One of the most influential first person shooters of all time is celebrating its quarter century, with a remastered definitive edition. When Quake first came out in 1996 it redefined first person shooters as we now know them today. It wasn’t the first of its kind – although developer id Software also made that, in […]

The cult classic PS2 platformer finally gets a modern sequel and it’s even more bizarre and imaginative than the original. No one person or company can be good at everything and even when it seems like that might be the case it’s usually only because they’re working in a very narrow field. Developers like Naughty […]

Sony’s samurai adventure is remastered for the PS5, with a whole new island to explore and an expansion of Legends mode. Of all Sony’s recent first party exclusives, if you were going to take a bet on which was most likely to underperform it would probably have been 2020’s Ghost Of Tsushima. Developer Sucker Punch […]

Hades meets Persona in this dungeon crawler dating simulator, where romancing your weapons bolsters their abilities. Described as the ‘shack-and-slash the world’s been waiting for’, Boyfriend Dungeon isn’t shy about leaning into its camp tone. Within 30 minutes of beginning your summer getaway in beachside town Verona – where your cousin Jesse is adamant about […]

Civilization gets its first real competition in 30 years, but can this new pretender really beat the king of 4X strategy? Sometimes things are exactly what they seem to be. The second you see a screenshot or video of Humankind it’s obvious it’s very similar to Civilization, the grandaddy of 4X strategy games. Given how […]

This indie homage to Japanese role-playing games has some of the best visuals of the year and a clever twist on time travel powers. There is a debate amongst role-playing fans that questions whether the term Japanese role-playing game (JRPG) is merely an indication of the game’s country of origin or a sub-genre in itself. […]

The most controversial 3D Zelda is remastered for the Nintendo Switch, with a new control system that doesn’t use motion controls. It may not have been that obvious at the time but The Legend Of Zelda was in something of a crisis prior to the release of Breath Of The Wild. The three mainline home […]

As Kazuya from Tekken arrives in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, GameCentral gives its verdict on one of the game’s most complicated fighters. Already the king of crossovers, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has also become the definitive venue for scraps between fighting game titans. Street Fighter’s Ryu and Ken, Terry Bogard from Fatal Fury, and Tekken’s […]

A cute little puzzler about playing with virtual Lego bricks has somehow become one of the most technically advanced video games of the year. With the majority of all media now consumed digitally most kids today have relatively little need for things like toys and comic books, being able to experience both, and much more […]

One of Sega’s earliest platform games gets the modern remake treatment but is it enough to make Alex Kidd a star once again? When it arrived all the way back in 1986, Alex Kidd In Miracle World received an enthusiastic welcome. It was hailed as Sega’s answer to Super Mario Bros. (which was released the […]