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Apr 30
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Nintendo Switch – JackBox Party Pack 10 & JackBox Survey Scramble

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Nintendo Switch – JackBox Party Pack 10 & JackBox Survey Scramble review by Alex

Jackbox Party Pack 10 is a collection of party games for everyone to enjoy, included are five different activities; Fixy Text, Tee K.O. 2, Time Jinx, Dodo Re Mi, and Hypnotorious. To get the most out of this pack you will want to have at-least four people in order to play all the games, and up to eight or nine depending on the game. Getting everyone involved is simple, you can either use the app or website to join in and only one copy of the game is needed. Moderation and family friendly options are toggleable making this game appealing to everyone!

My personal favourite game out of the pack had to be Time Jinx, you and your other players are time travellers and you are tasked with travelling to different historical events. You just have to know what year they happened (or close to it), along with some other related side quests like blending in within the time period. The person with the lowest score at the end of the game wins! I particularly liked this one as it has more recent events and more historical ones, from knowledge of Soviet leaders to weird television adverts in the early 2000s. I haven’t even scraped the surface of what other subjects there are during my playthroughs.

My only real critique of the pack would be some of the more American centric questions that pop up from time to time, while it is understandable as Jackbox Games is a Chicago based company but for anyone outside of the US (which is a lot of people) it makes the game a bit difficult. I appreciated the button that limits the American centric questions, I still found myself and my friends stumped on some of the more obscure early American President questions.

Overall this Party Pack is an Excellent addition to the Jackbox Party Pack Franchise, and is a must have for when you have friends and or family over or online through services like Discord. Definitely worth picking up on your preferred platform!

JackBox Survey Scramble is a quiz game that tests your knowledge on a variety of subjects in unique and entertaining ways. Included are 6 different game modes; HiLo, Bounce, Squares, Speed, Dares, and Dash. To get the most out of this pack you will want to have at-least two people in order to play the game modes (although I would recommend at least four), and up to ten players excluding the Audience. Getting everyone involved is simple, you can either use the app or website to join in and only one copy of the game is needed. Moderation and family friendly options are toggleable making this game appealing to everyone!

My personal favourite game mode out of these was Bounce, control of the paddle is alternated between two teams and in order to move the paddle you must give answers with varying popularity to move position. I found this to be chaotically fun and challenging, the added pressure of the ball bouncing and needing to come up with a word that was just right to bounce the ball to prevent the other team from scoring. Reusing words came with a penalty to up the ante as they would shrink the paddle making things harder, on top of the ball getting faster with every answer it made for very entertaining gameplay.

Overall Jackbox Survey Scramble is definitely worth a pickup for any social gathering or online games night, with constantly refreshing surveys and answers it’s a no brainer. Definitely worth picking up on your preferred platform!

Available on Nintendo Switch (PEGI 12) 4 Stars/ 3.8 Stars

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If you’re looking for fun budget titles to download onto your Nintendo Switch – the Jackbox games are really good values for money and great fun. There’s loads to enjoy and they’re brilliant for group gaming sessions!!!

Apr 25
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PlayStation 5 – Days Gone Remastered

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PlayStation 5 – Days Gone Remastered review by Harrison

Available on PlayStation 5 25/4/25 (PEGI 18) 4.5 Stars

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This is such a brilliant game and the new remastered version is a must own for fans. If you’re looking for something gritty, scary and with lots of fun modes – Days Gone is perfect. Highly Recommended!!!

Dec 12
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Jada – Street Fighter II 6″ Figures and 1:24 Die-Cast Vehicles

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Jada – Street Fighter II 6″ Figures and 1:24 Die-Cast Vehicles review by Harrison

Available from all good reatlers (13 Years+) 5 Stars

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Street Fighter fans will love the range of products available to collect from Jada. There are bundles of characters and vehicles to collect and they look incredible either boxed or unboxed of a shelf. Highly Recommended!!!

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Dec 12
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Nintendo Switch – Fitness Boxing 3 Your Personal Trainer

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Nintendo Switch – Fitness Boxing 3 Your Personal Trainer review by Harrison

Available on Nintendo Switch 5/12/24 (PEGI 3) 3.5 Stars

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This is such a fun way to turn your Nintendo Switch into a daily fitness instructor. It’s easy to use and really pushes your fitness every day. A cheaper alterative to the gym!!!

Oct 30
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PlayStation 5 – Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered

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PlayStation 5 – Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered review by Con

Available on PlaySation 5 31/10/24 (PEGI 16) 5 Stars

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It’s a classic much loved PlayStation game, beautifully remastered for a modern Next gen audience. A must own for all fans – old and new. Highly Recommended!!!

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Oct 30
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Sonic X Shadow Generations

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Sonic X Shadow Generations review by Alex

Sonic X Shadow Generations is a new instalment in the 3D Sonic Universe. This time, the player will experience an all new expansion to Shadow’s story, along with Sonic’s story all brought up to date with modern consoles in mind.

When in the main menu, you are presented with either Sonic’s story or Shadow’s. Specifically for this review I’ll be focusing on the Shadow Segment, as it is all new content. You get the usual plethora of options along with a catch-up of Shadow’s story up to this point, I found this feature quite useful as it caught me up on the story of shadow from his 2005 game.

For stage selection, initially you are thrown straight into the first level. However upon completion you are sent into a level select area which adapts and expands depending on how much you’ve completed/ unlocked, this is very reminiscent of the Sonic portion. Levels are contained in different zones, they each have different locations and can require some exploring to get to.

Guidance on each ability is presented with the usual means in a modern sonic game, that being the question mark in a multi-coloured circle. There are also visual cues as well as audio cues on when to use or which ability, boss battles for instance can be very time sensitive on whether you hit or get it. These can range from onscreen button prompts, to subtle pattern in attack / defence.

Shadow’s combat is very interesting, you get presented with different options throughout the story with their ups and downs, from projectiles to the usual sonic abilities to Shadow’s time stop ability. Gameplay is very much what you’d expect from a Sonic game with some extra twists for Shadow’s story, fast paced and sick music.

Graphics have been enhanced in the current gen versions, bringing the sonic story’s visuals up to par with modern consoles. I am also happy to report that this game is compatible with last gen consoles, this is a welcome addition as many game studios are starting to move away from backporting. This is likely due to the still millions of players on previous gen consoles, rich for many are more than adequate for their gaming needs.

As with other sonic games, you can go back to any level you like, in fact you are encouraged to to unlock all of the collectables that you may have missed. Throughout the levels of are tons of different collectibles, as well as the incentive to get a high score / rank for each level. This is influenced by how fast you made it through the level, as well as rings.

What I dislike about the game is that the menu can be a bit confusing, while I like that you have a sort of sandbox in the menu to do as you please. I’d much rather a menu which I can flick to or a way to teleport over to a level. A feature I wish was included was a way to try out an ability in a separate area, on top of the question mark bubbles should be a button to take you to a test facility. Here it could teach you the basics / allow you to get a feel for the ability before using it in level. I often died due to my inability to use new powers quick enough or in the right way. Other than that, my experience with the game has been overall positive.

Available on PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, XBox and PC 22/10/24 (PEGI 7) 4.2 Stars

Youth #Gottit View:

This game is an excellent addition to the the Sonic Franchise. From the improved visual fidelity offered by current gen consoles, to new game mechanics and story offered by Shadow’s segment . It is a must buy for both resuming players, those who have been out of the loop, and new alike!!!

Oct 17
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Unknown 9 – Awakening

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Unknown 9 – Awakening review by Con

Available on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and PC 18/10/24 (PEGI 16) 3 Stars

Youth #Gottit View:

This game isn’t groundbreaking in what it offers – but it is a lot of fun and definitly worth a play. If you like games like this, there’s lots to enjoy!!!

Oct 09
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DRAGON BALL – Sparking! ZERO

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DRAGON BALL – Sparking! ZERO review by Con

Available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and PC 11/10/24 (PEGI 12) 5 Stars

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Dragon Ball games are always money well spent and get hours of play, all year round. But this latest game is especially good, with lots to enjoy for both old and new fans. Highly Recommended!!!

Oct 04
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PlayStation 5 – Until Dawn

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PlayStation 5 – Until Dawn review

Until Dawn was originally released back in 2015 and took the world by storm. But as
with all games that strive for realism in its graphics, it quickly stopped being able to compare
to newer horror games. As such, they’ve fixed up the game in this newer release and added
a few extra elements to keep the game interesting for long-time fans.


Up on a mountain, two sisters go missing without a trace, much to the dismay of their friends.
A year later they head back up to the house on the mountain in an attempt to accept the loss
that they were hit by last time they went there. Although they soon find out that this time is
riddled with loss too, as they get attacked by monsters and psychos. This game makes you
choose the path for your characters, making decisions that fundamentally change the
outcome of the game. Whilst going through the chapters, you will be analysed by Dr Hill, a
psychiatrist that tests your fears and relationships to each of the characters through
questions whilst insulting your gameplay and making you doubt your own choices.

The gameplay still features all of its quick time events and decision making scenes, but with
this new game there are extra scenes, decisions and areas for returning players to try out.
This leads to an even larger variety of possible endings for any completionists. The camera
has been tweaked so that now you can move the view instead of it being a fixed shot like in
the original game. And I mean obviously, the graphics have been improving. I did find that
the animations still felt as stiff as the 2015 game, so even with the new graphics, it still felt
weirdly uncanny instead of having the effect they intended.

Generally if you were a fan of the original and you want a replay, I wouldn’t dissuade you
from trying this out as there are definitely some good quality of life changes. And if you’re a
new fan, this game is awesome and definitely worth checking out in the best way possible.
But with such a small amount of adjustments, it’s only a 3.5 star remake – but still plays as well as it ever did.

Available on PlayStation 5 4/10/24 (PEGI 18) 3.5 Stars

Youth #Gottit View:

This is a classic PlayStation game, loved by millions around the world. If you’ve never played this game before – it’s well worth buying this updated version for the PS5!!!