Games: Ninety-Nine Nights 2 Review

The Japanese crowd combat genre – a hack and slash spin-off that is epitomised by the likes of Tecmo Koei’s ever-popular Dynasty Warriors series and the first Ninety-Nine Nights title from 2006 – is one that delights in placing its … Continue reading

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Wii Games: Super Mario Galaxy 2 Review

For everyone who played the incandescent original, Super Mario Galaxy 2 is stepping up to a seemingly untouchable benchmark. Widely regarded as the finest Mario game since the groundbreaking Super Mario 64 (and to some it was the flat-out finest … Continue reading

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Xbox 360 Games: Green Day – Rock Band Review

It’ll probably come as a massive surprise to many, but Green Day: Rock Band stands as the finest Rock Band release yet. It (obviously) doesn’t feature the most diverse selection of tracks, and it isn’t quite as overwhelmingly polished as … Continue reading

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Wii Games: No More Heroes 2 – Desperate Struggle Review

Oh yes. For all the dedicated mature gamers who have kept hold of their Nintendo Wiis, in the face of the generally misguided disillusionment that is evident in some other factions of the videogaming hardcore, the original No More Heroes … Continue reading

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Xbox 360, PS3 & PC Games: Blur Review

Although ostensibly a racing game, what Bizarre Creation’s Blur is really all about is careful strategy and cool-headed multi-tasking. In trying to gel the seriousness of a real-world car sim with the haphazard flippancy of a kart racer, Bizarre have … Continue reading

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Xbox 360 & PS3 Games: Clash Of The Titans Review

For a movie tie-in, Clash Of The Titans is a much more ambitious proposition than it may first appear to be. Despite taking a form that could never be described as unusual (what with its familiar duo of standardised core … Continue reading

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Xbox 360, PS3 & PC Games: Alpha Protocol Review

Although the development team behind SEGA’s Alpha Protocol have been fairly vocal about the three primary influences that have inspired the game’s lead character, he has quite clearly been shaped to resemble one of those three men in particular. Although … Continue reading

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Xbox 360, PS3 & PC Games: SBK X Superbike World Championship Review

Much like the annual battle that occurs every autumn when gamers attempt to decide which is the year’s finest representation of eleven-a-side football (a perpetual scrap between Pro Evolution Soccer and FIFA) so petrolheads who favour two wheels over four … Continue reading

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Xbox and PS3 Games: Pure Football Review

So, just how pure is Pure Football exactly? Well, free kicks are absent, goal kicks are gone, and you aren’t going to be seeing any red or yellow cards either; so you’re free to hack away as much as you … Continue reading

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