Marvel, Sony and Insomniac Games brings everybody’s favourite web-slinger, Spider-Man, to the PlayStation 4.When I was a kid, Spider-Man was my favourite super-hero. This was more than likely down to reruns of the 1960s cartoon show, with its iconic theme tune, than Nicholas Hammond mincing around in a spandex onesie in Spidey’s 70s live-action foray.In … Continue Reading ››
After the surreal experience that was their OnRush game, Codemasters return to reality with this year’s instalment of their Formula One franchise.Codemasters’ F1 2018 is a milestone for the British developer, being the tenth main release of their games based on the prestigious Formula One Championship. Faced with the same challenge as EA Games and … Continue Reading ››
As is now tradition, EA Sports heralds their new season of titles with the latest iteration of their Madden NFL franchise.As a Brit with barely an understanding of rugby, American football (as opposed to “proper” football), used to be an incomprehensible muddle of huge men hugging and pushing each other over. A bizarre game, indeed.Over … Continue Reading ››
Ivory Tower’s sequel to their successful 2014 racer ups the ante, taking the race to the skies and the sea, as well as the land. With the whole of the US as your playground, albeit a scaled-down version, The Crew 2 has all the right ingredients to be the ultimate racing game.But does The Crew … Continue Reading ››
I recently had the opportunity to spend three hours in the company of Lara Croft, sampling the first few chapters of the upcoming Shadow of the Tomb Raider.The Tomb Raider franchise holds a very special place in my heart. It was Lara Croft’s first adventure that welcomed be back into gaming after spending my early … Continue Reading ››
I’ve been quite happy using Crucial’s Ballistix memory, but when it comes to showing off your PC rig, illumination is where it’s at.As standard, Geforce GPUs glow green, Asus’ awesome ROG motherboards also come equipped to offer an in-case RGB light show. Even the lowly CPU cooler emits a comforting glow to let you know … Continue Reading ››
Codemasters have been producing top-notch racing games for years now. In the main these have been grounded affairs like their Dirt, Grid and Formula One franchises. Onrush throws all that realism out the window in favour of heart-in-mouth racing mixed with more than a little bit of destruction.I had Onrush pegged as Codemasters’ arcade racing … Continue Reading ››
Jurassic World Evolution is a movie tie-in theme park management game from the same developer as the wonderful Planet Coaster, but is it any good?After years of work-for-hire jobs, including the 3D refinement of the Roller Coaster Tycoon franchise for Atari, Frontier Developments returned to the genre-defining game franchise that they began with and gave … Continue Reading ››
