Archive May 2009

Stalin Vs. Martians – PC Review

How can this fail? I mean, Stalin fighting Martians, it's such an absurd idea it might actually be fun, or it could be a hulking steaming pile of martian dirge. Let this be a lesson to all, being an indie game doesn't necessarily guarantee it'll turn out good, or even remotely passable.

Brothers in Arms: Hell’s Highway – PS3 Review

There’s no one there; everyone’s gone. All those who spent years plundering this war for its spoils have moved on. Sure, the armies of Treyarch are still honouring the call in the east, seemingly duty bound to do so for

Killing Floor – PC Review

With the gloriously (or should that be gore-iously?) brilliant Left 4 Dead, Resident Evil 5 and Call of Duty: World at War going down a storm with the gaming public, it is clear that zombies are growing in popularity (and

Battlefield 1943 Coral Sea Map Community Challenge

DICE, an Electronic Arts Inc. studio (NASDAQ: ERTS), today announced that Battlefield 1943™ will kick off a worldwide community challenge that, when achieved, will reward players by unlocking a fourth map called Coral Sea. The WWII Coral Sea map will

BMW M3 GT2 To Grace Need For Speed Shift’s Cover

Start your engines! Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) today announced that Need for Speed™ SHIFT will feature 18 authentic race tracks and over 65 pixel-perfect cars including the one-of-a-kind BMW M3 GT2 that will grace the cover. The spectacular SHIFT

Damnation – Xbox 360 Review

First things first: Damnation is a terrible game. It’s absurdly buggy, the AI is awful and it features some of the worst gunplay I have seen in a third person shooter all wrapped in the kind of visuals that you

Virtua Tennis 2009 – Xbox 360 Review

The old adage “if it ain’t broke don’t fix it” echoes repeatedly when talking about Virtua Tennis 2009. After a number of years as the much disputed heavyweight champion of the tennis world, Virtua Tennis has passed from the seasoned

Damnation – PS3 Review

Damnation is assuredly bigger than your average game, but the better for it? Oh my, no. Uncharted has in spades all the things Damnation that flubs: polish, production value, design, narrative, satisfying gunplay, exciting adventure and damn it, a little charisma...

Guitar Hero Metallica – Xbox 360 Review

It’s really quite difficult to find something new to say about Guitar Hero. What is there that hasn’t been said about the global phenomenon that revolutionised the way people look at and play videogames? What could I possibly add

Night at the Museum 2: The Video Game – Xbox 360 Review

Inevitability: the fact that one event will surely follow another. For example, a blockbuster family movie hits the cinema screen, closely followed by a lacklustre abomination of a videogame that’s more concerned with cashing in on the hype of