After 20 years of playing every game I can get my hands on, I can now be found selling my soul for anything Resident Evil, Gears of War, or Gamerscore related... all of which will be mastered after a good cuppa!
Should you be after a game that can provide hours of fun or even some engaging experiences with friends, then Tetsumo Party isn’t likely to be your go-to game. It has a nice idea and if done better - dare I say maybe even with Kinect from back in the day - we could have been looking at a very interesting game. Sadly, that’s not the case
For a yearly release based on one of the biggest racing franchises, NASCAR Heat 4 doesn’t quite do it justice and even though those wanting a functional racer will find enough to be going on with, there aren't many reasons to pick this over any other racer on the market.
When it comes to survival horror, the first thing that many will want to talk about are the classic titles that kicked it all off; the Resident Evil’s and the Silent Hill’s of this world. Of course, since that point, survival horror has come a long way, evolving a lot, but that doesn’t mean that there aren’t people out there who appreciate the roots of where it all began. With DAYMARE: 1998, that’s what the focus is centred around.
Dragon Age: Inquisition may have been out for quite some time now, but that doesn’t mean revisiting the age-old title is any less exciting that it was first time around. No matter whether you’re thinking of returning to the grand adventures of the Inquisitor once more to help settle the civil unrest within the land of Thedas, or you’re a newcomer yet to find out the story behind the mysterious tear in the sky known as the “Breach”, one thing is for certain, you’re probably going to want to get in on the whole story... right?
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero was a refreshing adventure for platforming fans when it arrived just in time for Christmas last year, bringing more of the classic hero vs. villain gameplay we’ve become enamoured with throughout the series, as well as the return of the loveable protagonist and a fully explorable world brought to life in vibrant HD.
Fortunately, it seems the adventure isn’t over yet, as today sees Shantae: Pirate Queen’s Quest arrive on Xbox One, bringing a new and expanded experience, this time through the eyes of the bodacious buccaneer, Risky Boots.
It’s been a rather quiet week on Xbox since the announcement of the Xbox One X Project Scorpio Edition and all the other exciting things that came out of Gamescom last week, but for anyone keeping a keen eye on the store, today has offered a refreshing set of new titles for players to sink the hours into. If you’re looking for something a little cheaper however, why not a shot at some of this week’s Deals With Gold. Here’s the very best and worst of what’s on offer in this week’s Xbox Live Deals With Gold and Spotlight Sale for 29th August – 4th September 2017.
After experiencing the horrific outing in the Baker family home earlier this year with Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, fans of the series can now return to a familiar, albeit equally horrifying experience with the latest title to arrive on the Xbox Games Store, Resident Evil Revelations.
What happens if you press A? Or B, X or Y? How about hitting the triggers? What about wiggling the sticks?
Sound familiar? If you’re anything like me and have been left with a headache thanks to the massive combos you’re expected to remember from the fighting titles out there, or you’ve been left scratching your head at just how you completed that act of greatness in another of the intricate titles out there, then you’re probably like me and keen to know what buttons you need to remember before setting off on your latest gaming adventure. This is something I did with BLEED too - one of the recent indie titles to arrive on the store. Thirty seconds later however, the controls were the least of my worries. I was on the run from feline aggressors and one eyed flying terrors, as I was left to pursue the path of becoming the greatest video game hero ever.
Unfortunately, recent years haven’t gone that well for the once highly regarded series, with recent F1 releases feeling dull, uninspiring and lacking improvement in key areas. Nevertheless F1 2017 is upon us, and after missing out on the recent Mercedes sales listing for the 2013 Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 W04 as driven by Niko Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton by several hundred thousand pounds, I was given the chance to jump into something a little more realistic. Can the latest F1 title from Codemasters finally bring us the F1 game we’ve been craving?
Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun is a hardcore tactical stealth based game that’s played from a top-down perspective, and has a story that sends players back to Japan’s early Edo period amid a civil war. During the game, you take control of an unlikely group of characters as you sneak your way through the shadows of each level to infiltrate the enemy.
Ah, subscriptions. Every day subscription services in the music and media industry receive new customers, all willing to pay money for a service that gives them something they want in a convenient way - whether that’s through services like Xbox Live and EA Access, or others like Netflix or Amazon. Nevertheless, with so many subscriptions available, and many of us already signed up to more than one, is another subscription service really something you should be looking to tie yourself into?
It’s been another busy week on Xbox with a ton of new games arriving on the store and plenty of fresh additions to Xbox One Backwards Compatibility. But now it’s that time of the week once more, the time in which great deals are thrown our way, and we must decide which ones to spend our money on. So let’s take a look at the best and worst that is on offer from the Xbox Live Deals With Gold and Spotlight Sale for 15th-21st August 2017.
So, by now many of you know how things work. Each time a backwards compatible game releases on Xbox One we take a look to see if they are worth returning to once more. Given the busy week Xbox has had with backwards compatible arrivals, we're here once more to take you through our thoughts on each of the new Xbox One BC games in order to see if these titles are worth delving back into once more, or if they are better off left on the shelf... or your install list, whichever you prefer.
Deathstorm Part 3 - Obliteration - to give its full name - doesn’t exactly play out like a story finale as much as you would expect, at least not in the traditional sense. This time there’s little n the way of the big comic book style entry that we have become used to with previous missions, and there isn’t really much of a big plan involved as to how we are supposed to achieve our goals. In fact, if I hadn’t already played the previous parts to the Deathstorm story, I could be forgiven for thinking this was just any other mission.
Since launching late last year, Gears of War 4 players have often been left anticipating the arrival of each new month, with each monthly update bringing a bunch of new features to improve on the already fantastic experience as well as two new maps for the multiplayer community to dive into. August is no different of course, and now the latest map additions are available via the Xbox Store.
It’s been a quiet few weeks regarding releases for Xbox One, but with Gamescom just around the corner, what better way to get involved again than by grabbing the latest weekly deals to help pass the time. With that in mind, you may wish to know our thoughts on which of the deals from the Xbox Live Deals With Gold and Spotlight Sale for 8th-14th August 2017 you should be looking to add to your collection, and which ones you should avoid.
Not so long ago we brought you our thoughts on the last set of backwards compatible titles to arrive on Xbox One as Microsoft closed in on the 400 Xbox backwards compatible games figure. This week has seen another fresh batch of games brought back, which now pushes that number up and over the four century mark. But, the big question is this - are they worth heading back to or should they be left in the past?
As someone who grew up heavily involved in and fully focused on football, golf was never something that I ever really found myself too interested in. Sure, we all had interest growing up when the Masters tournament would be on the TV, but that was always as far as the interest in golf had gone for me. At least until I was in my late teens and I discovered the minigolf course next to my local arcade. From that point on, any time a golf ball crossed my path the first thought would be to whip up a quick course out of whatever I could find.
Infinite Minigolf is the latest game to allow me to venture into the world of minigolf and recall those memories of yesteryear. So I dived in to see if it could bring back the same wacky fun that I remembered so fondly.
The final week of the Horizon Race Off dawns in Forza Horizon 5, yet as we prepare to bid farewell, there is a last hoorah in the shape of the Festival Playlist Weekly Challenges for Series 32 Spring.
