Battlefield developers, DICE, return to the Glass City to give us another go at EA Games’ free-running franchise with Mirror’s Edge Catalyst.2008’s Mirror’s Edge was an under-rated affair on the Xbox 360 and PS3. The parkour-inspired rooftop running became exhilarating as you got going, but these moments were short lived, coming to an abrupt stop … Continue Reading ››
Deep Silver’s Homefront: The Revolution invites us to take another look at a USA on its knees post-invasion and occupied by North Korea. Whilst I enjoyed 2011’s Homefront, the game received a mixed reaction from fans, with mediocre sales likely being a contributing factor in the demise of publisher THQ.This sequel has had a somewhat … Continue Reading ››
Id Software reboots the great-grand-daddy of first-person shooters, Doom, for a new generation of players and hardware.I doubt I’ve been alone in wondering what the frantic action of the classic first person shooter, Doom, would look like polished up and running on today’s hardware.Well now we know.Continue Reading ››
Agent 47’s episodic new-gen outing gets its second chapter- set in the absolutely huge picturesque Italian town of Sapienza. This beautiful seaside town has a dark secret and Agent 47 has been sent in to sort it out.Hitman’s episodic release was a pretty controversial decision for Square Enix. As the original video game stealth assassin, … Continue Reading ››
I will forgive you for not having heard of A Crowd of Monsters’ episodic adventure game, Blues and Bullets. Were it not for a review key falling into my inbox from the publisher’s kindly PR people, I wouldn’t have either.And that would have been a shame.Whilst episode one was released late last year, the rather … Continue Reading ››
Ubisoft takes us into a war-torn post-apocalyptic future in Tom Clancy’s The Division.Very much in the same vein as Activision’s Destiny, The Division is a third-person shooter-come-role-playing game. It features a persistent online, multiplayer, open world and thus an internet connection is required to play.When you think about a future where society has crumbled, you … Continue Reading ››
Square Enix’s decision to release the new-gen entry to their Hitman franchise as a series of episodes was a bit of a surprise. Having played through the content released with the first episode a few times now, it makes perfect sense.As the original stealth game, Hitman’s open gameplay is a big reason for its success … Continue Reading ››
Colin McRae’s legacy lives on with the back-to-basics gameplay of Codemasters’ Dirt Rally. A far cry from the over-the-top antics of the last few Dirt games, Dirt Rally is a comparatively real-world rally-driving masterclass.Shunning arcade antics and arena stunt shows, Dirt Rally offers rally fans the same sort of apology Codemasters gave fans of their … Continue Reading ››