Filed under: Blog | Tags: code, frozenbyte, fun stuff, giveaway, pc, steam, trine, trine giveaway pc steam frozenbyte code
Got Steam and wouldn’t mind receiving a free kickass game? I’d be worried if either one of those wasn’t the case. (more…)
Filed under: 4 Star Reviews, Reviews | Tags: 360, 800, arcade, codeglue, live, marketplace, pirates, points, riot, rocket, shooter, stick, twin, xbox
For many, it hasn’t taken long for the genre of twin-stick shooters on XBLA to somewhat overstay its welcome. The unique control scheme was perfectly suited to Geometry Wars back in 2005, but since then the concept has been rinsed and repeated so much that the entire formula is starting to become stale. So why would Codeglue’s Rocket Riot be any different? (more…)
Filed under: 5 Star Reviews, Reviews | Tags: faction, games, gta, guerrilla, playstation 3, red, saints row 2, sandbox, studios, thq, volition, xbox 360
Freedom of total destruction has forever acted as a tight leash on the neck of action-based videogames. Growing up, I always heard friends talk about how much more fun taking a rocket launcher to a building would be if it crumbled to the floor on impact. Back then, games like Blast Corps on N64 proved to be the best cure for such wanton destruction, providing satisfaction on a scale even greater than demolishing Lego sets during my years as a tyrannical infant just years before. (more…)
Filed under: Blog | Tags: 17, 2, 360, arcade, armageddon, code, contest, free, giveaway, live, team, worms, xbox
Come one, come all! I’ve more goodies up for digital grabbage. Passing along not one, but TWO codes for their recent Xbox Live Arcade release Worms 2: Armageddon, Team 17’s generosity clearly surpasses all others, as does the quality of their games. All hail Team 17! (more…)
EA was nice enough to send me a download code for Battlefield 1943, so if you fancy winning a digital copy of the game to download on your PlayStation 3, then click on. (more…)
Filed under: 1 Star Reviews, Reviews | Tags: terminator salvation xbox 360 pc ps3 john connor movie gears of war
Let’s get one thing sorted out straight away: this is not a good game. There’s not much to be said for its shallow and lifeless recreation of the Terminator universe, where the most exciting way to prevail is by fighting batles hid behind a brick wall cover and erratically lobbing pipe bombs as if it’s a fireworks display. Familiar-sounding? Yes. But any good? No. (more…)
Filed under: 2 Star Reviews, Reviews | Tags: bionic commando re-armed capcom grin xbox 360 pc ps3 nathan rad spencer arm dreadlocks
There are few better ways of representing what a pure ‘videogame’ really is than the original Bionic Commando. Its traditional visual style, depthless plot and awesome 8-bit music are all hallmarks of a great game from the late 1980s. It was a big hit, which is why the arcade and NES platformer classic saw a successful re-imagining last year on XBLA and PSN with Bionic Commando Re-Armed. The original’s hook was the ability to swing around the environment as bionic soldier Nathan “Rad” Spencer, a movement-based mechanic that the latest modern update in the series continues. (more…)
Filed under: Interviews | Tags: Blog, evans, interview, pc, replay studios, sean, stealth, velvet assassin, videogame, wwii, xbox 360
Recently I sent some questions to the guys at Replay Studios based in Hamburg, Germany. Having just released their first next-generation stealth title ‘Velvet Assassin’ on Xbox 360 and PC, they were kind enough to answer me back. It’s a brief interview, but it’s something new I wanted to pursue for the blog. So if you like it, let me know! And thanks to Replay Studios for helping me do this. (more…)
Filed under: 3 Star Reviews, Reviews | Tags: action, Blog, cheese, ea games, evans, gta, review, sandbox, sean, the godfather ii, videogame, xbox 360
When approaching The Godfather II, it’s very wise not to correlate it with The Godfather Part II. One is a wildly respected work of cinema and the other is a rushed and unpolished sandbox shooter. Despite doing diligence and going so far as to record the late Marlon Brando’s dying words to retread his most famous role, EA’s first attempt at moulding the influential crime story of the original film into a GTA-inspired sandbox game ended up as quite a mixed bag. While far from being a mamaluke, the finished product hardly proved to be a made man either. Now that the sequel is here, does it fare any better? (more…)
Filed under: 3 Star Reviews, Reviews | Tags: Blog, evans, hogan, hulk, legends, of, review, sean, sports, thq, videogame, wrestlemania, wrestling, wwe, wwf, xbox 360
As wrestling continues to die in its present state, it’s nice to be reminded of the golden days. The days where showboating and camp costumes were king, the audience believed that what they saw was honest and real and wrestlers weren’t all just generic tough guys. THQ wants to re-capture that lost period of the wrestling world with Legends of Wrestlemania and for the most part have done a good job in doing so. (more…)
