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The Concourse made by A & B Game studios can be compared to games such as Mirrors Edge which I thoroughly enjoyed for the parkour running. This game although looking good in the photos is poorly optimised, lacking single player bots or an actual tutorial while you are playing. The developers have not updated the game since my first playthrough over a week ago even promising to add ai, the multiplayer is dead so you will need to have a friend which owns the game to have any sort of competition or fun. I did like the idea of obstacles, however when sliding under moving blocks the hitbox was buggy and ruined the experience. There is no timer when playing single player, no way to track record times on a course and the developers promise to update the game with features that should be in the game at launch.

At the moment, all reviews made on this game are from community members with few reviews claiming that the multiplayer is active, although less than one hour has been played of The Concourse by the user. Other reviews focus on recommending the game, I simply cannot recommend this game at the current state unless the devs fix the issues with gameplay. This game has potential with the idea. I truly wanted to recommend this game, however, is poorly executed and simply is not fun.

*Please do note that I have received this game for the purpose of reviewing it*

If you have ever played a game like sonic all-stars, Mario kart, f1 all-stars, rc revenge pro, diddy kong racing, crash racing series, modnation racers or little big planet kart you would love this game. I have played all of these titles and adored them, same story with table top racing. The game has superb graphics and quick loading times between races, and runs smooth as silk on my three-year-old slow laptop. While reviewing this game a new update came out so I asked Playrise Digital on their website question form the new features and the team responded hours later.

There are 6 championships or 'Cups' to complete and several special races which may require certain wheel types and cars to participate. The vehicles are divided into three tiers/categories; Amateur (Cult Classics), Pro (Street Racers), Expert (Super Cars) which have four different vehicles to choose from in each category. From the base game there is five different style of race tracks (tables) but four variations of the course. Each car can be upgraded in top speed, acceleration, handling, armour as well as choose from four styles of paint and seven different styles of wheels. Each wheel is unique and gives a different attribute to the car; Standard, Drift (For Drifting), Bling (For Bonus Coins/Money), Sheild (Force field around the car), Centurion (Spike Wheels), Boing (Allow your car to jump/bounce and reach coins on some tables) and Peace Bomb (Disarm weapons). One thing to note is when you buy the wheels which are fairly expensive, you can use them on everyone car without having to rebuy. Opponents do not have weapons wheels until the Expert difficulty cups however, opponents may have weapon wheels in special events.

There are seven different types of events; elimination (last car standing), time trial (quickest time over a set amount of laps), hot lap (quickest lap), Combat race (Race with power ups), pure race (Race without power ups), drift (race with drift wheels for drifting) and pursuit (catch up to a slower car and tag). In combat race there are several power ups; Acid, Rocket, Tracking Rocket, electric pulse, boost, bomb and ice beam, which once you pick up two power ups you get a special upgraded power up upon reaching Pro difficulty. The cars in the game generally handle with ease, however the cult classics are a challenge to turn. The opponents are extremely easy to beat in the first two difficulties but the game gets more challenging later in the game, especially the pursuits. The game also has online only multiplayer which I find impossible to find a server in Australia, the game allows the creation of one though. While typing this line I found one server and played, there was a slight jagged feel when controlling my car although this may be an internet issue for the other player. However, at this current update there is no local co-op multiplayer aka split-screen, which is a real disappointment.

If you decide to purchase the 'Supercharger' DLC you get three additional championships one each vehicle tier, four additional cars, one extra track 'Can Ya Dig It?' and 16 extra special events. Included is a great drift car which will be useful if you struggle with the drift events like myself. Please do note if you want to play with some people online you need this dlc. The game features upbeat, electronic dance music which adds a nice feel to the game with a nice variety of 17 tracks by WES SMITH which you can listen to on soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/itswessmithyo .

Conclusion:
Table Top Racing: World Tour World Tour by Playrise Digital is a great indie title to play with friends or alone with a nice selection of vehicles, customizations and maps. The game does lack variety of tables, however I do not mind this as the game is highly addictive, and will provide at least 10 hours of fun. It is now your turn to decide whether a $20 USD price tag is a good price for the game.

*Please do note that I have received this game for the purpose of reviewing it*

Nil-Ninjahtic: Ronin brings a nostalgia feel that you would get from classic titles on old portable Nintendo devices, with a simplistic style the game has a cleverly laid out retro level design which reminds gamers of that 80's feel when playing a video game. Blaze Epic created a game that is progressively more challenging as you progress through the game, although difficult to master
where eventually you have to solve puzzles while defeating enemies and doesn't follow the linear game structure making it hard to predict future events. The game has controller support if you want to play the game in a living room environment or if you are used to the feel of a console controller. If you want a short small sized game that would last 2-3 hours of gameplay that is full of action and adventure then this is the game for you. At the low price tag, this game is a steal, even when it is not on sale.

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In Universe Sandbox you create universes consisting of planets, stars and galaxies. If you struggle creating a universe you can choose to run various solar system templates that can help you build your own.
Starting this game for the first time I was overwhelmed with the complexity and detail the developers at Giant Army put into this simulation game, usually with the genre you see a rushed physics engine and incomplete
game but this game there is no sign of that. The best thing about this game is the endless physic properties such as forcing planets to collide to see a detailed explosion. This game is a prime example why
steam has the early access system; to implement a full featured title and update it prior to the full release fixing issues and including new things.
I recommend this game for anyone who loves astronomy or for people who enjoy creating things.
*Please do note that I have recieved this game for the purpose of reviewing it*

Without looking at guides on how to play this game I delved right into the action and was immediately confused on what to do, so I quickly searched up a guide on steam and relaunched the game. 100% Orange Juice is a mix between a board game and a card game that is based primarily on luck and a little knowledge on how to play the game, this game has two ways of winning to gather enough stars and to beat enough enemies. To move on the board you roll a die, if you reach an intersection you are able to choose which direction you would like to go (After learning the tiles you can get the best out of your turns/chapters). There are different tiles on the board and an action is performed on each one that may benefit your game or hurt your game (Luck based) these include; gaining or loosing stars, versing creatures, Draw a card and battle. I found this game fun to play, however after playing more than 3 hours I found it very annoying how hard the ai is in this game, so I recommend only playing this with a mate who owns the game. The developer 'Orange Juice' used vibrant colours in the game and a refreshing art style that I have not seen by any other dev although the music is great it became very annoying after the third loop. Overall this game was fun to play, had extremely difficult ai, based upon luck, great visuals, tons of campaigns and content and great but catchy soundtrack. Not quite worth 6.99us asking price through for the content in this game however is definitely worth it if you have friends to play with.

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As you open this game you delve into the best part of the game, the sound. You are a young boy who gets left with his mother for what seems to be a year, when an army of red men storms your house.
Under your mothers orders you are forced to flee, desparate you run to this drawbridge where your true quest begins. Throught the game you find out who you are, what is going on, and what happened to
your father. This game has no voice acting, no speech dialogue where the stories are all told visually with background sound for tone. The artwork in this game is hand drawn to perfection using
a steampunk-inspired vision of old Europe artstyle. The aim of the game is to collect 36 scrolls hidden around a castle, after playing through only 4 hours of the game I found that it can be
challenging to win boss fights and pass certain areas of the game, however with a little time I was able to complete these sections of the game. To get about in the levels/sections you use electromagnetic
powers to help explore around the world which is quite unique for an indie platform title.

If you like any indie platformer where you have to solve puzzles to complete a quest than this game is for you, two minus' with this game that
I found are that none of the characters (the boy or the red guys) had a name and the plot seems to be cliched (overused and lacking original thought). Other than these small
details this is a great game and I reccommend it.
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In this game you play as a purple goat who's main objective is to unlock and exit through a door in each room, recruting various animals such as sheep and a mouse.
The magical time beam design studio has created supurb level designs in this game with original stylings and coloured glass windows. The controls
are very easy to use at first (after I googled the controls) some of the actions the goat can do is jump, double jump, dash and move left or right of the screen. As a puzzle
solving game there are some fantastic elements that have been added such as using the mouse to bait enemy's or hit switches on a wall which made the experience even more enjoyable.
This game encourages experenmentation, you may be stuck on a level for 15-20 minutues which can be fustrating at times but gives a good challenge if you adore the puzzle genre.
I reccommend this game for anyone who is looking to buy a casual game to pass some time, in short; great level design, great game mechanics, lack of tutorials and challenging levels.

*Please do note that I have recieved this game for the purpose of reviewing it*

Key Points:
-Game is very addictive
- Calm music
- Great after a stressful day just to sit down and play
- Got 1054 points on first try (was 3 on the global leaderboard on release)

Objective:
To catch as many stars as possible (up to 5 at a time) and avoid ice that slows your basket down and get abilities to help you catch more stars.

Final Review:
I reccomend this title while it is on sale for 59c for anyone into a casual game, I usually play fast pased games such as csgo and this was a great change of pace and as I mentioned above, quite calming.
I give this game a 8.5/10 review xD. For being simple, calm, however lacks replay value after a couple of attempts.