Overhyped This review originally posted at MentalGamers – www.mentalgamers.com/game_reviews.php?r=7 I was dubious to begin with about this title as its delivery method was Steam. I know some people love it, but I’ve had no end of problems with it and I was reluctant to reinstall it to play the game. How right I was, my …
A new concept in gaming This review originally posted at MentalGamers – www.mentalgamers.com/game_reviews.php?r=18 SiN Episodes is a new concept in gaming as far as I’m aware. Basically the plan is to release a number of small “episodes” of a larger game. Each episode contains around 4-5 hours of gameplay for the average gamer and, obviously, …
Welcome to the family This review originally posted at MentalGamers – www.mentalgamers.com/game_reviews.php?r=8 I’m told there was uproar among fans of The Godfather movies when they heard EA were making The Godfather The Game, but to be honest I don’t really care. I like to judge things on their merits so I ignore all the politics. …
Are you ready to answer the call again? This review originally posted at MentalGamers – www.mentalgamers.com/game_reviews.php?r=2 For fans of the Call of Duty series, the wait is finally over – Call of Duty 2 is here at last! The game take a similar format as before – There are 3 campaigns comprising Russian, British and …
It’s Battlefield, but in the future… This review originally posted at MentalGamers – www.mentalgamers.com/game_reviews.php?r=30 When Battlefield 2142 was announced I, like many, was sceptical. To me it sounded like it was going to be mechwarrior and I thought I’d probably not buy it. If I got sent a review copy then I’d do my duty, …
The Battlefield series continues This review originally posted at MentalGamers – www.mentalgamers.com/game_reviews.php?r=4 Battlefield 2 is the third instalment in the hugely successful Battlefield series, and so has been one of the most anticipated games of the year. It is set in the near future with 3 countries thrashing it out on the battlefield: The US, …
Battlefield 2 gets an expansion This review originally posted at MentalGamers – www.mentalgamers.com/game_reviews.php?r=5 I won’t go into too much detail here – I’ve already covered a lot in the original BF2 review and as this is an expansion there are a lot of things the same. I’ll just be covering what’s new, not rehashing everything. …
Can England take the Ashes? This review originally posted at MentalGamers – www.mentalgamers.com/game_reviews.php?r=36 I’ve never played a cricket video game before so I really didn’t know what to expect of EA Sport’s Cricket ’07. It feels a lot like the FIFA series in terms of the menus and soundtrack though, so I instantly felt quite …
Striking FEAR into people’s hearts This review originally posted at MentalGamers – www.mentalgamers.com/game_reviews.php?r=3 On the recommendation of a work colleague, I picked up a copy of F.E.A.R. last week. I have to admit I wasn’t expecting too much as this guy has slightly different tastes to myself – we both like FPS games, but I …
Silly, Hilarious, Fun. You guys have been away far to long! I am an avid reader of Retro Gamer. In the latest issue I discovered to my joy that a new Sam & Max had been released.So I immediately got hold of a copy and boy was I glad I did!Some of you may not …
2D gaming at its best What can I say, one of my favourite games even as we brink on the edge of 2007one of the most ingenious games I have ever played, highly recommended to everyone. a mad scientist creates two mutant tentacles as pets. One day, one of these tentacles decides to drink from …
retro or what! I just bought this a couple of days ago. I am a huge fan of the Monkey Island games, and as this is from the same developer, I thought I would give it a tryall I can say is WOW!A truly classic game albeit not as amusing as the monkey island games, …
