Mafia 2 early impressions and behind the scenes
Mafia 2, sequel to the award winning game Mafia which sold over 2 million copies takes players even deeper into the criminal underworld than before. Continue reading
Review – A clampdown on Crackdown 2
We’ve had plenty of time with Crackdown 2 and on reflection we aren’t sure that it was all it could have been, read on for our considered appraisal. Continue reading
StarCraft 2: Wings of Liberty review is finally here
One of the reasons why this review’s a little late is that I was unsure of exactly what Blizzard have achieved with StarCraft 2; the other reason for the lateness being that I was too damned busy playing the game. Continue reading
Interview: Frank Pearce on StarCraft 2
We speak to Frank Pearce, Vice President and co-founder of Blizzard Entertainment about Blizzard’s latest behemoth StarCraft 2. Why have they taken the decision to release it in three parts, what can we expect online and will we ever see it on PS3 or Xbox 360? Continue reading
Review – Dragon Quest IX: Sentinals of the Starry Skies (DS)
Despite all the ingredients – epic storylines, memorable bad guys, intuitive battle systems and so on – Dragon Quest has never held the same status as Final Fantasy on western shores. Could all that be about to change? Continue reading
Review – Halo 3: ODST (Xbox 360)
Halo’s return usually hails a new adventure for series stalwart Master Chief. Halo 3: ODST breaks this tradition and introduces a new breed of hero, the Orbital Drop Shock Trooper whose emergence ushers in a whole new dynamic in Halo. Continue reading
Review – Batman: Arkham Asylum (PS3/Xbox 360)
Batman, probably the superhero that everyone identifies with most because he’s not super at all – just smart, strong and determined – finally has a game that does him justice. Continue reading
Review – Shadow Complex (Xbox 360)
Hot on the heels of the recent launch of Microsoft’s Games on Demand service comes Shadow Complex, arguably the finest example yet of the download only title Continue reading
Review – Ghostbusters: The Video Game (PS3/Xbox 360)
From the moment I slotted the disc into my PS3 and it began playing Ray Parker Jr’s iconic soundtrack, I knew I was going to have fun with this. Continue reading
Review – Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings (Wii)
The Wii, with its hand gesture control system, has been on the market for not far off three years now. That’s enough time – or so you would think – for developers to have realised how best to implement motion controls, right? Continue reading