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Platform(s): PC (version reviewed), Xbox Series, Xbox One, PS5, PS4 Genre: Street racing with some open-world bits There was a time long ago when a Need For Speed racing game under the EA banner would garner tons of sales during holiday seasons just because of its pedigree and prestige. At least before titles like Forza Horizon changed up the d...
Platforms: PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PC, Nintendo Switch Genre: Indie, Platformer, Action-Adventure Swedish developer Zoink Games was responsible for Lost In Random, which was one of the best indies in 2021 (check out our review here). Wavetale was also originally launched in 2021 but only for Google Stadia. Fast-forward a year l...
Is there any other adaptation of an existing video game that can top the likes of Arcane: League of Legends and Cyberpunk Edgerunners this generation? Not really, if we're being honest. However, the latest Netflix animated series Dragon Age: Absolution comes close. Thick As Thieves Based on the hit EA and Bioware RPG fantasy series, Dragon Ag...
Platforms: PC (version reviewed), Nintendo Switch Genre: 16-bit RPG tribute Chained Echoes delivers a very familiar experience for anyone who is a fan of JRPGs but yet is able to remain relatively distinct from its sources of inspiration. Based on the 20+ hours I've experienced so far, it's really compelling old-school-yet-new-school adventurin...
Platform(s): PC (version reviewed), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X | S, Nintendo Switch Genre: 3D Puzzle-Platformer Blocks can be dated back all the way to the dawn of video games with classics like Super Mario with its 8-bit art and obviously how can we forget the iconic Question Mark block? If we think about modern time...
Platform(s): PC (version played), Xbox Series, Xbox One Genre: Left 4 Dead first-person multiplayer PvE game but with Warhammer 40k Developer Fatshark is currently the de facto developer when it comes to co-op PvE first-person games which involve hordes of monsters coming at you, and where teamwork matters. They've proven themselves with the pr...
Platform(s): PC (version played), PS5, Xbox Series Genre: Scifi horror game, except with more jumpscares, wallpaper tunnels, and a ton of melee fighting It's really hard to get away from the comparisons between The Callisto Protocol and Dead Space, seeing that the latter is from the same team (mostly) back in the Xbox 360 era of gaming. It's al...
Platform(s): PC (version reviewed), Nintendo Switch, Xbox, PlayStation Genre: 2D dodge 'em up Have you ever played a 2D shoot-em-up like R-Type, but you avoided everything that came in your way instead of blasting the problem directly? No? Well, you'll get a huge-yet-short serving of that with developer Digital Kingdom and publisher Thunderful ...
Platform(s): PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4 Genre: 3D action game with ninjas, samurais, fox ladies, and girl love If you like your action games cheaply made and overpriced, look no further than D3 Publisher and developer Shade Inc.'s latest title Samurai Maiden. The game pits you as a young schoolgirl named Tsumugi who gets warped from her 21...
It's beginning to look a lot like Oscar Bait season, so it's nice to see a film that actually sticks to the ever-permanent season of Christmas and make an action show to celebrate the mood. In Violent Night, clearly a play on the famous Christmas hymn Silent Night, a jaded version of Santa Claus (David Harbour) has to save the day when a child gets...
It's been 34 years since the release of the original fantasy movie, Willow, in 1988. After more than three decades, it's finally getting a follow-up and sequel in the form of a new series with the same name on Disney+. Was it worth the effort to revive this relatively obscure Lucasfilm IP, especially when compared to the likes of their more popular...
Platform(s): PC (version reviewed), PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch Genre: Sports Adventure RPG Developed by Panic Barn and published by No More Robots, Soccer Story aims to change how we see adventure RPGs by implementing a sports element to its storytelling and puzzle-solving. I would be lying to you if I said I wasn't actually looki...
Platform(s): PC (version played), Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch Genre: Metroidvania bullet hell shmup If you think the whimsical art style and cheery folksy intro music of Team 17 and Super Awesome Hyper Dimensional Mega Team's latest 2D search action shmup hybrid game The Knight Witch equals an easy game, think again. Wic...
A singing crocodile in a family-friendly musical sounds like it's just for kids, but Lyle Lyle Crocodile is a surprisingly charming and heartwarming movie that even adults and older viewers can enjoy. It's an adaptation of the children's story of the same name but it's definitely fun for everyone of all ages. The Greatest Show-Croc The plot a...
Platform(s): PC (version reviewed), Xbox Series, Xbox One, PS5, PS4 Genre: Third-person action game with brawling, shooting, cowboys, and vampires In Flying Wild Hogs' latest action game, the devs have traded ninja stars and katanas for cowboy rifles, shotguns, and giant mechanized fists. They've also switched from first-person to third-person,...
It's time for the festive season and the Marvel Cinematic Universe's first-ever holiday (Christmas) special (as well as its second Marvel Studios Presentation after Werewolf By Night in October 2022). What you see in the trailers and promotional trailers is literally what you get with The Guardians Of The Galaxy Holiday Special; a fun little romp a...
Rian Johnson's sequel to murder mystery comedy showcase Knives Out may not be subtle with some its messages, but it does deliver on laughs and mystery whodunnit work. Billed as the current-gen version of an Agatha Christie novel adaptation, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery is set in the same universe with one pivotal character tying it all up: ...
The Me Too movement is one of the biggest social revolutions of the 21st century and a story published in The New York Times in 2017 was the spark that started it (this is a link to it if you're interested to read it after reading this review or watching the movie). She Said is the story of how two journalists exposed the sexual abuse and harassmen...
Platform(s): PS5 (version played), PS4 Xbox Series, Xbox One, PC Genre: 2000s 3D action game brought back to life for reasons I'm not sure who wanted a follow-up to Yasuhiro Nightow's Gungrave series, seeing as that action anime/video game series is more a product of its time: a violence-filled and visually-tailored experience that's heavy with...
Platform(s): PC (Epic Games Store), Xbox Series, PlayStation 5 Genre: Open-world action adventure starring a goat with no fail state (that we know of) There I was, at the Fairsmeadow Ranch Green Thumb exhibition where I stumbled upon some seedlings that needed growing. I galloped headbutted my way through the bystanders, grabbed the bag of magi...
