Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2
Ninja Gaiden II, take two.
SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 3
“I wonder what it would be like to truly be a hero? How do you think it would affect you? Something inside of me tells me I’d be a modest, yet appreciative one who genuinely enjoyed making the world a better place, but throw an enemy in my face and…” Read more »
Yakuza 3
“Yakuza 3 is finally out in the west. After a year of petitioning, praying and lots and lots of waiting, fans of the series can now walk over to their local electronics store, pick up a copy of the game, and enjoy the most recent exploits of Kazuma Kiryu –…” Read more »
Greed Corp.
“The world of Mistbound is one populated with both desperation and greed. Four factions find themselves effectively stranded on an island isolated by a seemingly endless ocean of mist on all sides. With limited real estate and opposing views of how to care for what land and resources remain, conflict…” Read more »
Greed Corp.
“As the first entry in the Mistbound universe, Greed Corp. represents the same style of board games found in the Xbox Live Arcade releases Catan and Carcassone, while distinguishing itself with a dynamic playing field. The game is a love letter to the industrial revolution and places an emphasis on…” Read more »
The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
“When was the last time you could sit down with a game, play for an hour, and feel content with your achievements enough to come back later and play for another hour? This may be true of titles designed for short bursts of playtime, but the gaming community has been…” Read more »
Aliens vs. Predator
“There have been many games based around the Aliens vs Predator franchise over the years; some of them have pleased fans and gamers, whilst some have drawn their ire. The most excellent, though, has undoubtedly been Rebellion’s Aliens vs Predator and its Monolith developed sequel, released in 1999 and 2001…” Read more »
Zip it! - Ten Reasons Why Voice Chat Sucks
“Nearly a decade ago, Microsoft reps were constantly telling everyone that voice chat would be the defining experience of online gaming. They touted Xbox Live as nothing less than a revolution in that regard, with friends communicating cooperatively in strategic shooters like Rainbow Six, or engaging in some good-natured trash…” Read more »
Hands-on: Plain Sight
“What grants a game awesome status? We all know having wonderful visuals, a cracking score, a compelling story, inspired gameplay and an abundance of character help, but the answer’s really quite simple. Your game needs to have suicidal ninja robots. Yeah, that sounds about right. Not to say that Plain…” Read more »
Borderlands: The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned
“Zombies, zombies, zombies; they’re everywhere. In our games, our movies, our books; whether they’re the classic slow moving kind, the crazy sprinting kind or even those that aren’t technically zombies, though we all know they really are (you’re not fooling anyone Resi 5). It seems we can’t get enough of…” Read more »
Hands-on: Space Ark
“Strawdog Studios love arcade games. From the compulsive penny machines that line the piers of Britain to the punishingly fierce gameplay of classics such as Robotron 2084 and Centpede, the team share a fondness for all things arcade. Their last game, Geon, a downloadable PSN puzzle title that featured a…” Read more »
Darwinia+
“Unapologetically retro, Darwinia was released to critical acclaim back in 2005, exclusively for the PC. In the following year, Introversion’s game brought home three out of five awards at IGF (Independent Game Festival), setting a record for the most wins at IGF which remains untouched to this day. Within that…” Read more »
Heavy Rain
“Shaun Mars is missing. He was last seen playing at a local park, before the rain started to pour. You might assume that he just ran away - his home life wasn’t exactly perfect - and pray that he’ll show up at the door any second now. But deep down,…” Read more »
The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom
“Hunger is a powerful urge, and sometimes it will drive men to do foolish things. Unknowingly the residents of Bakersfield are about to be whisked away on a misadventure for pie with the insatiable P.B. Winterbottom, little does he know his antics will push the town to the very edge…” Read more »
Winter Sports 2010: The Great Tournament
“Winter Sports 2010: The Great Tournament is the unofficial game of the Winter Olympics. It has stiff competition from SEGA’s official Vancouver Winter Olympics 2010 and despite little publicity the developers are banking on the game’s variety of disciplines and control schemes to win you over. Jumping straight into a…” Read more »
Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth
“There’s a corpse slumped in the corner. Blood everywhere. Judging by the wounds, he was shot through the gut. The weird thing is, the guards didn’t notice anyone enter the room. The door was supposedly locked the entire time. Nor are there any other exits or places to hide. It…” Read more »
Aliens vs. Predator
“Two decades before blowing the lid off multiple box-office records with his Oscar-nominated, 3D masterpiece, Avatar, James Cameron was busy scaring the hell out of film-goers everywhere with his survival-horror/action sequel to the 1979 classic, Alien. Placing a squad of gung-ho, colonial marines in an infested colony with hundreds of…” Read more »
Assassin’s Creed II: The Bonfire of the Vanities
“Assassin’s Creed II’s first piece of downloadable content, The Battle of Forli, was a short, underwhelming effort, though it did have some redeemable features, filling in some blanks in ACII’s story and introducing a few interesting new characters. The second piece of DLC, The Bonfire of the Vanities, is short…” Read more »