Review: Sonic Colours blazes a trail

Posted by HTBG-Sam on Nov 16, 2010

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

Review – God of War: Ghost of Sparta gets Kratos angry

Posted by HTBG-Anthony on Nov 11, 2010

Kratos is back and guess what? He’s still mad – we put the latest portable God of War through its paces. Continue reading

Review: Dead Nation makes the undead plain dead

Posted by HTBG-Anthony on Nov 11, 2010

As a zombie purist I’ve been let down by a continuously poor (lumbering) procession of zombie titles and tacked on DLC – suffice it to say then that I didn’t have high hopes for Dead Nation; boy was I wrong. Continue reading

Review: Fable III starts a revolution

Posted by HTBG-Anthony on Nov 11, 2010

Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Will you be able to resist the temptation to turn into a tyrant when Fable III gives you free reign? Continue reading

Review: Vanquish goes supersonic

Posted by HTBG-Mike on Oct 27, 2010

Like a sledgehammer to the solar plexus Vanquish’s frantic action assaults the senses, incessant bullets, rockets, grenades and lasers bombarding the player. Continue reading

Review – Enslaved: Odyssey to the West

Posted by HTBG-Anthony on Oct 14, 2010

Enslaved is an epic sci-fi adventure set in a post apocalyptic USA. Co-written by Tameem Antoniades and film writer Alex Garland, and starring Andy Serkis, Enslaved is as epic as anything coming out of Hollywood. Continue reading

Formula 1 2010 – A petrolhead’s first impressions

Posted by HTBG-Patrick on Oct 01, 2010

Our tamed (virtual) racing driver puts Codemaster’s Formula 1 2010 through its paces on PS3 – at least in earnest, expect more when he’s got through a full season. Continue reading

Review – Mafia 2 plays Godfather

Posted by HTBG-Anthony on Sep 11, 2010

Boasting a sprawling city and with storyline to match, Mafia 2’s ambitions match anything coming out of Hollywood; but is it any good? Continue reading

Review – Metroid: Other M gets back to basics

Posted by HTBG-Sam on Sep 03, 2010

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

Review – Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days gets angry

Posted by HTBG-Mike on Aug 20, 2010

From the slaughter of innocents, to the loss of loved ones and even a pretty full-on torture scene, K&L2 features enough of the old ultra-violence to make even A Clockwork Orange’s Alex balk. Continue reading