Nick Gillham's Reviews
For anyone who's been clamouring for a portable Football Manager game that isn't on mobile your prayers have been answered.
Octahedron can take a while to click, but once you're past the early stages and get over the denial of your abilities it really surprises with its inventiveness.
If you've been crying out for a good console strategy RPG you should give Regalia a go, it's not perfect, but it's an exceptionally well told yarn.
Running and jumping from left to right is difficult to judge, but while wearing the colours of another The Adventure Pals delivers on its central concept in a way it's inspiration never could.
Pikachu's detective career never manages to capitalise on an ok start, and ultimately nothing is discovered when you scratch beneath the surface.
An absolute joy, like a whippy ice-cream on a hot summer's day, it's sweet and fun and you will want more.
Farewell is upsetting in the best of ways. A wonderful, tearful, round off of Max and Chloe's story and a fantastic appetiser for season 2.
Caught right between a needed update and trying to strictly adhere to the original template, Secret of Mana doesn't commit itself enough in either direction to justify owning it above any of the other versions.
A slow start to Fatal Bullet makes way for some great gunplay, but that peters out as derivative dungeon design and bullet sponge bosses take hold and throttle the life out of it.
Striker's Edge harks back to the time of 90s arcade sports titles, and it's just as fun but short lived as they were.
Surely a game that's looking over at it's anime stablemate green with envy, Knights of Britannia commits the sin of sloth, and ultimately lacks pride.
Much like National Lampoons, Never Stop Sneakin' appeal is immediately obvious, but soon grows old and labourious.
Certainly not a calm before the storm, but while it's full of wonderful characters this final chapter feels unsatisfactory.
As is often the case with looking back on the past, Mario Party The Top 100 makes you remember that things were never really as good as you remember.
A bit different from what you'd expect, Battle Chef Brigade is a pleasant surprise, and like good food it can be nice to try something different once in a while.
If you've been struggling to get an original copy to finish your collection, then this remaster will answer your prayers, but it's hard to recommend Apollo Justice for any other reason.
Loading times are a minor niggle though, and while the single player does fall a little bit flat it does a good job of educating you on weapon usage and game mechanics. But, let's face it, multiplayer is where Worms has always shined and it's no different here. Get a bunch of friends together and duke it out; it gets a bit chaotic with more than four people playing, but with friends chaos is fun.
The Unlimited May mean that Gear.Club isn't shackled by monetisation, but the only real thing that will not be unlimited here is your patience.
The Ashes isn't going to bowl over non-cricket fans, but it's a solid representation of the sport, and not that biased against us poms.
Rocket League on Switch is a bit like Sloth from The Goonies, it's ugly, but it's lovable and gets the job done.