When Dynasty Warriors 6 made a lot of changes to the series, mostly for the worse in my eyes, Tecmo-Koei did the right thing – they returned to the formula from the earlier games and built upon it with better graphics, new gameplay elements and the best re-telling of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms so far – while retaining all that made Dynasty Warriors a series that I enjoy. So, keeping in line with Dynasty Warriors 4 & 5, they [...]
Please do be aware that this article is chock-full of spoilers! Sorry for the delay with the Sonic Generations review, truth is its such a good game its been near impossible to tear myself away! I hope to make up for this by providing not just a regular review of this title, oh no. What you have here, indeed, is a level-by-level synopsis. Released on the 4th November 2011, Sonic Generations brings together and ties 3 major periods in Sonic’s [...]
When I first heard about Batman: Arkham Asylum, I can’t say I really took interest. Being a casual fan of Batman thanks to the recent movie series, it wasn’t until I had a moment of boredom that I randomly decided to give the game’s demo a shot. I was glad I did – because Arkham Asylum ended up being one of the best games I’ve played – Rocksteady catching many people off-guard by producing a Triple-A title seemingly out of nowhere – creating a [...]
With the current trend of video games centered around big, masculine men with big guns (Gears of War, Battlefield, Space Marine, Deus Ex, Call of Duty and so on) – Atelier Totori: The Adventurer of Arland couldn’t be more different - a Japanese RPG starring a young female alchemist on a journey of self discovery. It is the twelfth installment in the Atelier series – a series I have had a very small amount of experience with - and the second in the “Arland” saga. (My [...]
Games based on anime can vary in quality – while some can make good use of their existing characters and ideas – such as Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage and Dragonball Z: Budokai 3, others fall short in re-creating the magic of the original material and have little appeal aside from the popularity of the series. Bleach: Soul Resurrección was released on the Playstation 3 this week – on which side of the fence does it fall?
SuperRope is a looping game from Craneball Studios where, like Robot Unicorn Attack, the main goal is to achieve as high a score as possible. In it you control a character as he climbs up ropes, shifting from one to another in order to avoid stage obstacles like falling pianos and anvils. It is available for the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad, and requires iOS 4.0 or later. Perhaps the best thing about this fun little app is that it [...]
This week I have had a chance to sink my teeth into a game which combines two of the things I love most. I am talking of course about Zombies and the iPhone. In the past the combination of zombies and phones may have seemed unlikely not only because of the limited linguistic skills of the common zombie, but also due to the fact that the average mobile phone is neither heavy nor sharp enough to form and effective weapon [...]
Contributed by Helen Doherty Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing is the third title in a relatively new series of games which focus on the characters and settings of Sega’s history. The first two titles in the series were ‘Sega Superstars Eyetoy’ and the commercially successful ‘Sega Superstars Tennis’. SSAR (Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing abbreviated) has thus far proven the hit itself, having sold 2.37 units worldwide to date. It has been praised far and wide by critics and fans [...]
Contributed by Random Man Over the last few years there have been only a few fighting games that have interested me when I heard of there pending creation. When I heard that Midway Games were going to team up with DC Comics to produce Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe I was interested in this game. The prospect of fighting with not just my favourite Mortal Kombat characters, but also a chance to fight with some of my favourite DC Comic [...]
Most people out there see me as a gamer geek, it’s not surprising really as I run a video game review site. However there is another side to my geeky nature and that’s my love for anime, or Japanimation as I like to call it. So when Tecmo Koei and Namco Bandai posted Plus XP a copy of Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 3 to review, you could probably imagine my excitement
