Shadow of the Beast review (PS4)

I still remember the first time I saw Shadow of the Beast. I was in my early teens, and visiting my grandparents. We went over to a family down the street, and when I said I was into videogames I was shown their latest purchase. It was an Amiga, which I had never heard of before then. The same could be said about the game they then started up for me – Shadow of the Beast. I don’t remember seeing much of the actual gameplay, but still remember being very impressed by the game’s graphics and musical score – played through some external speakers (also a first for me). A little later, I finally got the game myself, once it had been ported to the Atari ST. Fast forward to 2016, and there’s a remake/reboot for the 2016.Does it wow as much as the original did? Continue reading “Shadow of the Beast review (PS4)”

Tropico 5 – Penultimate Edition review (Xbox One)

On the day that Tropico 5 releases on the Xbox One in its ‘penultimate edition’, the original PC release is exactly two years old. It came out on the Xbox 360 in 2014 as well, so how does it play on Microsoft’s latest console? Here’s our review. Continue reading “Tropico 5 – Penultimate Edition review (Xbox One)”

Uncharted 4 – A Thief’s End review (PS4)

The Uncharted series can quite possibly be seen as the defining franchise for the PS3. Sure, there were a couple of excellent other games including the LittleBigPlanet games, but nothing comes close to Uncharted in terms of the quality offered and envy that non-owners of a PS3 must have (or should have) felt. After the recent remastered versions of the original trilogy, Naughty Dog is now closing the book on the series with Uncharted 4 – A Thief’s End. Here’s our review. Continue reading “Uncharted 4 – A Thief’s End review (PS4)”