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Bubsy Paws on Fire PS4 Review: A Furry-ous Platform… Er?

7Jun

By JohnNo Comments

Gaming, PlayStation Reviews

Bubsy Paws on Fire PS4 Review: A Furry-ous Platform… Er?

Bubsy the platforming Bob-Cat returns to us in this latest addition to the series from Accolade, this time courtesy of developers Choice Provisions the creators of games like Runner 3. As a child, I’m going to be honest, I was more into Sonic, but I do remember playing the older Bubsy games. So, when I was given the chance to do this review I thought great, some old school style gaming for a change with a bit of nostalgia sprinkled on for me. Let’s just say I didn’t get what I was expecting… Gameplay Right off the Bat, Bubsy Paws on Fire is a different style of game than I was expecting to play, instead of a traditional Platformer it was very quickly apparent that this is more of a side-scrolling speed-run game. You play as one of 3 characters; Bubsy (of course), Virgil and Wool...

American Fugitive PS4 Review – Old School GTA Returns!

6Jun

By JasonNo Comments

Gaming, PlayStation Reviews

American Fugitive PS4 Review – Old School GTA Returns!

American Fugitive developed by British studio Fallen Tree Games and published by Curve Digital is a 3D top-down open world game that has strong roots with the original Grand Theft Auto games. Available across all platforms, I was lucky enough to take the PS4 version out for a spin! Gameplay American Fugitive is set in a quiet American country town called Redrock County back in the 1980s and yes it is single player. You take on the character of Will Riley who arrives at his father's house following a late night phone call to find him lying dead on the floor. Even though you had no part to play in the cold-blooded murder of your father, you are framed and locked up in a prison. Powered by vengeance and determination to find out who actually committed the crime you break out of jail...

Warhammer: Chaosbane PC Review – Crushing the Chaos Hordes

3Jun

By Stu N1 Comment

Gaming, PC Reviews

Warhammer: Chaosbane PC Review – Crushing the Chaos Hordes

After playing the beta in March of this year I was left wanting more as it was short and a snippet of sorts on what was to come. Then I was lucky enough to have access to the full version of the game just before it was released. Developed by Eko Software, Warhammer: Chaosbane will be on general sale on the 4th of June but people who had pre-ordered the game had early access on the 31st of May which will be available on PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4. Without revealing too many spoilers, let's not waste time and get smashing up those Chaos hordes once more. Gameplay The game has 2 modes: Story and Online. Unfortunately, at the time of testing, I was unable to get an online game. The one time I waited a decent amount of time, it found one but it was full. I will revisit this once...

Pandemic Express: Zombie Escape PC review – One Way Ticket To Death

31May

By TC Staff Writer1 Comment

Gaming, PC Reviews

Pandemic Express: Zombie Escape PC review – One Way Ticket To Death

Escaping real-life playing an escaping game, sounds like the best kind of game right? how about if you're thrown a curve ball including zombies, trains and guns! perfect? given the opportunity to play Pandemic Express: Zombie Escape gave me the wonderful option to do exactly this. Gameplay From the creators of fun games such as Hello Neighbour and Guts and Glory, TinyBuild Games have created yet another quirky game for us all to play all the way from America. Starting in a "cell" type room, filled with other prisoners ( Around Thirty - To be exact ) each and every one of them another player, you don't know who's going to be the zombie, all you know is it's going to be one of you and the second the lobby is full and the timer goes down the enemy will be revealed to you all. if you're l...

Rage 2 PC Review – Welcome To The Wasteland

28May

By CraigNo Comments

Gaming, PC Reviews

Rage 2 PC Review – Welcome To The Wasteland

It's been eight years since the original Rage came out, and honestly until Rage 2 got announced I never thought there would be a follow-up. The original Rage was a fun game, albeit a bit short and linear. My interest was piqued, especially when I saw that Avalanche Studios was also attached to the project. They've had their fair share of experience making a fun post-apocalyptic open world with Mad Max (A game I thoroughly enjoyed). Co-developed by Avalanche Studios and id Software, and published by Bethesda, Rage 2 has high promise to be a good time. Let's jump in and find out how it is! Gameplay Stepping into the post-apocalyptic playground of Rage 2, you're immediately greeted by deranged half-mutant half-tech creations trying to kill you. They call themselves The Authority. Armed ...

Layers Of Fear 2 – PC Review – Pack your pants for a boat trip!

24May

By TC Staff WriterNo Comments

Gaming, PC Reviews

Layers Of Fear 2 – PC Review – Pack your pants for a boat trip!

I really do love running around in horror games, and I am forever checking behind me just in case something is going to sneak up on me and get me, Layers Of Fear 2 really got into my head and no matter how many times I looked behind me I still felt on edge and worried I was going to have to reach for the third or fourth pair of pants for the night. Layers of fear 2 is the second Layers of fear game to be released, after the first was such an amazing game and big hit they decided to release a sequel, it is a psychological horror game developed by the Bloober team who brought us amazing games such as The Observer and Layers of Fear, it is published by Gun media who blessed us with games such as Friday the 13th! Layers of fear 2 are being released on PC, PlayStation 4, Swit...

Bus Simulator 18 PC Review – Wheels on the Bus

22May

By KevynNo Comments

Gaming, PC Reviews

Bus Simulator 18 PC Review – Wheels on the Bus

Bus Simulator 18 I’ve not had the chance to play Bus Simulator 18 since it’s release in June last year, So given the opportunity to get behind the wheel and check out the New Map Expansion, I was quite excited. Developed by StillAlive Studios and Published by Astragon Entertainment the new map expansion releases today on the 22nd May 2019. I played using a Logitech Driving Force GT wheel and pedals. Gameplay Staring off, you create your very own Bus Company. You can purchase and customise buses, Create your own routes and Hire drivers to help build your Bus driving empire. There is a sandbox mode you can play, without the limitations of a budget and map size. Although you need to make your way to level 8 of the career mode in order to unlock it. Initially, you are limited to a...

Roccat Kova Aimo Gaming Mouse Review – Ambidextrous Gamer’s Dream

21May

By JasonNo Comments

Gaming, PC Reviews

Roccat Kova Aimo Gaming Mouse Review – Ambidextrous Gamer’s Dream

It appears that the designers over at Roccat have been doing some innovating with one of their latest gaming mice. As any left-handed folk will know, if you walk into a shop to check out mice, they are predominantly for right-handed people due to the curved design and placement of buttons however Roccat have broken the mould and come up with one that can be used by both left and right-handed gamers alike. How have they achieved this I hear you ask? Well, it is all thanks to the mirroring of the handy buttons down each side of the mouse as well as making the mouse body symmetrical. Behold the Roccat Kova Aimo. Being a Roccat gaming mouse, you have access to the amazing Swarm software that lets you customise all 12 physical buttons as well as extra functions thanks to the Easyshif...

Razer Kraken TE Headset Review – Music To Your Ears

20May

By Stuart1 Comment

Gaming, Hardware & Tech

Razer Kraken TE Headset Review – Music To Your Ears

Having had the opportunity to try out a number of different headsets over the past 2 years, I jumped at the opportunity to get my hands on the new and updated Razer Kraken Tournament Edition headset. Receiving the box was almost like a birthday gift from an old friend, with its standard packaging including its "Welcome to Razer" letter making you feel right at home. Then came the first glimpse into the beauty of the Razer Kraken headset. With its bright green colour, it does come in other colours including the new Quartz range, it was a joy to look at. Being a fan of bright colours, this instantly became my favourite headset to use day to day. Being bright green is all fun and everything, but you came here to read about what the headset can do...right? Features So having a l...

A Plague Tale: Innocence PC Review – The Woods Strike Back!

17May

By Stu NNo Comments

Gaming, PC Reviews

A Plague Tale: Innocence PC Review – The Woods Strike Back!

Back in April, I had an opportunity to preview A Plague Tale and I was, even more, luckier to have an opportunity to review the full game. When I played the preview, it was a cut-down, 3 part story. A Sampler of sorts which gave me enough to see what was going to give me in the full release but this weekend I had a good few hours to see what has been updated and to carry on with the story. If you didn't see the preview, A Plague Tale: Innocence is developed by Asobo Studio and published by Focus Home Interactive and is available right now on PC (Steam), Xbox One and PlayStation 4. So let's return once more to the plague-ridden kingdom of France in 1309 and see where Amicia De Rune will take us. Hopefully not in the woods again... Gameplay I managed to play a chunk of the game wh...