Dead Rising 4 Review
A series back from the dead? Dead Rising has always seemed to have mixed fortunes with audiences, even if they have been generally well received critically. With a return to original protagonist Frank West, can Capcom recapture the spirit of the original? Story: It’s been over a decade since the first game, and Frank West is all washed up, no longer the ‘hero of Willamette’. Old, jaded and tired o...[Read More]
The Walking Dead: A New Frontier – Episode 1 – 2 Review
The Final Frontier? Telltale’s Walking Dead games have been real favourites of mine, but some of their other games have missed the mark for me, whilst performance and bug issues have been seemingly ever more prevalent. Which direction does the latest series of The Walking Dead take? Story: My only real problem with the story in A New Frontier is how it has to rather casually deal with some of the ...[Read More]
Moto Racer 4 Review
4 better or 4 worse? The Moto Racer series has come out of a decade-plus long hibernation to be reborn on Xbox One and PS4. But does the world still need an arcade motorbike game? Gameplay: Moto Racer 4 certainly plays very differently to your average motorbike game in 2016. There’s no front and rear brakes, no setup or advanced physics – this is a carefree racer of yesteryear where you’ve g...[Read More]
Dishonored 2 Review
An honour to play? Dishonored was a revelation – Bethseda had seemingly found a game and studio outside of the iD, Fallout and Elder Scrolls series capable of success. Have Arkane managed to repeat the feat 4 years on with “Dishonored 2” ? Story: Arkane shift the story on pretty significantly from the original game, with Royal Protector Corvo now nearly 15 years older and tasked with p...[Read More]
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare Review
Ghosts in the machine? The last time Call of Duty’s founding studio, Infinity Ward, had the lead developer role, the result was the disappointing Ghosts. Is Infinite Warfare a spectacular return to form or is the studio in a spiral of decline? Story: Certainly from a narrative perspective, Infinity Ward and Activision appear to have thrown pretty much everything they have at making Infinite Warfar...[Read More]
HITMAN – Episode 6: Hokkaido Review
Japan scam? The first season of ‘new’ Hitman comes to an end in a private Japanese hospital, but is it a fitting ending for Agent 47? Story: Our bald assassin’s story has certainly seen up-and-downs this year, but unfortunately Hokkaido isn’t the best ending to the season. The tension and ante are upped once again, with two high profile targets to take out. But it’s the end cut-scene which let thi...[Read More]
LEGO Harry Potter Collection Review
Fumble-dore: The Lego games have slowly started to end up on the ‘HD’ remaster in-tray, and the latest is the two Harry Potter games. Do they still hold up after a few years? One of the criticisms levelled at the Lego games is that the pace of change is glacial, so it was interesting to actually go back to one of these games at least five years after I reviewed them originally. Story: The first th...[Read More]
Mordheim: City of the Damned Review
Damned if you do? Mordheim was a favourite little pastime for me as a teenager, with skirmish battles taking less time than a full game of Warhammer. But whilst GW have seemingly forgotten the franchise over the last decade, can Rogue Factor bring back the IP successfully? Story: Mordheim is one of my favourite parts of the Warhammer fantasy universe, where the decadence and hubris of the citizenr...[Read More]
Titanfall 2 Review
A titanic achievement? Titanfall was one of my favourite ever multiplayer shooters when it came out in 2014, have Respawn manage to improve on the formula and beat the big boys in the room – Battlefield and Call of Duty? Story: This time out, Titanfall does feature a fully-fledged campaign, which is surprising in a number of ways. It’s definitely not some throwaway experience, but a well-paced, we...[Read More]
Call of Duty VR free for all PS VR owners
Activision & Sony have announced that Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare’s VR level, ‘Jackal Assault’, won’t actually require the full game to play. Instead, all PS VR owners will be able to download it from the PSN store. Even better is the price, which is free! “The Jackal Assault VR Experience will be available to all PS4 owners, not just for players who have purch...[Read More]
PlayStation Pro launch line-up revealed by Sony
PS4 Pro is only a week away (launching November 10th in Europe), and Sony has today unveiled the list of titles that will be enhanced for the upgraded PS4 hardware. It’s a pretty impressive list, with some 30 titles available at launch, supporting either enhanced frame-rates or resolutions. Sony has also mentioned that further games and patches are coming, with over 45 titles supported by th...[Read More]
Mass Effect Andromeda Teaser Trailer drops in
A new teaser for Mass Effect Andromeda has dropped this afternoon, and it offers a tasty glimpse into the setting for EA and Bioware’s new game, as the trailer clearly features N7 labelled characters sat upon the moon looking over at Earth. It’s only a short trailer, but has certainly piqued my interest. Andromeda comes out in early 2017 and we’re really looking forwards to findi...[Read More]
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