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Cave once again shows why they are the rulers of bullet hell. 0
I simply love companies like Rising Star Games. They do their utmost best to bring us niche titles that big publishers simply would never touch. We have to thank them for bringing games like The King of Fighters XIII, the Harvest Moon series, Half-Minute Hero, Muramasa and Little King’s Story. Rising Star Games also deals with distributing Cave’s hardcore bullet hell shoot-em-ups. That’s good to know since Cave is the forerunners in the genre at the moment, and fans clamber to their newest relea...
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Prototype 2 is a fun game, but what's built around it isn't great 0
Sometimes I wonder how people come up with ideas. There have been spells in the past where games come out around the same period and are centred on matching themes or gameplay. We’ve had World War II, zombies and psychic power, and in 2009, Radical Entertainment released Prototype, a game featuring a lead named Alex Mercer who has superpowers that allow him to change his body into weapons or shapeshift into exact copies of other characters. It’s also an open world game where you could explore Ne...
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Battleship is just another below-par movie license videogame. 0
The summer blockbuster movies are trickling into cinemas now, so that means the videogame industry is about to launch their wave of movie license products based on these movies. It’s near enough common knowledge that most videogames based on these films normally end up being mediocre or terrible. Battleship, which is a first-person shooter based on the film (which is loosely based on the board game – confusing!) that stars Liam Neeson and popstar Rihanna, is no different. Double Helix Games – th...
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Interesting premise can't save Bloodforge's hacky gameplay 0
They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and there’s no doubt that development studio Climax has been inspired by Sony’s God of War series for Bloodforge. It’s not just the gameplay that’s strikingly familiar; even the story is reminiscent of Kratos’ revenge against the gods. The star of Bloodforge is a hulky mountain of muscle that wears a antler-bearing skull helm and goes by the name Crom. He’s angry because he was tricked by the Celtic god Arawn. Arawn created an illusion causin...
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Telltale's take on The Walking Dead is a great take on the series 0
Telltale Games couldn’t have timed the release of The Walking Dead – a new videogame based on Robert Kirkman’s award winning series – any better for me. After the excellent finishing of The Walking Dead TV show’s second season, I was left with having withdrawal symptoms due to the lack of the weekly tune in with Rick and company as their story unfolds in twists and turns. The Walking Dead comic and television show aren’t just your normal, stale zombie story. Sure zombies get smashed up, stabbed ...
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You probably shouldn't buy this butchered version of Silent Hill. 0
It wasn’t long ago that I reviewed Silent Hill: Downpour, a new game in Konami’s flagship horror franchise. Downpour wasn’t fantastic, but the game was going in the right direction and in turn was better than the other HD console game, Silent Hill: Homecoming. Fans of the series normally agree that the pinnacle was Silent Hill 2, with Silent Hill 3 also established to be a great game. What better way to celebrate the best of the franchise by allowing fans a chance to have them run smoother and b...
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The Oath in Felghana is a game that derives from the old fashion. 0
Right now is a landmark moment in video game history as I tell you about the PC release of Ys: The Oath in Felghana. The game was originally released on PC in Japan and then went on to receive a port to the PSP in 2010. Thanks to Xseed Games, this port was brought over from Japan to English speaking countries. The Oath in Felghana is a remake of Ys III: Wonderers from Ys, an old action role-playing game from 1989 that was on the PC-88. But the biggest thing about the PC version finally arriving ...
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Skullgirls is a great fighting game with a deep fighting system. 0
I’ve said it once already in another review, but I am going to say it again: 2012 is going to be flooded with great fighting games. We’ve had SoulCalibur V, Street Fighter x Tekken and not to forget the brilliant ports that the Vita received at its launch. Looking to the future, we have promising titles such as Tekken Tag Tournament 2, Dead or Alive 5, Persona 4: Arena (I’m super stoked for this one, Persona fan here!) and Guilty Gear Accent Core Plus for XBLA and PSN. Among all these is a small...
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The enhanced edition of The Witcher 2 is an awesome port on 360 0
It is surreal how fast time flies. It’s nearly a year since I bought a new PC to play The Witcher 2 on full settings. I personally felt that The Witcher 2 was robbed from winning the best RPG of 2011. Everyone seems to have given Skyrim the vote, but all that game did was give players vast areas to explore which were never truly that gripping. The Witcher 2, on the other hand, had much more engrossing combat that was challenging, improving over the original game in every way. It also had better ...
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Wheels of Destruction is a fair game that can be enjoyable. 0
I’m not sure why, but recently there seems to be an increase in combat based racing games.Twisted Metal just came out, and I personally reviewed titles such as Smash ‘n’ Survive andWrecked: Revenge Revisited, both titles not exactly the greatest representation of the genre. I’m here again with another combat racing game from the folks at Gelid Games. Titled Wheels of Destruction (I’ll call it Wheels from now on – X-Men reference anyone?), it’s a third-person arcade vehicle combat game that is se...
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Sine Mora puts great gameplay and nice looks in a shoot-em-up 0
Even though I’m not the greatest at playing shoot-em-ups, I find the genre’s gameplay thoroughly stimulating. I love the challenge they bring to me as a gamer, testing my skill to the limits of what my eyes and fingers can keep up with. Beyond a few massive titles, the genre never really sold when put in stores as a disc product. Yet with gamers having easy access toPSN and Xbox Live Arcade, the genre has found a place to sell itself. A wave of solid titles hit over the years, including the like...
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Disappointing that this Micro Machine style game isn't great. 0
When I was a kid I used to enjoy playing Micro Machines 2 with a few friends of mine. We’d gather together at the guy’s house – he owned the Mega Drive version that had a weird feature allowing you to plug joypads into the game cart itself – and get down to some four player sessions on the miniature top down arcade racer. It was a game that always resulted in laughter as you knocked and bashed your buddies off pool tables, knocked them into sinks or drove them into trees. Due to the camera mecha...
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Dante shows us why DMC and DMC3 are still top action brawlers. 0
These HD collections that videogame publishers are releasing are brilliant ways for people to experience game series they never got around to. A HD collection should be the best representation of that videogame, but truth be told, some publishers see this as quick cash in or don’t put as much love into the conversion as they should do. Thankfully, Capcom have done a good job in making the Devil May Cry HD Collection worthwhile, with only some small irksome features – mostly down to the oldness o...
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Generations is the best Naruto fighter yet. My Darkzero review. 0
There has been a shed load of Naruto games released since the anime started back in 2002, some good and some bad. It wasn’t until the series hit the PlayStation 3, with Ultimate Ninja Storm, that I felt the games finally captured the spirit of the TV show. The power of the PS3allowed the game to look and animate exceptionally well, to the point that people could easily mistake it for an episode at a quick glance. Now the third instalment of the Storm series is here, bringing the best of past and...
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Downpour is finally pushing the series in the right direction. 0
This isn’t the first time that the Silent Hill franchise has been developed by a non-Japanese development team. Climax Studios and Double Helix Games have both had attempts withOrigins, Homecoming and Shattered Memories. While I didn’t think much of Homecoming, I really enjoyed what Climax Studios did with Shattered Memories; I felt that it was a brilliant retelling of the first game’s story, but they also managed to twist in their own unique style, creating a compelling, highly tense and atmosp...
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Having online is a requirement to enjoy Armored Core V at its top 0
From Software is on a high at the moment with the success of the brilliant Dark Souls. No one would have ever thought that a game that is so significantly difficult, a game that doesn’t hold your hand, would ever get such well-deserved popularity. Hoping to get the same success with their latest Armored Core game, From Software has changed the mould for the franchise and has instead focused heavily on the online department, something it did once before on theXbox 360 with Chromehounds. Chromehou...
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This sequel fixes some problems with the first game, but... 0
The first Hyperdimension Neptunia wasn’t welcomed with much praise when it arrived in English form. It built up a cult following from fans of Japanese games that liked its unique setting and story idea, but most people couldn’t get past the horrid frame rate issues, the slow combat and the overall poor execution that the Japanese RPG suffered from. This didn’t stop the developers going back to work; everyone deserves a second chance right? They took the fan feedback to heart and attempted to sol...
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Operation Raccoon City isn't all that exciting to play alone. 0
2012 started off so bright for the Resident Evil franchise. In February, gamers were treated to the great Resident Evil: Revelations, a game that managed to bring tension and atmosphere back to the series, something that I felt was lost in Resident Evil 5. Then you had the exceptional trailer for Resident Evil 6. It’s causing some hype in the gaming community at the moment, gaining record preorders for the series. Right now the second Resident Evil game of the year has arrived. This one is a lit...
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Oil Rush is an interesting spin on the RTS genre. 0
It’s not the first time a graphics benchmark company has experimented in making a game with their own engine. Futuremark (the developers of the benchmark tool 3D Mark) did it a few years ago with Shattered Horizon. Now Unigine Corp (makers of the GPU benchmark Heaven DX11) is releasing a game that uses their Unigine Engine. Titled Oil Rush, this real-time strategy (RTS) game available on Windows, Linux or Mac, blends “the strategic challenge of a classic RTS with the sheer fun of Tower Defence.”...
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Interesting water premise doesn't stop Deep Black from being crap 0
I hope you like water because you’ll be seeing a lot of it in Biart developed video game Deep Black: Reloaded. Biart is independent Russian studio that seems to have a portfolio of games based in or around this important liquid. This is my first experience with the company and what better way to start than with a game that has a focus on swimming in water, a feature that is often disliked in videogames, and also not frequently seen in the global video game market as a selling point for a game.De...
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SSX has finally returned. This reboot is great and exhilarating. 0
As this generation of consoles slowly moves into the home stretch of its lifespan, we begin to look back on the history and wonder if any franchises that were praised during the PlayStation 2 era deservedly got a sequel. We’ve ticked off some games on the chart already, like GrandTheft Auto IV, Metal Gear Solid 4, and Deus Ex: Human Revolution, just to name some. One game missing that was highly praised is the SSX series (just look at Metacritic; first three games have over 90+ rating) from Elec...
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Don't buy this game. It's so bad you'll want to smash your head. 0
When I was a kid, I used to love watching cars smash into each other. There is something satisfying watching an expensive car get destroyed in spectacular fashion. For me, there were only a few games that gave me that same feeling in digital form – Carmageddon II, Burnout 2and Destruction Derby 2. All three were brilliant at representing my needs to destroy cars and feel good while doing it. Smash ‘N’ Survive from India based company Version 2 tries to hit the spot, but sadly falls apart like an...
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Tales from Space returns, this time for the Vita. Is it better? 0
I am going to take a stab and guess that everyone who got his or her Vita on launch was super excited for the big names that came with it. You’ve got the likes of Uncharted, Wipeout andFIFA, just to name a few. What people must not forget is that the Vita has a digital store where you can get hold of some great classic PSP games, and also some fresh Vita games that you can only find on there. Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack is a game that came out on thePlayStation Vita store at launch, an...
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Time to fight in the biggest fighting crossover. It's rather good 0
If there’s one thing I do love playing in the world of gaming, it’s fighting games. I have a deep affection for them, and have played most of the franchises that dedicate themselves to letting you beat up the opposition in whatever manner is available. Amusingly, if you had asked me five years ago if a game would come out that would let you pit the best of the Street Fightercharacters against that of the Tekken cast, I would have humbly laughed in your face. How times have changed, because right...
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A perfect port of BlazBlue on your Vita. My DarkZero Review. 0
From the launch of the PS Vita, the system has built itself up to be a portable fighting games machine. I’ve already covered the great port that Capcom provided for Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, but Arc System Works is also here from the get go and they have a fighter of their own gunning for your cash. Called BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend (calling it Extend from now on), this title is another exceptionally well done fighting game that has received a top tier port to the handheld system.In th...
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It's time to have that Marvel fun, but on a handheld. 0
“IT’S MAHVEL BABY!”, as the famous fighting game community and internet meme goes. Without a doubt, Capcom’s PlayStation Vita launch title, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3(UMVC3), is an exciting title and one of the best fighting games available at a handheld system’s launch in recent memory. Since this is the Vita version we are speaking about, let’s just jump straight into what’s new.The first thing you’ll notice is that there is an option for touch controls. Taking a leaf from theSuper Street Fi...
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Alan Wake arrives on PC and is still just as atmospheric as ever. 0
The PC version of Alan Wake has been through quite a ride to finally get a release on the platform. It was originally slated to be released together with the Xbox 360 version, but Microsoft decided that “Alan Wake was a game that was best played from a couch in front of a large TV screen.” In other words, they were saying horror games can’t work on the PC because you aren’t set up to be in the right situation. An amusing thought, since at the end of the same year Alan Wake was released on Xbox 3...
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Wow… What the hell did I just finish playing?! 0
Wow… What the hell did I just finish playing! I’m not saying that in a bad way, but more in the vein of the stuff that happens in this game, it’s crazy, it’s mental and it’s INSANE! Asura’s Wrath is an epic adventure, it’s a game that’s more of an experience, and it’s done in such a unique way that it’s not like any other videogame I have ever played. This is both a good and a bad thing, and at the same time limits the audience to a selected few who will understand what this game is trying to ac...
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VT4 is a great console to Vita port, and a great bit of Tennis. 0
During a release of a new handheld system, the launch titles always seem to include some sort of port of a console sport title. The trend continues on the brand new PlayStation Vita, which is selling itself as a portable device that offers a home console experience on the go. What better way to sell you this idea than actually showing games that were on home consoles now running in the palm of your hand? Sega’s Virtua Tennis 4: World Tour Edition is proof that the system can handle replicating w...
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UFC took some time off, but now it's back and better than ever. 0
Before I start this review, I have to say I’m not the biggest follower of the UFC sport. I watch a few matches here and there, but I am certainly no hardcore fan who sits down with a bucket of popcorn every three weeks to watch the largest mixed martial arts (MMA) company in the world. That said, I have enjoyed the past two UFC games, just for the fact that they seemed to represent the sport wonderfully. THQ took a break after UFC Undisputed 2010, mainly because the franchise didn’t seem to be s...
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The soul is once again burning brightly with this series. 1
Since re-birthing with a burst of popularity due to Street Fighter IV, the gaming community has allowed developers to create new fighting games without feeling scared about them not selling. As such, it makes perfect sense for Namco to bring another SoulCalibur to the table. It’s been well over three years (and before the fighting genre grew again) since SoulCalibur IV, so what’s changed in that time?A fair amount actually. SoulCalibur V continues the story by setting it 17 years after the event...
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Another zombie game, but is it any good? My DarkZero Review. 0
It seems the game industry can’t get rid of zombies at the moment. They have infected nearly every type of genre. The development studio, Doublesix, also seems to be attached to zombies since they’ve developed a sequel to their PS3 and PC game Burn Zombie Burn. What sets All Zombies Must Die! (AZMD) apart from the previous game is that it features mechanics that try to evolve the simple twin-stick, top-down shooter formula. Which can only mean a good thing right?The town of Deadhill hosts the ga...
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Playing with words is so much fun. My DarkZero review. 0
Apple’s iOS platform has become extremely popular in its years of availability. It’s a good service that allows for people who want to play bite size games on their travels. These games draw you in with simple addictive gameplay or the convenience of a quick five minute pick-up and play session. Not only that, the service allows for developers to create games with minor budgets; in the case of Denki, the developers of Quarrel, it was a clear option to build foriOS after the game’s release on Xbo...
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Final Fantasy XIII returns with a sequel that's better 0
When Final Fantasy XIII was released in 2010 it caused some concern for the series. Good and bad ideas were infused in the staple Japanese RPG franchise that caused fans to speak their disappointment with game. On one hand it looked brilliant, with the typical great Square-Enix art and one of the fastest battle systems to ever feature in the games to date. None of that was the problem though, what annoyed people was the fact that the game took too long to open up. It was extremely linear, so muc...
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Nathan Drake moves to the Vita that makes you start reminiscing 0
The Uncharted franchise has increasingly become one of the highlights of playing videogames for me. I love the sheer excitement those games build up as I immerse myself in an (almost) Hollywood action-adventure experience. Naughty Dog has kept building on the formula, with each version getting closer to their idea of a seamless representation of a cinematic and involving story.2012 sees the release of Sony’s new PlayStation Vita handheld, and with it at launch comes a portfolio of some well-know...
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If you want something quick to play on, then you could do worse 0
Digital downloads have allowed developers to create arcade experiences without having to worry about that retail price tag. It has also permitted unknown smaller independent developers, such as Nemesys Games from Hungary, a chance to show off what they can produce. Ignite is a straight up arcade racer with the idea of being able to just pick up and play and have a blast.There’s nothing extravagant going on with Ignite when it comes to setting up the game’s campaign mode. Within this mode is a wh...
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Sadly this NFS game isn't any good... My darkzero review 0
2011’s holiday Need for Speed (NFS) title has a lot to live up to after EA allowed the guys are Criterion Games to make the brilliant NFS: Hot Pursuit. Black Box has the task of trying to beat that, but their last NFS game was the somewhat disappointing NFS: Undercover. This time around they’ve decided to do something different by ignoring their street racing racer boy scene, and instead picked more of an adrenaline-rushing cinematic movie experience that is sometimes enjoyable, but mostly a dra...
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To celebrate 25 years of Zelda, Nintendo has made one of the best 0
2011 has been pretty hard on Wii owners. There hasn’t been many great titles released for the system in 2011, but it’s good to know then that Nintendo are making sure Wii owners aren’t forgotten this holiday season by celebrating the series’ 25th anniversary in the best possible way… with a brand new Zelda game. In doing so Nintendo has made one of the best games to hit any of the consoles, and also promote why we shouldn’t throw motion control away.In something that’s a little shocking, Nintend...
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A light hearted JRPG about a girl finding her mum 0
Gust has been developing Atelier titles since the early days of the PlayStation. It wasn’t until the PlayStation 2 era that we English-speaking gamers could finally get a chance to play the series. Atelier Iris: Eternal Mana (EM) received the series’ first translation thanks to Nippon Ichi Software (NIS) America. To put it into context Atelier Iris: EM was actually the sixth game in the series, and this new title from the same developers titled Atelier Totori, is the twelfth.Atelier Totori is a ...
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Xotic is a shooter that has nothing to do with Modern Combat! 0
Xotic is a bizarre first-person shooter that instead of focusing on wars, military and multiplayer deathmatch, moves your attention to something that isn’t seen that much in the FPS market these days; an arcade-style score-based shooter that just loves to throw points at you.There is actually a story to this game, which is told by a robotic voice during the intro. It explains how you, who is a scrawny looking grey alien, needs to cleanse the evil presence and replant the seeds of life on a plane...
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