Articles By: Tikipod 
Kinda average gamer, who makes games as well as playing them.
Game likes: Both old and new games, especially if sparkling with originality. Also have a soft spot for classic shmups and quirky obscurities.
Game dislikes: Lazy sequels from any genre, oh and most sports related games.
Currently playing: Shadow of the Colossus, Quake3, Every Extend, Wipeout Pure (99 golds so far...)
Tikipod / 22nd Jun, 2006 10:58 pm
The new DS Lite arrives in the UK this weekend, and I shall be going forth out into the big wide world to try and procure one of the buggers! The old DS was too darn ugly to convince me to part with my money, but the new ‘lite’ is smaller, slicker, and has an improved backlight. The UK will [...]
Tikipod / 10th Jun, 2006 9:01 am
Do you remember the Alien Breed games on the Amiga? Yes? Well if those were fond memories then I would recommend you check out this game: http://www.shadowgroundsgame.com/new/ It’s a top down shooter with a very derivative plot (people colonise planet, people go drilling, uh-oh killer aliens unleashed… etc) but that shouldn’t really be a concern as long as the game [...]
Tikipod / 22nd May, 2006 3:22 pm
Age Rating: 16+ (PEGI) What is it? 3rd person shooter based on the 2000AD comic strip. Is it fun? Yeah Is it worth the money? At £25 from play.com, yeah. Tell me more please: Aw, ok :) Rebellion, the company who made this and who also bought 2000AD a few years back, also made the turd of a game otherwise [...]
Tikipod / 3rd May, 2006 10:34 pm
“Where they have burned books, they will end in burning human beings.” —Heinrich Heine, from his play Almansor (1821) The burning of books is not a good thing. Throughout history groups have sought to manipulate others through such methods of controlling information. But that’s not what is being prompted for discussion, rather: Is it all right to burn games? Well [...]
Tikipod / 1st May, 2006 8:16 pm
The original Silent Hill was one scary little game back in the PS1 days. Afterwards Resident evil seemed quite tame by comparison, going for silly jumps and scares along with some occasional OTT giant monsters (and an even more scary targeting system – frustrating). Silent Hill was all sorts of nastiness and nightmares rolled into one, with a fully 3D [...]
Tikipod / 16th Apr, 2006 3:00 pm
BEWARE – SMALL SPOILERS – skip the italicised text if you don’t want to know! Age rating: 12+ What is it? Adventure, action, but not really enough puzzles. Is it fun? Yes, for the most part. Is it worth the money? £29.99 (from Play.com) Yes, but the game is a little short (…I am seeing a theme recurring here) Why? [...]
Tikipod / 20th Mar, 2006 11:26 pm
Age Rating: 18 (BBFC) Is it fun? Once you get past the first few levels. Is it worth the money? £12.99 from Amazon Only because it’s cheap now! Why? Manhunt? What – isn’t that game a bit old? Yeah, you wouldn’t be wrong. But is it any good? Well for one thing it isn’t scary. I was expecting some sort [...]
Tikipod / 26th Feb, 2006 12:33 pm
What is it? 1st person shooter – everything explodes! Is it fun? Yep Is it worth the money? No – too short, combined with no multiplayer, naff story and weak replay incentives. Tell me more! I`ll keep this brief. First up, the good stuff: Explodeable scenery and destructable cover, great stuff. Mostly superb level design. It’s a pretty-looking game, lots [...]
Tikipod / 31st Jan, 2006 11:21 pm
Hackers have managed to break the security on Sony’s PSP console, allowing homebrew software to run on firmwares up to and including 2.6 (Previously you needed firmware 1.5 or lower to run software not licensed by Sony). This could also mean that it would be possible to run pirated software on any PSP with firmware up to v2.6, a headache [...]
Tikipod / 22nd Jan, 2006 1:28 pm
Due for release on 03/02/2006, this is an interesting retro-remake collection of games. In Japan they were originally released individually at a budget price, so to have them all bundled onto one disc here in the UK seems like quite a bargain, doesn’t it? On paper the listing sounds pretty impressive, OUTRUN – GOLDEN AXE – VIRTUA RACING – MONACO [...]
Tikipod / 21st Jan, 2006 10:59 pm
This February the UK will be getting an official PAL release of one of the Katamari games. It’s the second game, “We love Katamari”, which was first released in Japan and North America territories last year. Retail websites Amazon and Play both list it as ‘Due for release on 03/02/2006‘ priced at £29.99. It has gained quite a fan following, [...]
Tikipod / 20th Jan, 2006 11:02 pm
A few months back they released an interesting looking teaser trailer for this game-film tie in. Although it looked very faithful to the game aesthetically (silent hill 3 in particular), it didn’t give away much about the plot. This new trailer gives a few more clues to what it’s all about. It has some nice touches that reminded me of [...]
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