REVIEW: Horizon Chase Turbo (Switch)
Even before you start the game properly, it’s clear that Horizon Chase Turbo is going to be a riot of kaleidoscopic colour. The title screen is bright, bold and joyously, unashamedly colourful; as is the game that follows. Even the map screen pulses with colour,…
REVIEW: Rez
Synaesthesia is a neurological condition in which the stimulation of one sense causes a reaction in another. For example, some people who experience this phenomenon are able to associate certain tastes with specific colours or even smell words. To the non-synaesthetes among us, this may…
REVIEW: Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles (Switch)
There’s a lot to be said for games that allow you to approach them the way you want to. Emergent gameplay is nothing new, of course, but so often it’s tied into gameplay systems based around destruction and violence; the attraction there mostly being the…
REVIEW: King Of Tokyo
Kaiju, as the monsters vs humans smackdown movie Pacific Rim helpfully explains in its opening moments, means ‘giant beast’ in Japanese. King of Tokyo pits players against each other, each as an outlandishly designed kaiju (many of whom are loving homages of famous cinematic or…
REVIEW: Just Cause (PS2)
Start a revolution. With the 19th anniversary of the innovative PlayStation 2 this week, it is only fitting that our team shares their favourite(s) titles. Today I’d like to drop my hat in the ring and throw it back to Avalanche Studios first endeavour with…
REVIEW: Crash Tag Team Racing (PS2)
The 5th March marked 19 years since the original release of the PlayStation 2 in Japan. While I owned one 2 years later, I still loved it: this console introduced me to the original Kingdom Hearts, a Nightmare Before Christmas game and Ratchet and Clank….
REVIEW: Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
“For every battle won, a greater battle takes its place“ I’m not quite sure where to begin with this review, but I guess I’ll start by apologizing for not having played it sooner. Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice is one of those games I’ve kept my eye on…
REVIEW: Kingdom Hearts III
When the first Kingdom Hearts game was released on the Playstation 2 in 2002, the idea that it would become one of the most iconic video game series of all-time seemed a bit crazy. The game’s blend of Final Fantasy and Disney characters, as well…
REVIEW: Silent Hill (1999)
The bubbling crucible of horror video games has brewed some underwear-dampening gameplay over the last two decades. Heart-stoppers such as Outlast and Amnesia: The Dark Descent leave their mark on the psyche of gamers brave enough to endure their scares, but one game has been…
REVIEW: Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater (1999)
Before we grinded for XP, we grinded in the parks. 1999. It was a time of entertainment bliss. Sure, I was only three years old at the time but let’s not beat around the bush. In a year where movies were thriving, with a string…