Reviews

Tension is an iconic trivia game that, somehow, we haven't played with our local tabletop group. We did previously have a family game night with Tension Junior, which is the child-focused version of the board game, but now it was time to…

It’s a testament to the enrapturing nature of Mortal Shell 2 that this review is only just going live. While the game might be getting over-hyped in some circles, that mood has a solid foundation in the sheer creativity, variety and…

"When there's no more room in hell, the dead shall walk the Earth." And with that phrase, George A. Romero's Dawn of the Dead kickstarted the modern zombie apocalypse genre, taking the flesh-eating fiends from mere isolated incidents to a…

The concept of the “Road Trip” in an American sense eludes me. I'm British, if I drove for more than a few hours I'm going to end up in the ocean... or worse, France. Jokes aside, I feel like Keep Driving also eludes me for similar reasons.…

Each character’s dice is very specialist, though can be adapted somewhat. Your characters can be defeated in combat, removing their die from the battle, only recovering if you win, albeit with a debuff for the rest of the run. This raises…

For the Gods! is a smart, tightly engineered area‑majority game that blends mild bag‑building, fast-paced tactical movement and an abstracted (but competitive) monument construction theme into a quick, clean contest across the ancient…

I've previously played the original Codenames, along with the mobile edition of the game, so when I saw Codenames: Pictures, I was very aware of the concept and knew exactly what I should expect. For those that have not played Codenames,…

If you’re in the market for a new set of PC speakers and want to keep things to a lower budget, the Edifier R20BT are an excellent option that won’t break the bank whilst still providing you with strong sound for your living room or gaming…

Fusing together Battleships and Hangman, Battle Flips feels both novel and almost instantly understandable. A lot of different board games pass through our doors here at Big Boss Battle, everything from complex, multi-hour monstrosities…

There's still something tucked away deep in me that rises to the surface when I see an Outrun or Daytona machine at the arcade. Despite the aged visuals, their bright colours, tight turning and hooky music always manage to pull me over to…

The Razer Barracudo V2 Pro answers the question of 'Can I have one headset despite gaming on every device I own?' with a robust 'Yes, of course you can, and you can do it with great sound quality'. I've reviewed a large number of…

My review of Order Automatica was going to be a lot harsher before I saw the price. That's not to say it's a bad game at all, but, I didn't really feel it brought much to the table, but, yeah. Then I saw the price. Order Automatica calls…

You and the British are tasked to overrun Sicily.

They say the devil is in the details, so, in the case of Fatekeeper, he’s got plenty of places to hide. It's absolutely drop-dead gorgeous. For a more-than-affordable, single-player narrative RPG experience Fatekeeper offers brutal melee…

There are jobs that sound considerably more exciting than they actually are. Security guard, for example, probably isn't a profession that immediately conjures up images of cosmic horror, government conspiracies and the possibility that the…

Over the past ten years we've reviewed an absolute stack of board games here on B3 and (secretly) we've played even more. Pounce answers a question that a lot of games don't even attempt to: What do you do with your winnings? What I mean by…

There are certain pairings that go well in life. Wine and cheese. Milk and cookies. Chocolate and custard creams (screw you M&S for that unholy abomination and its effect on my blood sugars). With Montabi, Akupara Games brings another…

Minecraft is a household name at this point and something that I swear everyone has played at least once. It's just one of those games that is everywhere! When the original Minecraft Dungeons came out, we played a fair bit of the game, but…

It’s no secret that Relic: The First Guardian flopped. It was janky, filled with AI content in any language other than Korean (with no way of having Korean voice and English text, so you’re stuck with the slop) and ran at between 15 and 55…

In Long Cow you'll take on the role of a cattle rancher, competing against other players to raise the largest possible herd, including some of the longest possible cows, all while the other players race to do the same. Somehow, Long Cow…