Digital Extremes has worked on numerous sci-fi shooters in the past, varying from early Xbox 360/PS3 release Dark Sector to the slightly more recent Star Trek tie-in. They’ve contributed online multi-player components to some big-name games too, including Bioshock 2 and Homefront. The experience the studio has gained over the years is notable right from …
Now here’s a game with a name that works on many levels. It’s a summary of the plot, pretty much – after leaving his job as a hard hat tester, likeable lead character Ray receives a blow to the head from a classified weapon that haphazardly falls from a passing helicopter. The incident leaves Ray …
“An incredibly elaborate Lemon Jelly video with inflections of The Mighty Boosh.” I thought that was a suitably clever opinion about Hohokum, around which I could build a review. But it turns out that’s not really an opinion, so much as background information. The graphic style – clean lines, bold colours, slightly wonky characters – …
Who remembers Herzog Zwei? This free-to-play RTS from Ubisoft is the spiritual successor to the Mega Drive classic, giving you control of a transforming robot instead of a mere mouse pointer. It’s a brilliant idea, allowing you to quickly transport troops and also directly engage the enemy with some twin-stick shooting. So brilliant, in fact, …
There’s a surprisingly sizeable market for simulation games, and so you can’t blame UIG Entertainment for cashing-in on demand. The German publisher – also responsible for such riveting endeavours as Airport Simulator and Woodcutter Simulator – has recently released a ‘Platinum Edition’ of last November’s Professional Farmer 2014. Available as both a download and a …
Here’s food for thought. By the time Nintendo gets round to releasing a new Metroid, they could find the bar for the increasingly popular ‘Metroidvania’ genre has been set so high that they may struggle to topple it. In the past couple of years we’ve had plenty of notable newcomers for Samus’ proverbial crown, including …
Those who never played Sniper Elite V2 may be under the impression that it was just another shooter. In reality, that couldn’t be further from the truth. As well as an X-ray kill cam, showcasing the entry and exit of every bullet in grizzly detail, it was also vital to both plan ahead and cover …
Remakes, re-releases and revamps. These three words are becoming all too common in the world of videogames. There’s another, similar, word and it’s one that sums up Rise of the Dark Spark perfectly: rehash. Even though it’s from a different developer, it heavily recycles assets from 2012’s Fall of Cybertron. Character models – ergo transformation …
As much as we admired the concept behind Ubisoft’s Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon, it was still a vastly familiar experience under the neon-hued exterior. That’s to say, the AI routines, vehicle handling and even some of the mission objectives were identical to its full-price counterpart. Super Ultra Dead Rising 3 Arcade Remix Hyper Edition …
By their nature, racing games are perfect system showcases. The rivalry between Saturn and PlayStation launch titles Daytona USA and Ridge Racer in particular had the ‘90s gaming press frothing with excitement. Even before that Nintendo’s F-Zero impressed just about everyone who laid eyes on it. Hot on the heels of F-Zero came the legendary …
Ubisoft’s unveiling of Watch_Dogs brightened an otherwise dull E3. Their futuristic rendition of Chicago impressed many while the protagonist’s ability to hack into just about anything with a computer chip promised true innovation. There was also an intriguing air of mystery surrounding it – this is something that seemingly came out of nowhere, from a …
You’d be a fool to judge Wolfenstein by its first hour alone. Although Machine Games makes the wise assumption that people have played at least one FPS before – by which we mean there’s no dull or patronising tutorial – the opening mission doesn’t make the best possible impression. If anything, the opening jaunt through …
If you decided to give the Warface beta a miss then you made a wise choice. The servers were about as stable as a three-legged table, and even when they were up and running there were countless irritations to contend with. One particularly annoying quirk was that when attempting to host a match you’d often …
Those who believe Call of Duty is Activison’s most overworked franchise obviously aren’t aware of how often the publisher releases new Cabela hunting simulations. There are seventeen on Xbox 360 alone, three of which – we kid you not – were once released on the same day. That said, chances are the majority of gamers …
Unsure what a Bitcoin is? Don’t even bother looking for the answer – you may as well just spend those thirty seconds cleaning dirt from under your finger nails. Trust us, that’s a far more beneficial thing to do with your time. All you need to know is that they’re the currency in this Xbox …