A (nearly) full history of one of gaming’s hardcore icons The trend for revamping classic titles continues with the latest Konami offering – the Metal Gear Solid HD Collection. However, the title is a bit misleading – starting with Metal Gear Solid 2, this package encompasses Metal Gear Solid 3 and Peace Walker (the PSP …
A promising title that fails to live up to the hype The 3DS seems to be having an identity crisis at the moment; the best titles are rehashes of the (admittedly impressive) Nintendo library, and most original titles fall guilty of “Wii-itis” – that annoying thing whereby the device gimmick is shoehorned in wherever it …
The noob perspective on Biowares newest MMORPG OK, so you need to read this review in context – I’m a huge Star Wars fan. I have played every game, I regularly quote the films, I’ve read the books – I even have a Jedi tattoo. I love it. So, I’m bound to have a polarised …
The editorial team rub heads (leading to a couple of nasty rashes and a concussion) to come up with some highlights of 2011. DaveRage: This has been a hard one to write, I’ll admit. The reasons for that will become clear later. First off, let me start with the nice surprise of 2011 for me. …
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Another sequel in a hectic period of sequels, Revelations is more of the same, but honed to perfection. I am susceptible to raving fanboyisms from time to time – for example, I have a Jedi logo tattooed on my right shoulder, and also fall foul of vociferously defending the Splinter Cell series as if my …
Despite getting long in the tooth, the co op and multiplayer just do enough to remain fresh. Whoo, Modern Warfare 3. Three simple words that bring out the rabid foam in most gamers, whether positive or negative. You either love it, bought a console especially for it (guilty as charged, mlud!), preorder the special edition …
That which is not broken needs little to fix it, but a tiny bit more polish might have been nice Oh Naughty Dog. You had all the pieces to make Uncharted the greatest gaming trilogy ever, and just fumbled it ever-so-slightly at the final hurdle. How can a game be so damn good, yet still …
A less-than-stellar final PS3 exclusive for an iconic gaming duo The fuzzy alien and his robot buddy have graced our PS3s again, and this time have brought along some friends – yes, Ratchet and Clank are back, and in what is surely Insomniac’s final PS3 exclusive, are once again set to save the universe from …
Another in the back of the net for the kings of footie management “Football – it’s a funny old game”, the clich� goes, but is often found to be never truer than when used towards a football management sim. After all, what kind of game really uses screen after screen of numbers, stats, monetary values, …
Bore, Chod of Munter! Greh. As I drag my wretched body through the swirling misery around me, struggling to keep a focus on my prize, I think to myself, “What have I done to deserve this fate?” No, it isn’t a line from the game, merely the feeling brought on by having to keep playing …
Force-strong MMO is set to drop on the 22nd December this year in Europe, 2 days earlier in US. Phew, they kept this one quiet – a press release has just announced that Star Wars : TOR, the sci fi geeks answer to WoW, is launching on the 22nd of December this year in the …
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Two PSP classics get updated for the PS3 Kratos, Kratos. Do we really love him, or just love his adventures? The violence and bloodshed is great on an epic scale, but Kratos himself has always seemed like an annoying shouty emo misery to me. Coated in a film of ash (from the burned bodies of …
