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Darkspore Review

Darkspore Review

It's really hard to review a game like Darkspore. By all accounts, this is a great game, and certainly one of the more fun titles we've had in a generation when an increasing number of games are dista... Read More

Brink PC Review

Brink PC Review

With so many shooters out these days, it's getting harder and harder to spot the difference. In an attempt to avoid the usual Where's Wally style hunt for creativity, Brink enters guns blazing with an... Read More

Mount and Blade: With Fire and Sword Review

Mount and Blade: With Fire and Sword Review

Yet another PC action RPG based on an obscure Polish novel I'd never encountered didn't exactly seem like my idea of a fun day at the office but, my cynical pre-conceptions were ill called for as, Wit... Read More

Fable 3 PC Review

Fable 3 PC Review

Finally, nearly half a year after the original release of Fable 3 on Xbox 360, PC gamers are able to try out the game on their native platform. Though the port is a little late coming, it offers a fai... Read More

The Witcher II: Assassins of Kings Review

The Witcher II: Assassins of Kings Review

This generation of gaming has produced some really captivating role playing games with the likes of Mass Effect, Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion and Dragon Age. But it is safe to assume that the Polish dev... Read More

Starpoint Gemini Review

Starpoint Gemini Review

It has always struck me as odd that there is such a discernible split between console and PC gaming. The console experience is explosive and direct, whist its PC counterpart has always been a more exp... Read More

Alter Ego Review

Alter Ego Review

What self respecting PC gamer doesn't enjoy a good point and click adventure? With that in mind, Alter Ego releases as a polished and well designed blast from the past. It is as classic as point and c... Read More

Operation Flashpoint: Red River PC Review

Operation Flashpoint: Red River PC Review

INDIA Review: Having not played the original Operation Flashpoint I was excited about what the next instalment in the series, Red River will offer to the already ‘over’ saturated market of first p... Read More

Portal 2 PC Review

Portal 2 PC Review

Note: Reviews for Portal 2 (PC) and Portal 2 (Xbox 360) have been written by different authors from different countries, so their views may differ. Please note that this is an individual review, not ... Read More

Homefront (PC) Review

Homefront (PC) Review

Note: Reviews for Homefront (PS3/Xbox 360) and Homefront (PC) have been written by different authors, so their views may differ. Please note that this is an individual review, not a supplement to the ... Read More

Hoard (PC) Review

Hoard (PC) Review

Hoard was released some time ago for PSN, and it was, quite understandably, loved by one and all. The game is not out for the PC, but the question is, is it as fun and as addictive as the original ver... Read More

Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood PC Review

Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood PC Review

PC gamers have it hard. If it isn't bad enough that many are constantly anticipating the “death” of PC gaming, then it's even worse that many publishers are taking ages to port popular console gam... Read More

Total War: Shogun 2 Review

Total War: Shogun 2 Review

One of the first things a player will notice about Shogun 2 is the look. The developers have painstakingly recreated the colorful and esoteric art style of Feudal Japan, and in intertwining the art st... Read More

Dreamcast Collection Review

Dreamcast Collection Review

In an attempt to appeal to the slightly older generation of gamers who grew up with the now legendary Dreamcast, Sega have brought us the Dreamcast Collection. The collection features four DC games: S... Read More

Painkiller: Redemption Review

Painkiller: Redemption Review

Painkiller: Redemption started off life as a fanmade mod for 2004's original Painkiller but, having proven its quality, Redemption has now been turned into an official PK expansion and has been absorb... Read More

Amazing Adventures: The Caribbean Secret Review

Amazing Adventures: The Caribbean Secret Review

Some games hold a certain place in our hearts for their undeniable quality. Others stay in our brains for their severe strangeness, in a “so bad it's good” sort of way. Amazing Adventures: The Car... Read More

Bejeweled Blitz Review

Bejeweled Blitz Review

Bejeweled Blitz has been given a new hard copy release on account of the recent publishing deal that PopCap have struck with UK publisher, Mastertronic. Whilst the game itself does the stellar job of ... Read More

Plants vs. Zombies: GOTY Edition Review

Plants vs. Zombies: GOTY Edition Review

With Mastertronic now engaged with PopCap in a distribution deal covering the UK, many of PopCap's games are getting a re-print in a new edition. Plants vs. Zombies has been given such a makeover with... Read More

de Blob 2 Review

de Blob 2 Review

de Blob 2 is a sequel to the first game which was only released for the Nintendo Wii in 2008.  In de Blob 2 everything is very similar to the first game as it is like a giant coloring book and in... Read More

Magicka Review

Magicka Review

The last couple of years have been amazing for gamers. And no, I do not refer to the plethora of blockbuster testosterone fueled action games starring one dimensional leads that have glutted the marke... Read More

Earthrise Review

Earthrise Review

MMOs are very often disappointing, because it's very hard for a developer to build such a large game without any hiccups. The recently released Final Fantasy XIV showed us that even the best of develo... Read More

Deadly Premonition Review: A Fresh Perspective

Deadly Premonition Review: A Fresh Perspective

Deadly Premonition has been out for sometime in the US, but I and my contemporaries in Europe have only been offered the Deadly Premonition experience since last October. A two month old game may seem... Read More

Last Half of Darkness: Tomb of Zojir Review

Last Half of Darkness: Tomb of Zojir Review

Sometimes you need to know when to let a good thing go. The survival horror and point and click adventure genres have been on the cusp of relevance for quite some time now and most of the key franchis... Read More

Europa Universalis 3: Divine Wind Review

Europa Universalis 3: Divine Wind Review

Europa Universalis 3 was released back in 2007, and since then, it has had three expansion packs. Never ever have I felt that the game was getting boring, or that it had lost any of its qualities. Whi... Read More

World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Review

World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Review

World of Warcraft is one of these odd titles that you either love or hate. Regardless of your standing on it WoW is clearly here to stay but, after six years of mediocre expansions, the game was reall... Read More

Majesty 2: Battles of Ardania Review

Majesty 2: Battles of Ardania Review

Majesty 2 was a great game. Yes, it did have a lot of flaws, some which could definitely could not be overlooked, but it was a great game nonetheless. Majesty 2: Battles of Ardania, the expansion pack... Read More

Blood Bowl: Legendary Edition Review

Blood Bowl: Legendary Edition Review

We all had our Warhammer phase back when we were kids but I never quite crossed over into Blood Bowl, Games Workshop's exreme sports board game. It was thus that I installed Blood Bowl: Legendary Edit... Read More

The Ball Review

The Ball Review

You're an archeologist, working near a volcano in Mexico, when, quite conveniently, you fall into some kind of ditch, and find yourself in an ungainly cave, that shows signs that it was/is inhabited b... Read More

Fallout: New Vegas Review

Fallout: New Vegas Review

I believe it was Blake who once said that “without contraries there is no progression.” Fallout: New Vegas is a game that is loaded with opposing forces, whether it be the choices you face as the ... Read More

Mafia II Review

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