Perhaps it’s fitting that Catherine frames itself as an episode in part of a fictional TV show. It feels so much like an actual series that has gone on far too long and has introduced tangential elements to keep people interested. The show would have started by focusing almost entirely on the main plot, but keeps adding layers of importance [...]
Ever since Sony first released details of the PlayStation Vita way back in January last year (or the NGP – next-generation portable, as it was being called back then), I was immediately sold on the premise. Then we were treated to an amazing full reveal in June, showing off the Vita’s hardware and amazing line-up of triple-A games. Sony also [...]
SoulCalibur V delivers some excellent fights and intense action, offering a level of depth and complexity unseen in previous entries. But there isn’t enough variety within the matches themselves for it to be considered among the top-tier fighters on the market. SoulCalibur V sees the long-running series undergo a serious makeover to the core gameplay. The major changes centre around [...]
If you own any kind of iOS device, you’re probably fully aware that Quarrel is the ideal word game. I hope so, at least, since if you don’t own Quarrel on your phone already you’ve ostensibly bought a paperweight. Quarrel’s so good that it completely justifies that massive monetary commitment. It’s a cheap word game that is good enough to [...]
The Syndicate demo will be out for Xbox Live Gold users on 31st Jan (tomorrow) and PSN on 1st Feb. EA gave us a hands-on preview with the co-op mode. It’s good. Real good. I imagine it would be a bloody nightmare if you play with online randomers. The Western Europe map that will be available is 4-player co-op and [...]
AMY, one of the very first releases of 2012, sets a very high standard for others not to follow. “Terrible” is the choice of descriptive here and can be used to describe most of the game, despite one or two clever ideas. This survival horror (more survival, less horror) just feels like a total copy of the Saw games but [...]
Excited for the release of Final Fantasy XIII-2? You should be. I know it seems odd after the apparent failure of XIII. Believe me I can understand any hesitations you may have. After playing through the demo three times for your benefit I can safely say FFXIII-2 appears to fix the few issues that XIII had. Combat is faster and [...]
“He’s looking for a Kimura” Get used to this. You’ll be hearing it a lot, at least if the tournament I played is anything to go by. The development team at THQ have worked hard on making the commentary system sound natural. “You’re actually getting live broadcast feeds,” I was told by senior designer Wes Bunn. “The UFC gives us [...]
Following on the heels of Pippa’s annoyance at Order Up!! and its shameless in-app purchasing model, I’ve read a very interesting post from Spry Fox LLC’s game designer Daniel Cook on Google+. In it he explains why they’ve decided not to go with the traditional 99¢ sales model and instead are pursuing the free-to-play route. “There’s a specific revenue graph [...]
Oh Chillingo, why must you offer me exactly the kind of game I love and then cruelly take it away by annoying the crap out of me with adverts and underhand ways of trying to make me spend money? Don’t you realise I’m a stubborn cuss who objects to developers making game progression so mind numbingly tedious in the deluded [...]
“Exuberant, colourful and very chatty release would like to meet casual gamers for cartoon-styled violence and good times.” Brawl Busters is the new over the shoulder deathmatch / co-op release from Rock Hippo. Like Team Fortress 2 it’s released as Free-2-Play and offers in-game currency for those who are time starved but still want weapons and plenty of ‘em. Whilst [...]
Final Fantasy XIII was undeniably beautiful. The world it created was vast and full of life. My explorations through the great plains of Gran Pulse and the Ice Fields on Cocoon never failed to drop my jaw on more than one occasion yet there was something not quite right about it. Sadly FFXIII had one major problem along with a [...]
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