Category: Review

D-Day: The ethics of war games

6/6/2014

By Ben Mapp

We can all agree that war is a terrible, terrible thing. Yet we pour it into our fiction too as a means of escapism, alongside other popular genres such as adventure, fighting and puzzle games. How do we distract ourselves from the horrors of war?

...Well, by playing war-themed video games of course!

Mario Kart 8 - Review

6/4/2014

By Chris Crompton

For twenty-two years that happy-go-lucky mustached plumber (and the various anthropomorphic creatures of the Mushroom Kingdom) have been writing and rewriting the playbook on how to correctly do a racing game, and this latest installment has its sights set on adding its own special chapter to this infamous genre-defining series. Nintendo pulls out all the stops in this regard, and I’m going to try and keep the twelve-year-old fanboy in me at bay to tell you about the good, the bad and the downright nit-picky about Mario Kart 8.

Watch_Dogs - Review

6/3/2014

By Vanessa Hague

We all remember when Watch_Dogs was first showcased to the world at E3 back in 2012 and completely took everyone by surprise. The standards were set inexplicably high during that first reveal, with so many hoping that the promised game was truly going to herald the next gaming generation. Two years later and the game has finally been released, so the question is - does Watch_Dogs live up to hype?

The Wolf Among Us - Episode Four (Review)

6/1/2014

By Mahesh Subramaniam

'In Sheep's Clothing.'

Telltale Games is a studio dedicated to making episodic experiences that are highly-interactive, character-driven stories. The latest such release is the fourth episode of The Wolf Among Us which, unfortunately, was not the best example of their work. I won't go into too much detail to avoid spoilers if you haven't played the first three episodes. Wolf Among Us is a prequel to the comic book series Fables, which uses famous fairy-tale characters as their main characters.

Last-gen gems

5/31/2014

By IWG Games Team

Last generation saw a welcome rise in unique storytelling, enriching gameplay and ultimately some of the most engaging and unforgettable gaming experiences to date. If, like most of us, you still can't afford a next-gen console then why not take a gander at some of last gen's most compelling contributions? We've visited a wide range of genres during our search, and here are our eight final choices.

Contact Vector - First Impression

5/29/2014

By Paul Robert Scott

Space based real-time strategy games tend to be a very niche market. Generally they are followed by ardent gamers that play them for years after the general public has forgotten about them, but still fans for the likes of Homeworld 2 or Sins of a Solar Empire stick loyally to them; with additional mods or total conversions keeping the gameplay experience fresh.

Looking Back : Assassin's Creed IV - Black Flag (Part 1)

5/27/2014

By Ben Mapp

It's been seven months since Ubisoft last unleashed an Assassin's Creed game, which it seems has become an annual ritual for them. With two new installments on the horizon with AC: Unity and AC: Comet, it's time to take a look back on ACIV: Black Flag which, to me, is the very best of the Assassin's Creed series so far.

Qbeh-1: The Atlas Cube - Review

5/22/2014

By Anne Marie Beach

On the off chance you haven't already heard enough praise from me about this game, I have plenty of more where that came from. Brace yourselves. Here is my full review on Qbeh-1: The Atlas Cube, by Digital Tribe Games and Liquid Flower. Now available on Steam!

Qbeh-1: The Atlas Cube - First Impression

5/18/2014

By Anne Marie Beach

This weekend I got down to play the newly released Qbeh-1 The Atlas Cube,. It is the prequel to Qbeh, a short puzzle-platformer developed by Liquid Flower and inspired by popular titles such as Portal and Minecraft. This prequel, which promises to expand on the gameplay introduced in the original game, has been hotly-anticipated as a consequence. Let's find out why!

Five of the most disappointing sequels in gaming

5/16/2014

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By Vanessa Hague

It's one of the most disappointing feelings a gamer can experience - you fall in love with a game, find out it has a sequel (or sequels), play said sequel and – low and behold – it doesn't quite live up to the expectations. This can be for a variety of reasons; bad story, poor voice acting, clunky and repetitive gameplay - if you can name them, they're probably all in a bad sequel in some form or another. Every gamer, myself included, has fallen prey to a bad sequel. With that in mind, and in no particular order, here are a pick of five worst sequels in gaming.

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