Reviews Archive

  • The Last Story Review (Wii)

    The Last Story Review (Wii)

    The Last Story was brought to Wii by the minds behind the original Final Fantasy series. When it was released in Japan in January 2011, it immediately caused a stir among RPG players. By the end of the year it has sold around 160,000 copies in the island nation. With such a major RPG on [...]

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  • Shoot Many Robots Review (XBLA)

    Shoot Many Robots Review (XBLA)

    Send the cogs flying! Now in case anyone was in any doubt at all, this game involves shooting many robots, I almost feel as though there should be a message in the credits to say that no actual robots were harmed in the making of this game and when you play it you’ll see what [...]

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  • Journey Review (PSN)

    Journey Review (PSN)

    Redefining multiplayer interaction The indie developer Thatgamecompany are known for their beautiful and compelling games that break away from the (unfortunate) standard of game design. As Thatgamecompany quite poignantly state: they ‘develop artistically crafted, broadly accessible video games that push the boundaries of interactive entertainment’. Their latest release, Journey, a PSN exclusive,  is a sublime [...]

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  • The Darkness 2 Review (PS3)

    The Darkness 2 Review (PS3)

    Way back in 2007 there was a first-person shooter released for both the Xbox360 and the PS3, which told the story of a young Mafia hitman who is betrayed and marked for death by his boss, and the ensuing journey of revenge he takes. It is also the story of the ancient entity that calls [...]

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  • Crush 3D Review (3DS)

    Crush 3D Review (3DS)

    Crush 3D for 3DS is a remake of the old puzzle platformer game Crush for PSP. It’s developed by Zoe Mode, and for Crush 3D, SEGA. This game will challenge your understanding of perspective and force you to shift it all around between two-dimensions and three-dimensions to get to your goal. The first couple levels [...]

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  • Under Siege: Enhanced Edition Review (PSN)

    Under Siege: Enhanced Edition Review (PSN)

    It is rare to find real time strategy games on consoles these days, which is a shame (heck, the last I played was Starcraft on the Nintendo 64!). While the fast paced and frenetic action may seem best controlled by a mouse and keyboard, there really is something to be said for kicking back in [...]

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  • I Am Alive Review (XBLA)

    I Am Alive Review (XBLA)

    Within moments of loading into the game you are presented with a desolate city-scape, previously ravaged by an apocalyptic occurrence. Welcome to the aftermath of The Event. I Am Alive is set one year after The Event, one that wiped out most of humanity, and puts you in control of an unnamed character. His objective; to [...]

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  • Gotham City Impostors Review (XBLA)

    Gotham City Impostors Review (XBLA)

    Well the caped crusader is up to his ears in crime fighting and being an all round good superhero, so a group of Gotham citizens decide to start their own Neighbourhood Watch group. However, their idea of this is to dress up as their favourite dark knight and go around the city cleaning up the [...]

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  • Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning Review (PS3)

    Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning Review (PS3)

    Kingdom of Amalur: Reckoning sets the scene in a land of turmoil where everyone is trying to survive in a kingdom under siege. You play as a character who against all odds, returned from death due to an experiment being carried out in an underground lab. None of the subjects had been able to achieve [...]

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  • Alan Wake’s American Nightmare Review (XBLA)

    Alan Wake’s American Nightmare Review (XBLA)

    Being a huge fan of the Silent Hill and Resident Evil series I’ve always felt like it was my duty as a fan of Survival-Horror to step into the land of Bright Falls and explore what 2010′s Alan Wake had to offer. Silly me, I forgot all about it. Coupled together with a newborn arriving [...]

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