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REVIEW: Razer Mamba TE

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Razer is one of the pioneers of professional gaming gear and, of course, one of the market leaders in the field. Last year saw the refresh of their best mouse – the Mamba. We got to play around with Mamba Tournament Edition which features the best compromise between performance and cost.   New Generation Mamba Mamba is a mouse that Razer doesn’t experiment with – this is simply the most precise mouse that exists at the moment. With a laser sensor that has the sensitivity of up to 16,000 DPI, this mouse has more than twice the accuracy of some of its closest rivals. If precision is what you’re after, this is the best tool out there. Other features of the sensor are also remarkable…

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EARLY ACCESS: Master of Orion

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There are some titles that just stick in your memory and when you’ve been actively playing games for over quarter of a century, like I have, you tend to remember only the extraordinary creations. Master of Orion is one of them for sure. Wargaming decided to acquire the rights to the Master of Orion franchise a couple of years back and decided to re-release the game, trusting the development to a relatively unknown NGD studio from Argentina. The Heritage The story about Master of Orion must start with its origins, dating back to the first half of 1990s. Two years earlier we saw the release of the original Civilization, and the same publisher – Microprose, who’s now long gone, but very influential at that time,…

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PLAY! Zine #93 – March 2016

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  Hello everyone, February is a weird month when you work with anything in deadlines because there are a few days less to allocate – to both work and gaming. Leap year to the rescue! Adding one more day to help us round out this very busy month when it comes to the gaming scene. And boy, did we have some interesting releases! Our office was split and divided into warring factions, each vying for supremacy and lobbying for their title to be crowned with our prestigious “Game of the Month” title. On one hand, Street Fighter V gathered around a crowd of staunch followers, although its critics pointed out just how bare-bones it was on release. Then we had The Witness – a sleeper…

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REVIEW: Asus ROG GX700

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Over the years we got used to the fact that Asus computers can provide us with top notch performance in video games when it comes to laptops. However, the engineers at Asus always claimed that the single biggest problem in gaming on the move was the heat dissipation. Therefore, they’ve created the first ever liquid cooled laptop.   The evolution of a gaming laptop At first, laptops were nothing more than mobile PC’s that could service only the most basic of needs. Manufacturers had to cram a lot of components into a small space, had to save energy in order to extend battery life and had problems with components overheating at maximum load. The first truly serious gaming laptops that we encountered were from the…

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REVIEW: Gravity Rush Remastered

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Nintendo is known in the video gaming industry for its unique and quality games which are fully “Nintendo”. There is something special about them and it’s difficult to define what that exactly is. Many other companies are trying to achieve having the same specific and unique spirit their games have, but unfortunately, that’s not easily accomplished. If Sony has managed to achieve something like this, then that can definitely be seen in Gravity Rush. SCE Japan Studio has created many great games so far, but Gravity Rush is one of the best; one of those games for which you can say “this is something that only PlayStation has.” Gravity Rush is set in a very imaginatively and beautifully created world called Hekseville. Our protagonist, Kat,…

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REVIEW: Layers of Fear

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Horror genres were always notoriously difficult to develop in gaming. The developers faced the challenge of creating a quality game that is also scary (which is hard in itself), but also subtle enough to avoid the traps of cheap thrills. Especially when we consider that horror games are a very niche genre that’s easily avoided by the casual players and looked upon with disdain by the hardcore gamers. Every horror fan knows that true fear lies in anticipation and ever-creeping danger, that the tension is scarier than the source of it. The most intensive feeling of fear is actually when, seemingly, nothing is happening. The team from Bloober Team studio has understood all of this perfectly and now we have this quality title before us.…

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REVIEW: Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare 2

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The first Garden Warfare have shown that PopCap can make a very interesting game in a genre completely different than Plants vs Zombies. Besides that, they have shown that using PvZ universe for different purposes isn’t foreign to them and that they can place the battle between plants and zombies in an action-packed war environment with equal success as strategy. Now they need to convince players that they can offer something new in a previously seen concept. And “something new” already reveals itself at the start of the game. Unlike the first part, now you instantly have access to the Backyard Battleground brimming with interesting events. Regard this mode as a sort of a Skirmish or a fast clash which you can enter at any…

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REVIEW: American Truck Simulator

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If you’re a fan of the show “Ice Road Truckers” on the History Channel, here’s a game for you. Well, not just for you, but we can’t but feel that you’re the targeted demographic. You won’t be driving over ice though, at least not yet, but you will be driving American monstrosities over recognizable roads and towns of the USA. Good enough to start with. Euro Truck Simulator was a pretty big success for SCS Software, and they’ve upped the ante with this new simulator. Everything seems better, even though ETS2 didn’t suffer from any major issues. Therefore, here we might even have the most complete driving simulation in video gaming history (congratulations to all Rallies, etc., but this is like from another dimension). The…

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REVIEW: LEGO Marvel’s Avengers

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The greatest thing about movie-based LEGO games is that they’re easy to start, play and finish. Even if you’ve never played one before, it would take mere 5 minutes to get the hang of it. And if you did play one before, then you’ll feel like a fish in water. This is very important for this type of games – those that aren’t meant for the hardcore gamers, but rather for younger audiences and their parents who just want to relax and have some fun with their favorite movie franchise. This time that’s Marvel Avengers. After a crazy action sequence in which the Avengers showcase all of their power, we return to a more peaceful tone in which we’re introduced to the characters and their…

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REVIEW: Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4

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It’s simply wonderful when a title transfers from one medium to another and in doing so the quality of it not only remains, but even increases significantly. This was the case with the Ultimate Ninja Storm series, made by the famous Japanese studio Cyber Connect 2. It’s utterly incredible what the Japanese managed to accomplish in regards to the visual impression that the game left on all fans of the Naruto series. From one sequel to the next, they experimented on various points, but one was certain – it was almost better to watch any fight between two players than an episode of anime. Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 isn’t an exception here, but it raises the bar even higher and presents us with a game…

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