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Lego DC Super-Villains: Sometimes it’s good to be bad!

21Nov

By TristanNo Comments

Lego DC Super-Villains: Sometimes it’s good to be bad!

It is that time of year again when most gamer's attentions are on which of the mega Triple A titles they are going to spend their hard earned cash on. This year has seen some absolutely epic games released in what is always an exciting time for gamers. It is therefore very easy for games to slip under the radar and with yet another entry in the long running Lego series released you could be forgiven for thinking that it's not worth looking at. However, although many of the usual elements are present Lego DC Super-villains could be just the ticket if you fancy a break from endless horse riding or hunting down murderous Greek cultists. Gameplay To be fair to both Warner Brothers Interactive Entertainment and Traveller's Tales the Lego video games have been massively successful and popu...

The Incredibles Lego Game Review – Does The Formula Still Work?

13Jul

By JasonNo Comments

LEGO, PC Reviews

The Incredibles Lego Game Review – Does The Formula Still Work?

Adding to the Lego gaming franchise that is brought to us by Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment and Traveller's Tales comes Disney Pixar The Incredibles. Launched just in time with the release into cinema of the second instalment of The Incredibles movies, is the Lego gaming franchise still its humorous fun self or has it grown old and tired? Gameplay As ever, The Incredibles game follows the very much tried and tested Lego gaming formula comprising of witty dialogues, short dynamic cut scenes and essentially teamwork between characters to solve puzzles and complete the levels. Here we get to play as The Incredible family, starting off with Mr Incredible and Elastogirl as we are thrown straight into the action onboard a huge tunnelling machine. Now it is at this point I must ...

House Flipper PC Review – If Only Housework Was Really This Easy!

12Jun

By John1 Comment

Gaming, PC Reviews

House Flipper PC Review – If Only Housework Was Really This Easy!

House Flipper is a Casual DIY / building sim from Empyrean. Basically you’re a one man renovation machine. Working from doing odd jobs for people who need repairs etc. all the way up to flipping houses for a profit (Guess the title makes sense.. although not going to lie I was imagining flipping houses like burgers, with a giant spatula). The biggest question for me was, Can Virtual house work actually be fun? Let’s find out… Gameplay Let’s be honest, you have to be a pretty ‘special’ person to enjoy doing house work or DIY, I’m sure 99% of people would much rather have someone else do it for them (or else why would house keepers and repairmen have jobs?). Well at the start of House Flipper you’re basically a housekeeper. You need to do odd jobs to earn cash to take on and unlock t...

Mowy Lawn Review – You Thought Gardening Was Relaxing?

17Apr

By TC Staff WriterNo Comments

Gaming

Mowy Lawn Review – You Thought Gardening Was Relaxing?

Mowy Lawn is brought to us by Playstack, who are based in London, and who were founded on the belief that even the greatest developers need support in order to create their best work. They offer support in three key ways; end-to-end funding, publishing expertise, and tech to build a strong gamer audience and community. So, usually when you hear of an app with the premise being about gardening you'd assume that it would be a Zen experience. Something after a hard day of slogging it at the office, you'd come home and play a nice relaxing game, get in touch with your inner Buddha and get those tired fingers nice and green...unwind and chant a few om's right? WRONG! well, at least after the first couple of levels and then it's pedal to the metal. Welcome to lawnmower heaven - where lucky...

Blasters of the Universe Review – Pew Pew Die

3Apr

By TC Staff WriterNo Comments

PC Reviews

Blasters of the Universe Review – Pew Pew Die

[Advisory Warning: This review contains details which disclose that the reviewer is old enough to remember the 80’s. Reader discretion is advised.] Odd socks, impossibly large hair, guys in Porsches, women in shoulder pads and everyone wearing shades, all the time, even indoors. That was the 80’s. ET was everything, Transformers were huge, everyone listened to Madonna and Pop Tarts were considered the food of the future. Most video games could only be found in arcades and that is where this story begins. Back then the guns in video games had very little reference to real life. Overpowered guns fired impossibly large bullets that travelled visibly slowly across the screen, from hero to antagonist and vice versa. The aim of the game was nothing more than to dodge bullets and kill the bad ...

The Final Station Switch Review – All Aboard!

14Mar

By TC Staff WriterNo Comments

Switch Reviews

The Final Station Switch Review – All Aboard!

The Final Station is a single player side-scrolling shooter with train simulator and exploration elements. It was developed by Do My Best Games and published by tinyBuild. It was released in August 30, 2016 for Windows, macOS, Linux, and Xbox One, and September 2, 2016 for PlayStation 4 but, now we have it for the Nintendo Switch so let’s see how it fairs out on the must-have device at the moment, shall we? Gameplay A 2D shooter/survival horror experience, The Final Station has you play a train driver on a journey from being a “mundane conductor” to “zombie apocalypse destroyer” …what a leap! Set in a world whose history is hinted at but not really explained, your job is to travel to many train stations. At each one you need to get off the train, explore an area on foot, rescue some surv...

Fe Review – A Magically Captivating Journey

20Feb

By TC Staff WriterNo Comments

Switch Reviews

Fe Review – A Magically Captivating Journey

Fe is an action-adventure video game developed by Zoink and published by Electronic Arts under its EA Originals program. Zoink AB is a Swedish video game developer based in Gothenburg, Sweden. The company was founded in 2001 by Klaus Lyngeled, after he quit his job at Shiny Entertainment to start his own studio. You’ll be able to play it on Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One but, for this review I played Fe on the Nintendo Switch. https://youtu.be/rYX3CjSgE4c Gameplay From the moment I loaded Fe and listened to the hypnotic beauty of the start menu, I knew that I was going to be taken on an emotional voyage of the soul. Fe is a delicate fox like creature who’s on a mysterious journey through a dark Nordic forest, filled with strange and wonderful creat...

Inner Space Review – Cupid Draw Back Your Bow!

6Feb

By StuartNo Comments

PC Reviews

Inner Space Review – Cupid Draw Back Your Bow!

We have a new writer inbound, check out SamK and his review of Inner Space (Not the film) Inner space... Isn't that a film? "A hapless store clerk must foil criminals to save the life of the man who, miniaturised in a secret experiment, was accidentally injected into him." Nothing to do with that then. Isn't there another game called this? No, it's just such a generic title I thought I'd already played it which is an odd start to a game. Gameplay Inner Space is best summed up as a flying collectathon game with an indie darling-like vibe. The more you play the more it reminds you of the free roaming flying sections in Panzer Dragon Saga. Although it's less engaging than journey or other indie titles with the same ilk from the start you can still got a wow when unlocking areas, That...

Accounting Plus PSVR Review – Insanity by the books?

30Jan

By JohnNo Comments

PlayStation Reviews

Accounting Plus PSVR Review – Insanity by the books?

Accounting + is an updated version of the HTC Vive VR game Accounting from Crows Crows Crows & Squanch Games. Squanch Games was founded back in 2016 by Rick and Morty Co-Creator Justin Roiland. The studio was quoted as saying it’s dedicated to creating “Funny, Imaginative and Story-driven VR Content” When first approaching this title I had read the above information and honestly had no idea what to expect. Having never played the original on the Vive, and never watching Rick & Morty. The questions that instantly came to mind were: Was it a full on VR Game? Was it just a Comedic VR Experience in the style of Rick & Morty? Let’s see what I found out… Gameplay When I first put on the PSVR headset, was greeted by the title screen (as shown above) and saw the ‘Logo N...

Let Them Come Review – Endless Destruction

8Jan

By StuartNo Comments

PC Reviews

Let Them Come Review – Endless Destruction

Let Them Come is one of those games where it doesn't really need a massive amount of description, it is what it is, and what it does, it does incredibly well. Developed by Tuatara Games and published by Versus Evil you control Rock Gunar on this pixel art shoot 'em up. So what do you do? Let's take a look. Gameplay You are tasked with preventing the alien hordes from getting past you. In its simplicity you stand with your gun aimed at the aliens and you blast them all away. Or at least that is how it was going to go in my head. In actual terms, what you are playing is a simple game that is difficult to master, with battle tactics having to be used throughout your time. Simply holding down the fire button will only get you so far. As you kill the aliens you get coins that you ca...