Tengami – Review

Have you seen just how many Flappy Bird clones there are on the App Store now? You don’t need to, because Stuart Dredge has been keeping a slightly obsessive eye on it for The Guardian. In short: lots. If Nyamyam had been so inclined, they might have renamed Tengami ‘Flappy Paper’. They might have got …

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Let Garden Warfare grow on you

Of the three major releases out this week, Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare has been getting the steadiest reviews. The majority of critics were surprised to find that it’s a clever little shooter, with balanced character classes and decent maps. Scores for the Xbox-exclusive include 8/10 from both The Official Xbox Magazine and God is …

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Dusting off Ubisoft’s I Am Alive

When a console enters its twilight years I always find myself madly working through a pile of unplayed games in order to rationalise purchasing that console’s successor. This generation is slightly different – not only do I have a bunch of Xbox 360 retail games to play, but also a small assortment of XBLA releases. …

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AeternoBlade – the alternative ‘Metroidvania’

It’s the 3DS that receives the bulk of new Nintendo downloads this week, although to be fair that’s pretty much always the case. AeternoBlade, The Mysterious Cities of Gold: Secret Paths and SENRAN KAGURA Burst are all due on the 3DS eShop from Thursday, while Super Mario Bros. Deluxe is the week’s 3DS VC release, …

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Swinging when you’re winning

Out of the five or so new releases that last week gave us, Donkey Kong: Tropical Freeze has managed to chart the highest, entering at a respectable #9. Rayman Legends leaps back up from #33 to #10 due to the belated Xbox One and PlayStation 4 conversions, while Rambo: The Video Game makes its mark …

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Game Y’self Better

Recently I have become rather obsessed with the idea of self improvement. I’ve started running. I’ve started eating breakfast. I’ve stopped being a vegetarian. I also got myself into thinking that games could help me achieve my dreams of being a better person. Since Brain Training sold approximately 67 billion copies, self improvement games have …

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The three Rs – Rayman, Rambo and Rambi

For a second week in a row it’s a busy week for new releases, even if the term ‘new’ is pushing it a bit for two of them. Rayman Legends, for one, isn’t all that fresh. The armless chap makes a belated appearance on both Xbox One and PlayStation 4 this week, available for around …

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Titanfall – twelve is the magic number

With the beta underway – and currently available to all, in order to test server stress – you don’t have to stray far on the internet to find previews, hands-on footage, or anything else deemed newsworthy about Titanfall. Not that much has been said about the twelve player limit, however. Or to be more exact …

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Back unto the Undead Burg once more

In just a few weeks time, Dark Souls diehards across the globe will be shunning their friends and loved ones to put the anticipated sequel through its paces. Before we cut off all contact with the outside world, we thought we would revisit Dark Souls for one last time, for it truly is the Mount …

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Tropical Freeze teaches an old ape new tricks

There’s a bit of a retro theme going on in the world of new Nintendo downloads this week. We’ve got Retro Studio’s Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze sliding onto the Wii U eShop this Friday, Retro City Rampage: DX making a belated pitstop on 3DS and another two additions to the ever growing Virtual Console …

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The LEGO Movie blocks Lightning Returns

The LEGO Movie Videogame has taken the top spot of the UK chart, becoming the sixth LEGO title to do so. It’s also the fifth LEGO game present in the current UK top 40. Kerching! We attempted to discover what the last movie tie-in to enter at #1 was, and after a spot of research, …

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Xbox Fitness – Review

Microsoft has been curiously quiet about Xbox Fitness. You would have thought they’d use the fact that it’s a free download to tempt people into purchasing an Xbox One. That said, who exactly would pay attention? It has had prominent placement on the marketplace, yet people seemingly glance over it because of what it is …

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TxK soundtrack now available

Llamasoft has added the exceptional TxK soundtrack to alternative music download site Bandcamp. It’s available now for a mere £3 (or more, if you’re feeling generous). A mixture of tekkno and ambient tracks, it’s bound to have you bopping during your morning commute. Do the cool kids still “bopp” these days? We’re well out of …

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World of Tanks: Xbox 360 Edition – Review

Logic dictates that World of Tanks has no right to be a good game. Tanks are slow and cumbersome. They take an eternity to reload, firing one shot at time. Unappealing on the eye, they lack the refined curves of a sleek sports car; their engines chug and stutter instead of purring. And although we …

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The LEGO Movie Videogame – a chip off the old block

It’s such a varied week for new releases that there’s bound to be something out to pique your interest. And in the middle of February too? How unforeseen. Not one but two big name retail releases are competing for your hard earned money – Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII and The LEGO Movie Videogame. Like …

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