Last year’s WRC 5 filled a gap in the market, giving us a much-needed new-gen rally game for new-gen consoles. But the game’s cross-generational development meant that French developers, Kylotonn, had to hold something back in order for it to run on PS3 and Xbox 360. Then came Codemasters’ Dirt Rally, making the switch from … Continue Reading ››
When 2K made the decision, last year, to release XCOM 2 exclusively for PC, I thought it was a bold move. Whilst I understood the series’ PC heritage, the 2013 series reboot, XCOM: Enemy Unknown did very well on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.Console owning fans of the series can now continue their careers as … Continue Reading ››
It took only a few minutes of play to realise the biggest difference between EA’s Battlefield 1 and your run-of-the-mill first-person shooter. Whereas warfare in the last handful of Call of Duty games has been portrayed as an awesome and exciting spectacle, The Great War, as bought to life in Battlefield 1 is nothing of … Continue Reading ››
It seems that EA Sports have saved the best until last with FIFA 17. I’ll be honest, whilst I enjoy the FIFA games immensely, reviewing iterative sports titles can sometimes be a chore.Of course, year-on-year there are improvements, but for the most part they are hardly revolutionary. Each year we happily pay for a … Continue Reading ››
EA Sports gets us back on the ice for some fast and brutal ice hockey action in NHL 17.Switching from the comparatively sedate, but no less exciting, pace of Madden NFL 17 to the frantic madness of NHL 17 was a bit jarring at first. Mending the thrills of FIFA with the contact of Madden … Continue Reading ››
Forza Horizon 3 is an amazing game on the Xbox One. Once again, UK outfit Playground Games have managed to take Turn Ten’s sublime Forza Motorsport game engine and made it into something better. Gone is straight-laced racing simulator that is Forza Motorsport 6 and, in its place we have the third Horizon Festival, set … Continue Reading ››
This year’s iteration of the veteran American football sim, Madden NFL 17, is all about opening up the series to new fans.If only I’d had the help that Madden NFL 17 gives newcomers when I decided to first get my head around, not only the nuances of EA Sports’ Madden franchise, but also the rules … Continue Reading ››
Eidos Montreal’s Deus Ex: Mankind Divided is the sequel to 2011’s Deus Ex: Human Revolution, itself a reimagining of/prequel to Ion Storm’s classic Deus Ex role-playing game from 2000.Set in a cyberpunk future where mankind and machine have begun to merge, it continues the story of ex-policeman, Adam Jensen. Jensen became the reluctant recipient of … Continue Reading ››
