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Gears of War: Judgment Review - Microsoft Xbox360
- Created by: Duncan James Waugh
- Published: 15-10-2013, 19:00
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Gears of War: Judgment Review - Microsoft Xbox360
Gears of War: Judgment is the latest in the third person action series and the first to be developed jointly by developers Epic and People Can Fly. It tells a well-integrated side story that enriches the Gears background and brings some inventive multiplayer offerings to the table, alongside a heavily reworked campaign model.
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Fugitive Hunter: War On Terror Review - Sony PS2
- Created by: Inertia_
- Published: 02-10-2013, 10:21
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Fugitive Hunter: War On Terror Review - Sony PS2
To be rendered speechless is to find oneself at a confounding intersection of thoughts and feelings. One stimulus for this may be a work of profound genius – something so otherworldly in its excellence that the only response is silent awe. Another one, more common and arguably more enjoyable, is that of supreme, insane stupidity. Fugitive Hunter: War On Terror is a game about lunatics, by lunatics and most definitely for lunatics. Its idiocy, in fact, is of such overwhelming strength that, having... -
Daemon Vector Review - Microsoft Xbox
- Created by: Tom Salter
- Published: 01-10-2013, 17:37
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Daemon Vector Review - Microsoft Xbox
Pop quiz: Take a guess which is the odd one out. 1) Video Games, 2) Films, 3) Music. Answer: Video Games. For the simple reason that bad songs and bad films can often become incredibly funny. If you've ever experienced films such as Dolemite, or songs from the Villain Thievz, then you'll agree. Bad video games cannot ever be funny.
The reason? Firstly, the cost. Imagine spending £40 on a prostitute and realising that she's blind, and that ’she’ is a he. That wouldn't be funny. S... -
Comic Jumper: Adventures of Captain Smiley Review - 360
- Created by: Matt Ingrey
- Published: 01-10-2013, 17:23
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Comic Jumper: Adventures of Captain Smiley Review - 360
So many games try their hand at comedy, and so many games fail. Comic Jumper’s stats screen is proof that it’s done it right, but from its plot to its script to its characters to its set pieces it’s the funniest game of the year, without question. The absurd fourth-wall breaking plot sees star of his own comic book series, Captain Smiley lose his readership base. His comic book is cancelled and he has to find a way to win back his fans to earn a relaunch, and so he guest stars in other pu... -
Hypership Out Of Control! Review - Microsoft Xbox360 XBLIG
- Created by: Blair Macdonald
- Published: 25-09-2013, 15:16
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Hypership Out Of Control! Review - Microsoft Xbox360 XBLIG
Staring grimly out into the abyss, you sit in the Captain’s chair. Your knuckles turn a deathly shade of white as you grip the soft calf-leather, Ferrari-red and hand-stitched, of course, in your multi-billion pound star-ship. The creeping realisation that the end is near blurs your mind like a dim fog on a Sunday morning in Glasgow. Red lights flash meaninglessly in the background, the klaxon has been turned off now; it won’t do any more good. Total engine failure has crippled your ship. You... -
Castlevania: Lords Of Shadow Review - Microsoft Xbox360
- Created by: Blair Macdonald
- Published: 25-09-2013, 15:12
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Castlevania: Lords Of Shadow Review - Microsoft Xbox360
Castlevania is revered, not just by the protagonists of its many games, but by the gaming public at large. Dating back to the Belmont’s first outing in 1986 the series has gained critical success and a cult following. Mercury Steam, a Spanish game developer won the opportunity to update the Castlevania franchise for the current generation. Lords of Shadow is their first crack of the whip.
The story is set in 1047. The titular Lords of Shadow have risen to power and are preventing the s... -
Vanquish Review - Microsoft Xbox360
- Created by: Mike Hammer
- Published: 25-09-2013, 15:02
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Vanquish Review - Microsoft Xbox360
From noted Japanese game director Shinji Mikami comes Vanquish. The fourth game in the collaboration between development team Platinum Games and distributor Sega is a sci-fi, third-person shooter, which despite looking generic in screenshots is actually miles apart from its genre-packed competition. Clever ideas mean that it retains a strong identity of its own. Vanquish is a gamer's game demanding to be played and mastered thoroughly. A title that always makes its action feel fresh and exciting,... -
Snapdots Review - Nintendo DS DSiware
- Created by: Matt Ingrey
- Published: 25-09-2013, 14:45
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Snapdots Review - Nintendo DS DSiware
There’s a line to be drawn, but where do you draw it? When a game shamelessly re-uses content from another game is it always bad, or is it okay if there’s some tenuous link between the two games?
Back in 2001, Compile’s Guru Logic Champ was released unto the world. It’s perhaps the greatest puzzle game on the GameBoy Advance, and certainly in the top three.
In it, you had to solve puzzles by rotating a grid of squares and shooting a limited number of blocks before sucking them ... -
Home Star Portable Review - Sony PSP
- Created by: Steven Walker
- Published: 15-09-2013, 16:44
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Home Star Portable Review - Sony PSP
So the background first. The Homestar systems are portable planetarium projectors made by SEGA, intended for domestic use, and retail for around 20-25'000yen. The main restriction with gadgets like that will always be how brightly they can project over an average size room. Homestar Portable for the PlayStation Portable doesn't have this problem.
It's not a game, but an astronomy tool for the PSP generation. The view of the heavens depends on the position of the observer on the Earth. This ... -
Splatterhouse Review - Microsoft Xbox360
- Created by: Escape-To-88
- Published: 15-09-2013, 16:33
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Splatterhouse Review - Microsoft Xbox360
If Namco’s original Splatterhouse is indebted to Sean S. Cunningham’s Friday 13th in any way, it’s clearly the protagonist's penchant for winter sports headgear. It’s all very well setting a scrolling beat-em-up in a grisly mansion populated with the un-dead, but exacting gory revenge with a metal pipe wouldn’t be half as pleasing without offering that old slasher movie axiom: the mask.
Back in 1988, Namco used Jason Vorhees’ iconic hockey mask to separate Splatterhouse from its forbe...
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