Classic adrenaline-fuelled racer Burnout Paradise gets the current-gen remaster treatment, introducing one of the finest open-world racers to a new generation of players.When Burnout Paradise was first released ten years ago (yes, I know!), it marked a major departure for Criterion’s racing … Continue Reading ››
Button-masher and former Wii U exclusive, Bayonetta 2, is now out for the Nintendo Switch, with boxed copies also including a download code for the first game as well.The partnership between Bayonetta developer, Platinum Games, and Nintendo for Bayonetta 2’s Wii U platform exclusive surprised me. The action-adventure button-masher did not seem to be an … Continue Reading ››
Development newcomers, Warhorse, take us back to 15th Century Bohemia with a first-person role-playing game that’s a tale of swords, chivalry, mud and shit, and not necessarily in that order.Kingdom Come: Deliverance tells the story of a young nobleman, already a dab-hand with a sword as he rides about medieval eastern-Europe saving damsels and fighting … Continue Reading ››
Pac-Man Championship Edition 2 Plus is out now on Nintendo Switch. It is, without a doubt, the best-looking portable version of the yellow pellet-muncher’s adventures to date.Originally launched back in 2016 for the PS4, XB1 and PC, this isn’t your dad’s Pac-Man.Whilst the game retains the mazes, ghost and pellets of it’s classic forbear, Pac-Man … Continue Reading ››
The Xbox One X is in its fourth month out in the wild. Many games now proudly display the words “Xbox One Enhanced”. But is Microsoft’s top of the line console really performing?I’m a PC gamer. I review games on a PC that kicks some serious arse. But I also like to play games on … Continue Reading ››
In 2015 Supermassive Games’ Until Dawn provided players with a tense interactive take on the teen horror genre. A snowy mountaintop, an isolated lodge and an abandoned asylum made for an interesting narrative-driven survival-horror game.Supermassive returned to the franchise with the weird 2016 PSVR rail-shooter Until Dawn: Rush of Blood. Instead immersing us in the … Continue Reading ››
With The Talos Principle, Serious Sam developers, Croteam, ditched the mindless (but fun) violence of their previous endeavours. Instead we have a philosophical game that ponders about sentient A.I. and features some neat puzzles.Despite being a few years old now, fans of The Talos Principle have been crying out for a virtual reality version of … Continue Reading ››
Serial Cleaner is a retro-style 2D puzzler that charges players with cleaning up the mess left by hit-men. Previously available on PC, PS4 and Xbox One, Serial Cleaner is now available on Nintendo’s Switch.The focus is on stealth as the Cleaner you must infiltrate the often heavily-guarded crime scenes, removing bodies, murder weapons and important … Continue Reading ››