An explosive entry set to crush the opposition…with a power plant Though they’ve granted us fresh and innovative driving experiences over the past couple of years, the feeling that the folks at Black Rock Studio are a group of subliminal Greenpeace terrorists has evolved from a slight niggle to a ‘Code Red’ in the back …
You have just entered ‘The Penal Zone!’ It seems hard to believe that it’s been 2 years since Season 2 of the Sam & Max episodic game format came to an end, but apparently it has! For those not familiar with the series’, Telltale produce adventure games released in an episodic format over the course …
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Adventure gaming honestly doen’t get a lot better than this. The Tomb of Sammun’ Mak is the second instalment in the third series of Telltale’s Sam & Max episodic adventure games. This episode sees Sam & Max controlling their great, great uncles (or something along those lines) Samus & Maximus, who are almost exactly identical …
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Mania in its most monotonous form It feels somewhat ironic that, as I play Manic Monkey Mayhem, there’s an overwhelming feeling of being sucked back down the evolution chain to the old PS1 days. Days where you’d be stuck without a multi-tap or even a friend, and would still be able to suck dry the …
More big sweaty men in small shorts, but is it better than last year? Being someone who has been involved in martial arts for a few years, I always view games based on them with some scepticism. Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) are a fast paced, technical and brutal, yet surprisingly require near chess like tactics. …
Keeping up it�s promise of bringing the top titles to Mac, Steam yesterday launched the biggest multiplayer game ever – Counter Strike: Source – to the service. To celebrate the launch, Steam are also offering the title at a whopping 66% off, only �4.76 for the next few days. Steam Play also allows current PC …
Capcom�, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games, has today released an update to their hit iPhone and iPod Touch game, Street Fighter� IV. The update, which is free to existing owners, adds fan favorites Cammy and Zangief to the all-star lineup of ten hard-hitting fighters. A critical and commercial hit, Street Fighter …
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Wikkety-wikkety-wah-wah, yo DJ, pump this par-taaayyy! With the current offers available for DJ Hero on the web (I got a copy of the Renegade version for �40!), I decided to take the plunge and see what the latest Activision “Hero” title had to offer. As a diehard fan of the “Guitar Hero” series, and after …
The hunt is on! The highly popular Monster Hunter franchise has returned to bring us hours of creature hunting goodness. Having played all the other Monster Hunter games and loving every single one of them so far, I am pleased to see Monster Hunter Tri hit store shelves. This game is the main reason I …
It can talk the talk, but can it walk the walk? A game which makes me feel spoilt often fails to make an epic mark on entertainment grounds. Not the sort of spoilt which leaves me demanding more rather than pleading for it, but the kind that makes me realise how I take games for …
Fearlessly surpassing its predecessor whilst presenting mastery of old and new Nintendo features When Nintendo’s quintessential mascot Super Mario embarked on his first galactic conquest, the gaming world’s expectations sky-rocketed. Mario Galaxy quenched our high-standards, incorporating aspects from old games we loved with new aspects we were happy to tolerate. Indeed, we can attempt to …
Work your way to the top…from the top!? When news first seeped out about Green Day: Rock Band during waves upon waves of uninspiring DLC, my fret hand rejoiced at the possibility of dousing myself in gallons of songs from one of my favourite bands. It’s pretty much anyone’s natural reaction (…hopefully) when they’re given …
