Hitman: Absolution does a lot right. Its story is not one of them. It does a fine job of propelling its relevance and driving the motives of the experience, but it falls down as soon as characters open their mouths. Thankfully, what Absolution lacks in narrative coherence it makes for in pure satisfaction: whatever way […]
Skylanders quickly rose to the top of the toy charts, outselling every action figure franchise including both Star Wars and Transformers. Skylanders Giants promises an epic quest for gamers of all ages, but are the improvements enough to make it truly stand out? Skylanders Giants tells the tale of the the giants, ancient Skylanders who […]
Dead Cells — a simulator of fighter insects and rodents in the dungeons of the prison island, which developers are trying to pass off as a roguelike with elements Metroidvania. The game is designed for the use of turrets and traps is a tower defense game with procedurally generated rooms and corridors instead of the […]
I was amazed when The Beatles: Rock Band was announced. Not because I doubted the concept’s ability, but because Apple Corp have been extremely cautious when it comes to The Beatles’ license. You’ll be hard pressed to download a (legal) track from arguably the greatest band of all time because they have never been released […]
Believe it or not, but there were happier times for the Star Wars brand. Going back 14 years ago there was no Jar-Jar Binks. It’s hard to imagine the world without him, ha? It’s not that the bombardment of Star Wars content we’ve seen over the past decade is bad in quality, but it doesn’t […]
Ask any adventure gamer what their top three favourite adventures are and no doubt The Secret of Monkey Island will be there, and with good reason. It provided quantum leaps in character development, storyline and comical writing, and for the adventure gaming genre in general. With adventure gaming rising from the ashes in the past […]
Sequels are flooding the game market nowadays. It’s not necessarily a bad thing, but how much of the core game needs to change to justify the purchase? The first Marvel Ultimate Alliance was a great Action beat-em-up, with some RPG elements thrown in for good measure. The sequel, three years in the making, gameplay-wise is […]
Ever since Guitar Hero first graced our Playstation 2’s a few years back, the music video-game genre has never been the same. In a genre that was once dominated by the likes of Beatmania and Dance Dance Revolution, Guitar Hero has expanded into one of the most recognizable brands on the planet; not just in […]
Three and a half years ago gamers were given the best boxing title ever in Fight Night Round 3. The team at EA Chicago developed a title that looked great, with the potential to turn anyone into a diehard boxing fan. The addictive nature of the gameplay, amazing visuals and high difficulty made for a […]
Horror FPS veterans Monolith come back to their latest title F.E.A.R 2: Project Origin with the first single player DLC pack titled F.E.A.R 2: Reborn. It’s worth a pricetag of $9.99 USD on the STEAM Store, or 800 Microsoft points, but are you getting bang for your hard earned cash? Reborn runs paralel to the […]
