Archive for the ‘Games’ Category

Metro 2033 – Preview

“Players can expect linear plot progression with expertly crafted dialogue” The year 2033 really doesn’t sound as far away as it should now that humanity’s survived the Noughties. According to 4A Games, there will be another 23 years of relative peace before downfall of mankind due to massive nuclear war. It’s a...

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Battlefield Bad Company 2 – Review

“The action is relentless right up until the campaign’s thrilling conclusion” The disappointing sighs from the legions of PC-playing Battlefield fans was practically audible when EA declared that Battlefield: Bad Company would be a console exclusive. Two years on, with the promise that Bad Company 2 wouldn’t just be a console...

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Supreme Commander 2 – Review

“SupCom 2 will make you feel like you can take on the world with units to spare.” It would appear that the actor Nolan North gets everywhere nowadays. Not content with starring in practically every major game under the sun last year, he’s back again voicing a key character in one...

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Way of the Samurai 3 Preview

“Each choice you make helps dictate which one of the 21 endings you’ll see” There’s no greater word to describe Acquire’s latest feudal Japan-‘em-up than ‘peculiar’. It’s a title full of conflicting values as modern game design collides with antiquated traditionalism; as the whiff of liberty offered by the game’s sandbox...

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Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing – Review

“Sumo Digital has done a wonderful job at capturing the spirit of the SEGA universe” Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing isn’t a Mario Kart beater. It isn’t even as good as Naughty Dog’s Crash Team Racing or our particular PS1 kart racing fave, Speed Freaks. But then, to be honest, you...

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Final Fantasy XIII Hands On

“FFXIII’s visuals are gobsmackingly beautiful – the CGI is easily the best we’ve ever seen in a game” When it comes to post-1997 Final Fantasy, there’s a certain acceptance that each iteration has failed (some spectacularly so) to live up to the series’ highpoint, that rather than build upon its legacy,...

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