Video Game Reviews
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
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 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
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
How To Train Your Dragon Review
Anyone who knows anything about the games industry will be able to tell you two undeniable truths. That movie tie-in games always fail and that games directly aimed at children tend to be equally poor... Read More
Pure Football Review
Pure Football marks an inauspicious first foray for Ubisoft into the genre.
UFC: Undisputed 2010 Review
Ultimate Fighting Championship: Undisputed 2010 is hardly a sequel to one of the best sports games of all time. Following the way of all other sports games, 2010 is more of a roster update than anythi... Read More
Iron Man 2 Review
Iron Man 2 is an action game published by SEGA and developed by SEGA San Francisco on the PS3/Xbox. There are also ports available for Wii, PSP and iPhone platforms, although these are developed by ot... Read More
Earthworm Jim HD Review
Back in the mid-90s a little known 2D platformer housed those searching for a little something outside the realms of Sonic and Mario. That game was Earthworm Jim, a title that had its own distinct fla... Read More
Nier Review
There is a nasty disease plaguing the world of Nier. It is commonly referred to as the Black Scrawl, and its spreading like wildfire. There is no known cure and guess what, your daughter has it. So he... Read More
Prison Break: The Conspiracy Review
Prison Break: The Conspiracy is an action-adventure game developed by ZootFly and published by Deep Silver. It is available on The Playstation 3 and Xbox 360. The premise of the game is that you are T... Read More
Dancing on Ice Review
You can probably guess the premise from the title. You take part in the hit ITV show, doing a little bit of ice-skating each week and getting your performance torn to shreds by various AI judges. I ca... Read More
Clash of the Titans Review
Clash of the Titans (CotT) is an action-brawler game, published by Namco Bandai Games; and is available on PS3 and Xbox. The game is based on the movie of the same name which came out this year, which... Read More
Aliens vs Predator Review
Aliens vs Predator is a sci-fi First Person Shooter (FPS) game developed by Rebellion and ublished by Sega. It is available for PS3, Xbox 360 and PC. The first two PC titles - developed by Rebellion ... Read More
Lips: I Love The 80s Review
A little fact for those who are interested. In Japanese culture if you are offered a round on a karaoke machine, it is generally seen as rude to decline. In fact you'd be hard-pressed to find any popu... Read More
Alpha Protocol Review
Obsidian are a developer I have always loved, but have never had much respect for. Their work on the Fallout games is legendary, but I've always been more of a Baldur's Gate man. Knights of the old re... Read More
Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands Review
Prince of Persia games are always know for their over the top platforming action and some of the most amazing game play design in video games and I am glad to say that this has not change in the lates... Read More
Dead to Rights: Retribution Review
In a city where crime has ruptured its well being, detective Jack Slate and his father are taking names by the book. The police have never been more low tolerance of crime and have resorted to shootin... Read More
Racket Sports Party Review
John Ruskin, a popular socialist thinker of the 20th century, said that if you wrote a bad poem the most honourable thing you could do would be to not publish it so it wouldn't waste peoples' time and... Read More
Yakuza 3 Review
I don't know if it's just me or if this is a general consensus, but I find the majority of PS3 exclusives don't quite reach my expectations. I think this is an issue with me anticipating a little too ... Read More
Supreme Commander 2 Review
Supreme Commander 2 is a Real-Time Strategy (RTS) game for the Xbox 360 and PC platforms – available via Steam. It was developed by Gas-Powered Games and published by Square Enix. It is a sequel to ... Read More
Split/Second: Velocity Review
Flying in the face of Forza Motorsport 3 and Gran Tusismo – both proudly carrying the banner of driving simulators - there’s very little that’s actually realistic in Disney and Black Rock’s la... Read More
Skate 3 Review
Towards the death of the Tony Hawk series in 2007, a game called Skate has since buried the hatchet. Electronic Arts' “Skate” would go on to out sell Tony Hawks Proving Grounds by a two to one rat... Read More
Alice in Wonderland Review
Now with 99% less plot-spoilers! If you’ve not seen the movie, I encourage you to go see it. Alice in Wonderlandis a platformer based on the movie of the same name. The game was developed by Disney ... Read More
Red Dead Redemption Review
There are a few statements that need to be made if potential readers are to make heads or tails of this review. For starters, if you want to get Red Dead Redemption with the intention of playing its s... Read More
Lost Planet 2 Review
Lost Planet 2 is a much awaited sequel to Lost Planet with a seemingly large fan base. When Lost Planet came out I remember playing it on my friends 360 and I was absolutely blown away at how cool of ... Read More
Last Rebellion Review
JRPG's (Japanese Role-Playing Games) have this funny habit of splitting gamers right down the middle. You either love them or hate them. I happen to fit in the former of the two camps and thus I was e... Read More
Alan Wake Review
A good game is like a cooked meal: You don't want to eat it cold but if left in the oven for too long it's going to crash and burn. Just look at 2008's terrible action RPG Too Human: Ten years in deve... Read More
Silent Hill: Shattered Memories Review
Silent Hill: Shattered Memories is a survival horror game published by Konami. It is the seventh instalment in the franchise, and a ‘reimagining’ of the first game. It is available on the Wii, wit... Read More
Red Steel 2 Review
Red Steel 2 is the sequel to the first Red Steel, which was a launch title for the Wii. It was developed by Ubisoft Paris, and launched in late March 2010. The title is only available on the Nintendo&... Read More