Gavin Storey is a DJ from Grantham. He also happens to be the owner of RadioSega, having taken over from SegaMark two years ago. He was among the attractions at the London Gaming Con, playing a stomping set of Sega tunes on Sunday evening, and has kindly agreed to do an interview for PlusXP. Firstly Gavvie, how did your set at the London Gaming Con go? I felt it went really well. I was a little disappointed that we [...]
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 [...]
This was my first Eurogamer Expo and can I say that it was an amazing one to start with. As you have read in previous post, there were a lot of great titles that you could play. As always with expos, there are games that haven’t been released yet. One of these titles was House of the Dead: Overkill Extended Cut for the Playstation 3. This was an extended version of a previously realised game. I have played all the [...]
So myself and the rest of the PlusXP team were, as you can no doubt tell from the heaps of posts we’ve made so far on the topic, up at the Eurogamer Expo in force over the weekend. I was charged with the delightful task of covering most of the Nintendo titles, as well as a few others, including the mighty Sonic Generations. As my reviews are on the brief side I’ve decided to group them into two posts, as [...]
Back in February last year I got a copy of Bayonetta for my birthday, I had previously had hands on previews with the game back at 2009’s Eurogamer Expo and I adored the game play, it was like playing Devil May Cry 3 for the first time, the sheer variety of weapons and moves coupled with the great visuals made for a great game. Unfortunately the story and the game’s protagonist didn’t cut the mustard with me, however I persisted [...]
Last year saw the release of Sonic 4: Episode 1, and I was over the moon at the very thought that the speedy blue hedgehog would make a return to his 2D roots. As a true original Sonic fan, I downloaded the game soon as it came out and started playing. This wasn’t the Sonic I was hoping for….. Don’t get me wrong, Sonic 4 Episode 1 was a good game; it was reminiscent of the 2D Sonic games, but [...]
There are many games that have influenced my general love of gaming over the years – but Sonic the Hedgehog is perhaps the oldest. The Sega Megadrive being my first console, there weren’t many games that I would consider it’s equal – with fluid control, colourful levels, fast paced gameplay and fun bosses, there’s little I would fault. While many older games have aged badly, the four SEGA Sonic titles are amongst my favourite to return to for a dose of [...]
Every now and then I get bombarded with politics. Oh look the americans have gone to war and we have gone to help them. Oh look there is a new president person for the American people, oh look I have to tick a box to say which man I want running the country, I’ll just pick the guy with the better hair. To be honest, even though some of it does interest me, most of the time I would rather [...]
As many people will agree, Sonic games have been on a steady decline since they left the 2D roots – although I enjoyed Sonic Adventure, the games have seemingly gotten ever worse with SEGA trying everything they could to make him work on a 3D plane, and with each failed effort moving ever closer to his retirement. The latest installment, Sonic Unleashed, had me cringing at cheesy voices and boring gameplay, with some semi-enjoyable running scenes and a heck of a lot of [...]
