VIDEO GAME REVIEW: Bloodbowl 2 - Focus Home Entertainment

Release Date: 22/09/15
Publisher:  Focus Home Entertainment

SYNOPSIS:

TOUCHDOWN! Blood Bowl 2 smashes Warhammer and American football together, in an explosive cocktail of turn-based strategy, humour and brutality, adapted from Games Workshop's famous boardgame. Blood Bowl 2's new graphics engine and high-flying realization makes for a faithful portrayal of the fury and intensity of classic Blood Bowl matches. The solo game mode will have you lead the famous Reikland Reavers. Former star team of Blood Bowl you are tasked with bringing them back to glory, following a full story campaign supported by the hilarious commentators Jim & Bob from Cabalvision. Each match of the campaign is unique, with unexpected and surprising events constantly renewing the experience! The multiplayer modes are bigger and richer than ever. In the persistent online mode, create and manage your own team comprised of one of eight races from the Warhammer world - Humans, Orcs, Dwarfs, Skaven, High Elves, Dark Elves, Chaos, and the Bretonnia newcomers. You will develop your team, gaining XP and unlocking new skills. But beware! On the pitch, all losses are permanent... Organize entirely customisable championships, from qualifications to finale, and use the new Transfer Market to buy and sell your players, and build your Blood Bowl dream-team! The next generation of Blood Bowl touches down today, will YOU be the champion?


REVIEW:

Lets play Bloodbowl!!!! And to be honest that’s what happened with me as Lady Eleanor descended with her Orcs to take on the speed and agility of my Skaven. Both sides lined up, both sides had their fans and to be honest whilst it wasn’t the highest scoring match (well touchdown wise.) It was a virtually bloodbath as we took it in turns to smash the hell out of the others team, utilising dirty tricks, bribing refs and of course listening to Jim and Bob commentate on the whole thing.

OK so the match was won 2-1 by me but counting up the casualties at match end both of us had about half our teams left on the pitch trying to counteract what the other had been up to. It was a whole load of fun, brought back fond memories for me (as I remember playing on the astro-turf with the figures) and at the end of the day, will give me countless pleasure as I take on other players (both AI and human) through the campaign or friendly online matches as I prepare for another local derby against Lady Eleanor as he levels her team up.

Great stuff all round..

VIDEO GAME NEWS: Bloodbowl ready's for its second Season - Focus Home Entertainment

Hail Mighty Readers and Followers of the Calloused Thumbs,
Lets play Bloodbowl.  The season is about to launch in a week, where you can gouge, mutilate and stomp your foes into submission.

Here at Falcata Times, Lady Eleanor and I have both been looking at our teams and figuring out who we feel we could take to the championship and whilst we know that the game has you taking the Human's (the Reikland Reivers) from bottom to top, we each have our own personal favourites.  I'm looking more at  the Skaven or Lizardmen and Lady Eleanor wants either the Orcs or Dark Elves.  

So whilst we're getting psyched up for our rivalry our friends at Cyanide, Games Workshop and Focus, have sent us the final trailer for the series.  Featuring the High Elves and Orcs:

We'll see you on the Astro-turf and remember its game on.


Gareth and Lady Eleanor

VIDEO GAME NEWS: Blood Bowl Bretons Vs Orcs Trailer - Focus Home Entertainment

Hail Mighty Readers and Followers of the Calloused Thumbs,
Its nearly here.  Yes thats right Bloodbowl season, where you can gouge, mutilate and stomp your foes into submission.

Here at Falcata Times, Lady Eleanor and I have both been looking at our teams and figuring out who we feel we could take to the championship and whilst we know that the game has you taking the Human's (the Reikland Reivers) from bottom to top, we each have our own personal favourites.  I'm looking more at  the Skaven or Lizardmen and Lady Eleanor wants either the Orcs or Dark Elves.  
 
So whilst we're getting psyched up for our rivalry (yes just over a week to go) our friends at Cyanide, Games Workshop and Focus, have sent us the final trailer prior to release.  This time featuring the Breton's and Orcs:

We hope you'll celebrate with us as we bathe in our foes tears (be they due to defeat or the pain we inflict) and can't wait to see who triumphs in our own mini Blood Bowl tournament.  Game on.


Gareth and Lady Eleanor

VIDEO GAME NEWS: Bloodbowl Trailer Dwarfs Vs Skaven - Cyanide and Focus Home Entertainment

Hail Mighty Readers and Followers of the Calloused Thumbs,
Its Fantasy sports with less of the sports and more of the gore, pustules, mutilation and of course deaths, so what are you going to do?

That's right sports fans, find your team, cheer them on and let the mayhem commence as the Warhammer World once again takes to the astro-turf for a bit of vengeance, scoring and of course glory as old rivalries are settled under the banner of sportmanship.

Here, its time to see what the Stunties have to go against the Ratmen with:

We hope you'll celebrate with us (on the 22nd September 2015 when its released) as we bathe in our foes tears (be they due to defeat or the pain we inflict.)


Gareth and Lady Eleanor

VIDEO GAME NEWS: Blood Bowl Star Players Trailer - Cyanide and Deep Silver

Hail Mighty Readers and Followers of the Calloused Thumbs,
Today we bring you the latest from the Blood Bowl field with the news about Star Players to help bolster your cannon fodder players, against their Astroturf foes.

We can't wait to get onto the hallowed pitch to start handing out some whoop ass on any who dare face us and gamers remembe, no gut,s no glory, so start spilling them and using that star players entrails as a merry maypole.  LOL

Now for your viewing pleasure the trailer:

We hope to see you on the pitch,

 


Gareth and Lady Eleanor

VIDEO GAME NEWS: Batman: Arkham Knight TV Trailer and Bloodbowl 2: Campaign Trailer

Hail Might Readers and Followers of the Calloused Thumbs,
With E3 just a few days away we're all getting pretty excited but to keep you in the loop we've been asked to bring you the new trailers for Blood Bowl 2 and Batman: Arkham Knight.

After an introduction to the Chaos and Human teams in their gameplay videos, Blood Bowl 2, the sequel to the video game adaptation of Games Workshop’s famous board game that combines American football with the fantasy world of Warhammer, reveals its release date, two additional races, and a new video dedicated to its solo campaign!

We can now officially announce that Blood Bowl 2 will be releasing September 22 on PS4, Xbox One, and PC. The game was delayed by a few weeks compared with its initial release planned this June, in order to ensure that players would enjoy the most polished foundations for the next generation Blood Bowl experience as possible. As a thank you for your support and patience, players will receive an extra Blood Bowl 2 race (including its own AI, design, skills, and their Star Players): the Lizardmen or the Wood Elves during pre-order campaign on consoles and PC. PC players who will pre-order the game on Steam will also be able to enjoy the multiplayer beta demo a few weeks before the release of the game.

 
More information is coming soon with regards to the pre-order bonuses and the different offers available, but until then, enjoy a video outlining Blood Bowl 2’s campaign game mode.

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Entertainment today unveiled the new TV spot for Batman: Arkham Knight. The video features highlights from Rocksteady Studios’ much anticipated video game, set to the brand new track “Mercy” from Muse’s seventh studio album, Drones. According to Matt Bellamy, the record “explores the journey of a human: from abandonment and loss of hope, to indoctrination by the system to be a human drone, to eventual defection from the oppressors." Reminiscent of The Dark Knight’s own journey, it will inspire fans to be the vengeance, be the night and be the Batman.

VIDEO GAME NEWS: Bloodbowl 2 Fouls a Plenty - Cyanide and Focus

Hail Mighty Readers and Followers of the Calloused Thumbs,
Its Fantasy sports with less of the sports and more of the gore, pustules, mutilation and of course deaths, so what are you going to do?

That's right sports fans, find your team, cheer them on and let the mayhem commence as the Warhammer World once again takes to the astro-turf for a bit of vengeance, scoring and of course glory as old rivalries are settled under the banner of sportmanship.

Of course its never going to be nice, its not going to be pretty but hey, when you see the opponents team mangled into the dirt (and as you dance on thier faces with your spiked boots) you can't help but get enthused.  

Back this up with dirty tricks, hugely bribable refs, some real hard hitters and of course a team for all tastes, you know that its going to be a bloodbath.  

We hope you'll celebrate with us (on the 29th May 2015 when its released) as we bathe in our foes tears (be they due to defeat or the pain we inflict.)



Gareth and Lady Eleanor