SPLICED GAMING /
ISSUE 02
MINI REVIEWS
PLATFORMS iOS/Android
GENRE
Tactical Sports
DEVELOPER
Fuzzy Logic
AGE RATING
All
PLATFORMS
GENRE
DEVELOPER
AGE RATING
Soccer Moves
Need For Speed:
Rivals
The Wolf Among
Us - Part 1 "Faith"
Need For Speed Rivals is an open world
arcade racer that follows much the
same kind of dynamic as Hot Pursuit,
complete with blazingly fast exotic cars
and high speed police chases. In Rivals
you take on the role of either the Racer
or the Cop, and the purpose is either
to escape or conversely catch as many
Racers as you’re able. Depending on the
side you choose, a variety of different
gadgets and abilities are available to
you, such as shockwaves, roadblocks,
EMPs and so on. The open world is
similar to many of the other Need For
Speed games, with shortcuts that aren’t
shown on the map, speed traps and
unlockable cars, and the game takes
place in the fictional Redview County.
Need For Speed Rivals sticks to
the formula here when it comes to
career progression – work your way
up from the bottom to become the
most wanted Racer in the county,
but in Rivals there’s the alternate
Cop career which adds an extra
dimension to what could otherwise
have become a rather stale game.
Rivals harkens back to the fun
and enjoyment of the original Most
Wanted game and particularly when
playing co-op with friends it offers
an enthralling experience that will
keep you coming back for more, it’s
an enjoyable experience
particularly when playing
with friends.
by Pippa Tshabalala
Telltale Games is rapidly becoming
synonymous with thoughtprovoking, high quality narrativedriven games, and this newest
addition to their stable looks set to
impress. Based on the acclaimed
DC Vertigo Graphic Novel series
Fables, The Wolf Among Us places
the player in a gritty, modern day
fairytale society that's rife with
poverty, fear and more than a little
anger.
You take the helm of Bigby
Wolf, Sheriff of "The Woodlands"
(the slum-like urban habitat of the
displaced fairytale creatures) as he
seeks out a path of redemption and
reformation after his earlier days as
the legendary Big Bad Wolf.
Like Telltale's previous title
The Walking Dead, every choice
made in the game has a real-time
consequence, from little things like
the way a character reacts towards
Bigby, all the way through to major
changes in the game's overarching
narrative. The choice system is also
pretty merciless, often forcing you
to make a choice in seconds, so you
need to be fast on your feet.
At a mere 2 hours play time, it is
a little short, but it certainly makes
waiting for the next chapter that
much more appealing.
This game is a gem that
cannot be missed!
by Ray Whitcher
Fuzzy Logic is a South African
based development team behind
the awesome new iOS and
Android game Soccer Moves.
Interestingly Soccer Moves
blends a puzzle element with the
idea of a more tactical plan when
trying to score a goal.
You get a limited number of
players on the field at a time, the
idea is to plan your passes and
movement beforehand. Each of
your players have a box indicating
a "Safe Zone". If a defender gets
inside he will steal the ball and
you will lose the level. You have
a limited number of moves per
level, which makes it tricky to
plan out your strategy. The game
starts off pretty easy, but it does
get extremely challenging. After
a while you will be limited to two
players on the field and those
players will only be allowed to
move once and pass once, which
means strategy is everything!
After every level you will be
awarded some gold which can
be used to buy new costumes
for your players, or some added
in game benefits such as a
the ability to shoot past any
goalkeeper. Here is where the
micro transactions start. It is
possible to play the game without
these, but buying
them all at the start
would really help.
by Marco Cocomello
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PC / Xbox 360 / PS3
PS4 / Xbox One
Racing
Ghost Games
PG
PLATFORMS
PC, Mac, Xbox, PS3.
GENRE
Noir, Point and Click
Adventure
DEVELOPER
Telltale Games
AGE RATING
18
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