After taking the decision to abandon the concept of yearly releases, THQ and Yuke’s have taken a step back, tweaked their posture and launched a devastating counter attack on the MMA fighting genre. With a huge collection of fighters, a raft of new changes and simplified controls for the newcomer to the series, this new title attempts to satisfy the demands of the UFC veterans whilst easing in ...
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I’ve got to admit I’m not a huge fan of the puzzle game genre. If I had a choice of game type to review, it would probably be an all-action FPS complete with over-enthusiastic explosions and bullets flying in all directions. So when I was given the opportunity to review the Xbox Arcade title, Quarrel, I wasn’t exactly salivating at the prospect of getting my teeth stuck into a wordy puzzl...
Dancing games for Kinect are nothing new. In a genre that already has a couple of big hitting titles, a new game has to have sufficient backing and appeal to fight for a place at the top table. What better then to create a dancing game based on one of the biggest bands around at the moment: The Black Eyed Peas. Grammy award winning artists, The Black Eyed Peas, released their debut album in 1998....
Two years ago, Ubisoft introduced us to Ezio Auditore. We were present for his birth, and the start of his adventures. We’ve watched him grow into a man, then an Assassin, and eventually the leader of his Order. We’ve shared in his pain and his joy. It is hard not to feel a tinge of sadness with the realisation that Revelations will see his journey come to an end. And yet, it seems Ez...
The rabbids are coming. Having burst free from the constraints of appearing in numerous Rayman titles and itching at the chance to appear in peoples front room via Xbox Kinect, these pesky rabbids are well and truly alive. This is their chance to shine through on a platform that is perfectly suited to their mini-game extravaganza gaming style. With numerous party games already on Kinect in time f...
Sonic The Hedgehog is undoubtedly one of the most iconic video game characters ever. Whether you sped through Green Hill Zone on your 16 bit console, entered the world of 3D and nurtured a Chao on the Dreamcast, or suffered through one of the below standard Sonic games this generation; there is a good chance you will have at some point played a Sonic game and maybe you even enjoyed it. If you wer...
Movie tie-ins have had something of a chequered past with video gamers. We have been treated to wave after wave of below standard games, rushed out on a small budget in time to hit the shelves the same time as the movie counterpart hits the silver screen. This time it’s the turn of Ubisoft with The Adventures of Tintin. All the characteristics of a movie tie-in are present and correct. S...
Just Dance 3 is the latest in the line of top selling dancing games from Ubisoft. Previous incarnations have used the motion based controller method to track body movements, but with the release of Kinect we can now do away with the controller and allow the camera to track all of our body movements as we dance away in the comfort our front rooms. At least in theory, that’s how it should work. ...
Don’t you just love the smell of chainsaw oil in the morning? Yes, the brutal Lancer has returned along with the eponymous Gears to conclude Epic’s blockbuster trilogy. Gears of War 3 is the first major AAA title truly marking the end of the summer games drought, yes, Christmas is coming, but has it come early in the shape of a massive Xbox 360 exclusive that lives up to the hype? &nb...
I’m going to be very honest with you all. Trackmania 2 is quite possibly one of the most straightforward racing games I have ever had the joy of playing. And by straightforward, I do really mean it when I say that this is “pick up and play” at its finest. In a genre bursting with Simulation racers and hardcore realism, Trackmania 2 is a welcome change from all the seriousness, c...
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