Games Reviews

9 March 2021

Review: Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury for Nintendo Switch

Despite only enjoying its original release less than a decade ago for the Nintendo Wii U console, the gaming company decided that bringing Super Mario 3D World back to life ...
8 February 2021

Review: Control Ultimate Edition scratches the surface of what PlayStation 5 consoles are capable of

I’m not sure how I completely missed the boat upon the initial release of Remedy Entertainment's sci-fi adventure Control, but I never got the opportunity to play the game between ...

18 December 2020

Review: Cyberpunk 2077 on Xbox Series X is the best console experience, but still way too buggy

It’s been a messy launch for arguably the most anticipated game of 2020, Cyberpunk 2077. Looking back at the year so far, should we really be surprised? Base console (Xbox One/PS4) ...
4 December 2020

World of Warcraft: Shadowlands review

Let’s face it, the first couple of days for the World of Warcraft: Shadowlands expansion launch were a bit of a mess. Many of us spent hours trying to log ...
1 December 2020

Immortals Fenyx Rising review: Ambitious, corny and thoroughly entertaining

Fenyx may not be the hero the Greek Gods want, but she (or he if you so desire) are the hero they need right now. With the deadliest Titan of ...
23 November 2020

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War review

I knew it was coming, but when President Ronald Reagan appeared on my screen for the first time whilst playing the campaign in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, ...
21 November 2020

The Room VR A Dark Matter review: The best virtual reality escape room around

One of the things I’ve missed most about getting together with friends this year, is going to an escape room and having a hilarious hour of shouting at one another ...

20 November 2020

Observer System Redux review: A fantastic next-gen remaster of an instant cult classic

Walking into the room where a headless body lay just a few minutes into my game, I knew that Observer: System Redux was going to be a title that ticked ...

14 November 2020

The Walking Dead Saints & Sinners review: The ultimate experience on Oculus Quest 2

With the recent release of next-gen consoles Xbox Series X|S and the PlayStation 5, the attention that the launch of Oculus Quest 2 deserved may have fallen a little to ...
12 November 2020

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla review: Playing on Xbox Series X cements this as the series' best entry

Sitting on the sofa twiddling my thumbs was a big part of my Tuesday, November 10th, 2020. I was a few hours into playing Assassin’s Creed Valhalla on the Xbox ...
9 November 2020

Amnesia: Rebirth review - a horror sequel worth waiting for

As I took a look around the expansive sandy desert my plane had crash-landed in, I wondered exactly where the rest of my fellow passengers and the flight's crew had ...

6 November 2020

Little Hope review: Is the second instalment in The Dark Pictures Anthology worth playing?

“Grab my hand!” my real-life friend Meg screamed as I pushed on, being chased by the demons of the dark. My character turned to look at her’s, a choice appearing ...

28 October 2020

Watch Dogs Legion review: Not only the best in the franchise, but Game of the Year material

When my review key came through for Watch Dogs: Legion, I was reading the news that both Russia and Iran were allegedly meddling in the upcoming United States election. The ...
19 October 2020

FIFA 21 review: Career Mode has been elevated to the next level, but Ultimate Team is getting stale

There were plenty of things for longtime fans of the FIFA video game series to moan about when it came to previous instalment FIFA 20. Electronic Arts had a lot ...

16 October 2020

I led the United Kingdom's most socialist government in history in Democracy 4: Here's what happened

With all that is going on in the world, political conversations may be the last thing you want to engage with. Still, for many of us who think we could ...

13 October 2020

We put the Oculus Quest 2 to the test!

Boasting a faster processor and more RAM power than before, the Oculus Quest 2 looked to be one of the most exciting gaming hardware additions to the shelves this year, ...

13 October 2020

Let's talk about Until Dawn

Despite the number of new games coming out this year, such as The Last of Us 2 and the much anticipated Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time, sometimes it can ...

9 October 2020

Review: Star Wars: Squadrons

Whether you're somebody who enjoyed the Star Wars fighter pilot games of the past, or you're completely new to the idea of taking to the skies for some space combat, Star Wars: ...
9 October 2020

Review: Mafia: Definitive Edition

When I heard that the original Mafia game would be given a complete overhaul, in a built-from-the-ground-up remake, I was excited to be able to experience the first title after playing ...

6 October 2020

Review: Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time

Back in 1996, an unconventional hero was born. Originally developed by Naughty Dog, PlayStation gamers were treated to a unique new platformer featuring a mutant marsupial known as Crash Bandicoot. ...

3 October 2020

Review: Super Mario 3D All-Stars

Hello world, how are ya? For the past few weeks, I've hardly lifted my head from my Nintendo Switch, after being granted the opportunity to check out three of the ...
28 September 2020

Review: WWE 2K Battlegrounds

When 2K announced that their usual WWE series would be taking a break from release this year following the backlash to the bug-laden gameplay that WWE 2K20 saw in 2019, many were ...

19 September 2020

Review: Trover Saves the Universe on Oculus Quest

Initially released all the way back in May 2019, we finally got the chance to check out Rick and Morty co-creator Justin Roiland's video game creation Trover Saves the Universe when we got our ...

18 September 2020

Review: Beat Saber on Oculus Quest

After getting to grips with the Oculus Quest and having a look through the countless virtual reality experiences available, we got the opportunity to check out one of the platform's most ...