Hearthstone: The Curse of Naxxramas; Risen 3: Titan Lords; Max Gentlemen, gaming reviews

Thursday 28 August 2014 11:40 EDT

The expansion to Blizzard's Hearthstone adds 30 new cards to the mix and five themed wings

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Hearthstone: The Curse of Naxxramas

********

PC, iOS (£4.99 for each)

This expansion to Blizzard's brilliant Hearthstone, a free collectible card game that sees players battling it out as fantasy characters, adds 30 new cards to the mix and five themed wings. For a game that's essentially a glorified table-top card game, it's remarkably exciting. Some will fault the pricing, but I don't have a problem forking out the cash for this expansion, considering I spent zilch on the base game. There's a cruel enjoyment as you pummel the 14 bosses, finally watching their character disc shatter to smithereens.

Max Wallis

Risen 3: Titan Lords

**

PS3, Xbox 360, PC (£44.99)

Risen 3: Titan Lords is the third in the role-playing game series from Piranha Bytes. The game sees you assume the role of a soulless hero on a quest to regain his humanity and (hopefully) save the world from certain destruction in the process. The combat tries to marry stat-based equipment choices with timed attack combos, but ends up being a wholly infuriating, imprecise experience. Characters seem unrealistically verbose and quest details just get lost in the conversation. There are certainly better RPGs out there.

Toby Clarke

Max Gentlemen

*******

iOS (Free)

The first thing asked when loading the game is: "Are you of legal drinking age?". I tentatively click the "Yes (I'm lying)" option to see what happens, and a picture of a gentleman gyrating his hips flashes on the screen. This isn't a normal game, by any means. The main aim is to stack hats as high as possible. It's strange, and not particularly deep, but it is challenging, and the zany nature of the jiggling macho men is enough to at least warrant a play.