The Game Guy

Game: Toybox Turbos Platforms: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Windows Played On: Xbox 360 Price: £7.99 Available on Xbox Game Pass: No Today I played the free offering from the Xbox Games with Gold scheme for April and downloaded Toybox Turbos, a 2014 real was developed and published by Codemasters. To be honest I wasn’t expecting anything truly exceptional but it was free and I’m in lockdown so I thought why not?? I might as well play it then I can at least bring a small amount of content to you! I know, you’re all incredibly lucky. The game we have here is a call back to the old Micro Machines game on PS1 and Nintendo 64, curiously they were also developed by Codemasters and it was a game I used to own and have played and I have to say I thought it was amazing. So really this leads me to a question, why have they made a game, almost identical to a previous title they own but not made a remake?? The game was good enough. As much as I love remakes and think there’s plenty of gam...

Game: Island Saver Platforms: Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Windows Played On: Xbox One Price: Free!! (There is an extra level available for £3.99 if you want it) Available on Xbox Game Pass or PS now: No Have you ever wondered what would happen if a British bank wanted to make a kids game about recycling and the environment all while teaching the importance of saving money and the risk of loans?? You did?? Well then I have a treat for you, this is Island Saver, a 2020 release developed by Stormcloud Games and published by NatWest, yes that NatWest. I came across this game thanks to watching a twitch streamer (Brownman) playing it and it peaked my curiosity, and as it cost me nothing I thought why not, it’s something free in these harder times. Plus it gives me something to write about. Some of you may be aware of a little game called Slime Rancher, and if not, this game has a very similar mechanics in that you have a sucker/blower gun and you suck up rubbish lik...