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PC Building Simulator PS4 Review – PC’s for Dummies?

5Sep

By JohnNo Comments

Gaming, PlayStation Reviews

PC Building Simulator PS4 Review – PC’s for Dummies?

PC Building Simulator is the latest release from Claudiu Kiss & The Irregular Corporation and is the newest of the ‘Sim’ style games to make its way to the PS4 after Car Mechanic Simulator came out in June. At first glance, I was a little confused why a PC Building Sim would come to PS4, as it just feels like something PC gamers would be the market aim for such a title. I briefly had a try of the PC release that came out last year and had a bit of fun so I’m hoping the PS4 version doesn’t reduce the spec on me (or if so, then not by too much). Gameplay As the title suggests, the main aim here is to build and repair PCs. You have taken over a PC repair shop from your Uncle who has moved on to bigger and better things (or at least ‘things’ somewhere else). Customers will email th...

Bulletstorm: Duke of Switch Edition – Bait & Switch

4Sep

By TC Staff WriterNo Comments

Gaming, Switch Reviews

Bulletstorm: Duke of Switch Edition – Bait & Switch

Bulletstorm was developed by People Can Fly and Epic Games, and originally released on Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and Windows way back in 2011. A souped-up port was released to the same platforms in 2017 and the Switch is next in line, with Duke Nukem’s appearance being given even more prominence this time around. Start the game without investigating any of the options on the menu screen and you will find yourself playing as Grayson Hunt, the leader of an ex-communicated special ops team who previously served as state-sponsored assassins for the unhinged General Sarrano. We are told via flashback that the bad lads the team had been targeting weren’t such bad lads after all, but rather innocents who stood in the way of the General’s totalitarian regime. This led to the Grayson’s team going ...

3Sep

By TC Staff WriterNo Comments

Gaming, PlayStation Reviews

WRC 8 PS4 Review – On The Right Track

WRC 8 FIA World Rally Championship is an officially licensed rally game developed by Kylotonn and published by Bigben Interactive. You can strap in and experience the simulator on PS4, Xbox One and PC September 5th and it will be released on the Switch in October. WRC 8 is not just a re-skin of WRC 7, Kylotonn has listened to fan concerns and addressed these in the latest iteration of the game. One of the stand-out improvements is the career mode, which has an almost overwhelming level of depth. Taking inspiration from other popular sports titles such as FIFA’s Ultimate Team, the game uses a card-based system for crew management. This, along with leveling up your R&D team, managing season long and short term objectives really puts you in the role of a manager rather than just a driv...

Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey – PC Review – Serious Monkey Business

2Sep

By CraigNo Comments

Gaming, PC Reviews

Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey – PC Review – Serious Monkey Business

When first I laid eyes on Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey I was incredibly excited. I saw the survival game I've always wanted to play, and it was coming from a Canadian developer as a bonus. Developed by Panache Digital Games in Montreal, and published by Private Division, Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey was released on August 27th, 2019 for the Playstation 4, Xbox One, and PC via the Epic Games store. I will be playing on PC using an Xbox One controller for this review. The lead designer of the game, Patrice Désilets, created the hugely successful Assassin's Creed franchise. It's time to swing on in and see if the first game from Panache Digital Games can survive the jungle of the game industry. Gameplay Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey is a fairly complicated game. It is a single-...

Heave Ho Switch Review – The King of the Swingers

30Aug

By TC Staff WriterNo Comments

Gaming, Switch Reviews

Heave Ho Switch Review – The King of the Swingers

Heave Ho was developed by Le Cartel Studio, who were previously responsible for side-scrolling beat-em-up Mother Russia Bleeds. It is the latest in a long stream of quality titles which have been flung Switch-wards by publisher Devolver Digital. Heave Ho will release on August 29th 2019 at £8.99 (although, psst, if you pre-order it you can enjoy a 10% discount). In Heave Ho you play as a ball with two long arms whose only ambition is to use its preternatural grip and strength to clamber and catapult its body across a series of 2D obstacle courses in order to reach a chequered flag. Heave Ho can be played by up to four people simultaneously, which is where the insanity reaches a peak. Gameplay The controls for Heave Ho are very simple. The left stick dictates the orientation of the...

Pagan Online PC Review- Watch out for Perun’s Arrow

29Aug

By Stu NNo Comments

Gaming, PC Reviews

Pagan Online PC Review- Watch out for Perun’s Arrow

There have been a few big Action RPG releases recently and more notably Warhammer: Chaosbane and of course everything will get compared to THE ARPG, Diablo 3. However, this one, on the outside, feels a little different. Pagan Online Is developed by Mad Head Games and Wargaming and the story is based around Slavic Paganism and you can choose one of eight heroes to fight against the countless enemies in a fast-paced, hack-n-slash environment as you work your way through the journey of the story. So let's choose a hero and smash some enemies. Gameplay Right away you're introduced to the story and of course, you have to select your character. What did I go for? Well, the one that looks a cross between Odin wielding Mjolnir aka Istok: The Stalwart Protector. Here are the eight characters ...

28Aug

By KevynNo Comments

Gaming, PC Reviews

Pro Cycling Manager 2019 PC Review – Tour de France or Tour De Farce

Pro Cycling Manager 2019 Season is Developed by Cyanide Studio and published by Bigben Interactive and is you've guessed correctly, its a cycling management game which was released on PC on the 27th June. Gameplay When starting a new career game, you have the choice of managing a whole team or just a rider which you can create. Picking a team to manage allows you to choose from a selection of teams of varying skill/difficulty. Choosing to manage a rider allows you to create a rider, albeit, with a limited amount of customisation, you can adjust their level of skill and specialisation as well as their overall potential over their career. After setting up either, you’re faced with a lot of menus. For a new player, I would say this would be potentially overwhelming. There is pretty...

The Blackout Club PC Review – See With Your Eyes Closed

27Aug

By TC Staff WriterNo Comments

Gaming, PC Reviews

The Blackout Club PC Review – See With Your Eyes Closed

The Blackout Club is a first-person co-op horror game launched on July 30th on PC, Xbox & PS4 that involves a group of teenage friends investigating a monstrous secret in their town, sounds familiar right? *cough* stranger things *cough*. You and up to 4 players can explore and carry out missions against an enemy that you can only …...wait for it……..see with your eyes closed!!!! Let’s jump in and see what I thought of The Blackout Club. Gameplay “Every night, everyone in town gets out of bed and sleepwalks. In the morning, they wake up with no recollection of what happened or where they were.” The Blackout Club is set in a quiet modern neighbourhood full of houses, as you’d expect, but is situated around the edge of the woods but with a mysterious subterranean network ...

22Aug

By JohnNo Comments

Gaming, PlayStation Reviews

The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II PS4 Review – JRPG Heaven

Remastered games have become more popular & frequent over the last couple of years, so it’s hardly surprising that one of the most popular PS3 / PS vita JRPGs has joined the club. Nihon Falcom did this by bringing their Legend of Heroes series to us on the PS4. Now they have added the 2nd part of the story to this gen in Trails of Cold Steel II. This is a perfectly timed release as Trails of Cold Steel III is due to make an appearance later this year. Being completely honest and upfront, when asked to do this review I had no prior experience of this franchise, in any format. So, to try and ensure my review wasn’t biased by a lack of knowledge on my part I did a little light reading up on the first title, just to make sure I had an idea of the story before getting stuck in. In the...

21Aug

By TC Staff WriterNo Comments

Gaming, PlayStation Reviews

I’m Hungry PS4 VR Review

I’m Hungry VR is the latest release from Winking Corp and was served upon Playstation VR on 8th July 2019. It vaguely resembles a first-person, VR version of Overcooked, with your task being to step into the grease-spattered shoes of an over-worked burger stand jockey and makeup food orders for a never-ending queue of wacky characters. Gameplay I'm Hungry VR follows a level-based format. Upon loading up the first level you'll find the tools used to prepare the various calorific nightmares on the menu line the cramped confines of your kiosk, with an ice cream machine, trays containing burger components, a soda dispenser and a chip fryer all within arm's reach. Preparing each item involves a couple of steps, requiring you to hit buttons, pull levers and wait for timers to expire. There ...