Let’s Sing 2020 is the latest game in the franchise which will allow you to fulfil your dreams of being a pop superstar (not my dream, I suck). Now, more than ever, we need games like this to provide that bit of fun that can…
Category: Xbox One
Everyone has their favourite Saints Row title, some prefer the more serious tone of the first two games, others enjoy the wacky and over-the-top superhuman powers in Saints Row 4 and Gat out of Hell. For me, Saints Row: The Third struck the perfect balance…
Sometimes I just want to step away from realistic games, experiences which tug on my emotions, and puzzles which make my brain hurt, and I just want to play a game which is mindless, silly and bonkers – so I thought I’d try out Maneater!…
Everyone has their most anticipated releases this year, some can’t wait for The Last of Us Part II, others want Cyberpunk 2077 to hurry up, and Halo fans eagerly await Halo Infinite – for me, I’ve been looking forward to Dark Nights with Poe and…
I’ve played a number of promotional and ‘tie-in’ games over the years, from the creepy ‘Sneak King’ game from Burger King to the rather disturbing ‘Kitten Squad’ from PETA, but I think this is the first time I’ve played a game published by a UK…
Streets of Rage is one of the most memorable series of games from the Mega Drive/Genesis era, it brought almost arcade-quality beat-em-up action into the household without the need for credits and a pocket full of quarters (or 20p coins here in the UK). The…
I’m not the biggest fan of games which utilise cards as their main mechanic, they are usually overly complicated and often confuse me. However, although Book of Demons revolves around crawling through dungeons, organising a collection of cards to aid you along the way, the…
Just over two years ago I took a look at a game that I loved even though I found it incredibly frustrating to play on my own, Spintires: MudRunner. It was a game in which you set out on a number of long-winded quests which…
Wired Productions have published a few exciting and memorable narrative adventures lately, Close to the Sun was a steampunk horror game aboard a ghost ship, Those who Remain and Martha is Dead are two upcoming psychological thrillers, and Deliver Us The Moon is a sci-fi…
It seems like only yesterday when I was reviewing Zombie Army 4 on the PlayStation 4, an extremely satisfying Nazi zombie slaughtering simulation game in which you deliver the undead back to where they came from, Hell. Well, aside from that game, I’ve also been…
Last year I had the honour to review Braveland Trilogy on the Nintendo Switch, a collection of casual Heroes of Might and Magic style games combined within a single package. Today marks the release of the collection on the PlayStation 4, with the Xbox One…
It’s been a good few years for Lovecraft fans as there have been a number of games based upon his horrific creatures and lore, such as The Sinking City, Call of Cthulhu, and Conarium, how about one more? Moons of Madness takes the genre away…
There’s nothing more entertaining than an interactive FMV game, choosing what actions and dialogue the on-screen characters perform and watching as the events play out in front of you. Over the years I’ve played many of these, such as The Shapeshifting Detective, Planet of the…
The time is finally here guys, it’s the release of an open-world action-adventure game that involves you enhancing your superpowers, collecting orbs, playing both solo or in co-op, and generally causing havoc for the enemies and civilians alike! No, silly… I’m not talking about Crackdown,…
The Nintendo Switch has received a number of ports, some based upon the previous generation of consoles (the PS3, Wii U, and Xbox 360) and some modified and optimised versions of PS4 and Xbox One titles. Due to its weaker hardware, compromises are usually required…
Puzzle games come in many variations, especially digital ones. There are digital representations of classics such as word searches, Picross, and crosswords, and there are games which invent their own puzzles through the use of a narrative adventure or immersive action game. Jump, Step, Step…
When DOOM was set to be rebooted back in 2016, nobody knew what to expect. Would it be a simple remake of the original game with some cinematics thrown in, would it be a 30fps narrative FPS, or would it tone down the violence in…
*Incoming reference only British people will probably get* Have you ever sat there on your day off, or every day if you’re unemployed, wearing nothing but your pants as you binge on daytime TV, flicking through the endless shows about antiques, car boot sales, decorating,…
Short narrative adventures are hit or miss with most people. Some like the fact that they can sit down and absorb the entire experience within a single afternoon and others feel they are too short for the price they’re asking for. Personally, if a game…
After having previously played The Coma: Recut, I was already impressed at the premise and setting the developers had created. There’s nothing creepier than walking through the dark halls of your once familiar school without being able to exit. To make matters worse, the protagonist…
Bullfrog Productions were one of my favourite developers when I was a kid, they turned me onto simulation and management games, genres which I’m a massive fan of to this day. Whether I was a Dungeon Keeper setting traps for the pesky ‘heroes’, Managing my…
One of my favourite casual games of 2019 was Hero Express, a Trials-like game in which you drive various vehicles across a bumpy landscape as you try to reach the finish line in one piece. That game was both developed and published by Fantastico Studio,…
Not too long ago I reviewed Draugen on Steam (HERE), an interactive narrative-heavy adventure game which perfectly sucks you into the beautiful visuals and relaxing atmosphere of the isolated town of Graavik in Norway. However, due to the age of my hardware, the experience wasn’t…
Does anyone remember the 1979 arcade classic, Asteroids? It’s a simple game in which you move a spaceship around and shoot various blobs (asteroids) as they come flying in from all sides, splitting into smaller pieces as you blast them with your projectiles – creating…
39 Days to Mars is a game that I’d not heard of until a few weeks ago, despite originally launching back in April 2018 on the PC after a successful Kickstarter in 2014. It’s a co-operative enforced game that lets you both play with another…
It’s finally here, the sequel to one of my favourite, most relaxing puzzles games of 2019, Glass Masquerade 2: Illusions. It was almost exactly a year ago (6th Feb 2019) which I reviewed the original Glass Masquerade, a game which had me hooked as soon…
Back in March 2019 I played and reviewed The Braveland Trilogy on the Nintendo Switch, a simplified Heroes of Might and Magic-like game from developer Tortuga Team. Later that year the developers released Spaceland, their simplified Xcom-like game on Apple Arcade, Steam and the Nintendo…
There are two things in life which people love to shoot the hell out of (in video games), Zombies and the Nazis. Rebellion has provided an answer to this strangely satisfying urge for a while now through their Zombie Army games, games which borrow a…
Does anyone remember No Man’s Sky? The overly ambitious game which launched to negative reviews due to under-delivering on almost every promise it made during development (until it was revamped around 2-3 years later)? Well, imagine that game, only with working co-op from day one,…
When I was younger, pretty much every successful film and TV show had its own video game based on the franchise. We saw this a lot last generation, with all of the Disney tie-ins and the beginning of Telltale Games’ many licencing deals – making…
I’ve previously played and reviewed the Epic Games Store version of Close to the Sun upon launch, a review you can find HERE. However, due to my PC not being the greatest, resulting in a few technical issues on my side, I managed to get…
Frogwares are well known for their fun and immersive Sherlock Holmes games and most recently their brilliant new IP, The Sinking City. As a fan of both Sherlock Holmes in general and interactive adventure games, I’ve bought, played and completed every single adventure game the…
Back in September 2018, I reviewed Jurassic Park Evolution on the PS4 over on my friend’s website, DemonVideoGame.com, which you can read HERE. Ultimately I loved the gameplay mechanics including incubating and breeding your own dinosaurs, riding around as a ranger to shoot darts or…
Apple Arcade launched a short time ago over on iOS devices, bringing with it a bunch of brand new games – some of which were timed exclusives to the mobile platform. One such game, which I’ve been waiting to eagerly get my hands on, is…
Developer Piccolo Studio’s debut game, Arise: A Simple Story, really hit me with a hard gut-wrenching punch. From its opening moments of witnessing the protagonist’s funeral, to his journey through limbo accessing his old memories, I couldn’t shake the feeling of finality and loss. It…
Star Wars is a franchise everyone knows, it’s been around for over forty years and expanded into comics, cartoons, spin-offs, TV shows, merchandise and of course, Video Games. I wouldn’t say that I’m the biggest fan of the franchise, having skipped the last few movies,…
After writing an article a few days ago about mental health and the charities and foundations out there trying to remove the stigma surrounding it, allowing us to freely talk about our issues, I read that Hello There and Wired Productions were re-releasing AVICII: Invector…
As a departure from our usual format of reviewing games, I’d like to introduce you to a new charity, the first project released as part of the awareness program, and another game which I feel also touches upon subjects which need to be heard, despite…
With a concept that wouldn’t go amiss in a Black Mirrors episode, SIMULACRA is a game in which you must dig through a missing persons mobile phone in order to try and track her down and ‘hopefully’ find her before something bad happens. Combining simulation…
Headspun has had a rocky launch, to say the least. The game came out a few months ago but, as with all of the games I personally review on the site, I wait until the game is in a decent state until I write my…
I’ll be honest here – I’ve not seen any episodes from the Netflix series which this game is based on, Narcos. However, for newcomers to the franchise, like me, the game does a great job of introducing you to characters and the story. It mixes…
I love simulators, casually working my way through the addictive and slightly monotonous tasks helps me relax as time passes by without even realising. However, Bee Simulator isn’t really a ‘simulator’ in my eyes, it comes with a narrative, tasks, mini-games, and a plot, something…
These days, the majority of games that come out tend to hold your hand, practically giving you the solution to puzzles and the location of secrets by pointing to them and making them obvious. The whole feeling you get from finding something new and discovering…
I love roguelike games, something I can pick up and play for an hour or two at a time as I grind until I die so I can buy new enhancements and try it all over again. The problem is, they’re one of the most…
Mango Protocol recently released Psychotic’s Agatha Knife, a point-and-click game in which you help young Agatha create a new religion so that animals would willfully sacrifice themselves to be slaughtered – she’s a young girl who loves animals and lives in a butcher’s shop. Today,…
When I heard that Super Monkey Ball was being remastered for modern consoles, I was so happy. I have fond memories of playing the original two games on the Nintendo Gamecube many years ago, so I was hoping they would be the chosen ones that…
There have been a number of re-releases over the years, porting older games to modern consoles in an attempt to trigger nostalgia at the chance to replay a childhood gaming experience without remastering or altering the core game – a direct 1:1 port. SEGA do…
Have you ever visited a Sea Life centre and thought to yourself “if I was in charge, I’d make this place more exciting by bringing in more sharks and exotic animals to increase the flow of customers and make the place more appealing”? Well, thanks…
For those that have played Cat Quest, you will be fully aware of the multitude of hilarious cat puns throughout the game. Cat Quest II, from developer The Gentlebros, delivers way more entertaining puns, not only in regards to cats but now dogs too. Cat…
Back in June 2018, Dontnod Entertainment and Focus Home Interactive released Vampyr upon the world, a dark action-RPG game in which you take the role of a newly-reborn Vampire. Now, thanks to Saber Interactive, you can also experience this unforgiving and blood-thirsty choice-based adventure game…
I’ve always loved a good murder mystery, whether in a book, film, TV show, or video game; seeing a crime and then using various clues to deduce who did it, what weapon/method they used, and why, really intrigues me. We’ve had a few games which…
Dauntless is finally here as a full game! The game has been in early access for months but now it has reached version 1.0 coming as part of the game’s biggest update yet. If you don’t already know, Dauntless is a free to play action…
Obsidian Entertainment, for most people, is most well known for Fallout: New Vegas, the follow up to Bethesda’s Fallout 3 on PC and the last generation of consoles. Although they’ve developed other hits, such as South Park and the Stick of Truth and the critically acclaimed…
Before I talk about Destiny 2: Shadowkeep, let me first briefly talk about my experience with Destiny in general… Back in the early days of the PS4, there hadn’t been a great number of games released to keep me occupied. Destiny looked interesting even though…
It’s always cool to watch as an idea that starts small is able to grow an become a grander thing than what was originally conceived. Indivisible is a game that has been anticipated for quite a while now, especially for the folks that helped by…
Despite my dislike of Kickstarter and Crowdfunding in general, the system has brought us a number of great games in the last few years, projects which actually met their goal and produced a game which resembled what was promised within the campaign. Deliver Us The…
Codemaster’s long-running TOCA video game series is back with a reboot of one if it’s most popular titles, Grid. Despite being the fourth title within the ‘Grid‘ sub-series, it’s technically the tenth game in the TOCA franchise, following in the ‘tire-marks’ of Race Driver: Grid,…
It’s finally here! Call of Cthulhu, the game based on the board game based on the stories by H.P. Lovecraft, arrives on the Nintendo Switch in all of its gothic splendour, allowing us to experience the full game wherever and whenever we like. Published by…
At long last, Spotlightor Interactive‘s hidden gem, Candleman, has finally surfaced on Nintendo’s hybrid system with help from publisher indienova. I actually reviewed the game last year when it launched on the PlayStation 4 (HERE) but I couldn’t turn down the chance to take another…
It’s been five long years since the release of Tropico 5 on the PlayStation 4, a game which I can’t even imagine how many hours I’ve spent building up my empire, only to watch it fall because I forgot to build a fire station before…
Daedalic Entertainment are among my favourite publishers (and sometimes developers) for classic point-and-click style games. From the brilliant, and often overlooked, Deponia series (which is now available in its entirety on modern consoles), to the deep and captivating Pillars of the Earth adaptation, I’ve thoroughly…
The Nintendo Switch is having one hell of a year, bringing many classic games from other platforms to its ever-growing catalogue, with no signs of slowing down. Now, Remothered: Tormented Fathers probably isn’t on your list of games that absolutely had to come to Switch,…
Time and time again, simulation games have come into my life and stolen hours upon hours of my time before I even realised it. Games such as Train Sim World, Car Mechanic Simulator, and Construction Simulator 2 have all fully immersed me and captivated me…
I’m not a shallow person, I rarely go off looks when I’m out looking for something new, be it a game, some food, or a new girlfriend… However, as soon as I saw The Sojourn I knew I had to play it as I was…
A few months ago I took a look at The Sinking City on the PlayStation 4 – a mysterious action-adventure game from Frogwares, the developers mainly known for their investigative Sherlock Holmes games. So, when given the opportunity to check out the same game over…
Not too long ago we reviewed This is the Police 2 on both the PlayStation 4 and Steam, a game which we thought was a great sequel with one of the most challenging tactical gameplay modes we’ve ever played. Weappy Studio followed what Ubisoft did…
The Blackout Club, looking at it from afar, has the potential to be one of the best indie co-op games of this generation. Up to 4 players can group up in this co-op PVE horror game, playing as kids going off exploring some strange mysteries…
There is no denying that I have a secret love for brick breaker type games and all my old cell phones are inclined to agree. Ever since I got my first cell phone, a Kyocera brick, back in 2003 I have purchased/downloaded a variation of…
Over the last few years, Psychotic’s Agatha Knife has been released on the PC, Xbox One and the Nintendo Switch, however, I’d not heard of it until the PS4 version was dropped into my inbox a few days ago. After spending a good eight hours…
Arguably, the franchise which pushed Telltale Games into the limelight was The Walking Dead, an interactive narrative adventure game based around the comic series of the same name. Using a similar formula to their previous games (the revival of Sam and Max, Monkey Island and…
I don’t know about you but I sometimes feel like stepping outside of my comfort zone and trying something I usually wouldn’t play. Although a little daunting, it’s not always a bad thing since I get to try out new games which could surprise me…
How do you follow up on your greatest hit, Monster Hunter World (MHW)? Since its release in early 2018, it has surpassed all expectations and turned a franchise that formerly enjoyed widespread popularity only within its home territory of Japan into not just a global…
Step aside 007, there’s a new agent in town, Agent A. Instead of an FPS or action-heavy experience, Yak & Co have delivered a suave secret agent puzzle adventure game in which you must thwart the evil villain’s plans and save the day before it’s…
Remedy Entertainment, the developers behind the renowned Alan Wake and Max Payne series’, are back with a brand new title which is, in my opinion, one of the best games they’ve ever created. Combining sci-fi with the supernatural, Control is a game which absorbs you…
I recently reviewed the rather therapeutic and relaxing FIA European Truck Racing Championship game, a game which plays by the rules and punishes you for bumping into other vehicles, going offroad for a few seconds or even getting rear-ended by another car (as it was…
I remember when I was about 5 years old, my mom was working as a DJ late into the night and my Dad was “watching” my brother and I. He was a couple of beers in, so any kind of logic was out the door.…
There’s nothing quite like a quirky, interesting, and mechanically unique indie game, an adventure that places you within a recognisable world which has been altered by the events of a catastrophic genocide. Caligari Games and Daedalic Entertainment have presented us with such a situation, combined…
Ancestors Legacy was launched on PC back in May 2018, a Real-Time-Strategy game from Destructive Creations which focuses on its narrative-driven campaigns spanning four different civilisations. Originally, the game was planned to come to PC and then only the Xbox One this year – thankfully…
Within this current generation of gaming we’ve seen a rise in the number of episodic releases, developers releasing their games one chapter at a time throughout the year to both prolong the experience/story and so they can deliver a product much quicker (as it’s incomplete…
VR horror has really taken off recently with some brilliant, and some not so brilliant attempts at placing you in worlds that try to be even scarier than the one we live in. The latest attempt on the PSVR system is Rise of Insanity, a…
I don’t know what it is about the horror genre that people, such as myself, love so much. The very idea that we go into a piece of entertainment with the sole purpose of letting it scare the bejesus out of us sounds silly, right?…
Everyone knows that I love a good puzzle game, especially when it a ‘good’ puzzle game that creates unique puzzles to solve, ones that make you think and look at things differently. One genre I’ve really started to enjoy is the narrative-puzzle genre, games that…
Does anyone remember Super Meat Boy? If so, do you recall how frustrating it was trying to make it through a level full of traps and hazards without losing your train of thought and becoming mincemeat as you fall into a circular saw or get…
As Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is produced by Koji Igarashi and is considered a spiritual successor to the Castlevania series, I think it’s important to give a brief history to my experience of the Castlevania games. It’s a short and sweet experience which started…
I’ve always been a fan of arcade racing games, squeezing the Right Trigger as hard as I can as I drift around corners and barge into the opponents like it’s a giant game of bumper cars. As such, games which lean more towards the simulation…
I love the Wolfenstein franchise as there’s no thinking required, just run and shoot with a massive gun in each hand as you mercilessly slaughter a bunch of Nazis and their blood-thirsty machines. Wolfenstein: Youngblood takes the parts we love about the series (mindlessly gunning…
There’s definitely no shortage when it comes to shoot ‘em ups, ‘shmups’ for short, and the latest effort comes courtesy of developers Manufacture 43. Pawarumi is a crazy shooter where you control a super-powerful ship in a strange futuristic setting. Out now on PC, Xbox…
We. The Revolution, from Polish Developer Polyslash and publisher Klabater, is a bit different from your typical game. Based on the French Revolution in Paris, you are a Judge of the tribunal, named Alexis Fidele, and it’s your duty to bring justice to those who…
I need to pay more attention to Fig, an alternative crowdfunding site to Kickstarter which was founded by Justin Bailey (the former COO of Double Fine Productions). Just like Kickstarter, it allows developers to pitch their games and receive funding and support from the fans…
As soon as I spot the word ‘Simulator’ within the title of a game, I know it’ll be a game I end up loving and/or losing hours to, as I learn the ropes of performing a real job. I know this as it’s happened previously…
It’s been a little while since I delved into a decent puzzle game and was truly hooked, but I finally played one which I couldn’t put down. Developed by Lunar Great Wall Studios, Another Sight is a very intriguing 2.5D puzzle game with a unique…
I was very excited when I saw that Paper Dolls: Original was coming to the PlayStation 4. It originally released as a VR title on both the PC and PSVR headsets last year, albeit with a few changes to make it more suitable for VR.…
Fighting games have been a large part of my gaming DNA for many years. I often cite Super Street Fighter as the game that transitioned me from a casual gamer to hardcore as I would come home from school and practice for countless hours. This…
EA is well-known for releasing big blockbuster titles such as Anthem and Battlefront, which are AAA despite the ‘issues’ they have, but they’ve also begun to dabble with smaller indie titles too. To help manage these titles, EA set up the ‘EA Originals‘ division, a…
I’m a sucker for addictive progression-based games; as soon as a game introduces a roguelike/lite mechanic where you’re deemed to fail so that you can improve your stats and try again, I’m hooked. As such, I’ve recently found myself addicted to Hero Express from Fantastico…
The Nintendo Switch has an impressively large library of games, considering it’s only been on sale for two years. However, as you dive into the e-Shop and poke around, you’ll notice that there are easily over a thousand direct ports of mobile phone and tablet…
‘Walking Simulator’ is a term which I don’t like using as it doesn’t paint the right kind of picture for what you’re about to experience. However, despite my dislike of the derogatory ‘genre’, it’s one which most people understand when describing games such as Everybody’s…
There are a few games that I’ve followed for a number of years now, hoping they satisfy all of my hype and anticipation I’ve gained throughout the years of following their development. As a massive fan of Frogwares and their Sherlock Holmes collection (seriously, those…
THQ Nordic announced a few months back that their remastered ‘smash-em-up’, Red Faction Guerrilla: ReMARStered, was coming to the Nintendo Switch after the successful release over on the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. With a release date set for tomorrow (July 2nd 2019), it’s…
To briefly use its full name, Injection π 23 ‘No name No number’, is a survival horror game that lends a lot from games such as Silent Hill. It has an emphasis on survival and exploration over action and has some very cool features. The…
