Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating: 9.5 out of 10
Life is Strange: Episode 2 – Out of Time is a third-person episodic adventure game available for download from the PlayStation Store for the PS4. The episodic action of the game continues with the second episode developed by Dontnod Entertainment who are known for creating games with powerful and independent female characters that grow and become stronger through the duration of the game.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating: 9.5 out of 10
The Wolf Among Us is a third-person episodic adventure game available from retail stores and for download from the PlayStation Store for the PS4, PS3 and PS Vita. The game is set as a prequel to the monthly comic book series it is inspired by called Fables, created by Bill Willingham and published by DC Comics’ Vertigo.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating: 9 out of 10
Flame Over is an isometric action roguelike twin-stick fire-fighting game available for download from the PlayStation Store for the PS Vita. Laughing Jackal was established in 2005 having released a variety of games for the PlayStation Minis range before moving onto the PS3 with Cubixx HD followed by the entertaining Hungry Giraffe, the addictive OMG HD Zombies and their latest game Flame Over for the Vita which was initially revealed at GamesCom 2013.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating: 9.5 out of 10
Broken Sword 5: The Serpent’s Curse – Episode 2 is a point and click adventure game available for download from the PlayStation Store for the PS Vita. Episode 2 is the conclusion of Broken Sword 5: The Serpent’s Curse which continues the undeniable legacy of the Broken Sword saga since its timeless inception on the original PlayStation in 1996.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating: * * * * *
Super Stardust Ultra is an arcade twin-stick shooting game available for download from the PlayStation Store for the PS4. The origins of Stardust date back to 1993 when a Finnish studio called Bloodhouse had their first game Stardust published for the Amiga 500, while another Finnish studio called Terramarque had their first game Elfmania published for the Amiga in 1994 with both Finnish studios Bloodhouse and Terramarque joining forces in 1995 to create Housemarque which produced their first game together in 1996 in the form of Super Stardust for the P.C.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating: 9.5 out of 10
The Walking Dead: The Complete Second Season is a third-person episodic adventure game available from retail stores and for download from the PlayStation Store for the PS4, PS3 and PS Vita. The makers, Telltale Games, have gradually become more popular with every game having developed the cult classic Sam and Max seasons to episodic games based upon such well known licensed properties as Jurassic Park, Back to the Future, The Walking Dead and The Wolf Among Us with Telltale’s star rising upon every release which has led to Tales from the Borderlands, Minecraft: Story Mode and even Game of Thrones with certainly a bright future ahead.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating: 9.5 out of 10
Grim Fandango: Remastered is a story driven third-person adventure puzzle game available for download from the PlayStation Store for the PS4 and PS Vita. The game is an enhanced version of the cult classic point and click adventure which was originally released in October 1998 and is known as one of LucasArts’ best games amongst many big name classics such as Star Wars and Indiana Jones. Grim Fandango was met with mass critical acclaim upon release with many awards in 1998 such as Adventure Game of the Year from PC Gamer, IGN, Game Critics Awards and Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences as well as an entire range of GameSpot awards with a lot of recognition for the quality the game possessed. Tim Schafer who is known for his work on other such classic games as Day of the Tentacle and Psychonauts was the project lead on the original release of Grim Fandango which he stated cost around $3 million to develop and he also lead the project of remastering the game with Double Fine Productions.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating: 9 out of 10
Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell is a third-person open world action game available from retail stores and for download from the PlayStation Store for the PS4. Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell is a standalone expansion which continues the Saints Row series and is also included in the PS4 release of Saints Row IV: Re-Elected.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating: 9 out of 10
Saints Row IV: Re-Elected is a third-person open world action game available from retail stores and for download from the PlayStation Store for the PS4. The game is an enhanced version of Saints Row IV which was released on PS3 in August 2013, although the Saints Row series began development in mid 2003 initially under the name Bling Bling as a PS2 game before finally releasing in August 2006 as an Xbox 360 exclusive followed by multi-platform sequels in the form of Saints Row 2 in October 2008 and Saints Row: The Third in November 2011. Volition is no stranger to making great games as they have developed multiple games in the FreeSpace, Summoner and Red Faction franchises since 1998.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating: 8.5 out of 10
Gravity Badgers is a physics based puzzle game available for download from the PlayStation Store for the PS Vita. Gravity Badgers was created by the Welsh developer and publisher Wales Interactive who is a B.A.F.T.A.Cymru award winner with an array of experience throughout the team, so can Gravity Badgers exude that same level of quality?
The story sees players taking on the role of a heroic Gravity Badger called Captain T. Bayback as he sets off in an exploration through deep space to save his friends, family and the universe from the imminent threat of the deadly evil Honey Badgers also known as the Hellsett as the story gradually unfolds throughout every episode.