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- BrandonMarlow
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- 43 (34 reviews)
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- Sun 22nd, May 2016
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- 6.1
Latest Reviews
Review Away: Journey to the Unexpected - A JRPG-Roguelike Mashup With Serious Flaws
Going rogue
The roguelike genre has exploded in popularity in recent years with titles like Rogue Legacy acting as a shining example of what games in that style can be. One of the great things about Rogue Legacy is that you can tackle its four bosses in any order, allowing for enormous amounts of freedom. Away: Journey to the Unexpected is a game...
Review Portal Knights - Likeable Minecraft-Esque Action RPG
Knight and day
It's no surprise that a global phenomenon like Minecraft has inspired countless other games in a similar style. Portal Knights is another title that borrows Minecraft's blocky art style and crafting system, but it manages to put a fresh spin on many things and in some ways outdoes those that have come before it. The most obvious way...
Review NBA 2K Playgrounds 2 - A Disappointing Sequel
Alley-oops
In 2017, NBA Playgrounds came out of nowhere and slam dunked its way onto the PlayStation 4, giving basketball fans a solid alternative to the ultra-realistic simulation the NBA 2K series offers. It was something we hadn’t seen since NBA Jam’s last entry in 2010, and while it wasn’t perfect it did provide a lot of fun. It seems that...
Review WWE 2K19 - The New King of the Ring
The crown jewel
Much like the WWE’s actual touring schedule, the WWE 2K series never stops. This lineage of games has been releasing every single year since WWF SmackDown on the original PlayStation in 2000. As a result, each entry has started to become mostly iterative rather than radically different, as all annual sports games eventually become...
Basketbawl
When it comes to sport simulation video games, it’s clear that EA Sports is king. It has the crown in just about every major sport, and this was the case for many years with its NBA Live series. Live was the standard bearer for close to 15 years, but during the jump from the PlayStation 2 to the PlayStation 3, it began to lose its grip,...
Find a new slant
It gets lonely at the top. The NBA 2K franchise has been the undisputed king for almost a decade now when it comes to virtual basketball. Long gone are the days of being the plucky underdog who scrapped for years, slowly but surely chipping away at EA’s vast, seemingly untouchable, video game sporting kingdom. NBA 2K is now the...
Review Adventure Time: Pirates of the Enchiridion (PS4)
A pirate's life for me
Adventure Time has been a juggernaut series for Cartoon Network since debuting way back in 2010. Its 10-season run is about to come to an end, and over this span the escapades of Finn the Human and Jake the Dog have spawned six video game entries covering a wide variety of genres. The latest entry, Adventure Time: Pirates of...
Review Super Bomberman R (PS4)
Bombs away
With over 30 entries in the Bomberman series, you’d be excused for thinking the formula would be getting stale and running out of ideas. However, Super Bomberman R proves that there are still a few tricks up those bomb-filled sleeves. Recent years have seen a plethora of spin-offs released, but this year’s entry is a return to the...
As cold as ice
The atmosphere and intrigue of Impact Winter's world are truly gripping, and developer Mojo Bones has sculpted an environment that's begging for an incredible gameplay experience to take place within it. This aura alone is enough to make this title engrossing for the first couple of hours, but unfortunately, the gameplay is not nearly...
Review Way of the Passive Fist (PS4)
Wayward fist
The side-scrolling beat-'em-up is a genre that has been around for almost as long as video games have existed. Countless games have been released in this style to the point where coming up with something that feels original and unique is almost impossible. However, Household Games Inc found a distinctive spin to put on this tried and...
Latest News Articles
E3 2016 Bend Studio Finally Unveils New PS4 Game Days Gone
Dead don't ride
After what felt like an eternity of wondering what Sony's Bend Studio was up to, fans were finally treated to the reveal trailer of Days Gone at Sony's E3 2016 press conference. Rumours pointed to the game being called Dead Don't Ride and after watching the reveal trailer it's easy to understand why. The game's protagonist is a biker...
E3 2016 Trials of the Blood Dragon Is Out Now on PS4
Psychedelic
Ubisoft has announced an insane mash-up between Trials and Far Cry: Blood Dragon, and has dropped an equally big bombshell that it is available on the PlayStation 4 now. Trials of the Blood Dragon takes the 80s nostalgia aesthetic of Blood Dragon and smashes it together with the gameplay of the Trials series to create something insane...
E3 2016 Ghost Recon: Wildlands Busts PS4 in March 2017
One for the land
The drug warfare of Ghost Recon: Wildlands will be coming to PlayStation 4 on 7th March of next year., Ubisoft announced during its E3 2016 press conference. The sandbox shooter will see players take control of drones and vehicles as they engage in all out war with drug cartels that are currently ruling over the population through...
E3 2016 Ubisoft Shows Off New CG Trailer for Ghost Recon: Wildlands
It's wild out here
Ubisoft kicked off its E3 2016 press conference with a cinematic trailer for Ghost Recon: Wildlands, which gives us a glimpse of the game's story. In the sandbox shooter, you'll be working to bring down a major drug tyrant whose cocaine operations are allowing him to rule over the people through terror. Catch the trailer above...
E3 2016 Bethesda Announces Prey, Will Come to PS4 in 2017
Good morning, Morgan
Bethesda has shown off a new entry in the Prey series coming to the PlayStation 4 in 2017. Developer Arkane Austin is in charge of the game and it is currently unknown whether this is a sequel, reboot, or re-imagining of the 2006 title of the same name. However, as this new release doesn't have a number in the title, it's safe...
E3 2016 EA Announces Madden NFL 17 Championship Series, Offers $1 Million in Prize Money
Here comes the money
EA has been a big supporter of eSports recently and it looks like it will be continuing that support in a big way during its Madden NFL 17 Championship Series. The tournament offers a massive $1 million in prize money and will span an entire year, with events being held at four EA Majors as well as other events that will be...
E3 2016 EA Shows Off New Madden 17 Gameplay Trailer
Let's play some football
EA has shown off a brand new gameplay trailer for Madden NFL 17 using entirely in-game footage at its EA Play press conference. While to the average viewer it appears the same as previous iterations, it seems this year EA have put a greater focus on blocking punts and field goals. The trailer ends on a cinematic shot of...
News The Online Robotic Mayhem of Broken Bots Comes to PS4 on 7th June
Do the robot
Bunnycopter is bringing its chaotic online robot warfare game Broken Bots to the PlayStation 4 next week. The game has been in Steam Early Access since late 2015, but the completed version will be arriving on Sony's system from 7th June, boasting four different game modes that can be battled out online against 12 other players or...
News BlazBlue: Central Fiction Comes Exclusively to PS3, PS4 Later This Year
Feeling blue
Developer Arc System Works has announced that BlazBlue: Central Fiction will be launching on both the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 before the end of the year. However, for the moment, the developer has only given the game a vague Winter 2016 time frame for when the game will be released outside of Japan. Central Fiction was...
