I have always been an avid fan of Tetris; a very simple game that requires you to use shapes known as tetrominoes that are sent thrown down the screen one at a time, tasking the player to manipulate said shapes to construct horizontal lines with no gaps. These lines will disappear once they are constructed, meaning the game continues until the shapes speed down so fast you can’t control them anymore and they reach the top. This game was made [...]
Everyone probably knows by now that FPS games are my thing, I have said it enough times and I am probably going to say it several more times before I die, it’s even getting to the point that when I do die I do genuinely hope that I respawn and get another go. But with all that being said my FPS tastes have been broadening and I do genuinely thank Portal for this. When I first played Portal back on [...]
Back when I first got my hands on Portal when it was released in 2007, I was both amazed and hooked to what had to be the best game that I though was ever made. It was like nothing I had ever played before. Granted I was and always will be an FPS fan through and through, but Portal was so much its narrative was well thought out and its game play was second to none. No one had ever [...]
While I’ll easily admit that I love the idea of the Xbox Live Arcade allowing smaller developers to create unique and imaginative games at a smaller price point, allowing for a fun diversion to the monopoly of AAA games out there, it’s a lot harder for me to admit that I’ve not used the service to truly enjoy some of those titles. I’m still yet to delve into Limbo or many of the other great games out there, but there’s [...]
As you already know, Portal is one of those Xbox Live Arcade games that will never ever be wiped off my Xbox Hardrive. Even though the game itself isn’t that huge. The whole idea, game play and the very story telling is fantastic and something I have never come across before or since the games release. So who can imagine my epic excitement when I heard about portal 2′s conformation yesterday. The beautiful people at Game Informer magazine gave us [...]
The PSP has a few odd games amongst it’s minature versions of Playstation home console titles and ports of older games – Half-Minute Hero being one of them, produced by Rising Star games. A demo is available on the PlayStation Network, and I urge you to try it yourself. But to give you an idea of what it entails, read my half-minute review instead. The game is a sort of tongue-in-cheek mini take on the classic RPG, such as the original [...]
For my first review for Plus XP I have decided to delve into the one of the trendiest and most popular game types on the Nintendo DS with gamers and non-gamers alike – the puzzle game. As a whole, puzzle games on consoles are perceived as the most accessible to all levels of gamers, so who better to review it than someone like me who enjoys the lighter, slightly more puzzling side of gaming? This review will focus primarily on [...]
DS puzzle fans are in for a treat again, as Professor Layton’s next adventure is just around the corner for us gamers in the UK. When I first looked at the graphics of Professor Layton. I could not help but think ‘Tin Tin’. To me the professor looks like a shorter version of Tin Tin just with a hat, it also appears they have replaced Tin Tin’s dog with a small boy. Anyway that aside the Professor Layton games have [...]
Puzzle fighter stays loyal to its original incarnation on the PlayStation. Its a must for any puzzle or street fighter fan even if the Japanese high pitched squeals are still included.
Portal makes it to XBLA! And about time too bringing the best in puzzle games and revolutionary design.
