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Braid, one of the most interesting of recent releases

Digital Distribution Comes Home

Games :: Feature 10 Oct 2008

Dave Cook: When Microsoft launched Live Arcade on Xbox 360, it initially appeared as a bit of a mystery. Cheap, downloadable games that could be stored on your hard drive certainly appeared to be a nice and convenient way of doing things, with the service boastin...

Final Fantasy IV

Final Fantasy IV

Games :: Review 24 Sep 2008

Neil Robertson: At it's heart, Final Fantasy IV is a typical Japanese Role-Playing Game (JRPG). Indeed the original set down many of the foundations that would become staples of the genre. The player takes control of Cecil the Dark Knight and captain of the Red Wing...

Pass th Pigs: 'double razorback'

Pass the Pigs

Games :: Review 19 Sep 2008

Dave Allen: Pass the Pigs takes a peculiar turn-based game as it's foundation, coats it in a surreal RPG-ish shell with a wry script, and throws pigs in hats into the mix just for the hell of it. The ‘Classic Mode' has the player slamming oscillating plasti...

Spore spawn

Spore

Games :: Review 18 Sep 2008

Kieran McSherry: Spore begins on the microscopic level. You create a wee cell-like creature, decide whether it eats meat or plants, then set it free in primordial ooze. This first section is basically a tutorial. It takes you through controls (basic point and click), s...

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Rainbow 6 Vegas 2

Games :: Review 15 Sep 2008

Michael Slevin: In this, the imaginatively-named sequel to the popular counter-terrorist franchise originally penned in novel form by thriller/military writer Tom Clancy, Team Rainbow returns to Sin City to kick some terrorist ass, unravel a web of deceit and betrayal...

Mercenaries 2: World In Flames

Mercenaries 2: World In Flames

Games :: Review 12 Sep 2008

Michael Slevin: All three playable mercenaries from the original Playground of Destruction are present in this new iteration, and whilst each has their own special benefit (faster health regeneration, faster running speed, etc.), none play particularly differently fr...

Loop Machine creator - Yann Seznec

Wii Loop Machine

Games :: Feature 10 Sep 2008

Dave Cook: Insanely popular music simulation games such as Guitar Hero and Rock Band may make you feel like you're some kind of musical master, but they are just that, 'a simulation'. Commercial music creation software, on the other hand, was all the rage in the ...

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NASCAR 09

Games :: Review 09 Sep 2008

Graeme Strachan: If you like stock car racing then maybe you'll get a kick out of playing a game where the majority of the time all you've got to do is keep the accelerator down and steer left, because that simple formula will keep you in the lead from start to finish ...

Pool Party

Pool Party

Games :: Review 26 Aug 2008

Josh Wilson: After a degree of success with a similar but smaller game based around billiards in the WiiPlay package, the idea of a dedicated Pool game was not necessarily a bad one. However, the idea of a shoddily put together, painful to play in a kind of 'why on...

Bionic Commando

Bionic Commando: Rearmed

Games :: Review 23 Aug 2008

Dave Cook: Rearmed is insanely old-school, mixing classic platform elements with all kinds of nods to the original. Sent behind the Imperial enemy lines to rescue captive agent Super Joe, Nathan "R.A.D." Spencer is in for one tough mission. Packing a powerful bi...

Soul Calibur IV - tats

Soul Calibur IV

Games :: Review 21 Aug 2008

Dave Cook: Set in the Middle Ages, Soul Calibur IV takes place in a reality where fighters from across the world and different walks of life come together in combat to claim or destroy Soul Edge, a legendary demon sword of unspeakable power. This is a massive tit...

Battlefield: Bad Company

Battlefield: Bad Company

Games :: Review 15 Aug 2008

Josh Wilson: As Preston Marlow, you fight alongside your team you in an effort to kill lots of terrorists/Russians and find some Gold in the process (Three Kings acts as an excellent synopsis). While the whole story is nothing epic, it does provide the basis for wh...

Edinburgh Interactive Festival '08

Edinburgh Interactive Festival '08

Games :: Heads Up :: Feature :: Preview 07 Aug 2008

Josh Wilson: For the last eight or so years the Edinburgh Interactive Entertainment Festival has joined the other hoards of arts based festivals over the month of August, normally playing host to an industry conference and a few videos of upcoming games. This year'...

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

Games :: Review 29 Jul 2008

Keir Hind: Prince Caspian is a little better than the average movie tie-in. But not by much. The graphics are neat enough, but the game itself is only so-so, hardly worth your cash. The gameplay is overly simplistic – basically you charge around swinging a ...

Unreal Tournament III

Unreal Tournament III

Games :: Review 22 Jul 2008

Graeme Strachan: There’s an old saying, ‘familiarity breeds contempt’, and it’s never more obvious than when you’re looking at the latest model of your favourite consumer franchise. Whether it’s a new Mobile phone, an MP3 player, or...

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Monster Jam

Games :: Review 14 Jul 2008

Dan Fearon: Monster Jam is pretty interesting, but not in a good way. It's like the time I saw a legless, homeless man in London. I don't mean drunk; he literally had no legs. And he'd use this battered old skateboard to roll up and down the street, collecting spa...

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The Incredible Hulk

Games :: Review 13 Jul 2008

Dave Cook: Unlike the recent Iron Man game, The Incredible Hulk ain't half bad. It's a confusing mess at times and has some serious issues, but it's a sandbox orgy of destruction that serves up enough fun to keep at least its core audience - kids and Marvel fans ...

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Racedriver: GRID

Games :: Review 13 Jul 2008

Dave Cook: GRID World is the game's equivalent of career mode and begins with your rather foxy-sounding team manager laying down the fundamentals. It's a simple format: choose an event and meet the required objectives to earn cash and respect. For example, rank h...

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High School Musical 2: Work This Out!

Games :: Review 13 Jul 2008

Daniel Crawford: Fans of the movie High School Musical 2 will no doubt have flocked to get hold of this in game form but, when getting down to playing it, it could prove to be a bit of a disappointment. As all devotees of High School Musical 2: The Movie will know, the...

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City of Heroes / Villains

Games :: Review 12 Jul 2008

Graeme Strachan: It's a fact of life: every kid wants to be a Superhero. It doesn't matter where you're from or by what name you call God, there isn't a boy or girl in the world who didn't close their eyes just once and imagine having powers beyond the ordinary. Which...

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