Category Archives: games

Snark Busters: High Society (PS3), Game Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9 out of 10

Snark Busters: High Society is a hidden object finding puzzle game available for download from the PlayStation Store for the PS3. The game initially launched for the P.C. in May 2012 with an iOS version arriving in November 2012 before making its way onto PS3 in November 2014.

The story revolves around the lead character Elizabeth Hughes, a world famous photographer, who announces her engagement to a gardener called Nicolas Fortright, but has her happiness cut short by Duchess Daffington who accuses Nicolas of having stolen a precious family heirloom; prompting Elizabeth to set out in an attempt to prove her fiancées’ innocence during her own investigation.

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(1452 words, estimated 5:48 mins reading time)

Life is Strange: Episode 4 – Dark Room (PS4), Game Review.

Sound and Vision Rating 9.5/10

Life is Strange: Episode 4 – Dark Room is a third-person episodic adventure game available for download from the PlayStation Store for the PS4. The episodic action of Life is Strange continues with the fourth episode developed by Dontnod Entertainment who are known for creating games with powerful and dependant female characters that grow and become stronger through the duration of the game having previously released Remember Me in 2013.

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(2295 words, estimated 9:11 mins reading time)

Axiom Verge (PS4), Game Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

Axiom Verge is a side scrolling action adventure platform game available for download from the PlayStation Store for the PS4 with a Vita version set to be released in the not too distant future. The game is inspired by not only the 8 bit, but also the 16 bit generation that actually began production 5 years prior to release as a side hobby project which is made all the more fascinating as it was developed from the ground up in every component of the game by an individual called Thomas Happ, rather than multiple team members.

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(1826 words, estimated 7:18 mins reading time)

MotoGP 15 (PS4), Game Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

MotoGP 15 is a motorbike simulation racing game available from retail stores and for download from the PlayStation Store for the PS4. Milestone has a great pedigree of not only developing great racing games, but priding themselves on the authenticity of the racing experience which is what has forged their history of exceptional sports games, although they have been especially prolific with multiple iterations throughout various forms of motorbike racing from SBK to MotoGP to Motocross, but how does Milestone’s latest offering in their MotoGP series stack up in comparison to what has went before?

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(4548 words, estimated 18:12 mins reading time)

Riptide GP2 (PS4), Game Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

Riptide GP2 is a water based racing game available for download from the PlayStation Store for the PS4. Vector Unit was founded in December 2007 by Ralf Knoesel and Matt Small with a team comprising of just four members including themselves. Vector Unit’s focus is clearly on racing games as their first game released in July 2010 in the form of Hydro Thunder Hurricane which was followed by Riptide GP in 2011, Shine Runner and Beach Buggy Blitz in 2012, Riptide GP2 releasing initially in 2013 on iOS and Android platforms and Beach Buggy Racing in 2014 with Beach Buggy Racing and Riptide GP2 making their home console debuts on PS4 in June 2015.

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(2613 words, estimated 10:27 mins reading time)

LEGO Jurassic World (PS4), Game Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

LEGO Jurassic World is an action adventure platform game available from retail stores and for download from the PlayStation Store for the PS4, PS3 and PS Vita.

Jurassic Park originated as a novel by Michael Crichton in 1990 about how genetic research was not an urgent matter and was therefore utilised for the purpose of entertainment by preserving extinct animals in a wildlife park. Steven Spielberg adapted the book into the popular film Jurassic Park in 1993 followed by an adaptation of the novel’s sequel The Lost World in 1997, while Joe Johnston directed a third film in 2001 with Colin Trevorrow directing a fourth film in the series 14 years later called Jurassic World which shares the name of the 1997 re-publishing of Michael Crichton’s Jurassic Park and The Lost World novels into a single book.

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(2432 words, estimated 9:44 mins reading time)

Beach Buggy Racing (PS4), Game Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

Beach Buggy Racing is a kart racing car combat game available for download from the PlayStation Store for the PS4. Vector Unit was founded in December 2007 by Ralf Knoesel and Matt Small with a team comprising of just four members. Vector Unit’s focus is clearly on racing games as their first game released on July 28th 2010 in the form of Hydro Thunder Hurricane which was followed by Riptide GP in 2011, Shine Runner and the prequel to Beach Buggy Racing titled Beach Buggy Blitz in 2012, Riptide GP 2 in 2013 and Beach Buggy Racing releasing initially in 2014 on iOS and Android platforms.

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(2374 words, estimated 9:30 mins reading time)

Shovel Knight (PS4/PS3/PS Vita), Game Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * *

Shovel Knight is a side scrolling action adventure platform game available for download from the PlayStation Store for the PS4, PS3 and PS Vita. It has been a long journey for Shovel Knight from March 15th 2013 when the game hit Kickstarter looking for crowd funding. This was so successful in how it was received by audiences that it did not just fund the game, but also all of the accompanying stretch goals for more platforms and features to be supported as the initial figure of $75,000 was by far surpassed with a funding total of $311,502 from a total of 14,749 backers. This level of crowd funding success certainly speaks volumes about just how much of a place there still is for retro experiences in the videogame industry considering that the games entire premise revolves around being an 8 bit throwback to a classic generation of games, but is Shovel Knight as classic and authentic as the games of yesteryear from the 8 bit generation?

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(2398 words, estimated 9:36 mins reading time)

Sparkle Unleashed (PS4/PS3/PS Vita), Game Review.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9 out of 10

Sparkle Unleashed is a puzzle game available for download from the PlayStation Store for the PS4, PS3 and PS Vita. The game had previously been released on many platforms such as iOS, Android and Windows since 2014 and is the latest sequel to the critically acclaimed Sparkle series with this latest version also earning such acclaim too, but how does the PS4, PS3 and Vita versions compare to what has went before them?

Sparkle Unleashed (PS4/PS3/PS Vita), Game Review. full post

(2654 words, estimated 10:37 mins reading time)