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Contrast
Contrast is, quite fittingly, a game of stark separations. There are elements of real quality but those are unfortunately juxtaposed with certain areas where the game fails to quite live up to its potential. With some very interesting ideas and some genuinely clever puzzles, it’s a shame that it has...
How to Survive
How to Survive is not a bad game, but it isn’t a good one either. While it sets its sights on a survival experience and has plenty of good ideas, the implementation leaves a lot to be desired. If the controls were a little tighter, the graphics a little nicer,...
Call of Duty: Ghosts
Call of Duty: Ghosts does a good job on all accounts. The single player eventually goes in a direction which I liked and enjoyed, while the multiplayer holds onto what it does best, with a few tweaks to the formula. It even manages to straddle the generational divide quite well,...
Master Reboot
Master Reboot could’ve been something really special – it certainly looked it from the trailer and concept. If it had brought something new to both puzzle and horror, while exploring the ideas of death and mind uploading rather than simply using them as a framing device, Wales Interactive would’ve been...
Football Manager 2014
It feels almost unfair and premature to be rushed into reviewing such a grand proposition but even with so much left to experience – the personal stories we all develop from situations that are unique to each of us – it’s clear that this is the best Football Manager game...
Batman: Arkham Origins
Warner Bros. Montreal set out to create a Batman game worthy of Rocksteady’s legacy, and managed just that. There’s some great stuff to see here, but it doesn’t really push the franchise off in a new direction. For a new studio’s first attempt in the franchise, I think that’s really...
SWAP Force is in many ways a surprise. It remedies a raft of the series’ biggest issues whilst adding its own twists. Still, if you’re looking for a cost effective time-sink, there are dozens – if not hundreds – of alternatives. With that said, Skylanders was the first to popularise...
Sonic Lost World
At times there are genuine moments when this game sings, where you’re going fast, in control, bouncing off enemies in succession and grabbing rings. Or indeed when there are some lovely moments such as having to fill a giant juicer with apples you roll around the level. Even that though is still...
Dragon's Crown
Vanillaware has never been afraid to indulge its artistic side and it really shows in their latest game. All environments and character models are completely hand drawn and coloured. It’s great stuff and though there are odd moments of inconsistency, its charm is undeniable. Sure, some models are slightly over-sexualised...
Beyond: Two Souls
Beyond is a tale of squandered potential. With acting talent such as Page and Dafoe on board, music from legendary composer Hans Zimmer and visuals that give the PS4 launch line-up a run for their money, it’s such a shame that when it comes down to it, the incompetent story...
Next year’s real life F1 season is set to try and shake up the grid with new engine regulations and a handful of drivers hopping around from team to team. The prospect for a season of racing which breaks the current status quo is tantalising, and in the same vein...
If you’ve been meaning to get into Kingdom Hearts, there is literally no better place to start than than this first HD anthology. The genre may have changed a lot over the past decade or so, yet the original Kingdom Hearts still stands as one of its most memorable champions....
