This year my counterpart in New Zealand and myself swapped reviewing duties when it comes to this year’s basketball games. Traditionally, or at least for the last couple of years I’ve reviewed EA’s NBA Live rather than NBA 2K. For the first time in a while, I’ve got to check out what 2K have been … Continue Reading ››
Telltale Games continues to mine famous third-party franchises to bring us their take on Marvel’s cosmic heroes with Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy- The Telltale Series.There’s no doubting that the game seeks to cash in on the popularity of the Marvel Cinematic Universe characters, the second movie of which is now out on Blu-Ray. Fans … Continue Reading ››
The first Dishonored game was an outstanding mix of stealth with more than a tip of the hat to Bioshock. Beautiful to look at, we were lucky to have it. The Knife of Dunwall and The Bridgemore Witches expansions, which followed Empress Jessamine Kaldwin's assassin, Daud, established Arkane Studios as masters of their art.Dishonored 2 … Continue Reading ››
Whilst others may lament that this year’s game isn’t that much different than last year’s effort, and rate the game accordingly, the new story campaign, alone, makes the game a worthwhile purchase. I mean, come on, Activision has been regurgitating the same Call of Duty gameplay for years.FIFA 18 further refines digital football, allowing players … Continue Reading ››
Parisian studio, Sloclap’s debut title, Absolver is a melee combat game set in a beautifully-realised land, with more than a hint of Dark Souls about it.The first time I tried Absolver, it was just a curious dabble. I often do it. When I’m supposed to be finishing off the review for one game, another bit … Continue Reading ››
Polyphony Digital’s Gran Turismo is the grand-daddy of racing sims. For us old timers, the jaw-dropping visuals of the first iteration back in 1997 heralded a completely new type of racing game with real-world physics and photo-real cars.Twenty years later, the newest incarnation, Gran Turismo Sport, enters a very different market, a racing genre dominated … Continue Reading ››
The Thargoids. Their very name should strike fear into the hearts of veteran gamers that cut their teeth playing the original space-combat trading game, Elite, back in the 80s. Many a commander lost their nerve in witch-space having encounters the mysterious Thargoids.Now they are back.Frontier Developments have just launched Elite Dangerous: Horizons 2.4 – The … Continue Reading ››
The guys at Slightly Mad Studios have done it- they’ve created a racing game virtually indistinguishable from real life.For a game that I found uncomfortably similar to the it’s predecessor during my initial preview earlier this year, Project CARS 2 is exactly the game it should be. The developers have obviously drawn upon some of … Continue Reading ››
