August 2018 PS Plus Goodies!

So, it's that time again, and I have to admit that once more I'm not super excited by this month's offerings...

On the PS4 there's Mafia III (PEGI-18), which has a metacritic score of 68, and Dead by Daylight (PEGI-18), which has a metacritic score of 64.  The PS VR title is Here They Lie (PEGI-18), which has a metacritic rating of 62.  Obviously, none of those are good family games.

On the PS3 there's Bound by Flame (PEGI-16), metacritic rating 53, Serious Sam 3:BFE (PEGI-18), metacritic rating 63 and on the Vita Draw Slasher (PEGI-16), metacritic rating 69 and Space Hulk (PEGI-12), metacritic rating 51.  Still not a lot of family fun here, though some Warhammer 40K fans might enjoy Space Hulk!

Then we have Knowledge is Power (PEGI-3), metacritic rating 71, which is a Playlink title, so you play it on your PS4 but everyone answers with their own smartphone/tablet (with the Knowledge is Power app downloaded).  You can have up to 6 players on the same wi-fi network.  (It's more fun with more people.)  There are 12 stages of trivia questions to work through.  Players choose from one of four categories in each round.  Questions are scored on your answering speed.  You can throw in Power Plays to try and slow your opponents down.  There are also three mini games - a matchmaking game, a name association game, and a pyramid climb game (this is the final part of the quiz; you start climbing the pyramid based on your score to far).  So yeah, this is a fun family game!  (If you all have Android/iOS devices that support the app...)

Not a brilliant family friendly haul, then, quite PEGI-16/PEGI-18 heavy, and not highly scored on metacritic either.  At least Knowledge is Power is a decent game.  And it gets the family together in one room to actually interact!  Shock horror...