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Arizona Sunshine The Damed DLC PSVR Review – I’ll Be Damned!!!

6Dec

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Arizona Sunshine The Damed DLC PSVR Review – I’ll Be Damned!!!

New from Vertigo Games and Jaywalkers Interactive comes some further DLC for their Zombie shootem up /survival game Arizona Sunshine. The Damned is the second DLC released for the game and acts as a prequel to both the game itself and the previously released DLC Dead Man. So is this extra slice of Zombie slaying DLC worth a look? Read on to find out..... Gameplay First of all Vertigo Games must be congratulated on a puntactic game title as The Damned takes place, yes you've guessed it, on, in and around a huge hydro-electric dam in the Arizona desert. The game opens with you in the familiar airstream trailer from the main game and The Damned is started by inserting the appropriate named videotape into the VCR. This can be a mission in itself as you need to get to grips with how the c...

Youtubers Life OMG! Xbox1 Review – Eat, Sleep, Edit Video, Repeat…..

25Feb

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Gaming, PC Reviews, Switch Reviews

Youtubers Life OMG! Xbox1 Review – Eat, Sleep, Edit Video, Repeat…..

I think it best that I add a caveat before starting my review of Youtubers Life OMG! I'm old. Well, old in gaming terms. I don't play Fortnite (cue the haters lol!) and can remember when games were in black and white, there were only three tv channels, Freddo's cost 1p and Wagon wheels were bigger etc, etc. Hopefully you get the gist! However I also understand and indeed use Twitch, Youtube, Instagram, Snapchat and most forms of social media. I also know who Joe Sugg is (unfortunately) and Arron Crascall, Discoboy, Jake Paul, Pewdiepie and others of that ilk. However Youtubers Life OMG! is not really aimed at the likes of me. It is very much for a younger audience who aspire to have a Youtube channel and become social media influencers. When I think of social media influencers I immediatel...

Lego DC Super-Villains: Sometimes it’s good to be bad!

21Nov

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Gaming, PC Reviews, Switch Reviews

Lego DC Super-Villains: Sometimes it’s good to be bad!

It is that time of year again when most gamer's attentions are on which of the mega Triple A titles they are going to spend their hard earned cash on. This year has seen some absolutely epic games released in what is always an exciting time for gamers. It is therefore very easy for games to slip under the radar and with yet another entry in the long running Lego series released you could be forgiven for thinking that it's not worth looking at. However, although many of the usual elements are present Lego DC Super-villains could be just the ticket if you fancy a break from endless horse riding or hunting down murderous Greek cultists. Gameplay To be fair to both Warner Brothers Interactive Entertainment and Traveller's Tales the Lego video games have been massively successful and popu...

NBA 2K19 Review – Still going strong 20 years on?

17Sep

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Gaming, PC Reviews

NBA 2K19 Review – Still going strong 20 years on?

In the year 1999 EA Sports was hit with a new competitor in the video game basketball genre. Developer Visual Concepts launched the NBA 2K series which has gone from strength to strength since that first outing. The series was originally published by SEGA but now by 2K Sports. Whilst EA has (eventually) pulled ahead in the football stakes with FIFA and stands unchallenged with Madden it has consistently been beaten into a poor second by the NBA 2K series. NBA 2K19 marks the 20th in the series and after a slight wobble with 2K18 is NBA 2K19 the G.O.A.T or just a bench warmer until the inevitable 2K20 next year? Gameplay If it ain't broke don't fix it is very much the mantra here. Saying that the devs have made the usual yearly tweaks seemingly taking on-board the criticisms made of la...

Madden NFL 19 PS4 Review – hut hut……hooray?

13Sep

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Gaming, PlayStation Reviews

Madden NFL 19 PS4 Review – hut hut……hooray?

It's that time of year again with summer pretty much over when the guys at EA Sports unleash the latest editions of their behemoth like sports franchises. Always first off the starting blocks (despite starting after the proper football season -soccer to our American cousins) is the latest Madden. So does Madden NFL 19 mark a paradigm shift in the series or is it a case of another year of marginal gains. Put on your shoulder pads, strap on your helmet (oo'er missus) and join me to find out whether Madden NFL 19 scores a touchdown or is ruled incomplete! Gameplay The biggest change to gameplay in Madden NFL 19 is the introduction of 'Real Player Motion'. This key game enhancement makes the players more controllable and a flick of the sticks can give a change of speed, cuts and dodges ...

Operation Warcade: War, what is it good for? PSVR apparently!

31Jul

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Gaming

Operation Warcade: War, what is it good for? PSVR apparently!

Back in the mists of time (well the 1980's) before the arrival of the home computer the only place to play the latest video games was the local arcade. Developers Ivanovich Games have attempted to recapture this nostaligia with Operation Warcade. Following a successful debut on Occulus and Vive, Perp Games have now published Operation Warcade on PSVR. Those of us of a certain age will remember the arcade classic Operation Wolf and it is very obvious that Operation Warcade is a homage to this classic shoot em up. From the virtual UZI 9mm submachine gun to the 80's style arcade graphics the game is a love letter to the arcade games of our youth. So nostalgia aside is Operation Warcade worth your virtual quarters? Gameplay You start the game in the aforementioned virtual 80's arcade sta...

Train Sim World: Founders Edition – Will It Leave You Chuffed Or Steaming?

4Apr

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Xbox Reviews

Train Sim World: Founders Edition – Will It Leave You Chuffed Or Steaming?

Steaming onto Xbox One and Xbox One X comes Dovetail Games' Train Sim World: Founders Edition. Dovetail are already the kings of sims on the PC, but Train Sim World: Founders Edition marks their first foray into the world of consoles. The Train Sim World franchise is already well established on PC with a plethora of tracks, trains and DLC. Dovetail have taken their Great Western Express DLC from the PC as a base game to begin what is set to become an extensive train sim console franchise. So don your anorak, fill up your thermos with some weak lemon drink and channel your inner trainspotter and join me aboard Train Sim World: Founders Edition on the Xbox One. Gameplay The game starts with you having just been employed by Great Western Railways as a driver on the London Paddington to ...