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Unique concept and gameplay, but lacking content (X360)

Seen Akira? Seen that bit where Tetsuo starts devouring the planet? Okay, well, this is kind of like that, but a lot less terrifying and a lot more humourous. Essentially, you are placed in around a dozen or more bizarre, earthbound stages where you have to roll this ball around ...

Reviewed by SunKing on Oct. 26, 2009

Technically astute; artistically unoriginal. (XBLM)

Boy meets girl. Girl meets boy. Boy and girl go spelunking together. Girl gets kidnapped by an evil terrorist organisation planning to take over the world. Boy just happens to have secret service training because his father is a spy. Boy is forced to go after girl and stop said ...

Reviewed by SunKing on Oct. 26, 2009

For one thing it does right, it does twice as many wrong (X360)

You can’t fault Alone in the Dark for its ambition or for its production values, but for everything else it attempts to do, it does it badly; for every unique innovation it presents, it almost always, unfailing, counterbalances it with something to piss you off. Alone in the Dark ...

Reviewed by SunKing on Aug. 25, 2009

1 out of 1 found this review helpful.

Not a giant leap, but an incremental step forward for the series (PC)

Poor Treyarch – always in the shadow of its allegedly more talented sibling, Infinity Ward. Treyarch’s name is one that has become synonymous with inferiority or slapdash effort. Along with Climax Group (they of Silent Hill: Origins fame) and Ubisoft Shanghai (they of, well, that train wreck), Treyarch seem to ...

Reviewed by SunKing on Aug. 24, 2009

1 out of 1 found this review helpful.

Well made, frequently amusing and fun third-person shooter (X360)

Blood on the Sand’s shallow but fast-paced, compelling gameplay, coupled with an excellent all-round presentation, makes it a solid, entertaining third-person shooter. However, what allows Blood on the Sand to most stand out is its insanely over-the-top, ludicrous action set-pieces, its characters, plot and dialogue, and because of all these ...

Reviewed by SunKing on Aug. 13, 2009

1 out of 1 found this review helpful.

Awful adaption of a classic film; enjoyable enough as a game (X360)

As something with the official Don Corleone stamp of approval slapped on top of it, The Godfather 2 is such a horrible bastardisation that fans won’t know whether to laugh or cry at its thinly veiled attempt to keep itself true to the source material. It’s just a terrible mess. ...

Reviewed by SunKing on Aug. 4, 2009

1 out of 1 found this review helpful.

Quite possibly the best beat 'em up ever made (GEN)

[Editors note: pictures speak louder than words and video speaks louder than pictures. For that reason, I have compiled a video preview of one of the levels from Streets of Rage 2 which cycles briefly through each character, giving you some idea of their range of moves. I have also ...

Reviewed by SunKing on July 26, 2009

1 out of 1 found this review helpful.

A feast of zombie mayham spoiled by some bad design (X360)

I’m not sure I’ve ever shouted so much at a game as I have at Dead Rising. In some ways it’s quite exceptional and, in others, rage-quit inducing. It’s a game with as many flaws as it has strengths and is difficult to recommend for that very reason. If, however, ...

Reviewed by SunKing on July 13, 2009

2 out of 2 found this review helpful.

A very brief encounter, but a pleasant one at that. (X360)

From beginning to end, Wanted: Weapons of Fate is straight-up, meaningless fun. It’s a fleeting cheap thrill; a sweet, sugary high. Nevertheless, it’s also a game which fails to evolve past its primordial origins, and it never really goes that extra mile or promises a unique experience. It is what ...

Reviewed by SunKing on June 26, 2009

1 out of 1 found this review helpful.

A fun but unremarkable Max Payne clone (X360)

Stranglehold (or John Woo Presents Stranglehold, to give it its unwieldy full title) is a quite unremarkable third-person shooter which is mostly fun, sometimes frustrating and always tongue-in-cheek. Stranglehold is the sequel to Hard Boiled, John Woo’s 1992 action film extravaganza, and it again follows the insubordinate, roguish Detective Tequila ...

Reviewed by SunKing on June 18, 2009

2 out of 2 found this review helpful.

Another mediocre Star Wars game, who would've known? (X360)

When it comes down to it, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed is a very average third-person brawler with a decent story. It likes to talk big, impress you with epic set-pieces and grand gestures, but, ultimately, it can never fulfil upon its promises or overcome its fundamental flaws. The story ...

Reviewed by SunKing on June 11, 2009

1 out of 1 found this review helpful.

A beautiful, unique (and all too short) brawler (PC)

Despite its bland, forgettable title, Zeno Clash is a remarkable game from small indie developer ACE Team. In essence, it’s a first-person brawler set in a tribal/fantasy universe. You occupy the role of Ghat, an outcast, who awakens from unconsciousness following a vicious fight with the clan’s leader, Father-Mother. With ...

Reviewed by SunKing on June 5, 2009

1 out of 1 found this review helpful.

It radiates brilliance at every turn. (PC)

I started this review at around half-eight in the evening, yet I haven’t written a single word. It’s now exactly seven minutes past ten, at night, and a dialogue box pops-up, asking me, “Are you sure you wish to quit the game?”“Yes, goddamn you, I want to quit. I want ...

Reviewed by SunKing on May 31, 2009

An excellent remake, and an excellent game. (XBLM)

As Nathan “Rad” Spencer parachutes onto the ground below, he soft lands, performs a forward roll, and gives a cheeky nod to the player holding the controller on the other side of the screen. He’s winking at you. Bionic Commando Rearmed is, itself, a remake of the classic NES game, ...

Reviewed by SunKing on May 26, 2009

1 out of 1 found this review helpful.

Bold, atmospheric, but technically mediocre (X360)

The Darkness starts off pretty well. It’s New York City – present day – and you play Jackie Estacado, a young button-man working for the local mafia don, your beloved Uncle Paulie. On the eve of your character’s 21 birthday, you’re sent on a mission, by your dear Uncle, to ...

Reviewed by SunKing on May 19, 2009

Brilliant concept; flawed execution (X360)

Conceptually, Mirror’s Edge is brilliant; there is no doubt about it, for me. The idea of a first-person free-running simulator is something I’ve wanted to play having seen The Matrix for the first time. Being able to jump from building to building, across rooftops, pulling out kick-ass moves when needs ...

Reviewed by SunKing on May 12, 2009

1 out of 1 found this review helpful.

Excellent revamp of an all-time classic (XBLM)

It’s Space Invaders, but extreeeeeeeeme! Available for 800 MSP on Xbox LIVE Arcade, Space Invaders Extreme is a revamp of the classic shooter, combining psychedelic visualizer backgrounds (by none other than Mr Tempest himself, Jeff Minter) and a pumping electro-synth-style soundtrack. It’s a simple game: move your spacecraft at the ...

Reviewed by SunKing on May 10, 2009

Blood, gore, tits -- what more could you want? (X360)

Ninja Gaiden 2 is ridiculous, absurd and damn good fun. Its best quality is that when everything is working, when the camera isn’t screwing up, and when the game isn’t being obnoxiously difficult, it makes you feel like an absolute badass. Its worst quality is that, at times, the game ...

Reviewed by SunKing on May 1, 2009

"Don't stop now... Feels so good... Nothing can go wroooong" (XBLM)

OutRun Online Arcade is the gaming antidote to a rainy, Sunday afternoon; it is pure unadulterated escapism, liquid joy in the form of ones and zeros. In between all the Resident Evils and Gears of Wars in this world, they simply don’t make this kind of game any more. Except ...

Reviewed by SunKing on April 22, 2009

2 out of 2 found this review helpful.

A perfectly adequate remake to a classic game (PC)

Tomb Raider: Anniversary is yet another attempt by Eidos to relive the glory years of Lara Croft — you know, when she was the highschool prom queen, instead of the now broken-down old whore she’s been reduced to. The game itself is actually a remake of the original PS1 classic, ...

Reviewed by SunKing on April 15, 2009