Review: Sonic Colours blazes a trail
If Sonic was a pop star, he’d be scrimping by on the odd guest appearance, hanging on to the shirttails of his more successful rivals – can Sonic Colours resurrect his career? Continue reading
It’s Earthworm Jim to the rescue, just don’t anger Peter the Puppy
Earthworm Jim was a common or garden worm, transformed by a suit of immense power that somehow MacGuffined it’s way onto his body. This set in motion a quest to defeat evil Queen Slug-For-A-Butt and rescue Princess Whats-Her-Name. Continue reading
Sonic’s creator to Ivy The Kiwi?
Ivy The Kiwi?, the latest creation from Yuji Naka – one of the creators behind a certain blue hedgehog – will be released throughout all PAL territories on 29th October 2010. Continue reading
3D or not 3D? That is the question
Lets face facts: 3D is here to stay. Sony have invested so much into it that, like Blu-Ray before it, they’ll sink enough money into it to make it viable. Continue reading
Review – Metroid: Other M gets back to basics
If you were to go back and show Metroid: Other M to a kid in the late 80s he’d think, well, he’d think you were a time-traveller. Possibly Sylvester McCoy. But he’d no doubt be stunned at the series’ progression. Continue reading
Daigo “The Beast” Umehara breaks Street Fighter world record
Daigo Umehara has won an astonishing 15 national and international Street Fighter tournaments; an achievement now officially recognized as a world-record by Guinness World Records. Continue reading
FIFA 11: Be A Goalkeeper Tutorial puts its best fist forward
Are you watching Robert Green, Scott Carson, Paul Robinson, David James, Ben Foster, Chris Kirkland, et al? EA Sports are going to show you how it’s done in FIFA 11. Continue reading
Will Sonic Colours prove vibrant or dull?
Developed by the Sonic Team and due in November, Sonic Colours promises to strip back the gameplay gimmicks that have blighted past titles and return to the roots of the series – speed. Continue reading
One Step Behind – A gamer playing catch-up
There are only three rules I adhere to when purchasing games: No buying games on release day; no purchasing sequels until the next volume in the series is released; no consoles within a year of launch date. Continue reading
Do we need another (Guitar) Hero?
With the release of Guitar Hero 5, Band Hero and DJ Hero – and that’s without mentioning rival music games Lips, Sing Star and Beatles: Rock Band, etc – surely we’re seeing a level of market saturation the likes of which the games industry has never seen. Continue reading