Britt Roberts's Reviews
All in all, X-Out: Re-surfaced is a little different from the other horizontal shooters of yore, and this does give it its own identity. I would have liked some more content on the history of the game, but the more tasteful aspects of this remaster give it appeal, just be prepared for a serious challenge!
If you are looking for a fun wrestling game that nods back to the past, then this is for you, it has a variety of wrestlers, arenas and match types, and you can tell that the game is made with love and that shines through in all facets of RetroMania Wrestling.
There’s definitely something here, and the blend of investigative policing and turn-based combat is a great combo, but it’s done so loosely here that the technical issues get unavoidably in the way of having fun and getting the bad guys off the streets and into body bags (or handcuffs, I suppose, if you’re into that sort of thing.)
Worth a play if you and some friends are firefighting fans, as that human element will allay a lot of the tedium, and totally remove the AI-centric issues. If this is game you hope to play in single player mode, however – be prepared for some infuriating immolation incidents.
It’s one of those games that keeps me distracted from the main quest, because I know I’ll get that bittersweet sigh when the main plot wraps up and I feel ‘done’ with the game...and then possibly have to wait years for another game to come along and pull me in quite as intensely. Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is the perfect follow-on from the original, and it tweaks and fine tunes every aspect, from drunken dice battles through to tense and weighty conversations that can easily spiral out of control, and the inevitable myriad scrapes you’ll get yourself into – and have to talk yourself out of! The only downside that I can see is that the pacing of the game, and the deep, incremental levelling up system may be off-putting to some. I am not one of those people.
Blow It Up is a game that is great fun for all the family that can teach youngsters all about physics whilst being explosive fun at the same time, just be prepared to yearn for How Much is that Doggie in the Window after a while.
Tiny Terry’s Turbo Trip was a gem to play, and has absolutely won me over, despite a few minor niggles. I was getting Anodyne 2 vibes in how the humour connected with me, and the sense of a truly unique world designed unto its own rules, a great little title – I’m looking forward to seeing what the studio brings us next!
Big Helmet Heroes has big, colourful visuals and a soundtrack to match, but the lack of any online aspect or four -player modes may be a shame to some. It’s a very good looking and sounding adventure with enough humour to keep things light, but it doesn’t quite have the wow factor to hold off the more tedious gameplay aspects of the side-scrolling brawler genre in the long run. Although for short blasts of mindless fun, I tip my helmet to it.
Starbound is a game that comes highly recommended from us here at GF and, in summary is a far superior space exploration game to Starfield – and it has a sense of humour.
It doesn’t reinvent the wheel, but my word, it makes it trundle along as smoothly as ever, with a nod to the classics of the past.
The game world is brought to life through the lore, and there’s a sense of historic high-magic and epic scale that matches the sweeping musical score, not to mention the pristine presentation of the game engine that provides a smooth experience. But, whilst the larger-scale enemies provide memorable battles, the moment-to-moment combat and incremental sense of hindered character progression makes this feel a very ‘by the numbers’ experience that doesn’t reward or satisfy individuality in playstyles, and forces a more linear approach to the game.
Dance of Cards was a wonderful game to discover, and it’s zany take on the – admittedly specific – poker RPG genre has been a real highlight of 2025 so far. Come for the poker, stay for the music, what an awesome little game.
Yes, this is a game that you’ll dip in and out of for quick sessions, but what did you expect from a fast food racer?! The only left to do now is buy it...do you want fries with that?
The Dog Man franchise seems a fun and far-reaching thing, but this particular video game entry in its overall franchise feels a tad overpriced, and the basic game play and jaunty music just cannot make up for that fiscal discrepancy. Absolutely wait for a sale on this one, if it is a game that you feel you must play.
It’s a game that’s too uninvolved to sit and fully engage with, and not engrossing enough to boot up and check in when playing on the Xbox, without the instancy and casualness of mobile play. I’d be interested to see what developer TopCog comes up with next, as I feel there’s a lot of talent and promise there, but on console, Tap Wizard 2 doesn’t quite click for me.
Dreamcore is a very unique and memorable game, but I can’t say that it resonated with me personally. An interesting experience that I can imagine will connect with some folks, but in the long-term,, it feels it needs a little more going on to truly capture the imagination and unlock the true level of horror and discomfort that can be taken from this quite exciting sub-genre.
I hope a lot of folks connect with Neon Blood in a way that I sadly couldn’t, as there really is a lot to enjoy here, but the choices in gameplay mechanics did wear me down in the end.
This is a fundamentally sound game that is fun for short blasts and is perfectly priced – but lacks that little something extra to make it a strike.
A wonderfully simple tale that is too simplistic for adults and too overlong for kids, Snowman Story feels a little bit adrift in its message, but is nonetheless full of festive joy.
I hope that this game finds its audience – perhaps not at the current full price, admittedly – but nonetheless, there’s a little bit of magic here that will be quite a trip down memory lane for a lot of folks.