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Star Raiders Review

Star Raiders Review

Reboots of classic games seem to do fairly well for XBLA and PSN; retro fans get a trip down memory lane while the uninitiated get to see what all the fuss is about with the benefit of HD graphics and... Read More

Child of Eden Review

Child of Eden Review

No matter how much money Microsoft ploughs into Kinect, there remain the doubters and naysayers who maintain that motion control is but a temporary blip in gaming’s brief history – a passing fad t... Read More

Patapon 3 Review

Patapon 3 Review

As the PSP nears the end of its excellent lifespan, it's getting some final hurrahs, even as the inflow of new releases is reduced to an absolute trickle. Earlier this year, we got the rather excellen... Read More

Dungeon Siege 3 Review

Dungeon Siege 3 Review

Dungeon Siege III is an RPG where you have the option of choosing between four characters. The game takes places in the fantasy medieval world of Kingdom of Ehb 150 years after the first Dungeon Siege... Read More

F.E.A.R. 3 Review

F.E.A.R. 3 Review

This will be difficult reviewing the game without mentioning any spoilers, especially within the previous two games.  Now you don't have to have had played the previous games to enjoy F.E.A.R. 3, but... Read More

Duke Nukem Forever Review

Duke Nukem Forever Review

Interesting fact: back when 3D Realms originally announced Duke Nukem Forever, Nintendo released it's first polygonal 3D Zelda, Ocarina of Time, on a system that was struggling in the market to give i... Read More

Shadows of the Damned Review

Shadows of the Damned Review

Magnifico! Shadows of the Damned is easily one of those games that has over the top action, intense shooting and a memorable pair of the demon hunter Garcia Hotspur and Johnson. The game begins with G... Read More

Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition Review

Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition Review

Most of the gaming world is familiar with this ubiquitous fighting series, so an explanation as to the format of Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition is barely necessary. For those among you who en... Read More

Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters Review

Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters Review

Every time I play a movie tie-in (mostly because I have to review it), I go in cautiously, expecting nothing but a half assed sorry excuse for a game. Every time I let my hopes get high, I end up huge... Read More

Armada 2526: Supernova Review

Armada 2526: Supernova Review

It is with the passing of time that the humble expansion pack has been replaced by cheap, easily accessible and opinion dividing DLC. Seemingly stuck in some kind of programming time warp, Ntronium Ga... Read More

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3DS Review

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3DS Review

So many people have been waiting for this moment, not just Nintendo fan boys but everyone and not just to play The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time re-mastered but in full stereoscopic 3D.  With the ... Read More

Operation Flashpoint: Red River Xbox 360 Review

Operation Flashpoint: Red River Xbox 360 Review

The last Operation Flashpoint game that was released was Dragon Rising and I have to say with the release of Operation Flashpoint: Red River, Codemasters has come a long way.  There is no comparison,... Read More

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

Kung Fu Panda 2 Review

Kung Fu Panda 2 Review

Generally speaking, movie tie in games disappoint on a number of levels. This is largely to do with rushed development cycles in order to match the film's release, but it is also to do with film plot ... Read More

Alice: Madness Returns Review

Alice: Madness Returns Review

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="505"] Alice in action[/caption] Starting off in Alice: Madness Returns you are in your Orphanage type facility, speaking with your doctor and they are tryi... Read More

Hunted: The Demon’s Forge Review

Hunted: The Demon’s Forge Review

Hunted: The Demon's Forge is a game I first got my hands on at a Bethesda press event and was very impressed while playing 2 player co-op with a colleague.  There were so many aspects to the co-op th... 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

inFamous 2 Review

inFamous 2 Review

The original inFamous was noted for being one of the most amazing super hero games of 2009. Not only that, the game threw a Hollywood style plotline, represented by comic style cutscenes. The sequel t... Read More

DiRT 3 PS3 Review

DiRT 3 PS3 Review

DiRT 3 is one unique racer; in fact I wouldn’t even call it a racer.  There are so many aspects of the game that don’t exactly involve racing which is a nice change from the onslaught of racing g... Read More

L.A. Noire Review

L.A. Noire Review

L.A. Noire is a game that will be remembered for a very long time for various reasons. But if there is one thing that gamers and the industry as a whole will probably never forget about the game is it... Read More

Red Faction: Armageddon Review

Red Faction: Armageddon Review

Red Faction: Armageddon has a completely different system when it comes to the mechanics of the game from Red Faction: Guerrilla, everything is generally the same but things seems to flow a lot better... Read More

Fallout: New Vegas – Honest Hearts DLC Review

Fallout: New Vegas – Honest Hearts DLC Review

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="505"] The Burned Man[/caption] This will be the second installment in downloadable content for Fallout: New Vegas entitled, 'Honest Hearts'.  There is cur... 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

Brink PS3 Review

Brink PS3 Review

Note: Reviews for Brink (Xbox 360) and Brink (PS3) have been written by different authors from different countries, so their views may differ. Please note that this is an individual review, not a su... Read More

Crysis 2 ‘Retaliation’ Map Pack Review

Crysis 2 ‘Retaliation’ Map Pack Review

[HTML1] People are playing so many different shooters out there and they are nearly dominating the console market, with new types of shooters coming out left and right.  You have the almighty Call o... Read More

DiRT 3 Review

DiRT 3 Review

[HTML4] DiRT 3 is one unique racer; in fact I wouldn’t even call it a racer.  There are so many aspects of the game that don’t exactly involve racing which is a nice change from the onslaught of... 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