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WarpThrough Review – Warp, Dodge, Dip, Jump, Punch

13Jan

By CraigNo Comments

WarpThrough Review – Warp, Dodge, Dip, Jump, Punch

Developed by Roofkat in the Netherlands, WarpThrough is a unique arcade-inspired action platformer. Created as a solo project by Ramon Huiskamp, WarpThrough has been shown off numerous times during its early development, during which players enjoyed the gameplay. Let's take a look at this one-man game, and see what he's come up with! Gameplay The gameplay in WarpThrough is pretty straight forward. You navigate small arenas that wrap around the screen, fight monsters and collect warps. The one thing that makes WarpThrough unique is that you have to stop moving to charge your attack. As you navigate the arenas to collect the warps, you have to kill the monsters, otherwise, they'll continue spawning, and you'll have a bad time. Collecting the warps allows doing research, which unlocks new l...

Euro Truck Simulator 2: Road to the Black Sea DLC – Turkey in time for Christmas!

7Jan

By KevynNo Comments

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Euro Truck Simulator 2: Road to the Black Sea DLC – Turkey in time for Christmas!

Firstly apologies for the delay in getting this one out, but in usual Christmas tradition (for me at least), I received the one gift, nobody wants to receive and no I’m not talking about socks! I got the flu! I’m a huge fan of the Truck Sim series of games. One of the most appealing things to me about simulator games is the ability to do things you wouldn’t be able to do or necessarily want to do in everyday life. Euro Truck Simulator 2 (referred to as ETS 2 throughout the article) from SCS Software ticks so many boxes for me, It’s relaxing, enjoyable and as challenging as you want it to be. The original game itself released seven years ago! It still looks fresh, it still drives well and every year we’re treated to 1-2 map expansions plus patches that introduce more free conten...

Interrogation: You Will Be Deceived Review – Make Them Talk Or Will They Walk

12Dec

By KevinNo Comments

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Interrogation: You Will Be Deceived Review – Make Them Talk Or Will They Walk

Introduction Critique Gaming brings us Interrogation: You Will be Deceived, an in-depth look into the subtle, and sometimes less than subtle art of getting information out of suspects. Having no first hand experience in this area of expertise I decided to just throw myself headfirst into the game. Armed with just a bedside light and stern look. This wasn't going to go well as I'm sure there needs to be more ways of making people talk. Gameplay Interrogation does exactly what it says on the tin and a lot more. You play the role of a newly recruited interrogationist in the local police department to head up your own team. The game mechanics are fairly simple to grasp, you can see the pupils dilate and you can see the pulse rate. After a short training run with an actor you discover t...

Cardpocalypse Review – Mega Mutant Power Pet Master

11Dec

By DanNo Comments

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Cardpocalypse Review – Mega Mutant Power Pet Master

Like me, do you remember when popular trading card games came out? Or even sticker collections or Pogs? Do you remember your favourite collectibles been banned? If the answer is yes, then this game will take you back to that very moment. Cardpocalypse is a trading card game like no other, developed by Gambinous, known for Guild of Dungeoneering and published by Versus Evil. The title is available across PC, Nintendo Switch, PS4, XBOX and it's even available on iOS. Gameplay Let’s start with some blurb about the game. It’s a strategy card game where you play as Jess. She is a 10 year old who is starting out at a new school. Unfortunately for her, on the first day, she gets Power Pets banned. What is that I hear you ask? This is the in-game card game that you play as a part of the main...

10Dec

By CraigNo Comments

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Mechwarrior 5: Mercenaries Review – All Systems Nominal

Mechwarrior 5: Mercenaries is a game that I have been waiting for since about 2005. The Mechwarrior series has been all but dead since the last iteration released in 2002, aside from the online multiplayer-only Mechwarrior: Online. There hasn't been a single-player entry in the series since Mechwarrior 4 launched on PC in 2002. Now, finally, Piranha Games is bringing us giant stompy robots in a single-player game. Originally slated for release in December 2018, Mechwarrior 5: Mercenaries was met with a slew of delays, pushing it back to December 10th 2019. Now the time is here to hop in our BattleMechs and take on the review. Reactor: Online. Sensors: Online. Weapons: Online. All Systems Nominal. Let's do this, Pilots. Gameplay Mechwarrior 5: Mercenaries is a first-person BattleMech...

Steambirds Alliance Review – Bird Rebels Vs The Feline Empire

10Dec

By DanNo Comments

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Steambirds Alliance Review – Bird Rebels Vs The Feline Empire

Have you ever wanted to be a part of an alliance? Now is your chance to partner up with your feathered friends, take to the skies and end the reign of the evil boss Meowza in Steambirds Alliance. The title is brought to you by co-developer of Realm Of The Mad God, Spry fox, and is available for free on the Steam Store. So what are you waiting for? Set the game to download and continue reading! Gameplay Steambirds Alliance is a top-down MMO where you control your chosen aircraft to defeat the enemy armies. The aim of the game is to complete all the missions set (at the local pub in the game). By completing the missions you earn XP and level the aircraft you are using up. Along the way you collect power-ups, upgrades, and matter that you can recycle, all this helps upgrade within the g...

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order – Bzngggg Vwoaaarrrww Psshhrkk

2Dec

By Stuart1 Comment

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Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order – Bzngggg Vwoaaarrrww Psshhrkk

Oh a new Star Wars game from EA, what could go wrong...right? Well, this time around it's developed by Respawn, yes those that brought you the brilliant Titanfall 2 are handling the beloved Star Wars franchise. How has Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order turned out? Well quite frankly, brilliantly. Let's see why! Gameplay If you have been following the development of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order then you will know that its an all-new story in the Star Wars universe and introduces new characters for you to endear. You play through the game as Cal Kestis, a young padawan who; quite quickly you find out survived the Order 66 in Attack of the Clones. On his journey on the run from the Empire, you encounter several old and new characters that you might remember from different Star Wars films. ...

Club Soccer Director PRO 2020 – More Than A Mouthful?

22Nov

By Kevin1 Comment

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Club Soccer Director PRO 2020 – More Than A Mouthful?

Go Play Games brings us the longwindedly titled Club Soccer Director PRO 2020. This is finally my chance to not be foiled by the directors in Football Manager as I am now the director. This should be a walk, or good kick about, in the park. Time to grab a quartered orange, deep heat spray and put my skills to the test. Hold on, I'm the director, scrub that, make it a large cigar and a sheepskin coat. Gameplay Well Club Soccer Director PRO 2020 starts like any good managerial type game, a good tutorial. Here are the staff, here are the players, you can do this, you can do that etc... I decided to start with the career mode, so I took on the role of directing the mighty Stevenage. As the director of the club it is your responsibility to bring in players, sell players, fire staff, hire ...

21Nov

By TC Staff WriterNo Comments

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Flotsam – A Game Of Trash Which Is A Genuine Treasure

Introduction Bravo, Pajama Llama Games, Bravo. While I’ve never been a big fan of city-builder games before. Flotsam really flipped my skepticism on its head by downscaling this to more of a town-builder. After spotting this game for the first time at EGX 2019. I have been keen to get my hands on it and give it a go for myself. Flotsam is already well-known in the Indie gaming scene. It has picked up both the Most Promising Belgian Game at the Belgian Game Awards and Best Unity Game at Gamescom in 2019. And I can see why. Let me explain what Flotsam is all about. You’re in control of building a town from the remnants of cast-off junk thrown into the sea in a post-apocalyptic world, and you’re responsible for the wellbeing of its inhabitants: the ‘Drifters’. With needs such as health, h...

19Nov

By ArNo Comments

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Fractured Minds – A Game That Matters

It’s not often that I’m lost for words when it comes to writing. In fact, I’m never been backwards in coming forwards when sharing my thoughts online. Having just completed Fractured Minds though, I’ve genuinely had to take ten minutes to compose myself before attempting to write this piece. Fractured Minds is a beautiful, atmospheric BAFTA award-winning game, designed and created by 17-year old Emily Mitchell and published by Wired Productions. It takes a deep dive into the world of the human brain at it’s most unsettled, inspired by Emily’s own personal journey of severe anxiety. When I say personal, I also mean personal to anyone who has ever experienced anxiety, because they will absolutely identify with this game on a deeply relatable level. “I created Fractured Minds to ...