Review by Matt S. People like to tease the sport of curling, and it’s such an abstract little game that the response to it is understandable. It’s like lawn bowls, on ice, where two of the athletes use brooms to “sweep” the ice for reasons that aren’t immediately apparent. Of…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. I’m going to go out on a very controversial limb here and say that minigolf is so much better than actual golf. Minigolf focuses in on the part of the golfing experience that is actually enjoyable – i.e. putting a ball in a hole – while…
Read MoreOpinion by Matt S. With COVID-19 effectively shutting down global sport, the sporting world is running on two tiers right now; there are the sports that are pulling even further ahead, as they have large communities that are growing larger thanks to the presence of high-quality video game adaptations of…
Read MoreReview by Nick H. The WWE series has been showing its age for a couple of years now, but it is one of those cyclical releases I look forward to most each year anyway. The over-the-top actions and personalities are unlike anything else in sports games and I generally have…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Why? That is the big question I took away from my time playing PBA Pro Bowling. Why bother getting an official license for a ten-pin bowling game? I love bowling as much as the next person, and regularly go out to bowl, drink, or (preferably) do…
Read MoreReview by Nick H. For hockey fans looking forward to the upcoming season, NHL 20 will undoubtedly scratch that sports itch with its fantastic presentation and plethora of modes. That being said, some of the modes and parts of the core system are starting to get somewhat long in the…
Read MoreReview by Nick H. There is a lot to do in NBA 2K20, and most of it is a good deal of fun. Some new inclusions, from the WNBA to a heavily modified player builder are welcome additions as well. That being said, the entire framework being built on connectivity…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Konami has released an extended play trailer for its upcoming Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2019 – the official tie-in for the Japanese baseball league. Forget MLB: The Show, this is the baseball I want to get stuck into. GO THE MIGHTY TOKYO GIANTS. This video features two…
Read MoreIt’s been such a big couple of weeks for Final Fantasy, with IX, VII, X and X-2 releasing on the Nintendo Switch within weeks of one another… and FFXII just around the corner. So this week on the podcast we talk about those games. Additionally, we chat about remakes –…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. I like discovering new sports. Rarely, a video game will actually be my intro to a sport I haven’t head of. That’s happened this week, because eCrossminton introduced me to crossminton – a sport I didn’t even know existed. This is one very low-budget, niche sports…
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