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Dragon Ball: Origins 2 Review

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

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 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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

Scene It? Twilight Review

Scene It? Twilight Review

First off, let me just say that I am not fan of Twilight. I haven’t watched the movies or read the books. And just thinking about them fills me with rage. So when I received a copy to review, I was ... Read More

Mionix Naos 500 Gaming Mouse Review

Mionix Naos 500 Gaming Mouse Review

CompuExpert were generous to send use a complimentary sample of Mionix Naos 500 Gaming Mouse. With the market already saturated with gaming mice, is it really one of the best among the best? Read the ... Read More

Toy Story 3 Review

Toy Story 3 Review

It has almost reached the point now where I count film tie-ins as a completely separate genre within video games. A genre that is almost unanimously disliked. The sheer trash that is thrown our way di... Read More

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