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Destroy All Humans! 2 – Re-probed Review (XSX)

Aug 29, 2022 Barrie Clarke 1291 Views alien invasion, Crypto, Destroy All Humans, Probed, Remaster

Following up on the 2020 re-release of Destroy All Humans! comes the re-release of Destroy All Humans! 2.

Or Re-probed, as THQ Nordic put it.

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Saints Row, Review

Aug 27, 2022 Richard Armitt 1053 Views Crass, Destruction, Gangster, Open World, Saints Row, Third Person

Saints Row, a franchise that has been around the block a few times. Originally landing as a semi-serious alternative to GTA, but with its tongue firmly planted in a cheek. Nature of cheek to be confirmed.

Over the years the games have transitioned into bawdy locker room joke fest with some absolutely ridiculous scenarios. Arguably for the fanbase, the more ridiculous they get the better.

You can’t mistake a Saint’s game. Over the top weapons, puerile humour and hi-octane, yet forgiving action. This iteration does bear those marks, but…

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Arcade Paradise Review (XSX)

Aug 18, 2022 Barrie Clarke 1286 Views business sim, Classic Arcade, Laundromat, Retro

Arcade Paradise is a game that has me squarely in its sights. I have been lucky enough to go through evolution of coin-op gaming.

From the lone Space Invaders in the corner of the Family Bar at the local pub. Through the side room at the fish n’ chip shop filled with Commando, Ikari Warriors, TMNT, and the likes.

Arcade Paradise is letting us relive that golden era of side rooms filled with glorious fun.

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Spider-Man Remastered: Web-slinging, PC action

Aug 12, 2022 Gerard Campbell 1221 Views PC Remaster, Spider-man, Superhero, Third Person, Web Slinger

PC gamers, rejoice: You can now play one of the best superhero video games around with Insomniac’s Spider-Man Remastered swinging its way onto PC this month.

The PC port has been handled by Nixxes. A 20-year-old Dutch company renowned for a magic touch taking console titles and getting them to work on PC.

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Turrican Anthology Vol. 1 & 2, Switch Review

Aug 9, 2022 Richard Armitt 1872 Views Amiga, GENESIS, Platformer, Retro, Run and Gun, SNES, Turrican

What’s better than yearning after some retro Turrican goodness? Playing all the Turrican versions on Switch of course!

Turrican holds strong ground in my Amiga memories, I know I played a couple of them right through. Although I cant remember exactly which episodes they were.

That said the gameplay was always strong, wide open levels, secrets, enemies and upgrades. There was a forgiving respawn system and enemies stayed dead, which was nice.

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Fobia – St. Dinfna Hotel, Byte Size Review

Aug 7, 2022 Guy 1305 Views Fobia, Jump Scares, Pulsatrix Studios, Survival Horror

I have to be honest, I don’t tend to sit alone in the dark with a horror/survival games any more.

Sure, Resident Evil and Silent Hill are memorable experiances from my “gamer history”, but as I have got older they not experiances I need to revisit. Honestly, just too scary.

Fobia – St Dinfna Hotel is drawing inspiration from these giants of the genre, but with slightly less… intensity.

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Sokochess, Byte Size Review

Aug 7, 2022 Gerard Campbell 1332 Views Brain Bender, Chess, indie game, Puzzle

A chess-based puzzle game from small developer Daisy Games. Sokochess will appeal to gamers who love chess and the challenges that the game brings.

Sadly, I am not a gamer who loves chess and the challenges that it brings. Chess, if I’m being completely honest, just confuses me.

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Sweet Transit Byte Size Review (PC)

Aug 7, 2022 Barrie Clarke 1528 Views city builder, Early Access, PC, Steam

Sweet Transit. Not sold on the name. All I visualise is the the cast from The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

But anyway, Sweet Transit (Still in Early Access) is the latest game to dive in to the ‘City Builder’ genre, thankfully with a twist to stand out in a crowded market.

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Astro A10 Gen 2 Headset Review

Jul 15, 2022 Barrie Clarke 1868 Views Astro, Dolby Atmos, Headphones, Headset, Wired

This day and age it seems we all have more than one set of headphones. From an everyday carry set of earbuds to an all singing, all dancing set of headphones for home use.

Many of you may even have dedicated sets for each purpose. Movies, music, working from home, fitness, and gaming.

Each purpose has different requirements and demands from a headset and the Astro range have been at the forefront of gaming headsets for a long time now.