Sinister Reviews

Xmen has been a thousand times better since its relaunch with First Class. Don't get me wrong, I like the older films, but they had glaring inaccuracies and at times a terrible script, which was only glossed over because of great performances by the likes of Sir Patrick Stewart, Sir Ian McKellen etc.  Apocalypse set the bar for itself pretty high. After 'days of future past' it had some pretty amazing boots to fill and quick. Getting straight in to the backstory in Ancient Egypt, (the MCU seems to be learning from past failures) it shows off the brilliance of its CGI and costume design in the first half hour. The cinematography is top notch and you really can't get lost in the storyline, saying that, there are periods where we could be almost made to feel like we are treading water slightly. A slow middle part of the script brings us down a little bit, but after *spoilers* the Institute is blown to smitherines, with a delightful Quicksilver segment, akin to ...

People only really seemed to buy Bulletstorm on 360, to gain access to Gears 3's beta. We were pleasantly surprised that this grusome skill shot game, turned out to become a cult classic amongst EPIC's fans. Recently Gearbox have taken the reigns of the franchise in partnership with the developers of the original People Can Fly. So, how does the two add up? Well, Xbox One certainly makes the place look more like a holiday resort, with more enphasis on colour than the original and a better streamlined performance in combat. The 360 version was prone to getting stick during big fights, here and there, but the updated version for Xbox One, seems to gloss over these combat errors and somewhat boosts the enjoyment. Even better is the inclusion of new maps in Echo mode. With an added bolt on that comes with a twist.  The Echos run the same as they did back on 360. Having to earn stars to unlock more maps, by performing the most amount of new skill shots and outlandi...

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