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 [...]
Here at PlusXP we love Sonic, so its fair to say we’re in quite a state of anticipation over his upcoming release. Due out Friday the 4th of November, Sonic Generations is shaping up to be one of the finest games of 2011. Coming out on the Xbox 360, the Playstation 3, the 3DS and PC, Generations lets you alternate between 3D play, where you control ‘Modern Sonic’ (basically Sonic as he appears in his recent titles) and 2D gaming [...]
Note: I’m sorry this article is a little late – between juggling a new job, new home, RPG reviews, announcements and of course gaming, I’ve been a little sidetracked with life in general. Anyway – onto the review! The last game I got my hands on at this year’s Eurogamer was one of the many sequels I’m looking forward to next year – Mass Effect 3. While I found the original title took a little getting into, it was a [...]
While new and exciting games come and go, some maintain a special place in our collections – games that, for whatever reason, we enjoy so much that we never tire of them and always enjoy playing. While games such as BioShock, Shadow of the Colossus and Batman: Arkham Asylum are amongst some of the games I would consider the best – they still don’t quite attain this status in my library. That’s not to say that they didn’t do everything right – [...]
This years Eurogamer Expo gave the PlusXP team their first opportunity to get some hands on time with the newest addition to the Playstation family, the PS Vita. With such an exciting opportunity to try out this new tech on offer it is not surprising that most the team wanted to share their first experiences with the Vita, and what better way to do this than with a good old fashioned round table discussion. Want to know more about the [...]
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?
With the memory of the recent Sony hacks that brought down PSN for almost a month fresh in everyone’s minds, the third giant of the gaming industry finally had a chance to announce some good news. While apologetic, Sony held their head high as they looked to the future of PlayStation – and here is what they had to bring to the table:
Last Thursday Plus XP was invited to the Motorstorm: Apocalypse Live event in London. For me the event was a fantastic evening, allowing me to get to know some great people and having a laugh while this huge post-apocalyptic tournament was taking place right before my eyes. Both before and after the tournament event I got the opportunity to play the game itself, and even though I had only a brief stint on the game I come away with some feelings [...]
When it comes it racing games you are always going to see me playing Arcade racers. I love games like Burnout and most of the Need For Speed games. I even had a brief love with Wipeout but the hatchet on that game has been long since buried. Burnout paradise is my main arcade racer at the moment as it brings all I really want from any racer into one game that is fast paced, aggressive and addictive. Also I [...]
I love sandbox games, from the likes of GTA to Crackdown every sandbox game has a place in my heart somewhere. Even State of emergency that was released back 2002 was a pretty good sandbox even though people were comparing it to GTA (which is quite frankly the god of the sand box). Recently the sandbox has taken a turn. Superpowers have taken the lime light when it comes to sandbox games now. Titles such as Prototype, Crackdown and InFamous [...]
