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Sea of Thieves

TITLE ♦ Sea of Thieves REVIEWED ON ♦ Xbox One ALSO AVAILABLE ON ♦ PC YEAR ♦ 2018 GENRE ♦ Adventure. Pirate Sim. Arrrrr. PUBLISHER(S) ♦ Rare CURRENT PRICE ♦ £44.99 (Xbox Game Pass £7.99/M) I feel like I’ve waited a decade to get my grubby little pirate hook on this. Having strategically avoided the lengthy betas, awaiting a highly polished retail release, only one question remains: Was it worth the wait? Having put in far more hours on this over the past few weeks than I’m willing to confess, I have to say that for the majority I have really enjoyed the experience. Whether it’s been sneakily raiding unsuspecting fellow pirates or sinking their ships, throwing buckets of puke over crew-mates, searching treasure maps or trying not

Aegis of Earth (PS4)

PS4, Review

TITLE ♦ AEGIS OF EARTH: Protonovus Assault REVIEWED ON ♦ PS4 ALSO AVAILABLE ON ♦ PS3 - PSV - PC YEAR ♦ 2016 GENRE ♦ STRATEGY/TOWER DEFENCE PUBLISHER(S) ♦ PQUBE (EU) PRICE REVIEWED AT ♦ £10.00 Aegis of earth takes place in a post-apocalyptic wilderness some fifty years after a catastrophic event named the silent apocalypse. Human survivors have gathered together to build small fortified cities in order to defend themselves from attack. The aggressors to our tale are seemingly endless waves of monsters (or Protonovus). The basics Aegis of Earth: Protonovus Assault is a tower defence game with a unique rotational mechanic. Instead of building towers along paths, they are built on movable rings within a city. Enemies attac

No Man’s Sky (PS4)

PS4, Review

TITLE ♦ No Man's Sky REVIEWED ON ♦ PS4 ALSO AVAILABLE ON ♦ PC YEAR ♦ 2016 GENRE ♦ Adventure/Exploration PUBLISHER(S) ♦ Hello Games PRICE REVIEWED AT ♦ £44.99 (Available much cheaper) Basically, No Man’s Sky is a space exploration game set in a galaxy of 18 Quintillion procedurally generated planets. Upon waking, an entity called ‘The Atlas’ offers assistance and you are prompted to gather certain materials to fix your crashed ship. Once airborne you can pretty much choose your own path. Heading toward the centre of the galaxy seems a popular option, but is certainly not the only way of playing. I’m not going to say a lot more on anything plot related in an attempt to keep this review as spoiler free as possible. Pre-release If ever