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4y ago
With his superpowers and thirst for justice, Jesus Christ was the first Avenger. Why it’s taken this long for a game that truly recognises this to appear is anyone’s guess; but at last, you can put down the action figures, and live out your Jesus fantasies in videogame form in the upcoming I Am Jesus Christ.
At first, we weren’t sure whether this game was playing things straight or not, and looking at the Steam page doesn’t help much; the description is slightly awkwardly translated from another language. A quick look at publisher PlayWay’s page, however, reveals a history that includes plent ..read more
Critical Gamer
4y ago
Format: PS4 (version reviewed), PC, Xbone
Unleashed: Out Now
Publisher: EA
Developer: Respawn Entertainment
Players: 1
Site: https://www.ea.com/games/starwars/jedi-fallen-order
Game code provided by PR
Yes, that is Cameron Monaghan twirling a lightsaber about, but this isn’t a new series of Gotham that’s taken an entirely unexpected turn. It is in fact that beast we’ve all been screaming for for years; a new singleplayer Star Wars game! Taking place between the events of the prequel trilogy and that legendary first film, the story tells the tale of Cal, one of the last Jedi (nothin ..read more
Critical Gamer
4y ago
Format: Xbone (version reviewed), PS4, PC, Switch, mobile
Unleashed: Out Now
Publisher: U-Play Online, Raiser Games
Developer: U-Play Online
Players: 1
Site: http://www.youtuberslife.com/
Game code provided by PR
Let’s get one thing straight right now, okay? If you’re sneering at the very idea of this game, all that proves is that it’s not for you. Strictly speaking, it’s not for us, either – which is why we recruited Luke’s 10 year old daughter to help with the review.
Don’t let the lack of an inverted comma in the game title fool you. The life emulated here belongs to a single Yo ..read more
Critical Gamer
4y ago
Format: PS4 (version reviewed), Xbone, PC, Switch
Unleashed: Out Now
Publisher: Mad Dog Games
Developer: Terminal Reality, Red Fly Studios, Saber Interactive
Players: 1
Site: http://www.playghostbusters.com/en
Game purchased by reviewer
It’s “videogame”! Count yourselves lucky we don’t automatically knock six points off the score. Also, yes, you need to stick the word ‘remastered’ on the end for the full title, but we’re not reviewing smoothed textures and improved frame rates here (though for the record there’s still a bit of work to do, especially in the muddy cutscenes). Conside ..read more
Critical Gamer
4y ago
Scuf Impact Syndicate with extras provided by PR for review.
If you take your gaming super seriously – perhaps you compete in eSports, or want to look into how you’d go about showing the world what you’ve got – then chances are good that even an official console controller isn’t quite up to your expected standards. While Microsoft produces an official ‘Elite’ controller for the Xbone, Sony don’t make anything equivalent for the PS4. Other companies have therefore stepped up to the proverbial plate, including Scuf Gaming. Here, specifically, we’re looking at the Scuf Impact.
Even more specifi ..read more
Critical Gamer
4y ago
Format: Switch (version reviewed), mobile, PC, Mac
Unleashed: Out Now
Publisher: Inkle
Developer: Inkle
Players: 1
Site: https://www.inklestudios.com/80days/
Game code provided by PR
Games based on books are few and far between (the ones jumping on the bandwagon of a multimillion-dollar Hollywood adaptation absolutely do not count). This one, as you may have so very cleverly deduced from the title, draws from Jules Verne’s Around the World in Eighty Days. ‘Draws from’ is a more appropriate phrase than ‘based on’ here, as it’s not a straight adaptation. Indeed, it would be a lesser ..read more
Critical Gamer
4y ago
Doesn’t matter if you’re making zombie heads explode like smelly melons, winning an F1 championship, saving a fantasy land from monsters, solving a mystery, or trying to romance a pigeon. You want to be comfortable while you’re doing it, right? So you might want… oh, I don’t know… a beanbag with a footstool and a fancy name, maybe? Well then, the i-ex Gaming Armchair Bean Bag and Footstool is right up your proverbial street!
The setup arrives in one huge box… and one enormous box. The most intimidating box contains the bean bag itself, and the footstool. While the stool is fully pre-beaned (i ..read more
Critical Gamer
4y ago
The raw, visceral reaction to the announcement of the FFVII remake at E3 2015 was a memorable moment. After all, this wasn’t just one of the most beloved games of all time, but a remake that had festered in the imagination since the FFVII PS3 technical demo back at E3 2005. Once we had come to terms with the fact that we were finally getting what many of us had craved for so long, the questions started piling up. Would it still have a snowboarding mini game? How would they handle Cloud’s cross dressing scene? Would Tifa still be improbably proportioned? Most importantly of all, would a 22 yea ..read more
Critical Gamer
4y ago
Format: PS4 (version reviewed), Xbone
Unleashed: Out Now
Publisher: Astragon Entertainment
Developer: Stillalive Studios
Players: 1 (offline), 2-4 (online)
Site: https://www.bussimulator-game.com/buscon-en.php
Game code provided by PR
2019 has already proven itself to be a year crammed full of top-quality releases, with several teeming with potential still due before Christmas. Bus Simulator deserves a place alongside the best of the year, and stop laughing right now because we are deadly serious here. As anybody unexpectedly drawn in by Farming Simulator knows, an ostensibly dull ..read more
Critical Gamer
4y ago
Project Resistance was a surprise. Announced just a few days in advance of Tokyo Game Show, it was a welcome addition to what was shaping up to be a very limited selection of demos at Capcom. The initial announcement offered only the basic details. I understood the premise, but everything else was a mystery to me. This made for a nice change, going into a demo unsure of what to expect.
As we waited for our turn at the kiosk, we were given tablets that ran instructional videos. Only then did I start to understand what, exactly, Project Resistance is.
Project Resistance is a 1 vs. 4 asymmetric ..read more