October 2019

CHIKARA: Action Arcade Wrestling Review – WrestleFest

31Oct

By Stu NNo Comments

CHIKARA: Action Arcade Wrestling Review – WrestleFest

Introduction I have been a fan of wrestling since my Nan introduced me to the World of Sport on ITV in the late '80s and even more when Hulkamania ruled the world in the early '90s. Those wrestling games that I had on the old Commodore 64 were classic but for me, the best wrestling game I have ever played was WWF Raw is War. It had all the wrestling elements with an arcade attitude which was perfect as that's how you imagine how you would fight. These days it seems to be on rails and heavily following storylines whereas, I wanted to make my world and make a fantasy booking of my own. In Steps CHIKARA: Action Arcade Wrestling. Developed by VICO Game Studio and published by Reverb Triple XP it brings back that fast-paced arcade-style of wrestling along with the classic 90's wrestli...

Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz HD Review – Keep Rollin’ Rollin’ Rollin’!

31Oct

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Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz HD Review – Keep Rollin’ Rollin’ Rollin’!

The year was 2002 and I remember the day vividly. Sitting in my room with a group of misfits that I labelled friends, I slowly reached for my sack (bag not knackers) and presented my latest purchase: Super Monkey Ball. With apprehension, our group of neanderthal metallers began exploring the cutesy, overly Japanese game and like a drug we were hooked. Our meetups became Monkey Ball sessions with each gamer perfecting the traits of their monkey and using them to get the upper hand in party and challenge modes. Fast forward to 2019, “Hey Jaz, you heard that Super Monkey Ball is being remastered?”. I spat out my monkey nuts, stopped The Monkees’ playlist and cancelled my banana split order at DK’s Diner. I had to speak to the neanderthals. We discussed the possibilities, would it be ...

30Oct

By DanNo Comments

News & Updates

Razer Are Razing The Mobile Gaming Bar

Yesterday the mobile gaming world received news of some new tech. Razer, who we all know and love announced the release of their long-awaited Junglecat. On first glance, the controllers are extremely reminiscent of the Nintendo Switch Joy-Cons. With the Junglecat, Razer is looking to bring precision to the mobile gaming market, this also allows a more comfortable mobile gaming experience. Not only does this controller allow easier mobile gaming, but it can also be used in desktop mode making mobile gaming with friends in person easily accessible. Keep your fingers off the screen and focus on the action with the Razer Junglecat The Razer Junglecat comes with three cases compatible with the Razer Phone 2, Huawei P30 Pro and the Samsung Galaxy S10+. If you do not have one of ...

Domiverse Nintendo Review – A Super, Space-based Slap-fest

30Oct

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Domiverse Nintendo Review – A Super, Space-based Slap-fest

Domiverse is the debut title from the wonderfully named Haunted Tie. It is published by the slightly less wonderfully named Plug In Digital and was released on Nintendo Switch on 17 October 2019 for £12.99. Domiverse is a multiplayer one-hit arena fighter which attempts to re-create the balance of chaos and fun achieved by games such as Super Smash Bros, and it's Steam version has already amassed an army of fans. Is the Switch version worthy of universal praise or should it be chucked into a black hole? Gameplay Domiverse features a starting roster of 8 fighters, each of which is completely different in terms of appearance and skills. The drone-like W8T has the ability to hover around the arena, firing a 360-degree laser and leaving mines in its wake. The cat-serpent hybrid Snakit...

29Oct

By DanNo Comments

News & Updates

Shadow Announce New 2020 Subscriptions

We are seeing more and more announcements within the gaming industry at the minute and they just keep on coming. Today we had an announcement from Shadow. For those who are not familiar with their service, they provide an online gaming cloud subscription service. Shadow announced they are moving away from their current subscription model and onto a new one in February ‘2020. They are moving from a single subscription type to providing three, depending on your requirements depends on the service type you sign up for. This is a great business move for Shadow, but how does it fair up compared to purchasing a new machine on finance considering their highest pricing tier is £49.99 per month. Let us know your thoughts in the comments below, whether that’s on cloud g...

29Oct

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PC Reviews

What the Golf Review – Non stop Golf Fun

What the Golf is a silly physics-based golf parody game developed & published by Triband and was released on PC via the Epic store on October the 1st, and stated as coming out soon on the Nintendo Switch. The developers declare that the game is made by people who know nothing about Golf and that it will not make you a better golfer, hence the catchline - “The golf game for people who hate golf”. So let's pick up our “tees” & “drive” on into this Epic exclusive & find out what it's like. Gameplay As I mentioned above, What the Golf is a parody game about golf, where each course you play golf on let's say, is a surprisingly different type of golf to how you would normally play. It starts off just like any type of golf game, the controls are simple, pull back, aim and rel...

28Oct

By TC Staff WriterNo Comments

PC Reviews, Previews & Early Access

Planet Zoo Beta Preview – It’s The Shih Tzu

Planet Zoo is an upcoming management and construction simulation game developed & published by Frontier Developments. The game is a spiritual successor to the studio’s Zoo Tycoon release and gameplay similar to that of Planet Coaster. “Manage an amazing living world that responds to every decision you make. Focus on the big picture or go hands-on and control the smallest details. Thrill visitors with iconic exhibits, develop your zoo with new research and release new generations of your animals back into the wild”. Planet Zoo is scheduled to be released on 5th November on PC via Steam and you can pre-order today for £34.99 or £42.99 for the deluxe edition. Gameplay Planet Zoo is quite simply the ultimate zoo simulation game. It features authentic living animals who think, f...

25Oct

By CraigNo Comments

Switch Reviews

Community Inc Review – Community is Key

Developed by T4 Interactive and published by tinyBuild Games, Community Inc. is a cute game about building villages and crafting items to trade to other villages. It is available on Steam and the Nintendo eShop for Nintendo Switch. This isn't the type of game I usually seek out to play, so when it came across my desk to take a look at, I had no idea what I was in for. tinyBuild Games has published some very nice titles in the past, so we should get off our butts and see what T4 Interactive has made with Community Inc. Gameplay In Community Inc., you play as the manager of a small community of beings called Lings. As a manager, your job is to hire Lings and give them jobs. As you build up your village, you'll receive jobs from the various other races of creatures to build items. Giving t...

Ghostbusters: The Video Game Remastered Review – Set Proton Packs To Nostalgia

25Oct

By JasonNo Comments

PlayStation Reviews

Ghostbusters: The Video Game Remastered Review – Set Proton Packs To Nostalgia

Ever fancied donning a boiler suit, strapping on a proton pack and zapping some ghosts? Well, your luck is in as Saber Interactive bring to us the remaster of the 2009 hit Ghostbusters: The Video Game! With the anticipation beginning to rise for Ghostbusters 3 which is releasing July 2020, is this a great time to resurrect the Ghostbusters and jump onto the hype train? Gameplay For those of you that can not remember the original game, yeah 10 years have passed, Ghostbusters: The Video Game Remastered (referred to as Ghostbusters herein) allows you to play in 3rd person through a unique storyline as a 5th ghostbuster, that never talks I may add, as you battle and capture the ghosts and spooky apparitions across New York City. When the Ghostbusters game was created to mark the 25th...

24Oct

By StuartNo Comments

Features

EGX 2019 – Game(s) Of The Show!

So EGX 2019 has come and gone, and with it, a whole raft of games played, watched, experienced. We could write up all about the individual games that the team got to play, but we would be releasing content until next years show! Instead, we thought it best to give a short run down from each person that was at the show and for them to give their own personal "Game of the Show!" So without further ado, let's get started! Stuart S Having been to EGX for a number of years previously, I kinda knew what to expect when walking through the doors at the eXcel London. A Whole swathe of indie games surrounded by those classy and shiny triple-A titles. Personally I always spend more time around the indie sections, namely the Rezzed and Leftfield areas! This year at EGX 2019 it was no different...