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Secret Files 2: Puritas Cordis – Smothered With Grease

6Aug

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Secret Files 2: Puritas Cordis – Smothered With Grease

Do you ever find yourself wishing there was another game out there which was in the mould of Broken Sword? And do also you wish it was not quite as good as Broken Sword? If the answer to these two questions is “Yes” then Secret Files 2: Puritas Cordis could be for you. Secret Files 2: Puritas Cordis was developed by Fusionsphere Systems and Animation Arts and was originally released in 2009 on various platforms to variable reactions. With the Switch selling like hot-cakes, every developer and their mother is looking to port their back catalogue over, and so, much like it's prequel Secret Files Tunguska, Secret Files 2 is back, sporting a few improvements but otherwise looking pretty similar to its late naughties progenitor. The plot of the game concerns the fairly nasty Puritas Co...

Streets of Rogue Nintendo – Rogue Delight

22Jul

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Streets of Rogue Nintendo – Rogue Delight

Streets of Rogue was developed by Matt Dabrowski and published by Tiny Build games. It was released on Steam, Switch and PS4 on 12th July 2019, having been in Steam early access since 2017. As is typical for a game which has been slow-cooking for so long, SOR is packed full of content and things to discover. You could be forgiven for thinking SOR is attempting to capitalise on the nostalgia for Sega’s 90s beat-em-up Streets of Rage. In fact, you should be forgiven because it almost certainly is attempting to capitalise on the nostalgia for Sega’s 90s beat-em-up Streets of Rage, much like the unrelated Streets of Red: Devil’s Dare Deluxe. SOR is not a side-scrolling beat-em-up, however, and instead chooses to follow in the footsteps of titles such as the original Grand Theft Auto, Hotlin...

10Jul

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Professor Lupo And His Horrible Pets

Hard to put down… Professor Lupo and his Horrible Pets is the latest title from BeautiFun Games and is set to release on Switch and Steam on 11th July 2019. PLahHP (ugh!) is a top-down puzzle game in which the titular professor has captured various insectoid alien species from the far reaches of the galaxy and stored them aboard the labyrinthine Aurora space station for safe-keeping. These “pets” all share both the ability to transform from cute monstrosities into slightly less cute monstrosities and a hankering for human flesh, and Professor Lupo makes a pretty penny from auctioning off them off to various despicable dictators who have conspired to turn Earth into an oppressive dystopia. You play as The Intern, a lowly employee of Professor Lupo, whose job is to serve as bait to ...

Project Nimbus: Complete Edition – Nintendo Switch Review – Mecha-fight!

20Jun

By CraigNo Comments

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Project Nimbus: Complete Edition – Nintendo Switch Review – Mecha-fight!

Allow me to preface this review by saying that I am a huge fan of mecha, in both anime and video game form. For those of you who don't know what mecha are, they're giant robot battle suits. Examples include Gundams, Xenogears, Armored Cores, Battlemechs, etc. Sometimes they're very fast-moving, while others they're just huge bipedal tanks that shoot lasers. When given a chance to check out Project Nimbus: Complete Edition on the Nintendo Switch, I couldn't wait to get into it. Developed by GameCrafterTeam and published by GameTomo for PC and Mac first, then ported to Switch, Project Nimbus: Complete Edition promised high-speed mecha dogfighting. Let's dive in and find out how well it delivered. Gameplay Project Nimbus: Complete Edition is a high-speed aerial mecha combat game. Featu...

Mechstermination Force Switch Review – Robot Wars

9May

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Mechstermination Force Switch Review – Robot Wars

Have you ever jumped straight into a game whilst skipping tutorials and suddenly regretted doing that because you've no idea what on earth is going on? well, how about a game that doesn't even give you the option to skip it, throws you in the deep end from the very moment you start the game without a safety net. Mechstermination Force gives you the challenges you need and more. Gameplay Humans vs transforming robots, I'm sure I've heard of this kind of thing before, although Hörberg Productions Has produced a game, not like any other I have played before, from the mechanics to the multiple bosses and guns this game left me wanting more! You're a member of the titular resistance, well the only member (unless you have a friend around you can duo this up with) if I was to be truthful...

OlliOlli: Switch Stance Nintendo Switch Review – Dropping In For A Good Time

19Mar

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OlliOlli: Switch Stance Nintendo Switch Review – Dropping In For A Good Time

For as long as I can remember I've been a fan of skateboarding games. From Thrasher: Skate and Destroy and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater up to the Skate series. In recent years there has been a saddening lack of good quality skateboarding games coming out. Then OlliOlli came along. Now, I'll admit, OlliOlli is a game that flew under my radar because I had been so busy with other more significant releases. Now that OlliOlli: Switch Stance has come out on the Nintendo Switch, I've become addicted. Developed by Roll7 and published by Gambitious OlliOlli: Switch Stance collects the two OlliOlli games in one elegant little package for the Nintendo Switch. Winning over 75 awards between the two titles, OlliOlli: Switch Stance is an absolute gem. Now let's drop in and get down to forming a habit! Ga...

Car Mechanic Simulator Switch Review – Barn Finds Galore

15Mar

By Stuart1 Comment

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Car Mechanic Simulator Switch Review – Barn Finds Galore

When we received the email regarding Car Mechanic Simulator being released on Nintendo Switch it definitely piqued my interest. Having spent plenty of time on the PC version meticulously taking apart engines, repairing the inner depths of what was wrong with the car and then making it all shiny and new, before passing it back to the owner. However, that excitement was short-lived, carry on reading to find out why. Gameplay So diving into Car Mechanic Simulator you are treated to a brief tutorial taking you through the basics of the game. Shifting into assemble mode and moving back to disassemble mode. It is all pretty basic in terms of control mechanics, you can either use your thumbsticks and move a cursor around or use the touch screen, either way works really well. So what do y...

Observer Nintendo Switch Review – The Handheld Horror You Can’t Put Down

27Feb

By TC Staff Writer2 Comments

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Observer Nintendo Switch Review – The Handheld Horror You Can’t Put Down

Ladies, Gents and Cyborgs, I give you our latest addition to the Thumb Culture family, Coral! Enjoy her first review! Observer is a psychological horror game developed by the Bloober team and published by Aspyr. The game was released on PlayStation 4, Xbox one, Pc in 2017 and very recently the Nintendo switch. It is based in 2084 and begins by telling you about a “digital plague”. You play as a man called Daniel Lazarski aka Observer, who is a detective. The future is robotic arms, legs, hearts and metal bits in your head, atleast this is how the Bloober team envision the year 2084 to be. If you’re wanting a game that keeps you in the moment and truly zoned into the storyline, Observer is the one for you! From buzzing residents of the creepy slums block to going to the tattoo shop for ...

Youtubers Life OMG! Xbox1 Review – Eat, Sleep, Edit Video, Repeat…..

25Feb

By TristanNo Comments

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Youtubers Life OMG! Xbox1 Review – Eat, Sleep, Edit Video, Repeat…..

I think it best that I add a caveat before starting my review of Youtubers Life OMG! I'm old. Well, old in gaming terms. I don't play Fortnite (cue the haters lol!) and can remember when games were in black and white, there were only three tv channels, Freddo's cost 1p and Wagon wheels were bigger etc, etc. Hopefully you get the gist! However I also understand and indeed use Twitch, Youtube, Instagram, Snapchat and most forms of social media. I also know who Joe Sugg is (unfortunately) and Arron Crascall, Discoboy, Jake Paul, Pewdiepie and others of that ilk. However Youtubers Life OMG! is not really aimed at the likes of me. It is very much for a younger audience who aspire to have a Youtube channel and become social media influencers. When I think of social media influencers I immediatel...

Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics Nintendo Switch Review – Lovecraftian Horror On A Tactical Scale

11Feb

By CraigNo Comments

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Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics Nintendo Switch Review – Lovecraftian Horror On A Tactical Scale

When given the opportunity to review Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics I wasn't sure what to think of the alternate reality World War II set Xcom clone. Developed by Auroch Digital and published by Ripstone Ltd. Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics is a tactical squad command game based on the RPG spinoff to Call of Cthulhu; Achtung! Cthulhu by British board game company Modiphius Entertainment. Kickstarted in February 2018, the game smashed it's goal and achieved most of its stretch goals. Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics is available on PC via Steam, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch. I got to play it on the Nintendo Switch for this review, so let's jump in! Gameplay Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics is an isometric squad-based strategy game in the same vein as Xcom. Set during the second world war, Nazis ...