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Super Time Force is a mighty ambitious indie undertaking. While Capybara Games appears to have successfully accomplished what they set out to do, the question is whether or not you’ll enjoy taking part. Those that cling to the side-scrolling shooter genre for non-stop twitch-based action might be put off by...
Regardless of your age or feelings toward the genre, we can't recommend Child of Light highly enough. Ubisoft Montreal has created a concise and inviting RPG that somehow manages to retain more than enough complexities to ensure a deep, rich experience for players of all types – to say that...
If you're wondering whether it's worth picking up again, then that would depend on how much you enjoyed the Xbox 360 version. We feel that Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition is an expertly paced adventure, packed with gorgeous environments, vicious but wonderfully satisfying combat, elegant controls and a fairly competent story...
Trials Fusion takes a few steps back in it's track design and variety, but the same great physics-based platforming is intact and tighter than ever, lessening the blow of the potential disappointments. First timers looking to get initiated should find this to be the most accessible Trials yet, while veterans...
It’s easy to look at FIFA World Cup 2014 Brazil and point at the cynical nature of the release, or to shout from the rooftops that EA are a bunch of bandits who are just trying to rip us off by giving us rebranded tat. But the fact is that...
Strike Suit Zero: Director’s Cut delivers on the promise of offering intense space combat to those long overdue for a fix. Unfortunately, crushing difficulties, confusing design choices, and a steep learning curve keep this from being the great game it was so close to being. The highs are undeniably out...
Kinect Sports Rivals is far from the definite article that was required to show off the difference between Kinect's generations. The fact that Kinect recognises the opening and closing of your hand with startling accuracy in wake racing and rock climbing is an undoubted high point, and shows that the...
As a package, MxGP just isn’t up to scratch. Of course, fans of motocross will get a kick out of being able to belt around the official tracks, on an official bike (even though they all handle very similarly), against representations of the same real-world opposition that they watch compete...
It’s not that the LEGO Movie Videogame is bad, it just severely lacks the appeal of what made the previous LEGO titles so endearing. The series is best when it mocks the licensed source material, but the parody is sadly missing from The LEGO Movie Videogame because its solely based...
Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Z ended up providing more fun than originally expected, even though the first few hours are very repetitive. If you aren't a fan of the series then this may not be your cup of tea, but as a standalone title it could easily give you...
Titanfall is a genuine improvement on the standard multiplayer FPS fare that we’ve come to expect. By turning the game’s campaign mode into a series of well-balanced multiplayer matches, Respawn ease you into the gameplay slowly. Once you’ve ploughed through those 18 rounds though, you’ll realise that you’re unashamedly hooked.
Final Fantasy XIII: Lightning Returns doesn’t make it easy to enjoy. The narrative ventures towards the incomprehensible at times, side missions have been turned into a dull grind, and the changes to the traditional RPG formula don’t really work — that is except for the new battle system, which is...
