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Mortal Kombat X Review
Will you be the next Kombatant? Nothing says, “I just won this match” more than those beautiful, bloody words: FINISH HIM/HER!The first time I heard those words, I had performed my first fatality, Scorpion’s Toasty fatality, on the original Mortal Kombat for the SEGA Genesis. Mind Blown! My 6 year old mind didn’t know how to process this game. Fast forward 24 years and the new entry in the series,...[Read More]
Xcom 2 Review
Our biggest issue with Xcom: Enemy Unknown was the jarring disconnect between the scenario it offered and the resources you had at your disposal. Seriously, if aliens were invading, there’s no way you’d have to scrimp and save, train up noob officers, and build up your defences conservatively. We live in a world where the super powers are happy to spend billions on bombing smaller coun...[Read More]
Rise of the Tomb Raider Review
With Lara Croft making a triumphant return in 2013 with Crystal Dynamics’ reboot, we were eager to see how the new concept had evolved with Rise of the Tomb Raider. And while it is clear that the studio has taken in all the feedback from their previous effort, it’s also clear that this isn’t a dramatic departure in terms of concept and structure. At its core it’s an action-...[Read More]
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam Bros. Review
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga was first unleashed on the world back in 2003. It was first game in Nintendo’s RPG series starring both Mario Brothers, and the third in the long line of this role-playing series that started back in 1996 with The Legend of Seven Stars on the SNES, and was followed by the much more famous Paper Mario on N64 in 2000. With the support of Alpha Dream, who’...[Read More]
Gravity Rush Remastered Review
The apple doesn’t fall too far from the tree. Even though PlayStation 4 is a lot more powerful than the Vita can ever hope to be, the remaster crew at Bluepoint Games have decided to stay as true to the original Gravity Rush as possible. That means the game shows signs of aging, but still contains all the creativity that enthralled Vita owners back in 2012. To fly above a city seldom feels a...[Read More]
The Witness Review
We have tried many puzzle games over the years, and the best all have one thing in common. They make us think about them even when we’re not playing. Be it to see how the furniture in the living room can be organised Tetris-style, how we can use portals to teleport us to the other side of the office, or get us to inhospitable areas using a change of perspective. The Witness got us to draw ma...[Read More]
Helldivers Review
I am a single-player gamer. When I play games, I like the solitude and predictability of the single-player experience. I prefer depending on my own skills when looking to dominating a game. But I do appreciate a good co-op multiplayer game when playing with friends. And if the game is challenging and depends on seamless cooperation between gamers, I dig it even more. I had seen videos and r...[Read More]
The Witcher 3 : Wild Hunt Review
The Witcher 3: Witch Hunt feels like the next step in that evolution, and while not every part of the RPG comes together to satisfy all gamers, there’s enough here to see clearly where things are progressing. Available for the PS4, Xbox One and PC, Witcher 3 is still based largely on combat. But there’s a surprising level of complexity behind it, and you can go about each fight as you ...[Read More]
WWE 2K16 Review
Professional wrestling is a funny one: here’s a so-called sport that built its world on theatricality, on the showmanship of its acrobatic performers acting out massive fantasies of gladiatorial duels and overly dramatic contests. Aside from the occasional unfortunate mishap, no one is ever injured and it’s all tightly stage-managed. So how do you translate that all to the video game world? For 2K...[Read More]
Batman Arkham Knight Review
Is Batman Arkham Knight the best super hero game ever created ? Back in 2009 Rocksteady Studios released Batman Arkham Asylum and like many I thought it was another bad licensed super hero game. That was until i played it and thought finally someone created a good Batman game that made you feel like Batman. So when Batman Arkham City came out in 2011 it was a day 1 purchase for me. It was an amazi...[Read More]
The Witcher 3: Hearts of Stone DLC Review
An immortal with a heart of stone, a mysterious demi-god, a cursed prince, and a grumpy Witcher. CD Projekt Red pulls out all the stops in the first expansion for The Witcher 3, Hearts of Stone. The Witcher 3: Hearts of Stone takes us back to when we were younger. Buying an expansion for a much-loved game was almost as exciting as getting a brand new one. We were always eager for more of the same,...[Read More]
The Martian Review
In the not so distant future, a team of astronauts are sent to Mars. Early on in there stay on the great red planet a storm threatens the teams’ survival. After an emergency take off the team barely makes it off Mars, unfortunately one member didn’t make it onto the launch craft. He is left to survive alone while the rest of the world tries to figure how to bring him home. First I have to say well...[Read More]