There is one thing you can bank on in the world of videogames – when a console starts getting long in the tooth, more budget games appear. They’re called budget games for a reason – not just because they’re cheap, but because they’re often made on a budget of very little. There are a few …
We feel a bit sorry for gravity-bending shoot ’em up Inversion. Not only has it had a rough development period but Namco-Bandai thought that the best time to send review code out to the press was just before E3. In theory it was a smart idea – reviews would then appear on gaming sites the …
Releasing two rhythm action titles on the same day may not sound the best of ideas, but Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise and Theatrhythm Final Fantasy are two very different games. Theatrhythm Final Fantasy has been designed with Final Fantasy fan service in mind – a collection of all things Final Fantasy, wrapped up in …
First person shooter Spec Ops: The Line isn’t new IP but it has been such a long time since the last Spec Ops game (2002’s Spec Ops: Airbourne Commando) that it may as well be. Spec Ops: The Line is pretty far removed from previous games in the series too. Much like Tom Clancy’s Ghost …
The best Kinect games so far have been ones that require simple gestures. With this in mind, adding Kinect controls to Steel Battalion: Heavy Armour sounds like a strange move right from the start. It has to be played with both the Kinect and the controller at the same time, while sitting down. Reviewers claim …
There aren’t many games out this week, but those that are making an appearance are worth considering. We were curious as to why Lollipop Chainsaw had been given a £29.99 price tag. Now that the first few reviews have appeared online we know why it’s not quite full price – it’s rather on the short …
You’d think publishers would be too busy showing off new software at E3 to release titles people can go out and buy right now. This isn’t the case, however – there are a few new games out this week. Game of Thrones is a hard one to recommend to anybody apart from fans of the …
When it was announced that Nihilistic were working on Resistance: Burning Skies we were sceptical. This is the studio that gave us the dire Marvel Nemises: Rise of the Imperfects and the mediocre PlayStation Move Heroes, after all. That scepticism appears to have been well placed – reviews of this PS Vita-exclusive haven’t been great, …
We’re certainly not short on RPGs at the moment. If you’ve finished The Witcher 2 and Diablo 3 and don’t like the look of either Risen 2 or The Game of Thrones, then Capcom’s Dragon’s Dogma could very well be your next addiction. Capcom have claimed that they hope to sell 10 million copies, and …
Two games out this week have been referred to as rescuers of this year’s slumping game sales. Those two are of course Cartoon Network Punch Time Explosion XL (Max Payne 3) and Athletics Tournament: Summer Challenge (Diablo 3). Diablo 3 – Amazon.com’s most pre-ordered game of all time – didn’t get off to a smooth …
There are very few games out this week, but those which are being released are very good. PlayStation 3-exclusive Starhawk hasn’t had a great deal of publicity but that could quite possibly change – early reviews are incredibly positive, including a 9.0 from IGN. “This is a smart shooter that understands what makes games fun,†…
The original Sniper Elite on PlayStation 2 and Xbox became something of a cult classic. A quick look on Amazon reveals that even the 2010 Wii version has held its value, with the current cheapest copy knocking on for £18. As such, there’s probably more people eagerly awaiting Sniper Elite V2 than most realise. It’s …
After the manic month of March, April has been somewhat sedate when it comes to new game releases. Activision’s Prototype 2 ends this month with a bang though. It was released on Tuesday to tie-in with the US release and no reviews were allowed to be posted online until Tuesday either. The Official PlayStation Magazine …
Just three new releases this week, folks. The Witcher 2: Assassin’s of Kings is the big one and was actually released on Tuesday to tie-in with the US release date. That’s unless you shop at Tesco, who accidentally put it out on Friday in most of their stores. Word has it they got a slap …
Pandora’s Tower is the last of Nintendo’s trio of Wii RPGs. That’s not to say that it’s the last big Wii release – there’s still Epic Mickey 2 to come, and perhaps E3 will reveal something – but it’s certainly one of the last significant releases. The Metro’s GameCentral claimed that the developer’s lack of …