• Preview – Batman: Arkham Knight and the Fear Takedown

    The Arkham games have delivered the quintessential Batman experience to fans of the Dark Knight and gamers around the world. With one of the most fluid combat engines in gaming to the thrilling predator modes, the Arkham games have delivered 2 strong games that are that perfect balance between...
  • Review – Ski Park Tycoon

    Ski Park Tycoon is ostensibly a management game, similar to classics such as Rollercoaster Tycoon, Theme Hospital and other similar games. This review is based around the demo so while it can’t give a full overview of every little nuance and detail of the game, it is more than...
  • Impact Plays – Rayman Legends

    The Wii U’s library is full of some fantastic titles. In fact, for all the power of the Xbox One and the PS4, it’s the Wii U which has delivered on software this year, with critically acclaimed titles such as Bayonetta 2, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and...
  • Review – Shovel Knight

    Retro inspired indie titles aren’t exactly new, but Yacht Club Games have created one of the best homages to old Nintendo games in recent memory. Shovel Knight is in fact so good that you’ll leave the game wondering just how the developers managed to recreate the feel of the...
  • Impact Plays – Alien: Isolation

    Alien: Isolation is the latest game to tie in with the highly successful film franchise of the same name. Thankfully it departs completely from the formula of the last game, Colonial Marines, as first-person shooting is replaced by a genre far more befitting of the films; survival horror. Minimalist...
  • Live Review: Example, Rock City (7/11/14)

    Like his surprisingly gaudy rainbow tie-dye t-shirt declares, Example is ‘not a salad’. He knows how to work a crowd with a carefully designed setlist that phases from hit to hit, with the odd throwback before saving the best for last – ‘Kickstarts’ and ‘Changed The Way You Kissed...
  • Impact Plays – The Swapper

    Have you ever come across the concept of the Ship of Theseus? It describes a thought experiment concerning a ship, belonging to the Greek mythical figure Theseus. As the ship endured years of being displayed in Athens, certain components of it grew dilapidated and time-worn. Continually these were replaced...