Steve Brooks

Is it perfect? No, there were things I didn't like about it. However, it is heavily weighed in favour of things I liked about it. Skeletor is still a force to be reckoned with, which is essential to the series. He-Man is more prominent in this series which is kind of the point of Masters of Universe. It's entirely possible it's put an end to the tech elements and its infection of the traditional characters which is great. There's also a cliffhanger which I'm hoping is Adora but may seem unlikely as this is supposed to be a direct sequal to the 80s classic which would mean we've already visited her origin story but who knows it could be anyone.

It's OK but it's the little things that ruin it, like fighting a boss and losing and having to go through 5 mins of travel to try again and die again. Also camera angles make maneuvering a pain in some circumstances which leads to death sometimes too often. I also hate it when you take a heavy hit and before you recover another enemy hits you with a heavy hit killing you. That aside there is fun to be had for long periods between these annoyances, graphics are great and the story isn't bad but it's so hard to beat the fallen order story that was almost perfect especially running from Vader opposed to beating him.

The game is stiff and just too hard to maneuver in boss fights. Even the minor enemies can kill you quickly. It looks great but plays awful. I've not gotten very far and I'm already bored to death of failing to beat anything that's hostile. I'd avoid this one!

Given this is the 1st season I'll be kind. Although the absence of He Man through out each episode seems odd. I like the exploration of the supporting characters, Evil Lynn and Orcho especially. Series 1 ends on a colossal cliff hanger putting in place a scenario I haven't seen before within the franchise (unless you count the live action movie). It is my belief that season 1 was made to add suspense and allow the threat to grow to phenomenal levels before the most powerful man in the universe comes to save the day. In the original series I never really felt like Skeletor was a massive threat as he was by far inferior to He Man. However now I find myself intrigued as to how will they stop him? I have my ideas but I'm going to have to wait and see. I'm also not buying into the idea this is an attempt to please the "woke" it follows female characters, true, but they were all serious warriors back in the 80's and I like they get their time in the sun early on without the shadow of He Man eclipsing them. A vast majority of characters appear over 5 episodes which adds realism to the principle of the war between good and evil and it's not He Man and a random other each episode. I'm convinced He Man will take centre stage and it will be awesome when this happens but this is a series which will develop slowly but with impact!

This show follows the epic struggle of good and evil. Our protagonist He-Man and his Masters of the Universe defend Eternia and Castle Greyskull from the Evil Skeletor and his forces. Clearly targeting younger children I loved these episodes focused on a moral compass and even broke the theme down after the episode. One example is Orcho tells a white lie and it snowballs into a serious situation, the show proceeded to explain how even a tiny lie can have massive implications so being truthful is always important. I don't think this particular series has aged overly well (my kids aren't interested) it offers nostalgia and has a great foundation for modernisation.

Disney have killed Star Wars they should never have continued the Skywalker storyline! Rey is the worst Jedi ever and totally overpowered. Kylo is least impressive Sith who despite demonstrating new abilities doesn't cause me concern. He seems out matched by Rey all the time. Palpatines inclusion seems a desperate attempt to win over old fans but they destroyed any chance of that with the mistreatment of Luke and Solo in previous films. Star Wars sets a high bar and Disney can't seem to reach it (Rogue 1 was there and there abouts). Chewbacca looks more like a carpet than a Wookie. I just hate it. Also what is with this new found healing ability the death toll of the Jedi order should be a lot lower with this power and the use of robot arms obsolete. At least the fight scenes were ok they weren't Prequal quality but they were ok but this doesn't make up for the hash storyline every ship is practically a Death Star and Rey pulling the power of every Jedi is appalling to me. Bigger is not better and the real heroes are vulnerable I loved Luke because despite losing to Vader at the cost of his hand and the knowledge he was far inferior to his Father he didn't give up. Rey cake walks 3 films without a scratch uses dark side powers as a Jedi amongst many Light side powers never seen before without much training and the training she received was from Jedi who themselves had less training than those in the old Republic but Disney want money not good storylines.

It stands up as another great addition to a consistant series of spider man games. However, Web of shadows is still the champion. What this game lacks is as follows, no Symbiote suit! We have a fantastic 4 costume with a bag on his head and an attire that consists of a mask and boxer shorts but no black suit with a white spider? Easily the 2nd most iconic suit Parker has ever worn. 2ndly the Trickmaster challenges irritate. This is where you notice simple errors such as a decent roll or dodge ability, they seem lacking given we're talking spider man speed on the floor just isn't sharp enough. A bomb can be 10 foot away and it seems you roll is just pathetic seemingly moving you 3 ft when it should be 7ft min. 3rdly the attempt to revamp the costume with a white spider emblem is dyer. How the produced it and thought yes this is it is beyond me. That said the story is good and fun as always but platinuming this may cost you controllers, however it is at least realistic if you are prepared to try and try again, but then platinums shouldn't be too easy. Easy 8/10 from me.