Month: June 2014
Battle Fleet 2 – Developer Interview | MOUSE n JOYPAD
Battle Fleet 2 Developer Interview  I recently got to have a chat with Jedrzej Jonasz, the developer for the upcoming Battle Fleet 2 and you may have seen the preview of the game we were lucky enough to get our hands on. You can read the full preview here. On Steam Jedrzej describes Battle Fleet 2 as, †the radically improved sequel to the original and has kept the “Worms†/ “Scorched Ea...[Read More]
Pandora First Contact Review – MOUSE n JOYPAD
Pandora First Contact Review   The term 4x strategy is an interesting one. The phrase was first created back in 1993 but the genre has been around since the seventies featured sporadically amongst board games. As well as its complex game play, games using 4x usually include others ways to win then military. Whilst these games are directed at niche audience the current market seems to have gro...[Read More]
Ampu-tea Review – MOUSE n JOYPAD
Ampu-tea Review   Strangely enough, ever since Surgeon Simulator was introduced to the market, there hadn’t been an ungodly amount of clones released wishing to cash in on its ideas. What it did do, however, was to inspire a young indie developer to create a similar game. And yes, the term is taken lightly. Ampu-tea’s aspirations aren’t hidden at all. Quite the contrary, actually, since ...[Read More]
Brutal Doom – Mod Spotlight | MOUSE n JOYPAD
Brutal Doom – Mod Spotlight   Doom. Oh you silly rascal. If you’re like me and played the game back when it was still somewhat popular, you remember it being a blood-soaked kill-fest with a definitive no-bull*hit altitude. Now, if you try to play it today, it’s a clunky, old-school, repetitive grandfather of a game that cannot hold a ca...[Read More]
Shadow of Mordor E3 Trailer – MOUSE n JOYPAD
Immortal Gravewalker in Middle-earth Shadow of Mordor  Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and Monolith Productions today released an all-new trailer, Shadow of Mordor E3 CG Trailer Gravewalker. The trailer showcases protagonist Talion on his quest for vengeance alongside the immortal Wraith Spirit bound to him by an unbreakable curse. Like Talion, this wraith seeks revenge against Sauron ...[Read More]
The Forest Preview | MOUSE n JOYPAD
The Forest Preview   What constitutes a good horror game? It’s not monsters, nor is the game’s setting. The psychological side of things? God, no. It’s the combination of every single element of the experience, including the boogeymen, the location and everything else you might have thought of. Now, the main gripe most players have with horror games is that they’re usually very linear...[Read More]
RABBIDS INVASION THE INTERACTIVE TV SHOW – MOUSE n JOYPAD
RABBIDS INVASION THE INTERACTIVE TV SHOW  WILL BE AVAILABLE IN NOVEMBER 2014 Brand new video game concept allows players to interact with episodes from the TV series  Today Ubisoft announced that Rabbids Invasion The Interactive TV Show, developed by Ubisoft Barcelona in collaboration with Ubisoft Paris and Ubisoft Casablanca, will be available in November 2014 on Kinect for the Xbox One, t...[Read More]
WATCH DOGS REVIEW
We may be a little late to the party with this review of Watch Dogs, but when a game has so much to it, I always to take my time in order to be able to give a fair and honest opinion of it. Watch Dogs, released on the 27th of May, was developed by the guys at Ubisoft Montreal, and received high levels of hype across the gaming world since it’s announcement in 2012. When a game receives this much h...[Read More]
TICKLES TOP 10 E3 PREDICTIONS
It’s that time of year again and E3 is just around the corner. There have been a lot of leaks over the last couple of weeks, as there always is, and unlike last year the focus for E3 seems to be firmly set on games. I have no insider knowledge as to exactly what the big companies are going to announce this year but it is time for the obligatory E3 Predictions. We don’t have long to wait to see if ...[Read More]
Among The Sleep Review | MOUSE n JOYPAD
Among The Sleep Review   For companies producing their first title, it can be an extremely nervous time. What with the huge competition and available resources available it can seem daunting, yet often indie development companies have the original ideas that influence current trends in the industry. They dare to differentiate themselves from the status quo and produce games that offer gamers a...[Read More]
KILL THE BAD GUY REVIEW
As you might have concluded from the game’s title, Kill The Bad Guy is all about contemplating inconspicuous assassinations of criminals, mob bosses, murderers and such. These people are suspected of committing crimes that might cause a déjà vu when you read about them. See, this game isn’t too wise in the ways of being politically correct, and some of the facts *might* have been lifted from real-...[Read More]