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Tom Plays Spyro the Dragon - Spyro Reignited ...
Tom Plays Spyro the Dragon - Spyro Reignited Trilogy (PS4)
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Tom Plays PAC-MAN World Re-PAC (PS5)
Tom Plays PAC-MAN World Re-PAC (PS5)
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Tom Plays Bloodborne (PS4)
Tom Plays Bloodborne (PS4)
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Tom Plays Crash Team Racing: ...
Tom Plays Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled...again! (PS4)
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Tom Plays Sonic Colours Ultimate (PS4)
Tom Plays Sonic Colours Ultimate (PS4)

Gynoug - The Winged Warrior Returns (Switch/PS4/Xbox) Classic retro shooter OUT NOW!

The Real McCoy!

Released originally on Sega Mega Drive, fans of this beast of a shooter, known in America as Wings of Wor is back! This heavyweight comes full to bursting with action and full blown destruction that will light up your screens. It may on the surface appear to be yet another horizontal scrolling, seek and raise hell game, but the playability factor and challenge is unsurpassed.

Set to Fight

The planet has been decimated by a virus that has transformed and mutated into a breed of some of the most fearsome creatures ever! They are the Mutants of Iccus, led by the terrible Destroyer. Many have taken on the mutants before you… and many have failed. Now it’s your turn. From the deepest caverns of Iccus to the belly of the beast itself, you must fly and fight for the life of your planet! It won’t be easy… but then the best battles never are! Destroy the Destroyer and Iccus will be saved, its skies free once again. But fail and your wings will be clipped… forever!


Action - Get Ready

Six levels of do or die action and you annihilate all that dare to challenge you or even come in your sights. A ‘power up system’ really lives up to its name for as you progress, and succeed, it dramatically increases your fire power and the overall force you are able to exert!  Coloured crystals and orbs can be blasted as they miraculously appear to gain you even more extra power and don't miss out on the red orb for that is a real bonus upgrade. The more orbs you collect the more varied upgrades you are presented with. Spot the amber orb and a real treat is in store. Although many of the actions are now customary to this genre there are plenty of surprises in store.


Enemy bosses, mini bosses, ghouls, weird and wonderful creatures, and objects all make appearances and they are not mere fodder to be shot to smithereens. Speedy reactions are required!


Features:

High configurable CRT shader

Special mode that enables accessibility features

Rewind mode and save/load state functionality

Dynamic Music 

Ever Changing  levels of play

Long Levels of Mythical, Subterranean, Cavernous fiery pursuit 

Garganic  enemies

Epic mid level and end level boss confrontation


Price: £5.99 GBP/ €5.99 EUR/ $6.99 USD

Available: NOW!

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TMA 260 – Pikachu Pie

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Back after popular demand, the boys are here to discuss what they’ve been up to and playing! Mat’s finally started playing Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart, while Tom’s been diving into Fallout 4. Join us as we discuss Niantic’s newest AR mobile game Pikmin Bloom, the update to Nintendo Online and the insanity that is Playstation 2 pricing in 2021…

Games discussed in this episode: Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart (PS5), Fallout 4/76 (PS4/Xbox/PC), Pikmin Bloom (Mobile), Other Niantic Games (Mobile), Minecraft World (Mobile), The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64 / GC / 3DS / Switch), Lylat Wars (N64, 3DS, Switch), Iggy’s Wrecking Balls (N64), 1080 Snowboarding (N64), Wave race (N64), Golden Eye (N64), Singstar Kent (PS2/PS3), White Van Racer (PS2)

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Tom Plays Gynoug (PS4)

The Mega Drive/Genesis classic returns!

Known in the US as Wings of Wor, the curiously titled Gynoug, is a top tier 16-bit horizonal shooter developed by Masaya and originally released in 1991.

Indie publisher, Ratalaika Games will be re-releasing the game on Playstation, Xbox and Nintendo Switch platforms and will be available digitally on the 12th November 2021...with a rewind button!

Horror Story Hallowseed OUT NOW | Is This House Haunted?

Grab a torch and lets play Horror Story Hallowseed!

Horror Story: Hallowseed is a single-player story-driven psychological horror adventure game that takes place in the fictional location, Hallowseed.

You can find the game on Steam here.

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The Thirteenth Floor - from the pages of SCREAM! & EAGLE *HALLOWEEN SPECIAL*

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Neil takes us on a journey through his comic collection with a timely look at The Thirteenth Floor.

This story originated in the short lived SCREAM! comic before continuing in the pages the EAGLE. Rebellion have subsequently issued the story as three hardback books and produced a continuation of the story over a number of specials.

The "missed opportunity" of the Comic Festival earlier in the year; COMICS SALOPIA

https://youtu.be/V9mhpVry-DA

For the Rebellion (2000AD) online store;

https://shop.2000ad.com/

For Hibernia;

https://hiberniabook.blogspot.com/

https://irishcomics.fandom.com/wiki/David_McDonald

https://www.facebook.com/EnniskillenComicFest/

For more information; SCREAM!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scream!_(comics) http://screamcomic.co.uk/ MISTY https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misty_(comics) http://www.mistycomic.co.uk/Welcome.html TIGER https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_(Fleetway)

THE THIRTEENTH FLOOR

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thirteenth_Floor_(comic_strip) https://downthetubescomics.blogspot.com/2007/08/new-book-from-hibernia-books.html https://britishcomics.fandom.com/wiki/The_Thirteenth_Floor

THE VIGILENT

https://britishcomics.fandom.com/wiki/The_Vigilant

HOUSE OF DAEMON

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_House_of_Daemon https://hiberniabook.blogspot.com/2015/07/the-house-of-daemon.html

JOHN WAGNER

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wagner ALAN GRANT https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Grant_(writer) DAVID HUNT

https://ukcomics.fandom.com/wiki/David_Hunt

IAN RIMMER

https://britishcomics.fandom.com/wiki/Ian_Rimmer

GUY ADAMS

https://www.guyadamsauthor.com/

Doctor Who The Collection Season 8 + Dæmons BONUS!

With Neil off to an event to meet Katy Manning he thought it time that he got around to opening Season 8 where her character Jo Grant makes their first appearance.

AND As a special bonus another DVD collection gets the unboxing treatment...

Marvel Gear + Goods - 'The Incredible Hulk' Unboxing! | Bruno's Boxes

This one's just a little late, join Bruno as he opens up another Marvel Gear + Goods box from Loot Crate. This time it's all about 'The Incredible Hulk' and contains all anyone would need for a hulking good holiday!

NO TIME TO DIE - FILM REVIEW (spolier free)

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A FILM REVIEW BY NEIL KENNY

Today in a very empty cinema I saw Daniel Craig's last outing as Bond in "No Time to Die".

So, what did I think...?

[spoiler free]

Well, I'll preface this by saying Craig has been very lucky in his tenure with the problems around Casino Royale, Spectre, Blofeld etc. being resolved and with this film Craig has added to or increased his Bond Top Trump scores heavily*.

As a film it is entertaining enough and very well crafted. The performances are extremely accomplished on the whole and without them the plot would not have any resonance. This film has real consequences and wouldn’t work as well otherwise.

The plot could confound casual watchers as this is a direct sequel to Spectre and reconfirms that these films are a separate continuity. Saying that the film does reference previous (pre DC) films a lot in the opening titles and in the music call-backs one particular Bond outing gets more than a passing nod.

The film is long and doesn’t really drag but it can go a bit slow in places. The middle section could actually be removed as it has no bearing on the plot at all and just seems to be there in order to accommodate characters who reappear and a smidgen of character development. If anything, the film would work well in a home environment when watched in sections as it is very episodic although you would lose the grandeur of the cinematography (fancy word for pretty pictures).

The dialogue was very witty throughout but did feel to be the result of different hands. The big bad guy does get some nice lines but in the end is pretty forgettable apart from the mask. The same goes for the lead henchman who apart from the gimmick was pretty forgettable.

The action sequences are very well done and there is a brutality in the quickness of them and all very well shot. In fact, the whole film does look very polished and the only thing that struck me was the limited colour palette as it went all in for the moody muted look.

Was it any good?

Well, I was entertained enough and would watch it again although like I mentioned earlier, I would probably watch it in sections due to its length. As I mentioned earlier Craig has been very fortunate with the availability of the Bond assets his tenure could access and it has led to a very particular series of films. Previous entries have all been very mixed for me with both good and bad and this instalment is very much the same. Some will hate it and others will love it and I fall somewhere in the middle.

Not the answer a review should give but this film is more than a film - it is a last entry in this particular run and tries to be the best of Daniel Craig Bonds.

[still spoiler free but I’m not taking chances as Bond nuts might deduce stuff]

There is one principal plot point which will be the talk of the town but even this has history (You Only Live Twice [novel]) and one thing to mention; remember how some Bond films ended – the last end credit card – well it's there.

* There is one category where he still gets a zero and I’ll leave you all to guess what it is but I’ll say that Ralph Fiennes doesn’t really count.

- Neil

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Playmobil - 70548 Star Trek - U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701 Unboxing! | Bruno's Boxes

Join Bruno for his biggest ever unboxing! This time Bruno unboxes the Star Trek toy of his dreams, the absolutely massive Star Trek - U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701 playset from Playmobil!

More details here (including the hefty price-tag)

MARVEL - PARAGON COLLECTION: CHRIS CLAREMONT PREMIER BUNDLE - Unboxing! | Brunos Boxes

Join Bruno as he unboxes the stunning Paragon Collection, an X-Men Collector’s bundle featuring seminal comics and material by Chris Claremont.

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION:

Beautiful Archival-quality Slipcase 11.02” x 13.58” Slipcase Faux-Leather-bound 448-page Hand-Numbered Hardcover at 7.28” x 10.83” Signed by Chris Claremont with 1 of 4 handwritten classic X-Men quotes Foreword by Louise Simonson Collects the following Stories X-Men #94 X-Men #129-137 X-Men #141-142 Wolverine #1-4 Uncanny X-Men #268 X-Men #1 Exclusive new 20-page story by Chris Claremont & Salvador Larroca Original Days of Future Past notes and script by Chris Claremont Wolverine #6 Variant by Olivier Coipel Set of 4 lithographs UNLOCKED REWARDS Exclusive new Wolverine comic book by Chris Claremont with a Steve McNiven cover X-Men #13 Action Figure Variant by John Tyler Christopher Art Adams Litho Marcos Martin Litho

DC World's Finest 'The Collection' - Justice League (again) - Unboxing! | Brunos Boxes

Join Bruno as he opens up another Justice League themed box from DC World's Finest 'The Collection'. What will be inside?

Comics Salopia 2021 Launch and Comics Trail #ComicsTrail2021

Comics Salopia 2021 took place earlier in the year but fear not as Blastprocess was there.

In this belated coverage introduced by Festival Director Shane Chebsey you see the comics guests in attendance and take a tour of the Comics Trail.

Apart from meeting the artists there were comics masterclasses for children and a comics trail featuring the local area (Shrewsbury). Composed of 9 pieces of art at selected locations each piece had been created by a noted comics artist and the accompanying text was written by British Comics Legend John Wagner.

#ComicsTrail2021 For more on Comics Salopia head over to their website;

https://comicssalopia.com/

or over on Facebook;

https://www.facebook.com/COMICSSALOPIA

For more on Shrewsbury

https://www.shrewsburysopen.com/ and on Facebook; https://www.facebook.com/originalshrewsbury/

WAIT ON THERE'S MORE!!

Shane Chebsey recently launched his latest Kickstarter project and there is still time to join in;

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/scarcomics/dead-by-dawn-returns/description

Tom's SEGA Master System Collection

Join Tom as he shares his collection of SEGA Master System games. The SEGA Master System was Tom's very first games console and some of these titles are positively dripping in nostalgia for him.

He once vowed to not add to his humble childhood collection, however in recent years his curiosity to see what else the Master System had to offer got the better of him and he eventually amassed a reasonable collection of 'mostly' Master System classics.