Archive September 2006

Atelier Iris 2: The Azoth of Destiny – PS2 Review thumbnail Atelier Iris 2: The Azoth of Destiny – PS2 Review
Imagine a land of beautiful trees and flowers, of cute villages filled with unusual and colourful characters, a place where the sun always shines and everyone (well mostly everyone) is happy and content. Got that? Good. Now imagine that several
B-Boy – PS2 Review thumbnail B-Boy – PS2 Review
Picture a scenario. On the one hand you have the option of making a game that’s accessible, easy to pick up and fun to play. On the other hand, you have the option of making a game that is technically
B-Boy – PSP Review thumbnail B-Boy – PSP Review
If you were in the habit of visiting your local video store in the Eighties, you may have stumbled across a film called Breakdance 2 – Electric Boogaloo. It told the story of main characters Ozone and Turbo’s fight to
Doom – Xbox 360 Review (Xbox Live Arcade) thumbnail Doom – Xbox 360 Review (Xbox Live Arcade)
1993 certainly was an eventful year. Bill Clinton was inaugurated as President of the United States. The Maastricht Treaty took effect, formally establishing the European Union. Nirvana released their last ever studio album before Kurt Cobain’s death. Oh, and a
Mage Knight: Destiny’s Soldier – DS Review thumbnail Mage Knight: Destiny’s Soldier – DS Review
The popular tabletop game Mage Knight has gotten two video games released this year – an action-RPG for the PC and this strategy game for the DS. While the two games share some of the names and locations, they aren’t
Super-Bikes: Riding Challenge – PS2 Review thumbnail Super-Bikes: Riding Challenge – PS2 Review
In recent times Valantino Rossi has been the man when it comes to bike racing. Over the past few years he’s been on top of more podiums than Paris Hilton and it’s rumoured that this season’s officials actually ordered him
Rainbow Islands Revolution – DS Review thumbnail Rainbow Islands Revolution – DS Review
Codemasters and Dreams are at it again! If joining together to revive Taito’s arcade classic Bubble Bobble for the DS and adding “Revolution” to the title wasn’t enough nostalgia, they have given the same treatment to that game’s successor, Rainbow
The Godfather – Xbox 360 Review thumbnail The Godfather – Xbox 360 Review
Sitting atop a throne built from the remains of countless imitators and wannabes, The Godfather (most notably in movie form) encompasses what many of us consider to be ‘the mafia’. With a star-studded cast, filled with the likes of Marlon
Company of Heroes – PC Review thumbnail Company of Heroes – PC Review
Look, a World War II Strategy game, but wait! don't go, more than anything Company of Heroes is possibly one of the finest RTS games of the year, so the fact it treads the well worn path of the second world war shouldn't really matter, especially when it's one of the most intense strategy games you'll likely play.
Paraworld – PC Review thumbnail Paraworld – PC Review
It is fairly hard to actually find a period in history that has not already been visited in the gaming world.  Thus, finding fresh source material that hasn’t been covered a dozen times already is quite a challenge.  Paraworld feels
Mount and Blade – PC Review thumbnail Mount and Blade – PC Review
Horses are awesome!  No, I don’t mean the ones on icky-poo farmyards that prance about, leaving trails of muck for you step in.  I mean the hardcore battlehorses, kitted up with armour, striking fear into enemy hearts as they thunder
Saints Row – Xbox 360 Review thumbnail Saints Row – Xbox 360 Review
Saints Row is easily the least original game I've ever laid my hands on and it doesn't hide this at all. If Saints Row had one goal in mind, it clearly is to emulate Grand Theft Auto as much as possible and improve upon that game's weak points. In this respect Saints does incredibly well, and even manages to in fact be every bit as good as GTA in many ways.

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