A few hours into God Of War – Santa Monica Studio’s ambitious franchise refresh – Empire finds itself engaged in a gore-soaked, screen-swallowing boss battle with a towering troll. As returning mad-as-hell hero Kratos, we carve up the massive
It’s all too easy to dismiss remastered versions of old games that are resurrected for the latest crop of consoles. However, in the case of Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, newly revamped for Nintendo’s mighty Switch,
Games like Forgotton Anne are something of a rarity. The closest comparisons would be classics such as Another World, Flashback, and Abe’s Oddysee – puzzle platformers that emphasise storytelling and narrative depth as you explore 2D worlds, forming a sort of
It’s been five years since the first State of Decay, though you’d be forgiven for thinking little has changed in this particular post-apocalyptic world since. At a glance, this ghoulish sequel offers up more of the
There’s a grassroots feel to Space Hulk: Deathwing Enhanced Edition – as is the case for most of the games based on Games Workshop’s perennially popular Warhammer 40,000 tabletop game. Neither its developer, Streum On Studio nor
There are, generally speaking, two routes to take when it comes to remastering a beloved older game. One is to try and improve on it, add in new levels or challenges, fresh areas, additional weapons.
It seems fitting that Detroit arrives now – with Westworld being one of the biggest shows on TV, the rise of the machines has rarely been more popular. We also sit at a turning point in the real world,
Nostalgia has become big business for the games industry in recent years: Nintendo’s recent mini-versions of the NES and Super NES sold as quickly as they could be manufactured, Bandai Namco resurrected Pac-Man surprisingly convincingly and most
Vampires, as we all know, don’t exist. However, if they did, becoming one might actually have its perks. This atmospheric, distinctly steampunk game from Dontnod, of Life Is Strange fame, offers a means of exploring the dilemmas
When will InGen learn? Jurassic Park went awry before it even opened, the proposed San Diego branch resulted in a T-rex stomping around suburbia, and Jurassic World only managed a few successful years before all hell broke loose. In Jurassic