Reviews
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Wildlands Review
Jun 15, 2017
Ubisoft’s depiction of Bolivia in Ghost Recon Wildlands is gorgeous. It’s got the lush greens of jungles, snowy whites of the mountains, swamps, salt-flats, quarries, and caves. Travel anywhere in this giant sandbox and do anything you’d like. One could say, feel free to go… Wild.
DiRT 4 Review
Jun 12, 2017
DiRT 4 has all the modes you expect to be present in a numbered DiRT game, but somewhere along the way, Codemasters didn’t give DiRT 4 a personality befitting for the series. Gone is the Instagram-filtered look and Mountain Dew spewing words from famous extreme sports celebrities of DiRT 2, and also gone are the slick and splashy menu transitions and career navigation of DiRT 3. Where DiRT 4 falls a bit short in presentation, it makes it up where it counts, in gameplay. DiRT 4 is without a doubt the best-feeling and playing game of the series.
Victor Vran: Overkill Edition Review
Jun 07, 2017
Consoles need more loot based action RPGs, there I said it. We have Diablo 3 and that’s probably the default most still go to even today. There have been a few other games that attempt to bring something new or fresh to the table but I haven’t found one until now that gives me that addictive feeling. Victor Vran is now on PS4 and it brings the goods for those looking.
Tormentor ❌ Punisher Review
Jun 02, 2017
Tormentor❌Punisher is an extreme, top-down shooter that doesn’t give any fucks, and will gladly let you know it. This is like a more violent and brutal Smash TV. To say that Tormentor X Punisher is challenging, but there’s a nuance, and flow to TxP. Aside from a cartoon introduction that takes the playable character to Planet Fuck You, there’s little in the way of the action, which is at the forefront of what Tormentor X Punisher is – a non-stop thrillride of a top-down shooter.
TEKKEN 7 Review
Jun 02, 2017
At long last, Tekken 7 has made it way to consoles and PC. While the game has existed as arcade machines previously, and has evolved into Tekken 7: Fated Retribution, this is the first home release of the game. And it is simply titled Tekken 7. It includes all of the arcade updates and much more that offers great fan service for long-time followers and a great way to get anyone caught up, if they haven’t stuck with Tekken over the years. Tekken 7 is a fantastic fighting game with not only great visuals, but smartly improved fighting systems that make it feel like an arcade experience at home with some great storytelling on top of it.
Danger Zone Review
Jun 01, 2017
Three Fields Entertainment is a group of veteran developers who most notably worked on the Burnout series. Now with their own development studio they released Dangerous Golf last year. An explosive not-golf golf game that showed that the developers haven’t forgotten their roots. Danger Zone is their second game as a studio, and is fully realized game that proves you can go home again. Danger Zone is powered by Unreal Engine 4 for devastatingly beautiful destruction and gameplay that encourages high scores against real-time leaderboards.
Tokyo 42 Review
May 31, 2017
I have played Tokyo 42 for at least an hour every day for two weeks now. This game. I love it. I’m sure many other reviews will cite SMAC Games, the developers, references to their influences being GTA2 and Syndicate. Although I can see why they’d say that in an effort help new players understand, I do feel that Tokyo 42 falls confidently into a realm all of it’s own devising. Tokyo 42’s opening moments hold your hand just enough to show you the basics then back off and let you dig into the sandbox with all toys immediately available to you.
First Strike: Final Hour Review
May 31, 2017
Peter Gabriel’s “Games Without Frontiers” comes to mind when playing this. Even though there’s no discernible era, the game calls upon the Cold War when it was really heating up between the United States and then U.S.S.R. First Strike was originally a mobile and tablet game from Blindflug Studios that took an interesting approach to an apocalyptic real-time strategy not seen since Plague Inc. Now on PC known as First Strike: Final Hour, is the enhanced game in high-definition textures and allows you to play with a keyboard and mouse.
STRAFE Review
May 24, 2017
STRAFE is the is a juxtaposition of anachronistic gameplay and visual nostalgia that work across many degrees of success. Pixel Titan’s Kickstarter success is a game that reminds you of FPS days gone by, but introduces modern gameplay sensibilities in a roguelike setting to keep the game feeling fresh every time you play. And rather than memorizing patterns, STRAFE becomes a game of survival and strategy in the first-person shooter genre not to be missed.
Forza Horizon 3 Hot Wheels Review
May 19, 2017
Forza Horizon is already a series that’s a departure from the simulation and realism that Forza Motorsport delivers. With the Hot Wheels expansion for Forza Horizon 3, this is perhaps biggest departure of gameplay the Forza brand has ever seen. And this is all for the best. This is your childhood revisited in HD splendor, allowing you to drive in fully-realized toys and do things you wouldn’t ever think were possible in a Forza game.
NBA Playgrounds Review
May 17, 2017
Saber Interactive plays homage to NBA Jam and even a little bit of NBA Street with NBA Playgrounds, and does so with enough changes to the formula to make it interesting, even if the attitude and enthusiasm is a bit subdued. NBA Playgrounds has some erratic difficulty swings during exhibition and tournament modes, but the arcade basketball is fun and easy to pick-up-and-play solo, local, or even online.
Turtle Beach RECON CHAT for XBOX ONE Review
May 15, 2017
Turtle Beach realizes that the standard chat headset you get with either an Xbox One or PlayStation 4 out-of-the-box, is rather sub-par. They are either fragile plastic, or flimsy earbuds that don’t have the power to output quality audio. Turtle Beach uses that as a baseline to construct something more in-line with what you’re looking for in a chat headset, and delivers light, durable, and quality in an affordable package. Turtle Beach RECON CHAT for XBOX ONE satisfies all of that, and makes you wonder why you’ve settled for less.
Bounty Train Review
May 15, 2017
Outlaws in the 19th century United States were brutal, dangerous, and ruthless in their crimes. Bounty Train is a game that is historically accurate with some of the events that transpired in this era, but done through simulation with the randomization of a roguelike. Bounty Train is similar in vein of FTL, but with a lot more complexity and depth. If it weren’t for Bounty Train‘s upfront difficulty and seemingly hating the player at every chance it gets, would be much more enjoyable. As it is, Bounty Train is as brutal and ruthless as the outlaws were in the 1800s.
Has-Been Heroes Review
May 12, 2017
Has-Been Heroes from Frozenbyte is a game that’s difficult from the get-go and has no desire to let up. This for some, can be tolerable. But for many, and like me, put me off from the game only several hours in trying to attempt to find meaningful progress. That aside, the art, music, strategy and tactics involved requires some forward thinking that makes it unique. However, all of the good it does can’t save Has-Been Heroes from the hole it digs for you, from the moment you start a run.
Slayaway Camp Review
May 10, 2017
The name of Slayaway Camp might be a bit on the nose with what goes on there, but this isn’t a movie, it’s a game – a gory and hilarious game. It features a classic horror movie visual style in voxel form, and sliding puzzle gameplay which works to its benefit. Slayaway Camp has been out for a while, and deserves a look due to its well-thought out puzzles and atmosphere that are like no other.
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