Video Game Reviews
Fix it Review
When it comes to my time spent reviewing games it's not all major releases and triple A titles. If the games industry as we know it is going to advance and gain fresh new development talent then it's ... Read More
Diva Girls: Diva Ballerina Review
Reviewing games, as with life, is all about personal politics. It's knowing this that I realise I must have really pissed the Gaming bolt higher ups off. After all, why else would they send me this tr... Read More
DarkStar One: Broken Alliance Review
DarkStar One was an enjoyable but repetitive game that launched in 2006 on PC. Four years later in 2010 and the game has been re-released on Xbox 360, with Hi-Def graphics and a fancy new name. Sadly ... Read More
Dead Rising 2 Review
Although it’s been four years in the making, you could be forgiven for thinking little had changed in Capcom’s zombie-killer sim Dead Rising 2. At first glance, it looks just like a slightly gloss... Read More
DeathSpank: The Thongs of Virtue Review
DeathSpank, the hack and slash 'em up created by Ron Gilbert of Monkey Island fame, released back in July on the XBLA and PSN to critical and commercial applause. Only a few months later we have a seq... Read More
Singularity Review
Singularity starts off like your standard first-person shooter until you eventually gain other abilities. The abilities you eventually gain all have to do with time whether it's aging an enemy to cr... Read More
Sonic Adventure Review
Retro gaming is a truly odd practice. There have been times when playing one of my favourite childhood games again has illuminated new complexities in said title that my feeble nine year old mind coul... Read More
Madden NFL ’11 Review
The Madden franchise is a series we have come to love and hate every year. The year is now 2010 and we have a brand new installment of our gridiron classic. This game was released on August 10, 2010... Read More
Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X. 2 Review
HAWX 2 is the sequel to the promising HAWX, released back in 2009. Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X 2 is an arcade-style flight action game published by Ubisoft and developed by the team at Ubisoft Romania. HAWX ... Read More
Halo: Reach Review
This is the first time I've given a game a perfect score in my reviewing career, and I do not give this honour lightly. Halo: Reach has a few flaws here and there but, whether you're in the campaign o... Read More
Dragon Ball: Origins 2 Review
Most English-speaking people know Dragon Ball because of its sequel, Dragon Ball Z. The adventures of Son Goku and his friends appeared on television and in comic stores, and in the 90’s the franchi... Read More
Mafia II Review
With games like Grand Theft Auto IV, and more recently, the spectacular Red Dead Redemption having come out of the Take-Two Banner, a lot was expected of Mafia II, the sequel to what was a beautiful, ... Read More
Actual Crimes: Jack the Ripper Review
Actual Crimes: Jack the Ripper is one of those sad point and click games where you do a lot of pointing and clicking and seemingly no actual puzzle solving. Released on the Playstation network in the ... Read More
Dead Rising 2: Case Zero Review
Dead Rising 2: Case Zero is a prequel to Dead Rising 2 which won't be released until later this month making Case Zero the perfect time to be released. It is an arcade game exclusively for the Xbox ... Read More
Castle Crashers Review
Perhaps one of the most wanted Xbox Live Arcade game by Playstation 3 owners is non other than Castle Crashers, with the game being released on the Xbox 360 about two years ago, its about time Playsta... Read More
R.U.S.E. Reviewed
With the release of Starcraft 2 so recently behind us, it seems both brave and foolish to release another RTS game so soon. R.U.S.E however, packs a serious strategic punch and offers a more macro-ori... Read More
The Room Tribute Review
As a self professed “core gamer” I have always considered the humble flash game to be beneath my well honed expertise. With games such as Farmville hoarding so many hours within the casual gaming ... Read More
Metroid: Other M Review
I'm a big fan of Nintendo. I eagerly await every single instalment of their core franchises, and whilst I'm sometimes disappointed by what I receive, I never hold it against the big N. That said, I mu... Read More
Playmobil: Knight Review
I'm generally not a superstitious individual, but as of late I've started questioning my fortune. Indeed it seems my luck is waning as of late, as I'm tasked with reviewing yet another Playmobil game.... Read More
Shank Review
Since the days of the Greeks we have had heroes questing to save/revenge their women. From the days of Donkey Kong we've had a similar thing going on in our video games. In 2,500 years of story tellin... Read More
Worms: Reloaded Review
Team 17 hit their peak in 1999 when they released Worms: Armageddon, the sequel to the sleeper hit Worms and Worms 2. Whilst the original was criticised for a limited weapon arsenal and barely visible... Read More
All Star Karate Review
Love it or hate it, the QTE (quick time event) has been a staple of modern gaming ever since it was brilliantly demonstrated by 1999's classic Dreamcast exclusive Shenmue. Other games have further pop... Read More
Kane and Lynch 2: Dog Days Review
T. S. Elliot, Poet and critic extraordinaire, once said that art does not exist in a vacuum and can only be a viewed in relation to a personal history. I think the same can be applied to games, as y... Read More
International Athletics Review
I would never call myself a philosopher, but I sometimes like to meditate on life's big questions. What is our purpose in life? Is there such a thing as true happiness? Can humans discern between good... Read More
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 Portable Review
When I was told that the folks over at Atlus had mixed a social simulator with Jungian psychology into a JRPG framework, I laughed heartily at what seemed to be a rather ridiculous idea. I stopped lau... Read More
Castlevania: Harmony of Despair Review
People trust too much. I love Xbox Live and I know it will continue on future Microsoft consoles, but some day (as with the original Xbox) the 360 will lose online support. Where does that leave us wi... Read More
Playmobil: Circus Review
Being a game critic isn't always fun and games (excuse the pun). Aside from legions of immature fan-boys questioning your mothers sexual decency every time you disagree with their opinion you are also... Read More
Tournament of Legends Review
“Why waggle!? Why must you destroy so many decent titles with your ineffective control methods?! WHY?!!!” It was after shouting this that I had to swiftly correct myself, realising that the game i... Read More
2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Review
2010 FIFA World Cup is the latest instalment of the world’s favourite sport in video game form. Not baseball, NASCAR or hand-egg ball: I’m talking about Proper Football. As usual, EA Sports is res... Read More
Sniper: Ghost Warrior Review
The FPS is a versatile genre. It's comfortable on both PC and the home consoles and is able to grab the attention of almost any gamer, provided the mechanics are solid. It's because of this versatilit... Read More