Keeping the faith…? To say that ‘Conviction’ pushes the boundaries of what Splinter Cell is, would be an understatement. As it really doesn’t conform to the Splinter Cell principles, less even than Double Agent, I think that this rebellion was important. The story is very different now, it’s personal to Sam, and the game reflects …
How much Blood will you spill to get revenge? Remember at the end of God of War 2, where it said “The End Begins”? What will happen next? Will Kratos get his revenge on Zeus? Is God of War 3 actually going to be the final chapter in the series? Well, we are finally about …
Puts a spell on you and produces a demon made of hair to chomp you down Smarmy combo-inducing pros may not acknowledge this, but ‘button-bashing’ is actually a complex art. It requires a solid, yet selectively frayed nerve to slaughter the enemy in a violent sword-slashing game of luck. Skill in translating pages upon pages …
Terrorist massacres don’t have to be so complex In the modern world, there’s a lot of pent up hysteria, mistrust and fear based around our surroundings. But now it appears we can’t even walk on stable ground without it harbouring a terrorist threat with the diabolical intent to unleash an army of mechanical spiders and …
Dead good, or a waste of Space? OK, let�s start this review with a quick question: What is the first thing that comes to mind when you read the words ‘Survival Horror’? I’m willing to bet it is either of these: Silent Hill or Resident Evil. The truth is, whilst a popular genre, very little …
Do you remember when GTA first started out? Rockstar bring us yet another instalment to the GTA franchise. This time Rockstar dive deep into the world of handheld gaming and do so supremely. As you may or for some reason may not know, the GTA series has been running for quite some time now. There …
Rearming an old franchise Bionic Commando: Rearmed is one of those special titles that can invoke nostalgia in the old gamer, and still manage to entice the newbie with it’s addictive gameplay, colourful style and catchy music. Capcom have recovered a brilliant relic of old school, hardcore game design, and have managed to re imbue …
Wolverine Uncaged Time and time again we’ve seen video game adaptations of films and comic book heroes, and time after time we’ve been disappointed. Times have changed my friend, and times have changed for the better! X-Men Origins: Wolverine has managed to achieve exactly what Wolvie fans have been desperate for, For an extremely long …
Life On Mars eradicates Life On Earth Despite playing games for a majority of my life, the tightly knitted clique of so-called hardcore gamers still remains a terrifying mystery to me. The ones who have practically developed arthritis at 13, their fingers tattooed with circles, triangles and crosses from where their controllers have faded from …
Ride the lightning! There’s been a lot of talk about inFamous, and for good reasons too. This is a great sandbox game that appeals to the badass in all of us. In the game you play as Cole, a bike messenger who gets himself entangled in a thick web of lies and conspiracies that leads …
Red Faction: Guerrilla explodes into modern gaming! I cannot express how excited I was about this game after I tried the two demos that are available on the Xbox Live marketplace. Now that I got my hands on the real game, I can finally tell you people if all the excitement was actually worth it. …
