Archive for category: Reviews

/ 12th Apr, 2012 2:27 pm

Ninja Gaiden 3 Review (PS3)

If there is one thing that Tecmo Koei know how to do, it’s how to release a fast-paced action title laced with Eastern influence, from the feudal Dynasty Warriors to the franchise-melding Warriors Orochi. Ninja Gaiden 3 is the latest outpouring from Tekmo Koei’s very own Team Ninja studio. Responsible for titles like Dead or Alive and Metroid: Other M, [...]

/ 4th Apr, 2012 6:08 pm

MotorStorm RC Review (PS Vita)

MotorStorm RC is the latest racing game from developer Evolution Studios but with a big twist. It’s the first MotorStorm game to feature radio controlled cars. And who doesn’t love driving RC cars? [Me. I don't love driving RC cars. They hit me in the feet and the controls do my head in - Ed] The game features 48 events [...]

/ 4th Apr, 2012 5:19 pm

Defenders of Ardania Review (PC)

You know that feeling when there’s just too much going on in a game and you fear a cerebral explosion may be imminent? Well Defenders of Ardania from Most Wanted Entertainment and Paradox Interactive veers wildly between your brain just giving up and oozing from your ears and mindless button-clicky tedium. The game is based on the standard tower defence mechanic of frantic [...]

/ 29th Mar, 2012 12:00 pm

King Arthur II The Role-Playing Wargame Review (PC)

Just because an idea looks good on paper isn’t necessarily a positive indication that it’s going to work in reality. King Arthur II The Role-Playing Wargame suffers from shades of this truism. You can almost imagine the meetings at Neocore; “Do we want role-playing?” .. “YES!” .. “Do we want Total War-esque battles?” .. “YES!” .. “Do we want more [...]

/ 24th Mar, 2012 2:11 pm

Bit.Trip Saga Review (3DS)

The Bit.Trip series is one of the most unique gaming franchises available on WiiWare. Now, all six titles have been bundled into a compelling package for both Wii and 3DS. Sadly, the 3DS counterpart to the Wii’s Bit.Trip Complete will leave players feeling short-changed, which is a shame considering the quality of the games included. Bit.Trip Complete and Bit.Trip Saga [...]

/ 21st Mar, 2012 3:43 pm

Monstermind Review (Browser)

Have you been playing Monstermind? Launched by Bossa Studios last year, it’s one of the best Facebook games out there. BAFTA certainly seemed to think so, with their specialist jury awarding it the “Online – Browser” award at this year’s Video Game Awards. Monstermind is about defending your city from monsters. Sure, at first it looks like another city-building sim [...]

/ 21st Mar, 2012 1:14 pm

Petri-Dash Review (iOS)

Drifting around a Petri dish, minding his own business and idly scoffing protozoa… that’s the life of a blob in Petri-Dash. We’ll call him Wilf and hopefully that will encourage some emotional attachment to the amorphous shape. You control Wilf’s direction of movement by pressing either side of the screen. Guiding him takes a bit of getting used to and it can [...]

/ 20th Mar, 2012 4:00 pm

Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City Review

Welcome to Raccoon City. The apocalypse is coming and you are a member of the Wolfpack. You and your teammates are part of an elite force employed by Umbrella Corporation to remove all evidence of its part in unleashing the T-Virus on the world. While Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon city’s squad-based action shooter gameplay is a far cry from its [...]

/ 14th Mar, 2012 5:57 pm

The Darkness II Review (360)

The Darkness 2 is remarkable. On one hand it’s a poetic dance of destruction that slaughters all in its path without a hint of mercy. On the other hand it’s a cel-shaded struggle with reality that attempts to invoke emotion in what is otherwise a repulsive world. When 2K first released The Darkness back in 2007 they were playing with [...]

/ 8th Mar, 2012 12:15 am

Final Fantasy XIII-2 Review (PS3)

Spoiler Warning: This review features major spoilers regarding the ending of FFXIII and minor spoilers for XIII-2 itself. You have been warned. Final Fantasy games usually revolve around the traditional universe threatening super evil and XIII-2 is no different. XIII finishes with our troop of heroes prancing happily around the fields of Pulse with a fallen cocoon suspended in crystal [...]

/ 1st Mar, 2012 6:26 pm

Frobisher Says Review (Vita)

With the huge software line-up that is available for the PlayStation Vita, new owners have been dealt a conundrum: which game do you get? On a device which has so many functions – two cameras, front and rear touchpads, dual analogue sticks, and immense graphical power – it’s hard to find a game that can explore all of these great [...]

/ 1st Mar, 2012 3:00 pm

Journey Review (PSN)

I have never met Dave or Carl. Late on a Wednesday night I took the most beautiful journey of my life with them. Journey from ThatGameCompany is just that – a journey through the desert. Sometimes you’ll meet other travellers along the way. With just the abilities to walk, jump and shout, how you deal with them is up to [...]

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