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Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies Review

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies Review

Dragon Quest IX marks the second title of the Dragon quest series to be released in Europe. I'm certainly glad the games have finally made it to my home-land, but there's no doubt that the series has ... Read More

Naughty Bear Review

Naughty Bear Review

Meet naughty bear, a bear who unsurprisingly terrorises his fellow teddies and commits acts of varying naughtiness. In Naughty Bear you get to inhabit said teddy and commit a whole host of atrocities ... Read More

Blur Review

Blur Review

Blur has something that I can’t quite put my finger on; as I first played I instantly deemed it as a typical car shooter with no real potential. Though I have to give all games an equal opportunity,... Read More

Ben 10 Alien Force: Vilgax Attacks Review

Ben 10 Alien Force: Vilgax Attacks Review

Ben 10 Alien Force: Vilgax Attacks is a platformer developed by 1st Playable and published by D3 Publishing for the NDS. The game is also available on consoles - and there are several key differences ... Read More

Samurai Warriors 3 Review

Samurai Warriors 3 Review

Who keeps buying these games year after year? Seriously? I recall playing Dynasty Warriors 2 on the PS2 back in 2000 and it was pretty fun. A decade later and Omega Force has shamelessly re-released t... Read More

Transformers: War for Cybertron Review

Transformers: War for Cybertron Review

As a youngster I grew up with my older brother who I was always close to. I never really got the whole transformers thing but he did, so I spent many of my formative years gaining second hand informat... Read More

Blacklight: Tango Down Review

Blacklight: Tango Down Review

Blacklight: Tango Down is a first person shooter that is set in the near future.  The Blacklight Team is sent in to attack The Order's headquarters to find the missing Colonel Klein and his Blackligh... Read More

Peppa Pig: Fun and Games Review

Peppa Pig: Fun and Games Review

It was Matthew Arnold who once said that art should be mainly judged on whether it achieves what it sets out to do. It is with this in mind that this review must come in two parts: Whether I enjoyed i... Read More

Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon Review

Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon Review

Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon is a role-playing game with dungeon-crawler elements, available only on the Nintendo Wii. It was developed by Tri-Crescendo and Namco Bandai; and was publish... Read More

Puzzle Quest 2 Review

Puzzle Quest 2 Review

The casual gaming scene is one of those phenomena that has escalated quickly over the past few years, and I'll admit that I fail to understand where the enjoyment lies in the whole thing. Solitaire is... Read More

Green Day: Rock Band Review

Green Day: Rock Band Review

Green Day: Rock Band, what more is there really to say? There was a point in this world when I was in love with both of these names, Green Day and Rock Band. Over the past years I have grown to have u... Read More

ModNation Racers Review

ModNation Racers Review

Cuddle up with your favorite author and get ready to wait as ModNation Racers has some of the longest loading screen I have ever sat through. The actual load time isn’t all that bad but you will see... Read More

3D Dot Game Heroes Review

3D Dot Game Heroes Review

An evil stirs in the kingdom of Dotnia and, as the descendant of the legendary hero, it is up to you to find the six magical orbs that can seal the evil that may befall the land. If this doesn't remin... Read More

SBK-X Review

SBK-X Review

SBK-X: Superbike Championship is a licensed racing game developed by Black Bean Games. It is available on Xbox 360, PC and PS3. It is the fourth SBK game to be produced by the Italian studio after the... Read More

Dogfighter Review

Dogfighter Review

Let's get this straight- Dogfighter does not break new ground. It doesn't even improve on one of many well-worn formulas. Dogfighter is a game to dip in and out of, nothing more. However, what a fun d... Read More

Super Street Fighter IV Review

Super Street Fighter IV Review

Super Street Fighter 4 is the latest instalment in Capcom’s Flagship fighting franchise. The 2D fighter was released in April 2010. It is available on PS3, Xbox 360 and in arcades on a limited-relea... Read More

Grand Theft Auto IV: Episodes From Liberty City Review

Grand Theft Auto IV: Episodes From Liberty City Review

We gamers, as a bunch, have a stark tendency to be very bad at dealing with any kind of controversy. It is thus that I must very sheepishly admit to you that when GTA 4 was released back in 2008 I was... Read More

No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle Review

No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle Review

The original No More Heroes released in early 2008 to a surprising amount of commercial and critical acclaim. It is thus that for its inevitable sequel I must state a necessary fact for the purpose of... Read More

Chicken Riot Review

Chicken Riot Review

Chicken Riot is an on-rails shooter published by City Interactive, and is only available on the Nintendo Wii. The game supports one or two players in both story-mode and minigames. The player(s) contr... Read More

Super Mario Galaxy 2 Review

Super Mario Galaxy 2 Review

The original Super Mario Galaxy epitomised everything I love and hate about the Nintendo Wii. It was an original and enjoyable game full of bright ideas that had seemingly no hype and advertising what... Read More