Platforms: PS4, PS3, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PCPublisher: Activision Developer: Sledgehammer Games Genre: First Person Shooter Platform Played: PS4 We all say the same thing every year; that Call of Duty has become stale, that it’s the same thing every year in and out. And while largely true, (Infinity…
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‘The Marvellous Miss Take’ Review
Platforms PC, Mac (Steam) Developer Wonderstruck Publisher Rising Star Games Genre Action Platform Played On PC Video games based on using stealth to bypass enemies are nothing new. Games which combine stealth and focusing solely on stealing things have also been done, although they aren’t…
‘Particulars’ Review
Platforms PC (Steam) Developer SeeThrough Studios Publisher Surprise Attack Genre Puzzle/Arcade In an age dominated by role-playing games, shooters, or open-world titles in which players engage in real-life activities or – most often – supernatural ones, you don’t see many video games focusing on more intellectual…
‘Pure Pool’ Review
Platforms PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC Publisher Ripstone Games Developer VooFoo Studios Genre Sports Platform Played Xbox One Getting together with friends over a few drinks and shooting several games of pool is a fairly common pastime, and Pure Pool sets out to faithfully recreate that environment but in…
‘#KILLALLZOMBIES’ Review
Platform PlayStation 4 Developer/Publisher Beatshapers Ltd. Genre Twin Stick Shooter With a video game title such as #KILLALLZOMBIES (#KAZ), it’s instantly clear you don’t have to take the game seriously. On the other hand, one may think “I’ll pass” upon hearing the silly name. Whoever…
‘Kromaia’ Review
Platforms PC Publisher Rising Star Games Developer Kraken Empire Genre Action/ Space Combat Platform Played PC It feels weird to start off a review by giving you advice, but if you happen to purchase Kromaia, press F1 or F2 to change the camera. You won’t find this advice…
‘A Bird Story’ Review
Platforms PC, Mac, Linux Publisher/Developer Freebird Games Genre Interactive Story Telling Platform Played PC A Bird Story is reminiscent of classic Pixar short films, avoiding dialogue and text to provide exposition. Instead it relies heavily on a visual experience in order to get an emotional reaction…
‘BlazeRush’ Review
Platforms PC (Steam) Developer Targem Games Publisher Targem Games Genre Racing Honestly, I was never into racing games; the prospect of constantly driving in the same circuits only with different cars still doesn’t appeal to me. That said, the moment I laid my eyes…
Alien: Isolation Review – Survival Horror turned Thriller
Platforms – PC, Xbox One, PS4, Xbox 360, PS3 Publisher – Sega Developer – Creative Assembly Genre – Survival Horror/Thriller So close, Creative Assembly, so close. Right from the beginning of Alien: Isolation you could tell you were walking into something special. From the drum-roll introduction…
‘Watch Dogs: Bad Blood’ Review
Platforms PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, PC, Xbox 360, Xbox One Publisher Ubisoft Developer Ubisoft Montreal Genre Action-Adventure Platform Played PlayStation 4 Earlier this year I reviewed Ubisoft’s highly anticipated open-world title, Watch Dogs. Though the new IP didn’t revolutionise the open-world genre, it provided some unique mechanics, solid gameplay and…