Category: Reviews & Previews

Moonring review - a retro RPG offering more than mere n...

The last few months have been bloody brilliant for RPGs, a period stuffed with massive, triple-A titans, gorged on inflated bud...

Super Mario Bros. Wonder review - kaleidoscopic platfor...

I've been playing Super Mario Bros. Wonder for about a week now, and my head is full of it. What's more - and slightly less con...

Intel Core i9 14900K and Core i5 14600K review: the def...

Intel's "Raptor Lake Refresh" 14th-gen CPUs are here, reprising the designs and prices we saw on 13th-gen models, but bumping up ...

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 review - cluttered but no less lo...

Spider-Man's always been a busy guy. He's got classes to attend - or in this slightly older Peter Parker's case now, teach. He'...

Star Trek: Infinite review - it's a good day to wait fo...

As President T'Pragh of the United Federation of Planets, it's routine for me to hear from the USS Enterprise, the pride and jo...

Saltsea Chronicles review - a dreamy adventure that con...

Don't call me Ishmael. Today, you can call me the whole rabbling cast of the Pequod. This is the beautiful, improbable concei...

Total War: Pharaoh review - skip the battles and enjoy ...

The year is 1200 BC and, in bronze age Egypt, Pharaoh Merneptah is worried about his legacy. His maniac son Seti is set to inhe...

Meta Quest 3 review impressions - one of VR gaming's be...

Head(sets) up, Readers. Due to a snafu with Meta's servers during the Quest 3 review window and a last minute embargo change, I'v...

Payday 3 review - furiously good fun, if criminally una...

It's not that there's anything actually wrong with Payday 3. The levels are well-designed, encouraging the kind of outside-the-...

The Lamplighters League review – rip-roaring tactical a...

I'll level with you: for a good long while I absolutely despised The Lamplighters League; approximately one half of it is clums...

Detective Pikachu Returns review - a textbook mystery t...

What would a world shared by humans and Pokémon really be like? It's something I imagine every Pokéfan has pondered, and yet it...

Assassin's Creed Mirage review - a fascinating new city...

Reader, I am in love with the House of Wisdom. Who wouldn't be? A vast palace of books with thick walls, beautiful ceramic wind...

Forza Motorsport review - a weighty and welcoming racer...

In the view of Forza Motorsport, cars are serious business. This you can tell from the score, by Kaveh Cohen, Michael Nielsen a...

Cocoon review - prepare to be astonished

Magicians have a concept known as "closing the doors". It's an extremely complex, multi-stage form of lying, basically. You have ...

EA Sports FC 24 review - sensible changes and disappoin...

In 1993, EA Sports released FIFA International Soccer, on the Sega Mega Drive. The matches unfolded on a fuzz of green pixels...

El Paso, Elsewhere review - hectic monster blasting wit...

El Paso, Elsewhere is beautifully simple. It's a third-person action game in which you fire guns and dive through windows, trig...

Logitech Pro Racing Wheel, Pro Racing Pedals and Playse...

Logitech's no stranger to racing peripherals, with their G29 racing wheel being a budget mainstay since the PS4 days - and earlie...

Neurocracy 2.049 review - a brilliant futurist mystery ...

"Wikipedia isn't a reliable source" is one of those things that was drummed into me repeatedly at school. "Anyone can write any...

The Crew Motorfest review - a beach getaway troubled by...

The Crew Motorfest takes place in Hawaii. After two games set across a crunched-down United States, the developer, Ubisoft Ivor...

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is a much better...

The Arkham story comes to a close in a graphically gorgeous, if somewhat uneven, closing chapter

Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth is the series at its ver...

2024 gets a first-ballot Game of the Year pick that's also one of the strangest games we've ever played

Tekken 8 is a sensational sequel

Bandai Namco recaptures the excitement of the classic era with deep combat and meaty single-player modes

Early Access Review: Palworld is cynical and soulless, ...

Everything Pocketpair’s Pokemon-alike lacks in originality, it makes up for with impressive execution

Mario vs. Donkey Kong is a faithful revamp of the GBA o...

Nintendo delivers another staunchly faithful remake, but what's left offers little challenge for core players

Review: Balatro is gaming’s best time thief since Vampi...

Simple to pick up, impossible to put down, this card roguelike is a masterclass of simple, yet brilliant mechanics

Berserk Boy is a satisfying modern take on Mega Man

The vibrant 2D platformer is one of the better attempts to bring the 16-bit era into the 2020s

WWE 2K24 delivers another solid bout of ringside bliss

2K's latest entry isn't a massive overhaul but does improve an already great game

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is an utterly massive RPG pushe...

Aerith, Tifa, and the gang make up a hugely enjoyable road trip you'll be playing for hundreds of hours

Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story is a fitting tribute t...

Digital Eclipse's latest doesn't span all of Minter's career, but what's covered is handled with care

Game News: Top 28 Games of 2023

Oh man, another year has gone and flown by, and what a year it has been!

Abriss - Build to Destroy

Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty Complete Edition

Now 2023 was a stellar year for video games, and we’re continuously blessed with amazing Souls-Like games, with many thankfully ad...

Tomb Raider I - III Remastered Starring Lara Croft

There are plenty of gaming icons, from Master Chief to Mario! But there was a time (the glorious 1990s) when Lara Croft used to ru...

Tekken 8

Plenty of fighting games have been and gone, with only a select few standing the test of time. The likes of Mortal Kombat and Stre...

Alisa: Director's Cut

I genuinely get a whole-hearted sense of happiness when indie developers come together, or work solo to create amazing games, part...

Cookie Cutter

From the beginning of Cookie Cutter, I knew this Metroidvania promised attitude, immense violence, and a tragic layer buried deep ...

Trinity Fusion

Multiverses were so massive at one point, thanks to the likes of Marvel and Everything, Everywhere, All at Once. And there was goo...

Kingpin: Reloaded

Remasters of classic games are now the norm of modern gaming, and it’s fantastic. We get to play some of the best retro, classic, ...

Enclave HD

There are many timeless games we still love and play today. With the likes of Resident Evil 4 (which had a remake this year), and ...

American Arcadia

Reality TV has become quite the bizarre facet of modern culture, hasn’t it? On the one hand, it can be seen as simple entertainmen...

Last Train Home

Games centred on the theme of war usually amass to the typical Michael Bay-style epic actioners with the likes of the Call of Duty...

My Friendly Neighborhood

Survival horror and indie games have had it good in the last few years, and this year alone has seen some absolute bangers. The li...

Dredge: The Pale Reach

2023 has been an amazing year for video game releases, especially in the indie scene. Earlier this year, we were blessed with one ...

This Bed We Made

It seems like nowadays, everyone wants to be a sleuthing detective, whether it be by watching True Crime Dramas, TikTok investigat...

You Will Die Here Tonight

Survival horror is one of the most renowned and successful genres in gaming, whether it’s during the golden age in the 90s or the ...

Achilles: Legends Untold

Greek mythology is the foundation of modern storytelling, with its influence being felt in books, films and of course video games....

Ghostrunner 2

It only feels like yesterday when I was sliding, slicing, and slipping past bullets in Slow-Mo to avoid the fatal one hit in the i...

Trepang2 (Console review)

There has been an onslaught of Boomer Shooters over the last few years, with the likes of DUSK, ION Fury, and Dread Templar. All o...

ION Fury: Aftershock

The days of 90’s action icons have been and gone, making way for the modern, more thoughtful action hero of now. However, with the...

El Paso, Elsewhere

What is the best way to deal with a breakup and how to heal a broken heart? Dive into work? Do a rebound? Play tons of video games...

Knight vs Giant: The Broken Excalibur

Roguelites have boomed in popularity in the last decade, with a select few even being regarded as the best games ever made! It's c...

Dave the Diver

There’s an old saying in the video game space, that we want more games that are smaller, more creative, made by happy people who w...

Ad Infinitum

Horror continues to have an impressive resurgence in modern gaming, with the likes of Resident Evil 7, Resident Evil 2 Remake, The...

Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon

From Software has become an iconic studio over the last 14 years, with hits such as Demon Souls, their revolutionary Dark Souls se...

Daymare 1994: Sandcastle

The horror genre in gaming has never been more prosperous since the Golden Age of survival horror. Both the indie and AAA spaces h...

Quake 2: Remaster

Over the many eras of the FPS genre, there are a few choice titles we pick apart and praise with all our being. 1993’s DOOM of cou...

Moving Out 2

Moving Out is back with a vengeance! The chaotic, co-op moving game peaked at a time when people had to huddle together in isolati...

Antstream Arcade

Gaming preservation is more important than ever, and according to The Video Game History Foundation, 87% of video games will be lo...

Baldur's Gate 3

Occasionally there is a game that achieves new heights and sets the bar for innovation and inspiration high. Games like Resident E...

Blasphemous 2

Sinner! Yes you, you’re a sinner, aren’t you?! Do you like video games? Of course, you do, as you be a sinner! Okay, I’ll knock i...

Above Snakes

Gaming is a great way to be part of adventures we couldn’t possibly do otherwise. Although there are some things we can surely do,...

HITMAN: World of Assassination

Agent 47 much like Mario, Lara Croft or Solid Snake, should be held in high regard as a gaming icon, with his series having spanne...

Rain World: Downpour

The world is an unkind place, with a vast amount of dangers, injustices, and cruel twists of fate waiting to fracture and even des...

NeverAwake

Childhood can be utterly wonderful, and many grown adults often think about simpler times, and happier moments, such as no backach...

Trepang2

There has been an onslaught of Boomer Shooters over the last decade, and now finally the floodgates have opened to allow other old...

Layers of Fear (2023)

Blooper Team have since 2016 been a force to be reckoned with, with hard hitters such as Observer, Layers of Fear, The Medium and ...

Railbound

Ever since I was a child, I loved trains and puzzles. The idea of trains in gaming is even better, with some of the best level des...

Amnesia: The Bunker

Now, I must come clean. I was never a fan of Amnesia: The Dark Descent, nor am I a fan of horror games where you run away, cower i...

Planet of Lana

We’ve had many great side-scrolling adventures that offer emotional narratives and engaging mechanics. The likes of Play Dead’s Li...

System Shock Remake

2023 is fast becoming the year of remakes, with the likes of Resident Evil 4, Dead Space, and soon joined by Silent Hill 2. But th...

Redfall

Arkane Studios is one of gaming’s most insightful, and intelligent creative hubs in the industry. Arkane is made up of several stu...

The Last Case of Benedict Fox

We gamers have been blessed over the last 30-odd years to have such a great selection of games from the Metroidvania genre, a sele...

Dead Island 2

Zombie games are a dime a dozen in gaming, with there seeming to be more games featuring zombies than in movies. At this point in ...

Dredge

The ocean on its surface can be incredibly beautiful, calming and a powerful reminder of how wonderful nature can be. But then und...

Intruders: Hide and Seek

There are plenty of things which scare us as human beings, from clowns, zombies, spiders and Disney live-action remakes, there is ...

Highwater

The ending of the world is a rather scary thought and something that always comes up in everyday life.  While personally, I doubt ...

Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons Remake

When I first saw the trailer for the remake of Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, I was somewhat puzzled. Upon its original release ont...

Please, Touch the Artwork 2

Art is captivating, and daring, and can bring about a swirling of death-defying emotion. Just look at the Mona Lisa, it’s stunning...

Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor

Since Vampire Survivors has become one of the most popular games in recent gaming history (much like Resident Evil and Dark Souls)...