It’s been a long time since I’ve played such a well scripted and entertaining game as this. Batman: Arkham Asylum was originally released almost a year ago, but I just didn’t get round to playing it until recently. As it turned out Batman: Arkham Asylum is one of those games that I just couldn’t put down and had to play constantly until I finished it (rather like Assassin’s Creed II). After 3 fairly solid days play I had managed to complete pretty much everything the game had to offer, including all the tricky Riddler puzzles (more about these later). The fact that this game held my complete attention for so long indicates just how well crafted an experience it was.

More knifey shenanigans, this time set in within the renaissance.

The Super Mario gang is back. Peach has been kidnapped by Bowser and Mario must save the day once again.

Age Rating: PEGI 16+ What is it? A beat-away-hordes-of-enemies melee combat game set in mythical feudal Japan. Big men, big weapons, scantily-clad warrior women, ropey voice acting… it’s all there. Is it fun? Not really. Is it worth the money? £29.99 Nooooo… Why not? This game has quite possibly the worst camera you will ever
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Age Rating: 18 (BBFC) What is it? You, evil zombies, a photographer named Frank, and a mall full of wonderful toys. Is it fun? Oh yes. Brilliant game, if you like a bit of zombie violence. Is it worth £39.99? Yes. Normally I’d say no on principle. You can get a lot of good stuff
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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
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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
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Age rating: 12+ What is it? An unconventional fantasy-based BOSS-ATTACK game, with a huge sombre and barren landscape to traverse by horse. Set in the same game universe as ICO (also PS2 only) you have to climb big hairy monsters and stab ‘em where it hurts! Is it fun? Yes but not in the instant-adrenaline-hit
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Age Rating: 15 (BBFC) What is it? A supernatural mystery adventure game with a strange interface that forces you to work hard when your character does and use your reactions when your character uses his. Is it fun? Yep. Is it worth the money? £17.99 Yes! Why? The plot is intriguing (although the ending gets
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