Games Reviews

Gravity Rush for PlayStation 4 was a popular and successful game on many levels. It left gamers wanting more and now, the sequel has been released.

The narrative continues on from the first game, with the hero Kat making a return alongside her friend Raven. There are familiar locations like the city of Hekseville, as well as new locations on top.

There are two new gaming styles available in Gravity Rush 2, called Lunar and Jupiter. This gives gamers the opportunity to play more flexibly, giving them different ways to control the character and how she is moving.

The game is already proving a success and is receiving many positive reviews from gamers. It was released in the UK on the 20^th January. There has been much anticipation leading up to its release and up until now, things are looking positive, with some reviewers describing the PS4 game as one of their favourite recent sequels.

In the early 2000s, the mega corporation and video game publisher EA decided to double down and focus on smaller projects. That kind of idea allowed EA to express a little bit more creativity in their titles; one of which was from Klei Entertainment, Shank. Shank is based on the classic 80s action films starring the likes of Arnold Schwarzenegger, but also on more modern graphic novels.

The art style is striking; with thick lines outlining the action. It’s an extremely violent game, though; seeing your main character, Shank, leap and explode his way through levels dodging Russians, Germans and various sizes of animals all hell bent on his destruction. The game is extremely stylish as well; the game is extremely fast paced and allows for the player to perfect each stage. The game rewards the player for speed and accuracy of completing the stages, and for most stylish ways of execution. To get the full achievements the player will need to seriously push themselves.

Years ago Saints Row was often compared to Grand Theft Auto but with the latest release it’s clear to see that they wanted to go in a different direction. The game is more about comedy and action, rather than a serious compelling storyline, which you’ll see on Grand Theft Auto.

There’s no doubt that Saints Row IV attracted a great deal of interest when it was released, but it certainly had people baffled when they turned to see the back cover. There are superpowers and aliens, while the previous version was merely about the life of a street gangster. You’re no longer battling the criminals in the city on this game, and you will find yourself trying to fight humanity as a whole.

Some would argue that Saints Row just went a little off track but it’s certainly worth a play if you haven’t already, and prices for this game have come down considerably.

The game takes place during the 1960’s, and is based around conflicts during the cold war. Modern Warfare Black Ops has become one of the most widely played games on both the Xbox 360 and PS3, largely due to its multi-player, online gaming option. The way that the multi-player works is by having two opposing teams each with a set mission. This could be a Team death match, or a capture the flag mission, but either way, the goal of the mission is to beat your opponent to the goal, or score more points.

The game-play operates through various well used styles. You can only hold a certain number of grenades, but they are divided by different types of grenades, like explosion grenades, or flash bangs. You can only carry two guns at once, so it is important that you make good choices about the type of guns you pick up. You can get ammo and weapons from enemies which you kill, in both the single-player and multi-player versions of the game. You also get a knife, which is excellent for use in close combat.