Review by John Cranston The final instalment of the Gears of War trilogy was released by Epic Games in September this year and I’m finally writing about it. It’s testament to its quality that every time I’ve tried to sit down at my desk I have ended up playing it instead. It’s the jewel in [...]
Archive for the ‘Xbox 360’ Category
Gears of War 3 – Xbox 360 review
Sunday, December 11th, 2011Sesame Street: Once Upon A Monster Review
Monday, November 28th, 2011As Christmas draws ever near, the time has come to enthuse about the latest wonderful gadgets you could be getting for yourself, or for your loved ones. One of these wonderful gadgets is the Xbox 360 “Kinect” attachment. If you have kids, and don’t already have a Kinect (or an Xbox 360) then it’s a [...]
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine – Xbox 360 review
Sunday, September 18th, 2011Review by Johnus Maximus “In the grim darkness of the far future there is only war” is the strap-line that describes life in the 41st millennium. Humanity, having expanded across the galaxy, faces destruction not only from within, but also against nightmarish and brutal aliens. In Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine, a third person shooter developed [...]
Child of Eden – Xbox 360 review
Saturday, June 25th, 2011Review by John Cranston In the 23rd century humanity moves freely amongst the stars, it’s collective memories now stored in a vast network known as Eden. Scientists attempt to introduce Lumi, an artificial intelligence construct, to this database but inadvertently unleash a virus which attacks the memories held within Eden. It’s your job to dive [...]
LA Noire – Xbox 360 review
Tuesday, May 31st, 2011The year is 1947, the rising mood of optimism in post-WW2 America and the glitz and glamour of Hollywood can barely conceal the dark, criminal underworld gnawing at the moral fabric of society. Cole Phelps, a decorated ex-US Marine, is trying to make a name for himself among the crime-fighters of the LAPD, looking to [...]
Operation Flashpoint: Red River Review
Saturday, May 14th, 2011I still have fond memories of the classic Operation Flashpoint on the PC, it was a clunky and ugly would-be war simulator, rife with glitches, but it’s not-so-trivial offering of playable military hardware, and vast unrestricted maps made it extremely satisfying to play. What constitutes a Flashpoint game has changed quite considerably since. The vast [...]
Dead Space 2 review [Xbox 360]
Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011Review by John Cranston Three years have passed since the terrifying events aboard USG Ishimura and the colony Aegis 7, and despite his apparent success in singularly saving humanity from the necromorph outbreak, Isaac Clarke is now imprisoned in a mental institution. When another outbreak occurs, Isaac finds himself once more facing nightmarish odds of [...]
Dance Paradise Kinect Review
Wednesday, November 17th, 2010I don’t know why I’m committing my opinion of this game to the wider world, it would seem obvious to all that I’m rife with bias and contempt for pop-orientated dancing games. And, to some extent, all would be absolutely correct. I don’t dislike pop entirely as a category, but simply maintain that most music [...]
Our man in… Eurogamer Expo 2010
Sunday, October 10th, 2010by Johnus Maximus It hardly seems a year since my last foray into the exciting and glamorous world of games conventions, but once again the annual Eurogamer Expo had returned, for this their third year. This time they abandoned the north/south dual-expo idea and instead went for a larger and longer event in our nations [...]