Batman: Arkham Asylum
As we’ve seen numerous times before, videogames based on comic books are patchy at best. It’s all well and good letting the player take control of a much-loved character, but the damage that can be...
View ArticleOperation Flashpoint: Red River
It’s very clear in Operation Flashpoint: Red River that Codemasters were trying to retain the gritty realism of their past titles, whilst simultaneously making them more accessible and fun for the...
View ArticleNaruto Shippuden: Kizuna Drive
Although the internet in general is obsessed by fantasy ninjas, it’s plain to most people that the reality was almost certainly something entirely different. However the land of folklore is an entirely...
View ArticleAce Combat: Assault Horizon
The Ace Combat series has been in the air since 1992 when the franchise first hit the arcades. The games were always a firm favourite within the arcade combat flight simulation genre, but they were...
View ArticleHalo: The Art of Building Worlds
You cannot question the influence that Halo has had on the games market. Although not initially being developed for the Xbox it became synonymous with that console, being an exclusive launch title....
View ArticleTop 13 Games 2011 – Part 1
What’s in a list? Better still, when’s the best time to select the top games of the year? For some it would be at the chimes of New Year, others would suggest it should be later, when alcohol is having...
View ArticleUFC Undisputed 3
The Ultimate Fighting Championship is as brutal as fighting competitions get. To get an idea of just how nasty this multiple martial arts contest is, imagine two men brutally beating each other to a...
View ArticleRealms of Ancient War
If there’s one criticism levelled at RPG’s, after of course the tired nerdy genre cliche, it’s that the combat is often boring. Most games simply ask you to select an attack and wait and even in more...
View ArticleWar of the Roses
War of the Roses is a third person, multiplayer, medieval action game developed by Fatshark and published by Paradox Interactive for the PC. Based around the 15th century war for the English throne....
View ArticleBatman: Arkham Origins – First Impressions
The ability to end a story is an undervalued skill. Ending a franchise is even more so. To avoid spoilers, let’s just say Batman: Arkham City wrapped up the series well with one doozy of an ending....
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