Reviews

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XEL – Review

XEL is an isometric action-adventure game by Tiny Roar, with a focus on puzzles and exploration. The game centres around Reid, who has crash-landed in an unknown location with no memory, and upon waking, is joined by a small robot that requests she finds XEL. The robot, Chap, accompanies her

6

Beyond The Wire – Review

Beyond the Wire takes players back to World War I in this Multiplayer FPS Shooter, setting players up for intense warfare that will take you over the top figuratively. Published by Offworld Industries, with titles like the massively popular Squad and Post Scriptum, and Developer Redstone Interactive, it brings players

10

LOUD (Nintendo Switch) – Review

‘LOUD’ is a new rhythm-based game created by HyperStange, and published by QubicGames. LOUD will have you hitting riffs as you play along to the custom soundtracks created for the game. Players will take on the role of a teenage girl, Astrid, as she is in her room rocking out

5

Matchpoint: Tennis Championships – Review

Matchpoint: Tennis Championships is the latest tennis game created, as the sports game instalments have been absent since 2019. Created by Australian game studio, Torus Games, and published by Kalypso Media, Matchpoint: Tennis Championships brings back focus to the court with fun and intense rallies, but it still has some

7

SokoChess – Review

Calling all chess players, do you copy? This game might be for you if you’re into a minimalistic puzzle chess game! ‘SokoChess’ is a minimalistic puzzle game that combines Chess with the Sokoban Block pushing formula. The goal of each level is to move the opposing chess piece into a

9.5

The Black Phone – Review

There are many things that can induce fear whether it be darkness, a stranger, or maybe even a call from an unknown number. ‘The Black Phone’, a supernatural thriller that combines all the above, has been written and directed by Scott Derrickson (The Exorcism of Emily Rose and Deliver Us

5

Neon Blight – Review

‘Neon Blight’ developed by Bleeding Tapes, brings you a mash-up of rogue-like, bullet hell, and store management, set in a dystopian cyberpunk future. Welcome to Eden, an old town beneath the megacity. You play as Lara, an ex-cop, now the new owner of a cyberpunk gun shop. It’s your job

9

Acolyte – Review

I don’t often review games anymore because I don’t have the time to play games for fun, let alone have enough time to properly dedicate to a game review. When Acolyte needed to be checked out for review, I offered to review it since our other PC reviewers were already

8.5

Arcadegeddon – Review

Rise up and play with up to three friends or make some new ones as you help Gilly, the local arcade owner, save his business from a faceless mega-corporation. After creating a new super game the mega-corporation injects a virus. You need to band together and save the last arcade

10

The Phantom Of The Open – Review

Walking into the cinema, I wasn’t sure what to expect from ‘The Phantom of the Open’ & I had never heard of Maurice Flitcroft either. The Phantom Of The Open is directed by Craig Roberts and scripted by Paddington 2 screenwriter Simon Farnaby, based on the book he co-wrote with

9

Capcom Fighting Collection – Review

Back in the 90s when arcades around the world were still booming, there was a highly likely chance every arcade goer played one of Capcom’s many coin-operated machines scattered around not just in arcades, but also at shopping centres, cinemas, convenience stores, and more. While 1987’s ‘Street Fighter’ was the

6

Outriders: Worldslayer – Review

‘Outriders: Worldslayer’ is finally here! Created by Square Enix and People Can Fly, players can pick right up where the core story for ‘Outriders’ ended and jump into the next chapter of events in the survival of the planet, Enoch. The Story campaign of Worldslayer has added more things to

7.5

Gamedec (Nintendo Switch) – Review

In a distant but not so unrealistic future, society lives and functions through a virtual world where games take the forefront of public interaction. ‘Gamedec’ by Anshar Studios, thrusts you into the world of a Gamedec, the name given to an online detective in this cyberpunk dystopian world. After choosing

9

F1 22 (Xbox Series X) – Review

F1 is back with another season of action-packed racing. Codemasters & EA have done it again by making an already beautiful game look and run even better than before. ‘F1 22’ feels like it’s been completely overhauled in all aspects; from how the track looks and feels to how the

8

Fall Guys: Season 1 – Review

After a full year out in the wild, ‘Fall Guys’ makes the leap to both Xbox and Nintendo Switch with the official launch of Season 1. Now available on multiple platforms with cross-play enabled, the colourful and jellybean-like characters can wreak havoc on an even bigger stage than ever before.

9

Squad (Update 3.0) – Review

‘Squad’ has been around for some time now, and with the release of update 3.0 comes new maps and a new faction introducing Marine forces. The most significant addition is the new amphibious gameplay offering aquatic assault vehicles such as the MTLB APC and the RHIB watercraft. In this latest

8

Fobia: St. Dinfna Hotel – Review

Fobia- St. Dinfna Hotel is developed by Pulsatrix Studios and published by Maximum Games. In this new first-person horror experience, you play an amateur journalist, Roberto, as he travels to the St. Dinfna Hotel. Located in Treze Trilhas, he follows up on a lead from a woman called Stephanie. Involving

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