Geek Culture Reviews

Castle Kong, the Donkey Kong inspired platformer is making it's way to Nintendo Switch... Castle Kong is a celebration of the classic Nintendo arcade game, Donkey Kong , recreating the same kind of looks, retro graphical world and stages, while presenting completely new addictive challenges that were presented in bygone times. Castle Kong features 22 levels traversing four different stages. The twist? You have just 3 lives to complete your epic quest. To celebrate the launch developer Drowning Monkey Games is launching a tournament with a $3500 grand prize.  Launching a tournament to coincide with the game's launch is a clever piece of marketing and is sure to grab the attention of pro and amateur gamers alike. The high score tournament starts on the games launch day and will run until May 25th, 2021. The players with the top 10 scores set after launch day will be the ones who walk away with the prizes.  Full terms and conditions as well a...

Rob Lake reviews Space Bastards Vol. 2... Space Bastards Vol. 2 is the next instalment in the "adventures" of the Intergalactic Postal Service and its team of "dead-icated" employees.  When describing what Space Bastards is the Kickstarter campaign sums it up perfectly. It's a " high-octane, outrageous romp of a comic filled with murderous mailmen, angry accountants, terrible mentors, aliens, space pirates, betrayal, and a whole lot of punching ". After reading Volume 2, you'll see just how correct this statement is!  The outline of Space Bastards sounds like your typical sci-fi filled with greedy Corporations and deprived citizens. But underneath this, it's so much more. The plot revolves around the Intergalactic Postal Service and its unique job role. It's a high-paying, high-risk job that also happens to be the deadliest in the universe. The postal service runs with a dog-eat-dog mentality, where the weak loose out to the ...

 Comic Book Preview - Buffy The Vampire Salyer: Faith #1... The future of the 'Buffyverse' is heading this way with the all new one-shot that is set to reveal the origins of Faith The Vampire Slayer. With no Watcher, no idea how to harness her new power, and with no idea how she got them, Faith falls back on old habits - and morals. But what happens when these morals don't match up to those of the Council and Buffy's?  BOOM! Studios is set to dive into the origins of one of the most intriguing and complex characters in the 'Buffyverse' for the first time. Faith #1 is the perfect jumping on moments for new readers, as its set to explore a shocking series of events... Rob Lake - For more comic book and video game chat why not follow Geek Culture Reviews on Twitter and Facebook @GeekCultureRev