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Guts and Glory Review (18+) – Blood, Gore and Mayhem!

29Aug

By JasonNo Comments

Guts and Glory Review (18+) – Blood, Gore and Mayhem!

Oh my freakin' god what have I just played! Let's get this said first. Guts and Glory is certainly not for the faint hearted or those that don't like the sight of the red stuff. Blood litters the streets, parts of limbs hang from hooks, my bicycle is in tatters and I am flying through the air after hitting a claymore mine. Yep it can only be HakJak Production's gruesome racing/action game Guts and Glory! Available across all formats and winner of both the IndieDB Editor's and Player's Choice award, was I going to find a great game or just some over the top blood bath of a gaming project? Gameplay Simply put, Guts and Glory requires you to race your character from one point to another through checkpoints within a makeshift 3D world while avoiding all sorts of everyday hazards su...

28Aug

By Stuart2 Comments

Gaming, PC Reviews

Strange Brigade Review – Taking on the Zomb…Mummies

I was first introduced to Strange Brigade back at EGX in September 2017 and it immediately went straight into my "most anticipated game that didn't have a release date yet" list. Now fast forward almost a year and here I am, finally getting my hands on the latest game by Rebellion Developments. Was waiting that long time well spent? or does Strange Brigade let itself down? Lets dive in and find out! Gameplay Set in Ancient Egypt in the 1930's you are a member of the Strange Brigade, a group that spends its time fighting evil, and in this case Seteki the Witch Queen has risen after being locked in a nameless tomb for 4000 years. Channelling your inner Indiana Jones, you explore ancient ruins, solving puzzles and finding secret traps as well as collecting relics from all across Egypt...

21Aug

By JasonNo Comments

Gaming, PC Reviews

Guacamelee! 2 Review – A Fiesta For Your Eyes?

Guacamelee! 2 by developer DrinkBox Studios is the long awaited sequel to the platformer series which sees hero luchador Juan Aguacate come out of retirement for a new metroidvania style adventure set across the vast Mexiverse. Inspired by Mexican culture, folklore, crazy chickens and the thrill of wrestling moves, Guacamelee! 2 brings you an epic new story that plays across both the living and the dead worlds simultaneously as well as featuring 4 player local co-op. Available for both Playstation and PC, is Guacamelee! 2 going to be a fiesta or muy mal? Gameplay Guacamelee! 2 begins as a single player game as you recap what has previously happened in the first Guacamelee! back in 2013. Evil Calaca has captured El Presidente's daughter Lupita and is attempting to merge the worlds ...

17Aug

By Stuart1 Comment

Gaming, PC Reviews

F1 2018 Review – If It Ain’t Broke….

Greetings race fans, and welcome to this review of F1 2018 by Codemasters. So what can we expect from this franchise after last years amazing success? Well lets take a look and find out! Gameplay So firstly, in essence F1 2018 retains a lot of what made the 2017 version of the game so great, which in my honest opinion, is not a bad thing at all. After all...if it isn't broken why fix it? So instead of regurgitating all the same information from the previous review, we will concentrate on whats different this year. Well if you scratch under the surface there is quite a lot of difference. Firstly, rule changes. We saw the biggest change in rules and regulations in the F1 season this year with the inclusion of the halo. Yes, the halo makes an appearance on the game and it does impact you...

This is the Police 2 Review – Beat your way into law enforcement

16Aug

By AlexNo Comments

Gaming, PC Reviews

This is the Police 2 Review – Beat your way into law enforcement

Ever wanted to play a game where the wrong choice is the right one? Something so out there and goofy but brutal that it makes you laugh and then think? Well This Is the Police 2 by Weappy Studio available now on Steam and coming to consoles in Autumn might be your answer. This is the Police 2 combines real time resource management, puzzle, investigation, and out right time to make a pretty great game. Be advised that you have to test your morals and it might have some unexpected consequences. With that being said as always strap in and get ready for my review of This is the Police 2. Gameplay This is the Police 2 has you staring as Jack Boyd the gruff voice ex police chief looking to escape his past mistakes and redeem himself in a new town. This is the Police 2 starts you with a sho...

Airheart Review- Fishing Ain’t What it Used to Be

14Aug

By KevinNo Comments

Gaming, PC Reviews

Airheart Review- Fishing Ain’t What it Used to Be

Blindflug Studios have decided to take us on a journey to the stratosphere, but will it be a meteoric climb for Airheart or an arduous climb to the top. Flying goggles at the ready and a tuna sandwich (you'll see) and it's time to pilot my plane into the sky. Gameplay Airheart is a twin stick shooter, a crafting game and a hunting game all in one. Bargain! The sky is split into different levels of altitude and your quest is to reach the top. Not just reach the top, but catch the legendary Skywhale. Launch your plane and play a little tutorial to get used to the controls. Learn to steer, to shoot, to harpoon things, all the essentials, then set off for real. So what's to do? Well you need money, and money comes from fishing. Simply fly into the fish to catch them, it couldn't be easier. B...

Aces Of The Luftwaffe: Squadron – Review – Flying High?

13Aug

By JasonNo Comments

Gaming, PC Reviews, Switch Reviews

Aces Of The Luftwaffe: Squadron – Review – Flying High?

Aces of the Luftwaffe: Squadron by German developer Handy Games, who incidentally were acquired by THQ Nordic last month, is a retro arcade vertical scrolling shoot'em up that sees you take command of fighter aces as you take on waves of Axis planes, panzers....oh and even a flying saucer as you attempt to foil the occult plans of the Luftwaffe. Previously in 2015, the console version of Aces of the Luftwaffe was shot down in flames due to it's terribly received port from mobile. Available now on PS4, Xbox One and Steam. Can Aces of the Luftwaffe: Squadron do better? Gameplay Aces of the Luftwaffe: Squadron begins immediately and you are introduced to 4 fighter pilots, namely; Steve Davis, John King, Melissa Monroe and Mark Taylor. The 4 pilots all fly in a squad formation with ...

Roccat Cross Headset Review – Something Like A Phenomenon?

8Aug

By Jason1 Comment

Gaming, PC Reviews

Roccat Cross Headset Review – Something Like A Phenomenon?

I don't know about you but over the years I have had a few different gaming machines and being a bit of a family guy with small children I can't always get to enjoy my gaming in the evening feeling the explosions rippling across my carpet from the subwoofer nor the sounds of gunfire whistling around the room as I may wake them all up! As a result I have had a fair few headsets over the years and this has also led to the issue of having various types of headset to suit the device I am playing on. Enter the ROCCAT Cross, a stereo headset that offers multi-platform connectivity between your devices. On unboxing the Roccat Cross I was greeted by the headset as seen above along with 2 interchangeable leads and the instruction book. Of the 2 anti-tangle leads, one featured a 1.2m sin...

Hello Neighbor Review – Horror and stealth in your street.

7Aug

By TC Staff Writer1 Comment

Gaming, PC Reviews

Hello Neighbor Review – Horror and stealth in your street.

Hello Neighbor is a horror stealth game from Dynamic Pixels and tiny Build and it has just been released on iOS devices and PS4, it could already be played on mobile, PC and Xbox. It is a software survival puzzle game with a really unique style. American spelling aside (neighbour has a U in it and so does colour) I turned off my spell check and got on with reviewing this beautifully weird game. Gameplay Hello Neighbor is broken down into acts and in each one the house is very different and increasingly expansive. The game launches with you as a kid in the street who witnesses something strange in his neighbor’s small suburban house. You have to use stealth cunning and puzzle-solving skills to negotiate the map and find out what that nasty neighbor was doing. Get seen or noticed by him an...

Bomber Crew PS4 Review – (With Secret Weapons Shhhhh!)

6Aug

By Kevin1 Comment

Gaming, PlayStation Reviews

Bomber Crew PS4 Review – (With Secret Weapons Shhhhh!)

Curve Digital and Runner Duck Games have released Bomber Crew for the PS4. I thought as I had already played the game on the PC (Here) I would take a quick look and let you know my thoughts. Parachute at the ready, flask of tea and full instructions to smoke me a kipper, I'll be home for breakfast left for the kitchen staff, AKA my wife. Chocks away once more. Gameplay The premise of Bomber Crew is simple. Take control of a bomber during World War II and bomb things, drop supplies, take recon photos and shoot down as many enemy fighters as possible. One would initially think that conjuring the spirit of Douglas Bader would be the way forward, well that might work, but I was more in the land of a different Douglas, Douglas Adams. The reason for this is simple, these two words will ...