Reviews

We often wonder if the minds behind the original DOOM knew what the game they were creating would lead to. It’s one of the most iconic games ever, but 30 years later we’re swapping out demons for a scarier threat… bad fashion sense. Fashion Police Squad takes the classic “boomer shooter” formula and splices it … Read more

Game Swing’s OddBallers, a raucous top-down dodgeball party game, has been doing the rounds for quite some time now, having languished in various unreleased forms since it was first announced as “coming soon” a fair old while ago. Now it’s suddenly dropped onto Nintendo Switch and, far from the mess we had thought it might … Read more

World War Z: Aftermath, the manic zombie shooter, has finally made its way to PS5 alongside its long-awaited XL version of Horde Mode. This movie tie-in has become a real sleeper-hit after it launched to middling reviews back in 2019. But several updates later, and we have a solid third-person co-op experience that has outlived … Read more

It’s a fresh crisis of faith from a director who used to love themLike Taylor Swift, Shakespeare had a lot to say about reputation. In Othello, when the noble Cassio mourns the tarnishing of his reputation, which he identifies as “the immortal part of myself,” the duplicitous Iago talks him out of being so precious, … Read more

Republished on Wednesday, 1st February, 2023: We’re bringing this review back from the archives following the announcement of February 2023’s PS Plus line up. The original text follows. After the complete and utter disaster that was Mafia II: Definitive Edition, the only way was up for its prequel. Mafia: Definitive Edition is a remake of … Read more

Dorfromantik is a relaxing, tile-matching puzzle game that can be enjoyed by anyone, even if its name seems strange. To create a Zen-like atmosphere, connect hexagons to form beautiful landscapes. This is the clever strategy of a city builder. Carcassonne board game fans should be able to quickly grasp Dorfromantik’s concept of drawing random tiles, … Read more