Jun 6th, 2010
Puzzler World Review
The medical profession would have us believe that our brains are really useful. They tell us that the contents of our skull help us to do some exciting things such as breathing, walking around, communicating and impressing members of the opposite sex. If these people are to be believed, then by default, helping enhance the [...]
May 29th, 2010
Nier (Xbox 360) review. (also on PS3)
Look mum, I’m a writing a game review! Nier is an action JRPG in the style of Zelda, although that is just a tiny part of the mosaic of influences in this strange patchwork of genres. Many work, many don’t. The game is published by Japanese uber publisher Square Enix, but developed by Cavia, the game is seen as [...]
May 17th, 2010
Late to the Game Review: Uncharted Drakes Fortune
As someone who has navigated to a gaming related website, I’m going to take it as read that you’ve at least heard of Uncharted. If you’re a PS3 owner I am also going to assume that you’ve played the mighty Uncharted 2: Amongst Thieves, unless A – you bought your PS3 today and haven’t had [...]
May 17th, 2010
Iron Man 2 Review
Iron Man is back, this time with his buddy Rhodey suiting up as War Machine and to quote the tagline, “Two heroes. Two suits. One mission”. Set after the events of the movie, and as the tagline suggests, the storyline won’t be winning any BAFTA nominations but it manages to hold the attention by [...]
Mar 7th, 2010
Dante’s Inferno
It’s the classic age old tale of boy meets girl, boy goes to war and gets well acquainted with local girl, girl back home gets owned by the Devil. Realising the error of his ways on his return from the Holy Land, Dante must then traverse the nine circles of hell in order to reclaim [...]
Feb 15th, 2010
Assassins Creed II: Battle of Forli – DLC Review
Whilst playing through Assassins Creed II it became noticeable that something was missing from the game. That something turned out to be two of Ezio Auditore da Firenze’s memory sequences, their lack of existence explained in-game by some ‘corrupted data’. What it actually turned out to be was Ubisoft’s way of extending the game by [...]
Feb 12th, 2010
Mass Effect 2 – Still Fearing The Reapers
Let’s be honest, the opening few hours of Mass Effect were about as pacey as a sloth on Mogadon. That’s not to say it was a bad game, quite the opposite. Underneath the occasional drudgery a new hero embarking on a fresh, brilliantly written sci-fi adventure shined through via an accomplished narrative coupled with some [...]
Dec 16th, 2009
PSN Comics – Now On Sale!
Video games and comics. Two things that I have spent literally thousands, upon thousands of both hours and pounds on. And that’s just within the last five years or so. You see I am a massive geek and nothing sends my Spidey senses tingling quite like games and comics. So, understandably, anytime I got to [...]
Nov 16th, 2009
Brütal Legend – Turning fun up to eleven
Tim Schafer is a comic genius when it comes to writing video games. Well known for titles such as Day of the Tentacle and Full Throttle, here he turns his hand at creating a heavy metal themed game starring Jack Black, as roadie Eddie Riggs, that tries to be many genres. Hack ‘n slash adventure, [...]
Nov 14th, 2009
Student Gaming 101
The common perception of students is that they are quiet, punctual, hard-working individuals who forsake the call of night clubs and bars, and would rather spend an evening in the company of Dostoyevsky than dancing around to Tinchy Stryder. (I’m not quite sure who he is, but I heard his name in HMV once, so [...]
Nov 12th, 2009
Ghostbusters: The Video Game – back with a boo rather than a bang…
If you grew up in the Eighties and/or like Ghostbusters then you’ll almost certainly have a massive grin on your face during the opening scenes, especially when that music kicks in. The pre-release screen shots of the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man invoked worrying assumptions about flashback style gameplay and rehashed movie scenes but happily this [...]
Nov 7th, 2009
ANDROID ATTACK! Ten Must-have Android apps for Gamers
In the beginning there was the iPhone, and all who looked upon it saw that it was good, and coveted it. But the iPhone demanded a heavy sacrifice from those who desired it – that you worship at the Altar of O2, and that you pledge unswerving and Eternal servitude to the All Powerful Master [...]
Nov 5th, 2009
Family Fun Time – Squeeballs Party (Nintendo Wii)
A wise man once said ” There ain’t no party like an S Club party”. This man had obviously never played Squeeballs Party for the Nintendo Wii, if he had, he would have surely retracted such an outlandish statement. Squeeballs are a collection of soft toys that are manufactured on a mysterious island somewhere in [...]
Oct 4th, 2009
Gamer Guilt reprise: The rental response.
Back in the Summer we published an article discussing the merits and problems surrounding both renting games and buying pre-owned, in particular whether or not they were harmful to the gaming industry. At the time it was difficult to find any information on how the Rental companies operated with the Game publishers and how it [...]
Sep 17th, 2009
Late to the Game Review: Heavenly Sword
If there is a lesson to be learnt from Sony’s entrance into this console generation, it’s that if you’re planning on releasing a games machine that is going to cost £500, you really should make sure you have some high quality software available to make that purchase worthwhile. Sad truth of the matter is that [...]
Aug 4th, 2009
Review Chimp on Tales of Monkey Island: Launch of the Screaming Narwhal
What makes Pirates so cool? They just AAaaarrrrrrrrrr. Swine Flu may be the big news in the tabloid press, but if you’re a gamer then it’s all about Monkey Fever – just as infectious but a bit funnier. Secret Of Monkey Island SE, the pretty new face on the classic point and click adventure recently [...]
Jun 23rd, 2009
Livin’ On The Edge!
Parkour/Free Running – (sometimes also abbreviated to PK) or l’art du déplacement (English: the art of movement) is an activity with the aim of moving from one point to another as smoothly, efficiently and quickly as possible, using principally the abilities of the human body. The activity involves the seeking out of obstacles, which can [...]
Jun 9th, 2009
Late to the Game Review: Crackdown
If 2008 was the Year of the Zombie, then 2009 must be the Year of the Sandbox Super Platformer. InFamous and Prototype are both bringing a high powered mixture of rooftop to rooftop shenanigans and explosive combat in an open world arena, and E3 saw the announcement that the highly anticipated Crackdown 2 is in [...]
May 6th, 2009
New Balls Please!
Anyone for tennis? No? can’t say that I blame you, what with all that running around and the elevated risk of running into Cliff Richards. Besides, it’s not like the English have a distinguished win/loss record to uphold. Yet using the wonderfully 90s sounding prefix ‘Virtua’. SEGA manages to churn out a fast paced, arcades [...]
Apr 27th, 2009
Laws Of Frugality #4
Goozex No the bargains haven’t finally sent me crazy, Goozex is a real thing. A wonderous thing. Basically, Goozex is the next evolution of the High Street Trade In. And you’re going to want to be a part of it. Goozex stands for “Goods Exchange” is a video game trading community where members trade their [...]
Apr 20th, 2009
Laws Of Frugality #3
Rentals Gone are the days of your when rentals meant comparing the backs of Teen Wolf and Weird Science, while subtly looking at the backs of the porn cases in a dimly lit sticky floored, poster laden room. Now a days all you have to worry about is sticky keys, in your dimly lit, poster [...]
Apr 13th, 2009
Gordon’s Alive! The Orange Box review, Part 2
In 1998, a fledgling developer called Valve released their first title, an ambitious new approach to the first person shooter called Half-Life. This one game transformed the genre forever, and went on to become a benchmark for many years. This article isn’t about Half Life, but it is about one of the most anticipated sequels [...]
Apr 8th, 2009
Henry Hatsworth in the Puzzling Adventure review
Henry Hatsworth in the Puzzling Adventure was born in the bargain bin. Quietly released by EA in the middle of March with near-to-no promotion, it has gone largely unnoticed and has now been cut down in price, despite it being less than a month since release. It’s a shame because if more people played Henry [...]
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