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Psycho-Pass: Mandatory Happiness Review – One For The Fans

Steven ImpsonSeptember 19, 2016

In a dystopian future, your life’s direction is decided for you. No longer do humans need to worry about things like their career, every person’s aptitude for d...

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Just Sing Review – The Wrong Kind Of Mash-Up

Shannon GrixtiSeptember 15, 2016

I was probably one of very few grown men who was excited by the announcement of Ubisoft's Just Sing. It was just over 10 years ago when I was in my teens and Si...

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BioShock: The Collection Review – An Incredible Franchise, Made Even Better

James MitchellSeptember 14, 2016

BioShock as a franchise takes inspiration from those that came before – System Shock, Thief and Deus Ex are just some of the key franchises that contribute in s...

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ReCore Review – A Mix Of Nostalgia

James MitchellSeptember 12, 2016

Expectations are a funny thing. As an example, if you told me that the minds who brought us Megaman, Onimusha and Dead Rising was working with the some of the k...

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Mother Russia Bleeds Review – The Grindhouse Of Gaming

Sarah CareySeptember 7, 2016

It’s not often that a beat ‘em up game can pay homage to the classics, have an intriguing premise and also be able to stand on its own as a unique title. Mother...

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Madden NFL 17 Review: A Balance Of Accessibility And Depth

Damian FilipponeAugust 31, 2016

The clock ticks down to the last twenty seconds of Super Bowl LI. My team, the Carolina Panthers are currently drawn with the Cincinnati Bengals at 0-0. The com...

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Fallout 4: Nuka World Review – Become The Raider You’ve Always Wanted To Be

Sarah CareyAugust 30, 2016

The reign of Fallout 4 is coming to an end, with its final DLC instalment, Nuka World, being released today. The biggest of all the DLC maps (and a file size of...

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A.O.T Wings Of Freedom Review – Bloody, Gory, Repetitive Fun

Shannon GrixtiAugust 26, 2016

A.O.T. Wings of Freedom sees the player taking on the role of various characters from the popular Attack on Titan anime and manga series. For those who have nev...

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F1 2016 Review – A Gripping Experience From Start To Finish

Damian FilipponeAugust 26, 2016

Despite growing up with two older brothers with a love for anything with an engine - I absolutely loathed every form of racing they made me watch. Although my b...

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Worms W.M.D Review – A Whole Bunch Of Fun

Steven ImpsonAugust 24, 2016

Some of my absolute favourite multiplayer sessions have been thanks to Worms 2 and its immediate sequels Armageddon and World Party. After Worms World Party tho...

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Deus Ex: Mankind Divided Review – An Interesting Exploration Into Sci-Fi Themes

Kevin HeAugust 22, 2016

For fans of Human Revolution’s globe-trotting, grand plot that had worldwide ramifications, you’ll be shocked or even disappointed to learn that Mankind Divided...

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Bound Review – Excels In Presenting An Engaging Universe

Mehdi ZadnaneAugust 16, 2016

Bound takes the player into a fantastic dreamscape symbolizing a woman revisiting her childhood memories. Now, as you may notice, that is quite a short summa...

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Grow Up Review – Almost the 3D Platformer We’ve Been Waiting For

Ewan RoxburghAugust 15, 2016

Ubisoft has dabbled with smaller, lower budget, almost-indie-like titles with some success. Child of Light was well received with critics, as was the quirky 3D ...

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Batman: A Telltale Series – Episode 1 Review

Brodie GibbonsAugust 5, 2016

The Dark Knight has had a bit of a purple patch of late when it comes to his portrayal in video games. Rocksteady's Arkham series is sure to be the benchmark fo...

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Ghostbusters Review

Ewan RoxburghAugust 4, 2016

Movie tie-ins. Two incredibly foreboding words. Quite often they butcher a movie that’s already butchered a great book. In this case, developers FireForge take ...

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Hyper Light Drifter Review

Brodie GibbonsAugust 3, 2016

Borrowing from the likes of Dark Souls, Hyper Light Drifter isn't a game that delivers a straight forward narrative. Instead, it delivers a world that, if you l...

Suicide Squad Is The Win That DC Films Needed

Kevin HeAugust 3, 2016

Possibly one of the year's most anticipated films, with a robust marketing campaign and a strong ensemble cast, Suicide Squad looked to fill the crater that DC ...

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ABZÛ Review

James MitchellAugust 2, 2016

ABZÛ doesn’t tell its story in a traditional sense. There’s no voice work, there’s barely any sound effects and there certainly isn’t any text to tell you what’...

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I Am Setsuna Review

Matthew ZimmariJuly 25, 2016

Many games over the recent years have attempted to recapture the feel of older generations, with most not quite making the distance and disappointing players in...

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Ninja Pizza Girl Review

Steven ImpsonJuly 20, 2016

Ninja Pizza Girl is a game about bullying and resilience. It’s a game about freely running and jumping across a city’s rooftops. It’s also a game about deliveri...

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Song of the Deep Review

James MitchellJuly 19, 2016

Song of the Deep follows 12 year old Merryn, who goes fishing almost every day and usually returns home on time. One night, he never comes home, and Merryn is h...

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7 Days To Die Review

James MitchellJuly 17, 2016

There isn’t really a story as such in 7 Days to Die. The game has a setting – the game’s events take place after a third world war resulted in a nuclear blast t...

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Super Mutant Alien Assault Review

Seamus MullinsJuly 16, 2016

In this day and age it’s not often that we see many fast paced arcade shooters, let alone ones which are ridiculously addictive, impeccably polished, is from an...

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Prison Architect Review

Damian FilipponeJuly 13, 2016

Have you ever stopped and thought to yourself “I would love to run a prison”? No? Me either. I’m not saying Prison Architect might make you reconsider your stan...

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Odin Sphere Leifthrasir Review

Kevin HeJuly 12, 2016

Odin Sphere is framed narratively as a series of books read by a little girl called Alice with her cat Socrates, in a delightfully presented opening sequence of...

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Grand Kingdom Review

Matthew ZimmariJuly 8, 2016

The market is relatively flooded with tactical RPG games when it comes to the PlayStation 4, and it usually is hard to create a unique experience that offers a ...

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Heart&Slash Review

Ewan RoxburghJuly 4, 2016

Set long after an apocalyptic robot uprising – the Robolution – you control one well-intentioned robot, fighting back against the murderous machines under the g...

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Inside Review

Brodie GibbonsJuly 3, 2016

Limbo, Playdead's first release, was as ambiguous as it was achromatic. "Uncertain of his sister's fate, a boy enters limbo" was all we were offered by way of ...

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Resident Evil 5 Review

James MitchellJuly 3, 2016

Resident Evil 5 takes place in 2009, six years after the destruction of Umbrella and eleven years after the destruction of Raccoon City. You play as Chris Redfi...

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Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens Review

Mehdi ZadnaneJune 30, 2016

Let's face it, we all know the story of The Force Awakens by now, but what's most important about a Lego game is how it handles the events and characters of the...

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Trials of the Blood Dragon Review

Matthew ZimmariJune 25, 2016

Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon was a smash hit with gamers, combining the FPS gunplay of Far Cry 3 with the neon-soaked synth-filled glory of the 1980s (and Michael Bi...

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Kirby: Planet Robobot Review

Mark IsaacsonJune 24, 2016

For all the talk about Mario, Zelda and Samus over the years, it’s easy to forget the little pink puffball that could. Though Kirby certainly doesn’t have the p...

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The Solus Project Review

Fergus HallidayJune 24, 2016

With the ever-hyped No Man’s Sky looming large on the horizon, it’s no surprise that indie developers are jumping on the interest in the extraterrestrial explor...

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Umbrella Corps Review

James MitchellJune 23, 2016

Umbrella Corps takes place in 2015, taking place two years after the events of Resident Evil 6 and twelve years after the collapse of Umbrella in 2003. They’ve ...

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Sherlock Holmes: The Devil’s Daughter Review

James MitchellJune 9, 2016

Sherlock Holmes: The Devil’s Daughter follows the same formula as previous Sherlock Holmes games. Much like Crime and Punishment that came before it, it present...

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Fire Emblem Fates Review

Matthew ZimmariJune 8, 2016

AUTHOR’S NOTE: Fire Emblem Fates wasn’t reviewed as separate entries due to the fact that the base gameplay remains the same, only the narrative changes dependi...

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Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book Review

Steven ImpsonJune 7, 2016

Alchemy is the art of taking materials and synthesizing them into something else. This is the story of Sophie, a fledgling alchemist who is continuing in her la...

Mirror’s Edge Catalyst Review (In Progress)

Mehdi ZadnaneJune 7, 2016

Whilst we've spent quite a significant amount of time with both the EA Access version and our review copy of Mirror's Edge Catalyst, we'd like a little bit more...

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants in Manhattan Review

Matthew ZimmariMay 31, 2016

Who here could honestly say they’ve never heard of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles? The ‘heroes in a half-shell’ have been a mainstay in pop culture since thei...

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Overwatch Review

James MitchellMay 31, 2016

It seems a tad ineffectual to talk about the storyline of a team based, only online, multiplayer shooter but here goes. Overwatch takes place in the future and ...

Exploring Paris In Hitman Post-Update

James MitchellMay 29, 2016

When I first tried the brand new HITMAN I was both excited and apprehensive. Nowhere, when talking about the game, was it made clear just what the new Hitman ga...

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Total War: Warhammer Review

Kevin HeMay 27, 2016

With four factions and four main campaigns, there isn't a huge amount of story content but a lot of meat in the single player. Choosing a Lord to lead your fact...

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Fallout 4: Far Harbor Review

Sarah CareyMay 26, 2016

Far Harbor marks Fallout 4’s third DLC and is the largest and lengthiest to date, with enough quests to add an additional 20 hours of gameplay. After being disa...

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Homefront: The Revolution Review

Mehdi ZadnaneMay 20, 2016

Homefront: The Revolution is set in the year 2029, four years after the North Koreans invaded the United States after remotely disabling all of the technology o...

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Battleborn Review

Ewan RoxburghMay 18, 2016

Hero shooters are the ‘in thing’. Adding just a pinch of MOBA into first person shooters, they combine MMO elements with cooperative and competitive online gami...

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Shadwen Review

Damian FilipponeMay 17, 2016

Frozenbyte Inc’s (creators of Trine) latest effort puts you in the stealthy shoes of a female assassin called Shadwen who's on a quest to commit treason of the ...

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Shadow of the Beast Review

Mehdi ZadnaneMay 17, 2016

Built upon the foundations of the Amiga original, Shadow of the Beast returns to the world of gaming under the helm of Heavy Spectrum Entertainment. But is this...

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Doom Review

Shannon GrixtiMay 16, 2016

After 12 years since Doom 3, Doom has returned to fill your demon-slaying needs. In this stunning revival, the Union Aerospace Corporation’s research facil...

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Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End Review

Shannon GrixtiMay 5, 2016

The story of Uncharted 4 is set several years after the events of Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception. Nathan Drake is now settled into a semi-normal life with Elena...

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Severed Review

Ewan RoxburghApril 27, 2016

I gotta hand it to Drinkbox Studios. After the success of Guacamelee, they ought to have been able to produce a game for whoever on whatever, but instead they s...

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Alienation Review

Matthew ZimmariApril 26, 2016

With titles under their belt such as; Dead Nation, Super Stardust HD and Resogun, Housemarque has made a significant impact in the gaming community as far as sm...

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The Banner Saga 2 Review

Fergus HallidayApril 22, 2016

Trilogies are a dime a dozen when it comes to video games. However, franchises are rarely envisioned that way from the outset and, as a result, there are remark...

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Ratchet and Clank Review

Shannon GrixtiApril 11, 2016

The most important thing to understand about the 2016 iteration of Ratchet and Clank is that it’s essentially a reboot of the franchise which will coincide with...

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Resident Evil 6 Review

James MitchellApril 6, 2016

The Xbox One version of Resident Evil 6 was primarily tested for the purpose of this review.Resident Evil 6 follows three sets of characters in 2013, which puts...

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Dark Souls III Review

Kevin HeApril 4, 2016

The PS4 version of Dark Souls III was primarily tested for the purpose of this review. This review will undoubtedly spoil many aspects of Dark Souls 3 (and 1...

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Bravely Second: End Layer Review

Julian Rizzo-SmithApril 4, 2016

The Nintendo 3DS version of Bravely Second: End Layer was primarily tested for the purpose of this review. Bravely Second: End Layer is an excellent role...

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Quantum Break Review

Mehdi ZadnaneApril 1, 2016

The Xbox One version of Quantum Break was primarily tested for the purpose of this review. Whilst Remedy isn't exactly known for publishing a steady stream of ...

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DiRT Rally Review

Mehdi ZadnaneMarch 29, 2016

The PS4 version of DiRT Rally was primarily tested for the purpose of this review. The DiRT franchise made its rather unusual early-access debut last year, b...

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Pokken Tournament Review

Jake AnlezarkMarch 28, 2016

The Wii U version of Pokken Tournament was primarily tested for the purpose of this review. Bandai Namco and The Pokémon Company have pooled their combined r...

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Trackmania Turbo Review

Matthew ZimmariMarch 28, 2016

The PS4 version of Trackmania Turbo  was primarily tested for the purpose of this review. Do you remember playing with Hot Wheels as a kid? The twists, the t...

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Samurai Warriors 4 Empires Review

Kevin HeMarch 11, 2016

The PS4 version of Samurai Warriors 4 Empires was primarily tested for the purpose of this review. Samurai Warriors 4 Empires takes a different approach in t...

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The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD Review

Jake AnlezarkMarch 9, 2016

The Wii U version of Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD was primarily tested for the purpose of this review. A high definition remake of one of the most s...

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Assault Android Cactus Review

Josh LackMarch 9, 2016

The PS4 version of Assault Android Cactus was primarily tested for the purpose of this review. Releasing initially through Early Access on Steam for PC, the ...

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Superhot Review

Kevin HeMarch 2, 2016

The PC version of Superhot was primarily tested for the purpose of this review. Superhot is quite straightforward on a surface level; the player (your avatar...

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Heavy Rain and Beyond: Two Souls Collection Review

Mehdi ZadnaneMarch 1, 2016

Note: Heavy Rain and Beyond: Two Souls are available both separately and as part of the bundled Quantic Dream Collection. Buyers who have purchased Beyond: Two ...

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Foul Play Review

Ewan RoxburghFebruary 29, 2016

Foul Play is a rather curious little side-scrolling brawler developed by the independent studio Mediatonic, originally released onto PC and Xbox 360 in 2013, bu...

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Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 Review

Mehdi ZadnaneFebruary 23, 2016

Two years ago Popcap surprised players with a fresh but unexpected take on the Plants vs Zombies franchise with Garden Warfare. This month, the plans and zombie...

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Far Cry Primal Review

James MitchellFebruary 22, 2016

What even is a Far Cry game anymore? There were hints to indicate that it was just an open world shooter set in an exotic locale. Then there were hints that the...

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Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth Review

Steven ImpsonFebruary 22, 2016

Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth puts you in the shoes of Aiba, a girl (or boy, you choose) who is part of an online forum community that becomes involved with an inf...

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Rainbow Moon Review

Matthew ZimmariFebruary 19, 2016

In anticipation of the sequel “Rainbow Skies” being released this year, developers SideQuest Studios and publisher eastasiasoft have re-released Rainbow Moon fo...

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Dying Light: The Following Review

Mehdi ZadnaneFebruary 16, 2016

The following review has been written based on experiences with the PlayStation 4 version of the game. Certain technical aspects, issues and details may not app...

Street Fighter V Review

James MitchellFebruary 16, 2016

The story has never really taken the forefront in the Street Fighter franchise and Street Fighter V is definitely not going to be bucking that trend – at least ...

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Agatha Christie – The ABC Murders Review

James MitchellFebruary 15, 2016

The ABC Murders takes a page out of almost every Agatha Christie book – you play as unique and distinct Belgian detective Hercules Poirot who is dangerously clo...

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Layers of Fear Review

Kevin HeFebruary 15, 2016

Horror, tragedy and some real psychedelic terrors await you in Layers of Fear, the latest in the 'interactive narrative' genre of video games. Your character is...

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Unravel Review

Ewan RoxburghFebruary 14, 2016

Unravel, developed by Coldwood Interactive, is clearly a work of great passion. I fell in love with it almost immediately at its E3 2015 unveiling, presented by...

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Naruto Shipp?den: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 Review

Kevin HeFebruary 12, 2016

Having never played the previous Ninja Storm games, Number 4 tells an abridged version of the manga (and anime). For people who have never followed Naruto befor...

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This War of Mine: The Little Ones Review

Mehdi ZadnaneFebruary 10, 2016

Moral choices aren't a new thing to gaming as a concept, but to what extent do we actually think these decisions through? As little or big as the consequences a...

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Arslan: The Warriors of Legend Review

Julian Rizzo-SmithFebruary 10, 2016

Arslan: The Warriors of Legend is an enjoyable take on the Dynasty Warriors genre but not worth the full price for newcomers of the original anime series. Despi...

Rise of the Tomb Raider PC Review

Sarah CareyFebruary 9, 2016

Released as an Xbox exclusive last November, Rise of the Tomb Raider has finally made its way over to PC, much to the delight of gamers worldwide. Following ...

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Firewatch Review

Ewan RoxburghFebruary 9, 2016

Experiential games, those that favour narrative, character development, presentation and player ‘experience’ over more traditional gameplay codes have become so...

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LEGO Marvel’s Avengers Review

Matthew ZimmariFebruary 7, 2016

TT Games is back with, you guessed it, another LEGO game! Following 2013’s Lego Marvel Superheroes, this time around it is the Avengers who get their turn with ...

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Rise of the Tomb Raider: Temple of the Witch Review

James MitchellFebruary 4, 2016

Temple of the Witch can best be described as a side story of sorts that takes place at the same time and in the same region as the original Rise of the Tomb Rai...

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XCOM 2 Review

Ewan RoxburghFebruary 2, 2016

WRITER’S NOTE: This review is written from the perspective of someone that is new to the XCOM series, with a small amount of experience in tactical combat games...

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Gravity Rush Remastered Review

Shannon GrixtiJanuary 27, 2016

Gravity Rush begins with a girl called Kat waking up in the floating city of Hekseville. Kat has no recollection of how she got to her current location but thin...

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Amplitude Review

Mehdi ZadnaneJanuary 20, 2016

At first glance you could compare the visuals of Amplitude to those of the Audiosurf games on PC, but there's a lot more going on when it comes to its design. A...

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Resident Evil Zero HD Remaster Review

James MitchellJanuary 19, 2016

Resident Evil Zero takes place just moments before the opening scene of the original Resident Evil game. Whereas the original game had players entering a mansio...

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Assassin’s Creed Chronicles India Review

Matthew ZimmariJanuary 12, 2016

With ‘franchise fatigue’ beginning to take its toll on the long-running series, Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: India returns to the side-scrolling adventures as s...

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Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam Bros Review

Daniel GarciaDecember 18, 2015

The adventure begins with Luigi accidentally knocking off a book from a shelf. Turns out, the book is magical, and it lands in such a way that it remains open. ...

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Yo-Kai Watch Review

Daniel GarciaDecember 12, 2015

Yo-kai are mischievous creatures that inhabit our world, invisible to all but a special few. Nate Adams is an average elementary school student, ignorant to th...

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Review: Bloodborne: The Old Hunters

Steven ImpsonDecember 4, 2015

A hunter who goes drunk with blood is said to be taken by the Nightmare, destined to wander forever, engaged in an endless hunt. It is a fate that no Hunter can...

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Review: Just Cause 3

Ewan RoxburghDecember 1, 2015

When I met Just Cause 3's game director, Roland Lesterlin, at this year's PAX Australia, he coined a new term, a 'game-cation' saying  "Just Cause is kind of a ...

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Review: The Crew: Wild Run Edition

Mehdi ZadnaneNovember 30, 2015

A year ago Ubisoft introduced gamers to The Crew, a racing MMO that focussed on putting players together in an experience that spans all over North America. Rid...

Team Review: Fallout 4

Shannon GrixtiNovember 22, 2015

"Where to begin?” it's the age-old Fallout question. Not only does it apply to the game - you could pursue the immediately engaging main storyline, any number o...

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Review: Star Wars Battlefront

Shannon GrixtiNovember 17, 2015

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. This single sentence has echoed throughout pop culture history for the past 30 years, and even those who haven't seen...

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Review: Need For Speed

Matthew ZimmariNovember 16, 2015

Welcome to Ventura Bay; a land of street racers, outlaws, and no daylight cycle between dawn and dusk. As a mysterious unknown racer, you work your way through ...

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Review: Dragon Ball Z Extreme Butoden

Matthew ZimmariNovember 11, 2015

The universe of Dragon Ball is once again in disarray! The world’s strongest fighters must gather together to stop the enemies from the past from taking over! W...

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Review: Rise of the Tomb Raider

Shannon GrixtiNovember 9, 2015

The story of Rise of the Tomb Raider is set after the the events of the original game. Lara is out to prove that she's not insane and what she experienced on Y...

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Review: Assassin’s Creed Syndicate

Mehdi ZadnaneNovember 9, 2015

As of the franchise's last iterations the narrative formula of Assassin's Creed had begun to grow stale due the lack of direction, inspiration and flat characte...

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Review: DriveClub Bikes

Jake AnlezarkNovember 3, 2015

  Whilst there is absolutely no story involved in this racing simulator/arcade mix, I will take the opportunity to explain a little bit about this expan...

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Review: Tales of Zestiria

Julian Rizzo-SmithNovember 2, 2015

Tales of Zestiria is an enjoyable role-playing game despite its flaws. The cast is interestingly developed in animated short stories and the main quest; while t...