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Twelve highlanders and a bagpipe make a rebellion

  Platforms: Switch, Xbox One, PS4 and PC Reviewed On: Xbox One Developer: Fully Illustrated & Darkwind Media Publisher: Darkwind Media Singleplayer: Yes Multiplayer: 2-player Local Co-op Review copy supplied free of charge by the publisher. As a member of the kilted nation known as Scotland, I’ve always felt that me and my kin don’t get much representation in video games, our brief appearances usually being limited to some swearing or a heavily stereotypical character who loves drinking fighting and is ginger. But Wulverblade seeks to put Scotland in the limelight, specifically, our history against the mighty Roman Empire where the Pictish people held against the best the Romans could offer before Hadrian’s wall was constructed and Rome decided it just wasn’t going to be worth the bloody effort. So, to break the stereotypical image of the Scottish you play as a ginger guy or girl who loves to fight and drink Okay, so the Scottish stereotypes are true. Sue us. We like fig...

More Like Nomantia, Am I Right?

Platforms: PC, Xbox One, PS4 Reviewed On: PC Developer: Recotechnology Publisher: Recotechnology Singleplayer: Yes Multiplayer: Local 1v1 Review code provided free of charge by the publisher. The mighty Roman Empire is ingrained in my head, such a big role it has played in history. But while many people can envision marching columns of Roman troops conquering everything they came near there are huge swathes of their history that is much lesser known. It’s in one of these lesser-known eras that Numantia has settled its strategic routes, telling a tale firmly entrenched in reality and embellished with a few heroic characters. Numantia takes place during the Second Celtiberian war when the Romans accused the town of Segeda of building defensive walls which was a breach of their treaty. Due to Segada’s walls not yet being complete, they retreated to the town of Numantia when the Romans came knocking, a town that would cause the mighty Roman war machine a lot of headaches. Or at le...