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Samurai Warriors 5 Review
PlayStation Reviews

Samurai Warriors 5 Review

As you may have expected, Samurai Warriors 5 or Sengoku Musou 5 as it is known in Japan is the fifth main installment in the Samurai Warriors series. Samurai Warriors started life in 2004 and itself is the sister series of Dynasty Warriors. Dynasty Warriors is a spin-off from the 1985 turn-based strategy series called Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Confused? Basically, Koei Tecmo has been doing this for over 35 years so it's fair to say they know what they're doing. Samurai Warriors 5 - A Cut Above The Rest - "It appears you have bested me, well, if you excuse me I will now retreat." Samurai Warriors 5 is a hack-and-slash game set in the Sengoku (Warring States) period in Japanese history and features characterisations of real people and real events. With 37 playable characters, the game...
Within the Blade Review
Xbox Reviews

Within the Blade Review

Its Retro, its 16-BIT and brings back all the memories of days-gone-by of sitting in front of a Sega Mega Drive as time flew by playing a certain 2D platform game with a blue hedgehog. From the indie house that is Ametist comes Within The Blade, a 2D jaunt around 1560's Civil war-torn Japan. Let's just get one thing out of the way first. If this game looks familiar to some that is because it is. Ametist originally released this game on Steam under the name Pixel Shinobi: Nine demons of Mamoru way back in 2017, now in 2021 we have it renamed and released for Xbox If you love this game and want to share your thoughts or just like this review, leave us a comment. We always love to know what you think. Gameplay At its heart Within the Blade is a 2D scrolling game, and everything fr...
Death’s Door Review
Xbox Reviews

Death’s Door Review

From the publishing giants Devolver Digital, under the development of Acid Nerve comes Death's Door. What we have here is an isometric adventure game where you play a reaper of souls - a crow. Your job is to go from door to door collecting souls from those whose time is up. With a very nice game world, multiple areas, and paths, Death's Door is shaping up to be one of the breakout indie games of 2021. How did I get on with it? Carry on reading to find out just what I think of this one. Death's Door - Hello! I've come to collect your soul I played Death's Door on the Xbox Series X thanks to an early review code we were provided. The release date for this one is the 20th of July. How many of you will be playing it? Let us know your thoughts down in the comments after reading this short rev...
Ubisoft Unveils New Tom Clancy Game XDefiant
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Ubisoft Unveils New Tom Clancy Game XDefiant

Well after the many countdowns, Ubisoft has finally unveiled the first looks for their first-person shooter entitled XDefiant. Coming to Xbox, Playstation, PC and Stadia (if it is still around by then), Ubisoft hopes that this free-to-play "high octane shooter" will have you begging for more. First looks on the reveal show 4 factions made up of various characters from other Tom Clancy games set in close-quarter combat.  There are the Wolves, Outcasts, Cleaners and Echelon factions while the maps are all iconic locations that you will mostly recognise.  Ubisoft plans to unveil further "Defiants" as they continue. Checkout Ubisoft's screenshots below: With teams of upto 6 players by the looks of the reveal, you get to mix and match your traits, abilities as well as select you...
Bloodroots Review
Xbox Reviews

Bloodroots Review

Welcome to my review of Bloodroots. Developed and published by Paper Cult Inc, which is known for Fat Mask and is an indie game developer based in Montreal, Canada. Bloodroots is an action-packed game where timing is key in your survival to progress through the game whilst taking down foes. Bloodroots - Take Down Your Foes With Anything You Please The chosen platform here was the Xbox Series X. This is with thanks to it being added to Xbox Game Pass on the 15th of July. If you enjoy this review please check out my previous review here, where I played Open Country on the PlayStation 4. We're also very active on social media, you can find our links down at the bottom of my review. Gameplay We start Bloodroots in a bad way, our protagonist, Mr. Wolf, has been betrayed by his clan. But all...
Radio Viscera Review
PC Reviews

Radio Viscera Review

From the development studio Fireface, under the publication of Alliance comes Radio Viscera. What we have here is a top-down shooter that's a bit different in Radio Viscera you don't have a gun as such, it's more a tool that knocks enemies back into perilous traps. Fireface is made up of just one man, that man being Owen Deery. I was quite surprised to learn that one man was behind this, as it's quite polished and really does run well, but we'll get to all that later. The walls are weak... Destroy them Being a fan of indie games with an arcade-like feel, I was excited to give this one a go. How did I get on? You'll have to carry on reading to find that one out. If you enjoy this review, you can check out my previous article, where I gave a preview of Terra Nil here. As always you can cat...
Chivalry 2 Review
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Chivalry 2 Review

Over at Thumb Culture, we love a bit of mindless violence and Chivalry 2 brings that in spades. We all got together and wanted to bring our thoughts to you. Chivalry 2 Brings The Pain... And Chickens Check out what the team thought of Chivalry 2 below and while you are at it, don't forget to check out our social media to stay up to date with the latest gaming news. Dan says: On first loading I was greeted with controls I thought was going to be too complex. But after the well guided tutorial I was battle ready. Or what I thought anyway! The vast battles that take place on the various maps available are intense. Remembering to block, parry and dodge within seconds of each other soon becomes second nature. I must admit running around the maps with a chunk of sharp metal impaling and...
Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown Review
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Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown Review

Before Tekken. Before Soul Blade, there was Virtua Fighter. Virtua Fighter is a series established long ago, way back in 1993.  AM2, Sega's in-house development team introduced it to the arcades and the rest, as they say, is history. Without AM2, Sega would not have had the success it did in the arcade scene. The developers began life in 1992 and produced Virtua Racing. They then went on to have huge successes with the likes of Daytona USA, Virtua Cop, and Shenmue.  Virtua Fighter is often regarded as the first 3D fighting game and as a result of its popularity, it was ported to the Sega Saturn and Sega 32X. Fast forward to 2006, Virtua Fighter 5 hits the arcades and is ported to the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, although missing a few bits. In 2010 we have the so-called final version, a...
Necromunda: Hired Gun Review
Xbox Reviews

Necromunda: Hired Gun Review

Welcome to my review of Necromunda: Hired Gun. Brought to the world by developers Streum On Studio (Space Hulk Deathwing) and publishers Focus Home Interactive (Hood Outlaws & Legends). Necromunda: Hired Gun is a first-person shooter with adventurer and RPG elements. It's out now on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Windows PC via Steam and Epic Games Store. Necromunda: Hired Gun - A Great Run And Gun Game Full Of Fun. I played the game on the Xbox Series S for my review. Did the game hold its own or should this be played on the higher end Xbox Series X? Continue reading to find out. You can check out my previous review here, where I played Train Station Renovation also on the Xbox Series S. Gameplay As with most shooters, the gameplay is mainly focused o...
Player Unknowns Battlegrounds El Solitario Review
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Player Unknowns Battlegrounds El Solitario Review

By now, most people know of or have heard of Player Unknowns Battlegrounds. Well, the devs have only gone and released the biggest update the map has received. On top of this PUBG have also teamed up with El Solitario to bring you exclusive items. The biggest update that Miramar has received yet! So how many of our readers have checked out the new look Miramar yet? And how many of you have snapped up the El Solitario gear? Let us know in the comments below, we would love to know if this update has reignited your love for PUBG. Gameplay So if you have been living under a rock, let me give you a quick rundown of PUBG. It started in early access on Windows way back in 2017 then went into full release the same year. It was then released on the Xbox a year later and came bundled digitally w...