Riverbond on Xbox One isn’t likely to be a game that adults will fall in love with due to the repetitive nature, but the game does a fantastic job of appealing to the younger gamer
Another year, another Madden, and the premier football game is back. EA promises that Madden NFL 20 will be the best, most-authentic football experience yet. But they say that every year, don’t they? In the past, many have accused this series of just being an expensive, yearly roster update. Is that the case here, or has EA developed something that significantly improves on its predecessors?
The arrival of Roarr! Jurassic Edition on Xbox One piqued my interest with its promise of a fast and furious brawler that’ll “make Jurassic Park look like some fairy tale for kids!” – That’s a genuine quote. The problem is, Roarr! Jurassic Edition doesn’t deserve to be mentioned in the same sentence as Jurassic Park as it struggles to deliver an enjoyable experience.
It appears that someone at Blowfish Studios has access to a sheet of tracing paper, and it has been put to good use. See, Whipseey and the Lost Atlas resembles a mash up of Super Mario Bros, Kirby and, weirdly, a dash of Pokemon.
As someone who owns the board game, I can vouch for Pandemic. It's an incredibly fun concept that forces you to work strategically with your friends, and it's hugely satisfying when you finally manage to win. The video game version is pretty much a carbon copy of the original board game, but instead, you play it on an Xbox. So, does Pandemic translate well to consoles, or is it a failure?
Double Fine have already had a big year. At E3 2019 they not only revealed gameplay for the long awaited Psychonauts 2, but they also announced they were joining Xbox Game Studios. It was a monumental moment for a studio that's been independent for 19 years. However, after all this time, RAD reminds us why the studio has been a creative juggernaut for two decades. It doesn't execute all of its ideas perfectly, but RAD is endlessly charismatic, visually fascinating and just incredibly creative... and I'd expect nothing less.
There's been a glaring absence of card games on console in recent years. As the PC community frequently gets more love in this genre, this absence has only become more apparent. That's where Slay the Spire comes in to save the day. It's a deck-builder the likes of which are incredibly rare. Accessible, deep, addictive and full of variety: Slay the Spire is the definitive card game on consoles.
