Well Played

• PS4
• 5 / 10
• Australie

• PS4
• 7 / 10
• Australie

• PC
• 8 / 10
• Australie

• PS4
• 6.5 / 10
• Australie

GORN can definitely be a fun night in where you can grab a beer, kick back and lay carnage with a big grin on your face. There are enough weapons available and a plethora of settings and presets in the Endless Mode to keep you distracted for a while. GORN is not trying to be more than what it is and I appreciate that. I think it’s also an easier game to jump into compared to some of the more involved VR experiences out there. However, offering more options for movement, controls, modes and customization would have made that $24.95 AUD asking price slightly more tantalizing. Brutal fisticuffs with your mates would have been even sweeter, but I guess we all need to practice social distancing, even in VR.

• PS4
• PC
• 7 / 10
• Australie

Predator: Hunting Grounds manages to serve up exactly what it advertises – a CoD-lite shooter experience that is routinely interrupted by a seven-foot-tall alien murder machine. Playing as the murder machine is as fun as you would expect it to be – however playing as Sgt. BUCK STEELGIRDER can be a little dull when your murderous space playmate is absent. Thankfully, the game has enough passion and charm within it to convince me to stick around and see where the developers take it moving forward.

• PS4
• 10 / 10
• Australie

• SWITCH
• 7 / 10
• Australie

• PC
• 9 / 10
• Australie

• PS4
• 7.5 / 10
• Australie

• PS4
• 5 / 10
• Australie

Spuds Unearthed ultimately feels like a weird paradox of a game that knows exactly what it is as well as having no idea on what it wants to be. In the end, it feels like a convoluted mess that could be more fun and engaging if they just cleaned up and simplified the design a bit. Lack of guidance and clumsy controls further bring down a concept that could look good on paper. However, even without these issues, there is a concern about the longevity of the title, particularly due to its choice to go asynchronous. I imagine the decision was made due to the limitation of the hardware but I would not expect many people talking about this game after a couple weeks let alone months to come, which would be concerning for a game with multiplayer. Finally, due to its complexity and weird mashup of genres, I’m not quite sure who to recommend this game too either (unless you are of course, a fan of classical potato war epics), but I’m going to have to insist that you pass on the fries this time.

• XONE
• 6.5 / 10
• Australie

• PS4
• 7 / 10
• Australie

You may only play Snakeybus on the odd occasion, but that’s kind of the point. It isn’t designed to be the next big esports title, it’s a game that you can chuck on, have fun with for an afternoon and then go about your day. Sure, it’s rough as shit at points and has some fairly controller-throwing inclusions (seriously aerial mode I will fight you), but Snakeybus is fun as hell in a flash-in-the-pan way, and that shouldn’t be seen as a bad thing at all.

• SWITCH
• 10 / 10
• Australie

• PS4
• 8 / 10
• Australie

• PS4
• 6.5 / 10
• Australie

• XONE
• 7 / 10
• Australie

• PS4
• 9 / 10
• Australie

• XONE
• 8.5 / 10
• Australie