience as well as to your inner child. My children were quick to ask me if I was watching a Pixar mo...

1Mar

By StuartNo Comments

PC Reviews

Gravel Review – Spiritual Success

Gravel from Milestone has dropped down some steep hills and brings a taste of what rally games could be. It could potentially be classed as a spiritual successor to Sega Rally. I know, that is some big claims, but with its straight forward racing and responsive controls, you could be fooled into it. Gameplay Gravel is classed as the ultimate off-road experience, now that is some hefty claims, but it does live up to it in some respects. During the main portion of Gravel you are taking part in the wildest show on the Gravel Channel web TV, travelling around the world, discovering the wide variety of environments and defying the Masters! Enjoy four different disciplines throughout your Career as a star of the off-road racing – Cross Country, Wild Rush, Stadium and Speed cross –and live t...

Where The Water Tastes Like Wine Review – A Mesmerising Folklore Adventure

1Mar

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PC Reviews

Where The Water Tastes Like Wine Review – A Mesmerising Folklore Adventure

This gritty and dark American Folklore tale is by Dim Bulb Games and Serenity Forge. It was also founded by Johnnemann Nordhagen, co-founder of Fullbright and programmer on Gone Home and BioShock 2. Where the Water Tastes Like Wine is a surreal, poetic journey through American legend and fantasy, featuring delicious art and toe tapping original folk music. It spans a century of US history in the depression era, introducing players to a vast cast of drifters, fortune tellers, and magical creatures – and there’s Sting, yes the musician Sting. https://youtu.be/fnznWYE_wxc Gameplay Having lived for a while in the south, I loved hearing all the old stories, getting lost in the music and visiting vast places of cultural interest on my journeys around Mississippi, Tennessee and New Orleans, ...