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Big Crown: Showdown Review – Furious Family Fun

17Dec

By JohnNo Comments

Big Crown: Showdown Review – Furious Family Fun

So, leading up to the holiday season I was given Big Crown: Showdown to review. This is the new release from Hyper Luminal Games Ltd. How does it hold up under the scrutiny of my Festive Spirits (Yes, I meant Plural… as I always mix my spirits), let’s find out... Gameplay Big Crown: Showdown is a purely multiplayer party-brawler, designed for up to 4 players (either online or Couch Co-Op). Each person takes on the persona of a Knight (or a member of the Grumblegard as they are known in this world). The challenge… To collect as many coins as possible while punching your opponents away or off the edge of the levels. It really is as simple as that, and the controls are equally simple, three buttons (Punch, Block & Jump) and the Analogue stick to move around. After a conversa...

14Dec

By StuartNo Comments

Features, Gaming

5 Things To Make Blackout Better

So with Call of Duty Black Ops 4 being out for a little while, and many many hours of frustrating Blackout having been played, it left me thinking on ways that the game could be improved. So here it is, my 5 Things To Make Blackout Better 1, Hardcore Mode So lets start off with something that I feel would be great. Adding a hardcore mode to the Blackout mode would make things a little more interesting. Imagine wandering around the open areas near turbine and suddenly getting sniped from a distance. Yes I know with a well place sniper shot you can get downed straight away anyways, but with the addition of hardcore mode it would bring more emphasis on finding those shadows and using movement between cover. 2, Body Based Damage Other games have used this to great effect, having body ba...

12Dec

By JasonNo Comments

Features, Gaming

Thumb Culture Team Christmas Wish List

Here at TC HQ we love Christmas! This year we have rounded the staff up, stuffed them with mulled wine, plyed them with mince pies before asking them to write down what they would like to find under the Christmas tree on Christmas day. Everyone has come up with a game title, a piece of merchandise and a random third choice of whatever they would like to see them through the festive season! If you're stuck for ideas yourself, take a look at what we are after, you may be pleasantly surprised! Stu Game - Battlefield V, around £45 from numerous sites. Contrary to a lot of opinion and even though this game is primarily the same at Battlefield 1, there is something about it that feels new. Yes its essentially a re-skin with upgraded textures, but the gameplay feel fresh. Those bullets ...

Just Cause 4 PS4 Review – Explosive Déjà vu

11Dec

By JasonNo Comments

Gaming, PlayStation Reviews

Just Cause 4 PS4 Review – Explosive Déjà vu

Avalanche are back with the 4th instalment of the crazy destroyathon series that is Just Cause, available now on PC, Playstation and Xbox. I was lucky enough to obtain a copy for my PS4 Pro meaning for the last week atleast, the O'Driscoll family have been safe from being gunned down! So is Just Cause 4 worth the hype and more importantly, should it be on your letter to Santa this year? Read on and make your mind up! Gameplay Just Cause 4 is set on a South American Island called Solís where all the inhabitants know is conflict, oppression and extreme weather conditions. Playing as the rogue hero Rico Rodriguez, you make your grand entrance as you attempt to learn the truth about your past as well as free the Islanders from their slave like evil overlord. Just Cause 4 is massiv...

Videokid An 80’s Treat? Or An 80’s Throw Back?

10Dec

By TC Staff WriterNo Comments

Gaming, PC Reviews

Videokid An 80’s Treat? Or An 80’s Throw Back?

Videokid has been created by A Pixel Trip Studios and published by Chorus Worldwide. The 1980's, an inspiring time to be alive. Some of the greatest movies were created, and some of the all time greats came to life on your home computer. It was also the golden age of the arcade. You would trek for miles with your pocket-money to play your favorite game. Ah the good old days get me all warm and fuzzy. Anyway I'm side tracking into memories, let's find out more about Videokid. Gameplay Videokid has the 80's in its heart and soul. you can feel this from the very start. The gameplay is heavily taken from the arcade classic Paperboy. The story for Videokid is simple, you have a video delivery route and you're running late to meet Jessica. Off you hurry to deliver those videotapes so you c...

Paper Dolls PSVR Review – Heaven or Hell

4Dec

By TC Staff WriterNo Comments

Gaming

Paper Dolls PSVR Review – Heaven or Hell

Winking Entertainment and Perp Games have stepped up to give us another PSVR game. Paper Dolls is a new entry to the PSVR Horror Genre. This should be interesting as I love horror in general and love my PSVR. Gameplay Paper Dolls has a choice from two control schemes, either using your Dual Shock controller or PS Move controllers. My first outing on Paper Dolls was using the Dual Shock controller and it wasn't a great start for me. Movement using the controller was awkward. Neither stick works for walking around. To move around on Paper Dolls you must use L2 and R2 alternating between them. There is only walk as an option also, don't try pumping the buttons faster as you wont move any quicker either. To turn in Paper Dolls is just as bad, double tap L2 or R2 to turn in the relative ...

WWE 2K19 Review – The Ayatollah Of Wrestling Games?

28Nov

By JasonNo Comments

Gaming, PC Reviews

WWE 2K19 Review – The Ayatollah Of Wrestling Games?

WWE, or back in my day WWF, is the largest wrestling movement in the world. Most people can remember atleast one main character from their childhood era and although we (may) have left our childhood of performing moves onto mattresses draped across the living room floor (do not copy me), the constant new wrestling arrivals and revolving storylines captivate both wrestling fans both old and new. WWE 2K19 developed by Japanese based Yuke's and Visual Concepts located in the home of WWE, USA, is the 6th instalment to be published by 2K Games onto PC, Playstation and Xbox. Releasing a new version of a game each year can lead fans of franchises to question whether it is worth buying each time, for instance I find myself only buying Fifa games every other year to keep the gameplay feeling f...

Tetris Effect Review – An Instant Classic Or A Cheap Cash In?

20Nov

By TC Staff WriterNo Comments

Gaming

Tetris Effect Review – An Instant Classic Or A Cheap Cash In?

Tetris Effect is published by Enhance Games and developed by Resonair and Monstars, and is available for the PlayStation 4 and PSVR. Gameplay Tetris Effect is finally out and while I'm not a massive puzzle gamer, it's Tetris!! It would be rude not to check it out. Firstly Tetris Effect runs 4k and 60fps on the PlayStation 4 Pro which looks amazing. Also the game has PSVR support where the game becomes really immersive. When you begin your "journey" with Tetris Effect there are tutorial tip pages offered to you, don't skip these as much as you want to as there are some new features in Tetris Effect. The game awards you extra points for clearing lines using a T-Spin. There is also a new move within Tetris Effect which is the "Zone Mode". Fill your zone gauge and unleash your ...

Fallout 76 – My First 5 Hours In The Wasteland

16Nov

By TC Staff WriterNo Comments

Gaming

Fallout 76 – My First 5 Hours In The Wasteland

Not all games are created equal. Some are released with more expectation, a more fanatical fan base and a deeper sense of lore than others. Fallout 76 well and truly falls into that category. While Bethesda’s epic post-apocalyptic RPG’s aren’t to everyone’s taste there is no dismissing their popularity, with Fallout 3 selling 12.4 million copies. Between Oblivion, Skyrim (available on literally every platform), Fallout 3, 4 and New Vegas the reach and scope of these titles is massive and anything that comes out of the Bethesda stable needs to reach a certain pedigree. With Fallout 76, Bethesda have gone in a different direction. The open world, quest driven storyline is still there, but in a new setting and with one major addition, this time you aren’t the only human survivor. I ...

Bomber Crew USAAF DLC Review – Bigger, Faster, Deadlier, Yankier

15Nov

By KevinNo Comments

Gaming, PC Reviews

Bomber Crew USAAF DLC Review – Bigger, Faster, Deadlier, Yankier

Once more unto the breach, but this time heading across the Atlantic ocean to get a motley crew of Americans and one of their planes to do a few missions. Let's see what Runner Duck have added to this already good game. Bomber Crew USAAF, here I come. Gameplay As you are all probably aware, this is my third Bomber Crew review, I'm become quite the master of aviation. Click here for the main game review. No need for a tutorial and straight into my first mission. The first thing I noticed was that there are more crew. Well obviously, it's the Americans, so bigger is better. The guns are in different places, there is the usual tail turret, mid turret and under belly turret, but now there are two side turrets midway down the fuselage, and two side turrets at the nose as well. This means...