#xbox.one

Bloodroots Review – Blood-Soaked Fun

Good old-fashioned revenge is the driving force behind hundreds or possibly even thousands of books, movies and videogames. It’s something we can all understand; the desire to get revenge on those who have wronged us. It’s a theme often found within Westerns in particular, so it’s not surprising that Bloodroots has a Western twang to its tale of Mr. Wolf, a killer who gets betrayed by his own…

Journey to the Savage Planet Review – Is It Worth The Journey?

Journey to the Savage Planet immediately conjures images of those classic, bonkers films where a spaceman finds himself facing down alien monsters on a strange planet. It sounds like a B-movie, which is fitting because Journey to the Savage Planet is a B game; it doesn’t have a big budget or a huge development team or even a full asking price. But that doesn’t stop it from being a good time

It…

Gears 5 Review – Gears of War Is Back, Baby!

The Xbox has been hurting when it comes to exclusive games while the Playstation 4 and Nintendo Switch have been busy putting out strong titles that could only be played on their respective platforms. Gears of War 4 should have been the return of one of Xbox’s biggest franchises, but The Coalition were put in a difficult position having to take over something with such a strong legacy. What…

Decay of Logos Review – Decaying

Although it’s a massive cliche to say so, playing Decay of Logos was a rollercoaster ride of emotions. The thing about a rollercoaster, though, is that you have to go up as much as you go down. Things must balance out. Decay of Logos, however, was like a rollercoaster that somehow defied the very laws of physics by having a lot more down than it did up. It’s easily the most annoying and downright…

Dakar 18 Review – What Car? Dakar

Platforms: PC, Xbox One, PS4 Reviewed On: PC Developer: Big Moon Entertainment Publisher: Big Moon Entertainment Singleplayer: Yes Multiplayer: Yes

Review code provided free of charge by the publisher.

The Dakar rally is an epic test of driving skill, endurance and navigation as it spans hundreds of kilometres over unforgiving sand dunes and tricky terrain. Just completing the thing is a massive…

Onrush Review – Brilliantly Chaotic Racing

Platforms: Xbox One, PS4 Reviewed On: Xbox One Developer: Codemasters Publisher: Codemasters Singleplayer: Yes Multiplayer: Yes

Review code supplied free of charge by the publisher

The racing genre can be tricky to innovate in, especially since many of the titles coming out tend to focus more on the realism side of things. Onrush, though, wants to bring back the arcade thrills while also doing…

Vampyr Review – A Great Game For Vampire Fans

  Platforms: PC, Xbox One, PS4 Reviewed On: PC Developer: DontNod Entertainment Publisher: Focus Home Interactive Singleplayer: Yes Multiplayer: No

Review code supplied free of charge by the publisher.

Vampires come in so many varieties, from the savage like in 30 Days of Night to the bloody stupid in Twilight. Sometimes they’re feral, sometimes cultured. Sometimes they’re portrayed as romantic…

Extinction Review – The Bigger They Are, The Harder They Fall

Platforms: PC, Xbox One, PS4 Reviewed On: PC Developer: Iron Galaxy Publisher: Maximum Games Singleplayer: Yes Multiplayer: Leaderboards

Review code supplied free of charge by the publisher.

If Pacific Rim, Godzilla and Cloverfield have shown us anything it’s that we really like giant monsters smashing buildings. And why not? It’s awesome. As a kid giant monsters destroying stuff was like the…