PROS Best-in-class graphics, even on a bog-standard Xbox One Brilliant control that’s perfectly playable with a pad An utterly gargantuan amount of content, all of it superb CONS Load times are a bit on the long side Big crashes are underwhelming [...]
If you asked someone to sum-up Cuphead, they might tell you it is a 2D Contra style game, animated in the spirit of 1930s spaghetti animation. If you asked them to describe the experience with Cuphead, two words would summarize it well: It’s hard. [...]
PROS Every aspect of the joyful presentation was made with the utmost care Clever boss fights test your mettle and mastery of the tight controls Plenty of replay value in co-op, Expert mode, and the search for secrets Challenging in all the right ways [...]
The seventeen-year-old multiplayer space combat game Allegiance has finally landed on Steam. It was initially launched by Microsoft Game Studios in 2000 and the source code released in 2008, after which players could play the game free online. The hope is [...]
If you’re a fan of management sims with a RPG flavor, keep an eye on this one over the next few months. Every Dungeons & Dragons quest seems to start at the local tavern. There you are, minding your own business, having a quick pint or two [...]
After the underwhelming reboot of sorts that was 2015’s Star Wars Battlefront, the pressure is on for Battlefield developer Dice’s follow-up, Star Wars Battlefront II. While Battlefront was entertaining and visually impressive, the game lacked [...]
Everything you’ve heard about Cuphead is true. It is a difficult side-scrolling shooter with relentless boss battles that demand rapid-fire actions and reactions. Think for too long, and you won’t stand a chance against the game’s [...]
The timing of Call of Duty: WWII’s release might suggest there was some political motivation behind making it–it is, after all, a game about battling Nazi forces that’s coming at a point where we’ve seen real-life, unabashed [...]
