Recent reviews by Pond Scum

How dare they make mathematics this fun.

It's a lot of fun, both cool and stupid at the same time, and you can fly Top Gun planes in it.
Soundtrack's bangin' too, wish they'd put it for sale on Steam already.
The discounts the goes on nowadays are very much worth it if you're on the fence about buying.

Like a lot of reviews say, it unfortunately doesn't support most flight stick/ HOTAS models out of the box.
If you have a Logitech X52 Pro HOTAS like I do, you can go to Set Up USB Game Controllers in Windows, select the X52 and open Properties, as long as you have that window open the game should work, it has a whole control scheme built-in, but no re-mapping. This *might* work for other HOTAS models, IDK.

£3.99 (or equivalent) is a very fair price for what you get from this DLC.
The new content is fun, if you enjoyed the main game you'll probably enjoy the DLC, bearing in mind that, like most game DLCs, some of it is noticeably tougher than the base game. Jose Pavli also kills it again with another great musical score, the story is decent, and expands the worldbuilding a bit, if you're into that. New mechanics and enemies are limited to the new campaign game mode, so this DLC won't affect the Main Campaign or Conquest modes.

The negatives are; a limited choice of planes to choose from, only about 5 or 6, even when you've completed the campaign, unfortunately some noticeable bugs too, which I hope will be patched soon, and IMO one mission goes on for a bit too long (a matter of taste, YMMV).

Overall, I'd recommend the Frontline 59 Campaign, like others and I have said, it's a fair price for what you get.

Sometimes, you just want to feel like a got-dang superhero, and hell if this game doesn't scratch that itch.

-Great Story
-Great Voice Acting
-Great Soundtrack
-Great Animation
-Great Fun

Highly Recommended!

This game made me feel like a kid again, it's so charming and vibrant, and it really feels like a full game that the devs put a lot of care into. It just puts me in mind of the colourful collect-a-thons from years gone, and I'll definitely be replaying it again at some point. 9/10 (maybe even a 10/10?), Definitely would recommend!

Narcotics Ninja is the debut release for Misfire Studios, and the team is off to a strong start.

Pros:
- Dynamic, challenging and fun gameplay
- Easy to learn, hard to master.
- Good technical performance
- Cool 8-bit 2D Cyberpunk aesthetic
- Great soundtrack and sound design
- Fairly polished

Neutral:
- Harsh difficulty in later levels
- Somewhat short at about 90 mins for completion (but doesn't really matter, given the asking price)

Cons:
- No controller support (Yet!)
- No options menu
- Could have used an extra checkpoint or two in some levels

Overall, I recommend Narcotics Ninja, and I'm looking forward to what the team at Misfire does next.

Call of Juarez: Gunslinger is a fun little shooter that I find myself coming back to once every couple of years for a playthrough again. The gunplay is great, I love the way the story is told, the voice acting is good, and the sound design and environment really nail that western aesthetic.
Some unskippable scripted moments & cutscenes and the always-on picture border might put some players off, but that's really down to taste.

One mechanic that I found frustrating at first was the duelling system - it's difficult to work out since it's not explained that well, but once you figure out the tricks to it, the duels become less obnoxious.

Definitely recommended, especially on sale.

I also recommend this game to achievement hunters, as the awards are challenging to obtain and I had a lot of fun while I was getting the achievements in some 30-40 hours.

Personally, I think Bioshock Infinite is one of the greatest video games ever made. It's an absolute masterpiece. The gunplay is just right, the soundtrack and sound design are brilliant, and the story is amazing and brilliantly voice acted. I wish I could play it for the first time all over again.

Clash In The Clouds is alright; it's fun if you're into survival gamemodes.

Burial at Sea is a great extension of the campaign, set in a pre-downfall Rapture from the first games, and delivers a satisfying ending to the trilogy.

Road Redemption is a very fun motorcycle combat/racing game. It's a great time killer and can be tricky at first, but once you get the hang of it, it can be an absolute blast.

One glaring con is that the choice of motorcycles in the game is limited at best, as the bikes offer little to no advantages over one another and some seem to be outright poor choices. The shop can also be a little frustrating as you can sometimes only be offered things you don't need, or already have.

Other than these cons, I can definitely recommend Road Redemption, and I'd highly recommend it to fans of combat racing games, speed runners, and achievement hunters.

The gameplay is fun and rewarding, but the map layout is confusing, and at times frustrating. The plot is pretty daft and feels closer to a Metro franchise entry than a Thief one (complete with mutants and existential dream sequences), but the gameplay is fun enough to make up for it. It reminds me at times of Dishonored, and I'd recommend it to anyone who takes an interest in stealth games.