It's good, but it's not right. If you didn't read that in Roy Walker's voice, then you clearly never saw him hosting Catchphrase. With it being one of the best quiz shows the UK has ever produced, it certainly sucks to be you.
In it, contestants were tasked with solving Rebus puzzles; pictures or series' of pictures that can be translated to form words and, er, catchphrases. For example a scene that shows Mr Chips walking on the words “WILD SIDE” will of course represent the catchphrase, “wa...

Every so often, a game appears on a region-locked system that garners a lot of attention from those unfortunate enough not to have access to said, usually Japanese, hardware. Recent examples of this would be Gal Gun and Idolmaster on 360 (before it came to PS3) and more relevant, the Senran Kagura games that appeared on the 3DS. With the release of Senran Kagura Shinovi Versus on Vita, however, import fans – as well as those with a love of the more bizarre, risque side of import gaming – have...

Playing The Room on the iPad feels a little like you might imagine the TV show “The Crystal Maze” (with Richard O’Brien) might play if it were set in a creepy antiques shop once owned by Indiana Jones’ cousin, at the time he was allegedly dating Lara Croft for a few months.
When faced with an intricate looking box, pretty much anyone will want to know what’s inside. The Room relies on this, presenting the player with a hugely complex safe, disguised as a box. Opening the box requires searc...

An old Xbox exclusive has been given a fresh lick of paint; Stranger’s Wrath is a true cult classic that deserves a lot of attention. Just Add Water having given Oddworld a complete overhaul and it’s about time too. Right from the opening cinematic you know you are in for something special. Stranger’s world is a Western full of weird and wonderful creatures and characters. You quickly get the feeling that the protagonist, Stranger (a hairy creature in a cowboy hat) is a powerful yet vulnerable...

Kiln starts badly. Not because it is a bad game, it isn’t, but because it intentionally recreates the Arkanoid style breakout game from yesteryear with worrying accuracy. The first five levels should be ignored because what happens after that is really rather good.
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Super Monkey Ball was, for many, the shining light of the GameCube launch titles. Since then there have been updates, evolutions and additions to the formula that have met with commercial success but less critical acclaim. This is how the review for Super Monkey Ball 3D began in 2011, and what a disappointment it turned out to be [link]. Now thought there is a new handheld console in town and Sega seem to have heeded the negative press that their last effort garnered. AiAi is back in a big way but...

It's fair to say that Popcap didn't used to have a good reputation in gaming circles. The company, founded in 2000, made its name by making games for the casual market. They started with Bejewelled, a game designed for bored housewives to play while diddling around on the internet. Since then they have built a strong following with Peggle and other "simple" titles, but this is where they have ended up. Plants vs. Zombies had a development cycle of nearly two years and launched in May 2009 for the...

Kokuga is the latest shooter from G.Rev, the developers behind the likes of Senko no Ronde and Under Defeat. What makes this new title all the more interesting is that its developer, Hiroshi Iuchi, was the man behind the classics Radiant Silvergun and Ikaruga. Does Kokuga reach those same lofty heights? Find out in our review.
The structure of Kokuga is not a linear experience of playing through stages in a set order, but instead grants a degree of freedom. There are twelve stages (A–...

2012 has already seen a number of rhythm action games come to the 3DS and, whilst all of them are unique in their own way and have a different feel from one another, Rhythm Hunter: Harmo Knight immediately stands out due to the fact that it is from Pokemon developers Game Freak and not one of the more established genre developers. Is this enough to guarantee a fresh take on the genre, or would you be better off with something a bit more traditional?

Harmo Knight is essentially...

Summer has once again rolled round, and as clockwork as unseasonable British weather, is the release of a new Taiko no Tatsujin game. No stranger to handhelds this generation after several on DS and PSP, this new entry marks the series debut on the 3DS. Is there much to distinguish it from prior years releases, or is this more of the same?

For the uninitiated, Taiko no Tatsujin is a rhythm game series, based around the Taiko drum. Console releases in the past have had optional drum ...