Now the next generation is well and truly here Rhys Thomas Elliott looks back at how gaming has changed, for better or worse. So the Xbox 360/PS3 generation is technically over. It was a generation that brought a lot to the gaming industry, both good and bad; here are a few of my picks for the best and worst things the 360/PS3 generation brought us. … Continue reading Gaming Has Changed
Traveller’s Tales have already tackled big film franchises such as Indiana Jones, Pirates of the Caribbean and Harry Potter, but the Lego series has struggled to replicate the same ingenuity since the realise of 2005’s Lego Star Wars. Marvel offers a huge universe of characters and decades’ worth of intricately woven story lines in which Lego Marvel Super Heroes can draw from in order to … Continue reading Review: Lego Marvel Superheroes
This month, Josh Briggs reviews the latest instalment of the wacky and wonderful Saints Row series, and this time itÔÇÖs presidential.┬á Saints Row, a series well known for spiralling further into craziness with each release keeps up that reputation with its latest release. Saints Row IV is by far the craziest game you will ever be blessed enough to play, and long after finishing it … Continue reading Review: Saints Row IV
┬á Rhys Thomas Elliott rediscovers the whimsical charm of 2D platformers with the crazy and colourful┬áRayman Legends.┬á ┬áOrigins was a game that resonated with many. The tight 2D platforming coupled with a cutesy aesthetic and musical charm was a neat throwback to the good old days. Rayman Legends builds upon the foundations Origins created, and then some. However, Legends had a bit of a rocky … Continue reading Review: Rayman Legends
Anthony Coote goes to Hell and back with the most phallic gun you’ll ever fire in the 2011 grindhouse extravaganza Shadows of the Damned. ‘Shadows of the Damned’ is a game produced by Suda 51, Grasshopper studios and EA for the PS3 and Xbox 360. The game centres round Garcia ‘fucking’ Hotspur as he refers to himself, who travels into the underworld to save his … Continue reading Review: Shadows of the Damned
This month, Adam Bown looks at the spiritual successor to Fahrenheit and Heavy Rain. Is it worthy of being called an autumn blockbuster? Sometimes expectations can make or break an opinion on a piece of work. For instance, the original ending to Mass Effect 3 caused controversy when it brought to a close a series as anticlimatically as possible, almost like waiting for the encore … Continue reading Review: Beyond: Two Souls
