Released in 2019, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order was the first single-player only experienced from AAA publisher EA since they acquired the illustrious licence back in 2015. It came as a welcome surprise to fans who’d been growing weary of the cynical, soulless multiplayer-only experiences that had come from the publisher so far. In Fallen Order you take control of […]
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I was excited to play this, as I’d always preferred Mario’s more exploration-based outings, so did it live up to my expectations? And it is worth playing now, years after the initial release?
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Hailed as one of the greatest games of all time upon release – but years on, is The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild worth your time today?
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Shadow of War (SoW) is the much-anticipated sequel to Monolith’s acclaimed LOTR spin-off action game Shadow of Mordor (SoM), promising a continuation of the main games story, a much bigger world to explore, and an evolution of everything that made the first game great whilst adding in a plethora of fresh features and mechanics. I was a big fan of […]
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Race the Sun is a game with a simple concept – pilot a solar-powered ship across a landscape for as far as you can until the sun goes down, dodging the scenery and collecting as many gems as you can. Your score is measured in meters covered, and every five gems gives you a multiplier. Skim an edge of a […]
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Developed by Witch Beam, Assault Android Cactus is a twin-stick shooter set in a cartoon sci-fi setting. You take control of one of a selection of androids fighting an mutinous uprising on a ship, blasting through hordes of enemies in a series of stages from a top-down perspective. I’ve always had an affinity for twin stick shooters, ever since picking […]
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Published back in 2007, Vanquish released on the PS3 and Xbox 360 (and was later ported to PC) to a relative lack of fanfare and moderate critical acclaim. In the years since however, the game has achieved something of a cult status, and is being looked back upon with more appreciation than it initially garnered. This is possibly due to it […]
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Rogue Legacy released back in 2013, and promised a rogue-like high-fantasy sidescroller with random level layouts, a perma-death mechanic with tight controls and a deep skill tree. The concept behind rogue-likes has always intrigued me, so I thought I’d pick the game up for a try. The premise is fairly simple in that you take control of a character of a certain class […]
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Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag has always been heralded as one of better entries into the commercially huge but critically mixed AC series. Touted as an open-world pirate simulator with some of the series’ tropes thrown in, it appealed to me, so I thought I’d play the current-gen remaster to see what I thought. You take control of Edward Kenway, […]
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Cuphead released in September 2017 to critical acclaim, boasting a unique 30’s style cartoon aesthetic and rock-hard run-and-gun gameplay. You take control of Cuphead (and his brother Mugman in 2-player co-op) who, after getting into gambling debt with the Devil, have to collect a series of contracts from across the 3 islands of Inkwell. To collect a contract you must […]
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