Desperate Escape is the content I hate to love. The previous content, Lost in Nightmares, took a step back to the roots of survival horror leaving me both happy at this attempt at change and sad that there was something lacking. In some ways Desperate Escape is similar to it’s predecessor: it lasts less than two hours; it [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, March 6, 2010
I’ve always had fond memories of the Resident Evil games. My fascination began as a kid when I found a beaten copy of the first game in the bargain bin of the Nottingham branch of Dixons. The first I merely watched my dad play; the second I finally plucked up the courage to step into [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Media Molecule Studios, developers of the multi-award winning LittleBigPlanet, have today been acquired by Sony Computer Entertainment. According to Sony’s press release, the acquisition is a strategic move “to secure excellence in game development for current and future PlayStation platforms”, and the move will undoubtedly ensure the future exclusivity of the LittleBigPlanet series to Sony’s [...]
Continue reading...Friday, January 29, 2010
The first round of downloadable content for the excellent Assassin’s Creed 2 is now available to buy from the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live. Battle of Forli is a missing chapter in Ezio’s story, in which he teams up with the famous Machiavelli in a six mission romp to protect the town from invasion. For anyone [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Games based on films and films based on games are often abominations. This bad reputation forms from a slew of half-baked games manufactured in an attempt to cash in on the relative success of a movie. For films, on the other hand, Uwe Boll takes the award for most damage dealt to the game film industry, the great director who [...]
Continue reading...Friday, December 11, 2009
An update and new Pirates of the Caribbean themed downloadable content is incoming to the award-winning LittleBigPlanet, and we have new levels off the starboard bow, Captain! Media Molecule are purportedly following up from their Metal Gear Solid level pack with new levels and content based on the hugely popular Disney franchise. Though the wait has [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, December 1, 2009
The Entertainment Software Rating Board today released a new App for the iPhone and iPod touch. Targeted at parents, the App allows users to search the ESRB database for information on games while at the store, theoretically allowing them to make proper decisions about games for the children in their lives. In addition to showing a game’s [...]
Continue reading...Monday, November 23, 2009
The first Assassin’s Creed was about as divisive a game as you can get, despite having a massive amount of hype, beautiful graphics, a compelling story and meta-story were hampered by repetitive gameplay, an open world that contained almost nothing fun to do outside of the regular missions and completing assassination missions required lengthy and [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Another update has been made to SingStar’s SingStore which has added a “Wallpaper Creator” extra and has seen the number of available downloads break through the 1000 song barrier. The number has been reached due to the fortnightly updates to the online catalogue, and has been achieved just a month before the SingStore’s second birthday. [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, October 24, 2009
Before I mention what Mushroom Wars is, let me tell you what it isn’t. Despite any impressions you may have got from the above picture, other gamers, or even the developers themselves, Mushroom Wars isn’t a Real-Time Strategy game. It’s close, but it’s not one. The game is more about opportunism, timing and observation than [...]
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