Kevin, Author at Thumb Culture

20Oct

By Kevin1 Comment

Bomber Crew PC Review – Muster Stations And Panic Stations

Curve Digital bring us Bomber Crew, without looking it's fairly obvious what the game is about, but have they made it destroy the enemies or will it fall like a dud and get blown up by the experts. Time to strap on a bomber jacket and see what I can do. Gameplay There are 2 aspects to Bomber Crew. The pre flight decision making, and then the flight itself. Choose your crew, pick the ones that look the cutest and adorable because that will encourage you to keep them alive (see above, totally adorable). You can change their outfits, everything from life jackets to their boots. Once you are happy with your crew and you have them all looking like the Andrews Sisters then you can check out your plane. A brand new state of the art.......... who am I trying to kid, it's a dustbin on wheels ...

Vostok Inc Review – A Plunder Through Space And Time

16Oct

By KevinNo Comments

PlayStation Reviews

Vostok Inc Review – A Plunder Through Space And Time

Nosebleed Interactive bring us their second offering, Vostok Inc. Build and destroy seem to be the main themes, build your empire and destroy your enemies. Seems fairly simple, but have the small independent company landed on the right planets? Time to fire up those boosters and blast into some space action. Gameplay Vostok Inc is essentially a twin stick spaceship shooter, however it's not only a twin stick shooter. Vostok Inc is the company you work for, and companies like to make money. Vostok Inc are no exception. You get a basic introduction to gameplay, move this stick to move, and this one to shoot, press this button to boost etc... Warm those thumbs up, you're gonna need them. The premise of the game is to get rich, you get moolah from shooting enemies and asteroids, so get s...

3Oct

By KevinNo Comments

PC Reviews

Beat the Game – The Sound of Success Is Funky

Beat the Game is the first offering from independent studio Worm Animation. With several nominations and an award, Beat the Game should be well worth a look. Formed in 2013 in San Francisco, Worm Animation are definitively into the Sci-Fi genre and character art, so let's have a look to see if they are bringing anything new to the table. Gameplay Beat the Game is weird, in fact I would say it's very weird. From the opening scene to the end of the game there is a high weirdness factor. This said, is the game any good? You start with the opening scene of your character flying a hover bike with an infectious groove building. Your character clearly isn't the best driver as he hits the only obstacle in an open desert. The bike is smashed up and hope seems lost. You play a music loving ...

Aporia: Beyond the Valley – Solve The Puzzles, Be The Hero.

30Aug

By KevinNo Comments

PC Reviews

Aporia: Beyond the Valley – Solve The Puzzles, Be The Hero.

Investigate North have treated us to a second game, Aporia: Beyond the valley. The team have reined it in a little since Cloud Chamber and have concentrated on a more solitary existence in Aporia. Have they hit the nail on the head or is the game now lacking? Gameplay Aporia: Beyond the valley starts with no information about who you are, what you are doing there or even why you are doing it. Aporia is a first-person perspective game using the standard WASD movement method. You can jump, you can duck and you can interact with items in the world. The setting looks like it's based on a bit of an Aztec - Inca mash up, there are ancient buildings and beautiful forests. My first instinct was to draw my weapon and wait for the marauding zombies to attack. I had no weapon and there were no zomb...

Furi Review – Battle, Defeat, Walk, Repeat

26Jul

By KevinNo Comments

PC Reviews

Furi Review – Battle, Defeat, Walk, Repeat

Furi is a one on one battle based game from independent game makers The Game Bakers. Released in 2016, Furi was aimed to get the relatively new game studio securely on the map. Time to see how good it is. Gameplay Furi is a top down beat 'em up where you play a white haired warrior bidding for freedom. You start locked in prison, but once the weird rabbit head wearing thing helps you escape you progress to the training ground. The antagonist is your jailer, the rabbit headed thing said to kill him and you will be free. The jailer has other plans though, he has been torturing you on a daily basis for as long as …… well I have no idea, but he likes his plaything, and he doesn't want you to escape. Let battle commence. The jailer takes you on in one on one combat. The purpose of this...