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Monster Energy Supercross 4 Review – Don’t Go Packing!

11Mar

By DanNo Comments

Monster Energy Supercross 4 Review – Don’t Go Packing!

Milestone, a publisher who form part of Koch Media along with been known for its back catalogue of bike racing titles have brought us the next instalment in the Supercross series. Monster Energy Supercross 4 is the latest title from Milestone, officially releases on the 11th March 2021 and will be available on PC, Xbox and Playstation. I Don't Crash! They Call It Stopping With Style! Having previously checked out the Nintendo Switch port of Monster Energy Supercross 3. Looking back the Switch port did not look the best it could have and did feel a little clunky now and then. I am looking forward to seeing how the next instalment fairs up on a more powerful machine. Hopefully, it delivers the Supercross fix I am looking for. Gameplay As with most racing titles, there isn't much of a sto...

Table Tennis Pro – Become The Ping Pong Master

4Mar

By AaronNo Comments

PC Reviews

Table Tennis Pro – Become The Ping Pong Master

Become the ping pong master in Table Tennis Pro. Published and developed by GrassGames. It is a free-to-play game and can be downloaded from the GrassGames website. Table Tennis Pro lets you channel your inner ping pong master and become the best. Channel Your Inner Ping Pong Master With Table Tennis Pro Become the master of the table and swing your paddle to victory. Let us know in the comments your thoughts about Table Tennis Pro, and if you swung to victory against some pretty tough opponents. Check out my previous article here. Gameplay Having not played too much ping pong or table tennis in real life, I was looking forward to getting started. I was all set to release my inner ping pong champion until my first opponent absolutely handed me my dinner on a plate. I started as a newbi...

Rise: Race The Future Review – Drifting Wet Fun On Four Wheels!

16Feb

By Jason1 Comment

Switch Reviews

Rise: Race The Future Review – Drifting Wet Fun On Four Wheels!

Rise: Race The Future is a car racing game developed and published by French portable game wizards VD dev. Set in the near future whereby your car can race not only on roads but also on water, how would it fair on the Nintendo Switch? Rise: Race The Future - Slip sliding away! How do you find the game? Do you agree with my review? Leave a comment down below and while you're here check out my last review! Gameplay I have played many a driving game in my gaming life, some nice and easy, others really tricky. For me, the thrill of racing is being made to feel that you have worked hard for that win. When I was given Rise: Race The Future to review (referred to herein as Rise) I really did not know what to expect, only one way to find out really! Essentially, Rise is a rally game ...

8Feb

By Tristan1 Comment

PlayStation Reviews

Ride 4 Review – Rev Rev Whine!

Hot on the heels of its release on PC and PS4 and Xbox One, Ride 4 is now out for PS5. Developers Milestone have promised a fully immersive experience making full us of the PS5's controller's box of tricks. So does it live up to the promises and the hype? Read our Ride 4 review to find out Ride 4 Review - The Ride of Your Life? If you have played both the PS4 and PS5 versions of Ride 4 we would love to hear from you in the comments below. Let us know whether you think the PS5 version is truly a step up. You can check out our review of the PC version here. Gameplay It is clear from the start that Ride 4 is not for the casual gamer. There is a steep learning curve and there is simply no margin for error. At the start of the game, you are asked to create an avatar. The range of optio...

MXGP 2020: The Official Motocross Game Review – Mud, Sweat & Tears

14Jan

By AaronNo Comments

PlayStation Reviews

MXGP 2020: The Official Motocross Game Review – Mud, Sweat & Tears

MXGP 2020 comes from the developer and publisher Milestone S.R.L. who also developed Ride, Moto GP, Monster energy supercross and WRC. Here you can ride to victory and win the MXGP Championship with your favourite bike and sponsors backing you. Victory doesn't come easy as you slip around on the mud in all kind of weather conditions. MXGP 2020 is available on Playstation, Xbox and PC. I'm excited, are you? MXGP 2020 - Let's get dirty! Gameplay MXGP 2020 is touted as "the official motocross videogame" and it slides in with a huge itinerary of motocross fun. With 68 riders of both MXGP and MX2 fame along with 19 global circuits that were featured in the 2020 racing season, you are certainly in for some muddy fun. Starting off with the career mode, here you start off as a rookie in t...

Handball 21 Review – A Lesser Known Ball Game

11Dec

By DanNo Comments

PC Reviews

Handball 21 Review – A Lesser Known Ball Game

Handball, probably not a game a lot of you are familiar with. If not, I recommend loading up Youtube and searching for some real-life gameplay! Handball 21 brings the Handball sport to life at home and in-game. Developed by EKO Software and published by Bigben Interactive, this new sports title is available across console and PC. Let's jump in and find out more about this lesser-known ball game in this Handball 21 review. Handball 21, Another Sports Game I Will Probably Be Terrible At! I am going to be honest; I had no idea what Handball was. Before playing the game I had to do some research in the form of watching some matches. I was certainly interested in how the gameplay would be captured and if it would be true to the sport. Obviously, all this had to be based on what I have seen. L...

Pure Pool Review – The Most Realistic Pool Game Ever?

8Dec

By JasonNo Comments

Switch Reviews

Pure Pool Review – The Most Realistic Pool Game Ever?

Pure Pool by devs VooFoo Studios and published by Ripstone Ltd is not a game about swimming, nor is it, thankfully, a water cleanliness simulator. No, this is in fact a well-rounded pool game of the cue variety! Pure Pool - Pure Realism? Out now on all platforms, Pure Pool recently arrived for the Nintendo Switch and for this review I will be playing it on the Switch Lite. If you have tried this game out, let us know what you think about it in the comments section below! Gameplay If you enjoy your games of pool down the pub or club with your friends, I won't lie they seem like a distant memory at the moment, then this is definitely the next best thing to busy yourself with. VooFoo has seemingly released a pool game that is actually close to the real thing. There are no silly po...

Poker Club Review – Play Your Cards Right

30Nov

By MikeNo Comments

PC Reviews

Poker Club Review – Play Your Cards Right

I'm an okay poker player at best but Poker Club led me to go all-in on playing it. Look forward to many other poker-related puns throughout this review. A poker simulator using the Texas Hold 'Em version of poker along with other players online. Developed & published by Liverpool based independent company Ripstone. They publish games as well as develop some and have released other simulator games such as PureHold'em. Poker Club is now available on PS4 & PS5, X-box One & X-box series X/S & PC with a planned Nintendo Switch release in 2021. You can also check out a gameplay preview & first thoughts here. Let's jump in and find out what the deal is in this Poker Club review. Deal Me In Next for Poker Club I am excited to play Poker Club and not just because there is no r...

Football Manager 2021 Review – Back At It’s Best

24Nov

By Liam ShannonNo Comments

PC Reviews

Football Manager 2021 Review – Back At It’s Best

Sports Interactives long-running football simulation returns to the pitch for this year's edition of Football Manager 2021. Out 23rd November on Steam, with a release planned on Xbox consoles on the 1st December, marking the first time Football Manager has made it's way to an Xbox console since Football Manager 2008. Take Charge in Football Manager 2021 With last year's slightly lacklustre list of new features, Football Manager 2020 felt a slight upgrade over Football Manager 2019 but this year, Sports Interactive has shown off a wide array of new features. Do they make this year's version an upgrade worthy of its price? Gameplay If you've played a Football Manager game in the past you will feel right at home with Football Manager 2021. Sports Interactive has carried over all the uniqu...

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...