PlayStation Reviews

23Nov

By PaulNo Comments

Wonder Blade Review – Streets of Blade?

If you’ve played Streets of Rage or more recently and fittingly, Castle Crashers, then Wonder Blade will seem very familiar to you. This is a 2D side-scrolling brawler that doesn’t do much to separate itself away from other games of it’s kind. That’s not to say this is a bad game, but there is no new ground broken here. Filled with pop culture references and comical cartoon violence. It’s hard not to enjoy the simplicity of mashing hordes of enemies and bouncing around the screen in this colourful adventure. Having won iOS GOTY in 2018 from Reddit, TouchArcade and AppAdvice, Wonder Blade makes its way to Playstation 4. If you've had a chance to play Wonder Blade, I'd love to hear what your take on it is. Don’t forget to let us know your thoughts in the comments below! As always, y...

Lair Of The Clockwork God Review – Point And Quip

20Nov

By PaulNo Comments

PlayStation Reviews

Lair Of The Clockwork God Review – Point And Quip

Lair of the Clockwork God is brought to you by BAFTA-winning indie developer Size Five Games. Initially released on Steam in February 2020 and now available on PS4. It offers a never before seen mix of mechanics. On one hand, it's a point and click puzzle adventure in the vein of LucasArts classics such as Grim Fandango and Day of the Tentacle. On the other hand, it's an indie darling platformer complete with double jumping and Naruto running. The blend of gameplay approaches itself creates new ways to pose, and solve puzzles. You'll play as both Dan and Ben and will find yourself switching between the 2 frequently in order to utilise their skill sets. You'll have a blast as Dan and Ben muddle through old school adventure puzzles and platforming sections. Together you'll need to tea...

The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope Review – Don’t Abandon Hope Just Yet

13Nov

By BrianNo Comments

PlayStation Reviews

The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope Review – Don’t Abandon Hope Just Yet

The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope (we will just call it Little Hope for the sake of this review) is the second game of eight planned games in the series. Developed by Supermassive Games and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment, Little Hope follows the averagely reviewed Man of Medan released in 2019, yet they are seemingly unrelated to each other in terms of narrative. Little Hope released on 30th October 2020 for Playstation 4, Xbox One, and PC. You have Little Hope on who can you trust, and who will you save? Supermassive Games have been synonymous with the interactive horror-drama type game in the last 5 years seeing success with titles like Until Dawn and Man of Medan. Little Hope seems to have taken a different path of the supernatural than it did in its predecessor. W...

8Nov

By TristanNo Comments

PlayStation Reviews

NBA 2K21 – Still the G.O.A.T.?

It's that time of year again when we are treated to the annual releases of the latest versions of the sports video games. Now in its 22nd year the NBA 2k series has long held the crown as the best video game version of Basketball having beaten off the competition from EA many years ago. This year's version NBA 2k21 comes out at what is a very unusual time for basketball and indeed sport in general. The 2019/2020 NBA season has only just finished (with the Lakers triumphant) with the playoffs being delayed from their usual spring slot and played in a secure bubble at Walt Disney World. Added to this is the looming release of the next-gen consoles and a next-gen version of NBA 2K21. There are adverts all over the internet for the next-gen version telling us that it has been "rebuilt f...

3Nov

By StuartNo Comments

PlayStation Reviews

Dirt 5 – Just Buy It Now!

Codemasters return to the mud, rain and snow in Dirt 5! However, don't be expecting a standard rally game. Dirt 5 shows us just how good and improved a game can get from the previous iteration. Reviewing this on the current PS4 Pro, but rest assured due to Codemasters allowing a free upgrade to the next generation of consoles, I will definitely be revisiting this to bring my next-gen thoughts on the game. Oh have I mentioned that Dirt 5 is awesome and you should go and buy it right now....no? Well, you really should! Gameplay So Dirt 5 returns to the more traditional style 0f Dirt gameplay, racing against other people on the track all at once, yes there are a couple of modes where it's just you on your own, but the majority of the time you will be trading paint with other AI controlle...

22Oct

By StuartNo Comments

PlayStation Reviews

FIFA 21 – Well..Kind Of

Another year and another FIFA review over on Thumb Culture, this time we are looking at FIFA 21...obviously. So what does this years iteration bring to the game that meant the previous years just felt empty and stale? Well in all honesty not a lot. Jeez this is going to be a hard review to write. Gameplay FIFA 21 returns with the standard kind of thing you would expect from a football video game, updated team line ups, slightly improved graphics, a couple of new additions to old standing modes. Lets touch on them briefly. Pro Clubs (the game mode I tend to play most) has been given a small overhaul, you can now create tactics for the different defensive and attacking options. This is great if it wasn't for the sometimes god awful AI team mates that you play along side. The game...

Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time – Something Old, Something New

20Oct

By Brian1 Comment

PlayStation Reviews

Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time – Something Old, Something New

Imagine a world where The Wrath of Cortex, Crash Twinsanity and Crash of the Titans doesn't exist. Are you there? Good! For the purpose of this review, we will remain in this ideal world. It isn't that they are bad games, it's just they are not good either. Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time is first and foremost, the long-awaited sequel to the 1998 PlayStation game Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped. Since the days of being in the hands of developer Naughty Dog, it has moved about a bit but is now firmly in the grip of Toys For Bob. Toys For Bob have had recent successes with the Crash Bandicoot N.Sane Trilogy and the Spyro Reignited Trilogy, so it seems only fitting that they take the reigns again for this original entry into the franchise. Once again published by veterans Activision, C...

15Oct

By AaronNo Comments

PlayStation Reviews

Cake Bash – Sweet Victory

Cake bash is an all-out fun game where you play as a cake on their way to becoming the tastiest cake around and make sure the customer picks you. You’ll battle your way through some candy-filled mini-games to become the tastiest treat. Earn chocolate coins as you play through each mini-game to buy yourself some delicious toppings. Smash fortune cookies, throw strawberries and dodge cutlery to become the chosen one. Complete cake madness! Gameplay You have the choice of playing with up to 4 friends online, spending time with the family playing split screen at home on the couch or facing off with 3 bots as you play each mini-game. At the start you get to choose whether you want to play the tutorial to learn the controls and get the hang of game play. Although not very in-depth, it’s...

Street Power Football – Not Quite Golden Balls

29Sep

By MattNo Comments

PlayStation Reviews

Street Power Football – Not Quite Golden Balls

Are you missing the original FIFA Street game? Then this could be the game for you! Street Power Football is a new game from producers’ Maximum games and developed by SFL Interactive and Gamajun. Street Power Football is currently available on PC, PlayStation, XBOX and last but not least the Nintendo Switch. Gameplay Street Power Football plays smoothly giving you control of skill moves you need to use to get past your opponent. It really lets you play how you want to play. There are multiple game modes that you can play, all the modes you can access through the story or even if you want to just hop on for a few games. You have the Become A King mode, which the campaign of Street Power Football, started from the bottom and worked my way up to conquer the world. Panna Cage...

Tennis World Tour 2 – Grand Slam Or Double Fault?

23Sep

By BrianNo Comments

PlayStation Reviews

Tennis World Tour 2 – Grand Slam Or Double Fault?

Tennis and video games haven't had the greatest relationship over the years. In fact, the only good ones seem to have 'Mario' or 'Virtua' in the title. The last tennis game I played was Virtual Open Tennis 24 years ago on the Sega Saturn. It wasn't great. Tennis World Tour 2 is the follow-up to the tragic Tennis World Tour released in 2018. Tennis World Tour 2 will release on PC, PS4, Xbox One on 24th September, and on Switch at a later date. Developed by Big Ant Studios who bring experience to the court having worked on the AO Tennis series. Once again, published by Nacon, will they serve up an ace or will it be a double fault? Gameplay With a new developer at the helm, this brings a new game engine as well. This means improved animations, more of them and an overall better ...