The release of Just Dance 2020 celebrates 10 years of the world’s number 1 music videogame franchise. The developers of the game, Ubisoft, promise that this edition is ‘more than Just Dance’, so hopes are high for some exciting brand new features to freshen up their tried and tested formula.
Arise: A Simple Story on Xbox One is a brilliantly devised game and it's been a huge pleasure to play. Yes, there are the occasional frustrations with some of the platforming, but you really shouldn’t let that worry you. It's a splendid wordless story with a perfect amount of gameplay hours for the price, and it’s right up there with the very best games I’ve played this year.
Without the multiplayer element, I’d be happy to say that Door Kickers: Action Squad is more than worthy of the fairly low asking price. But with it, the entire experience moves up another good notch or two, providing some of the best cooperative styled gameplay I’ve managed to take in over recent years.
At the end of the day Deep Space Rush on Xbox One is a fun little side-scroller to waste a couple of hours on before the magic wears off and other games start to tempt you back in.
Created as a collaboration piece, AVICII Invector is of such a high quality that it will not just appeal to fans of the late superstar, but will certainly come of interest to all manner of gamers from around the world.
Drawing inspiration from Slavic folklore, Yaga certainly delivers in terms of its narrative and lore. But in terms of combat and environments, it feels underwhelming. Levels get repetitive quickly and the combat system leaves a lot of room for improvement.
Some may scoff at its barebones presentation and visuals, but forgiveness should be encouraged because the strategy elements and the ready appeal of placing units carefully to get the drop on the enemy is satisfying. As far as strategy games go, it’s a success.
When there’s a tomb to be raided, a certain Lara Croft is the first person that comes to mind who would be capable of handling such a task. Hold your horses though, as there’s a new duo in town looking to pull off an epic heist in the depths of a tomb and they’re a part of an Xbox One game named SlabWell. Can this, reasonably low-priced, indie puzzling adventure from developers UnderCoders (Conga Master) put these self-proclaimed master thieves on the map, or are they instead the masters of their own downfall?
While it doesn’t reinvent the wheel, Sparklite on Xbox One is a strong contender in the genre and a reminder to push ourselves to be the best we can possibly be.
Mobile phones have been with us, as general use items, for around 30 years. They are our soulmates, work buddies, secret keepers, personal art gallery, filmmaker studios and post office. But what happens if the phone becomes a matter of life and death? Can you trust what you are seeing on the screen? That is just one of the many questions posed by the brilliantly inventive FMV, SIMULACRA.
Despite releasing almost two years ago, Bridge Constructor Portal has just received its first piece of paid DLC titled Portal Proficiency. As exciting as fresh content is, one has to wonder how this DLC containing new conundrums will step up and add to the base experience to entice gamers back in. Could it address the few drawbacks to be found in Bridge Constructor Portal, and more importantly, will the additional levels avoid coming across as being more of the same?
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order on the Xbox One is proof that single-player is not dead; it is alive and kicking and here is one of the best examples of it in 2019.
Fun, energetic and original, Super Dodgeball Beats on Xbox One delivers exactly what it says on the tin; and it does so well. You may blast through it in a few short hours, but at just £11.99 it’s well worth it.Â
