Fighting Fantasy: The Warlock of Firetop Mountain is an action role-playing game modeled after the Fighting Fantasy adventure-novel franchise. Yet the game ignores the the most interesting aspect of the franchise–choosing between branching story paths. The disappointingly linear adventure unfolds in a dark 3D world full of hidden paths to explore, and the first-person perspective [...]
Published on: 30th December, 2009
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We don’t have too much longer to wait before we can jump into Zipper Interactive’s MAG, the 256 player online shooter. If you’ve been lucky enough to take part in the beta, you’ll know that there’s a whole lot to Zipper’s latest. Between the various game types, numerous PMC careers and leadership abilities, [...]
Published on: 30th December, 2009
We count down the best games in the history of the Japanese RPG tradition.
If there’s one series that completely embodies the charm of the Japanese role-playing game, it’s Final Fantasy. This legendary series, which is now more than twenty years old, has grown into a universally recognizable entity, spawning spin-off action games, movies and more. [...]
Published on: 11th November, 2009
Today, God of War Collection for the PS3 arrived. Packaged in a nice little PS3 box, you’ll find one Blu-ray disc containing both titles and a God of War III demo voucher. Aside from updated graphics, the game also comes equipped with trophy support this time around. If you have played the previous two incarnations, [...]
Published on: 10th November, 2009
There’s been quite a lot of controversy surrounding EA Sports’ first entry into the mixed martial arts (MMA) gaming space. Dana White, the head of UFC, has been very outspoken about EA’s first MMA offering, reportedly saying that any fighter who appears in the game will be banned from UFC for life and speaking out [...]
Published on: 10th November, 2009
How on Earth do you review a game like Modern Warfare 2? A behemoth of a game set to be the biggest entertainment launch of 2009 (and possibly 2010) by a country mile. A 200lbs school bully whose intimidating bulk pushed a dozen weedier triple-A titles into 2010. The most-anticipated game of the year – [...]
Published on: 30th October, 2009
Steam has announced their Weekend Deal, knocking 40% off the price of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare.
The game runs $39.99 standard but can be picked up for only $23.99 through the weekend with the sale wrapping up Sunday, November 1.
Not surprisingly, the sale coincides with the upcoming release of the title’s sequel Call of [...]
Published on: 30th October, 2009
Want to spend your weekend getting your ass kicked by a Dr. Manhattan lookalike? Head on over to GamersGate. They’re offering the PC version of Street Fighter IV for half the normal price.
This weekend, you can pick up the popular fighting game
for $20. Fighting games are usually considered a console genre but SF IV actually [...]
Published on: 9th October, 2009
The fourth Fallout 3 downloadable expansion, Point Lookout, takes you on a ferry ride to an area that time forgot. It’s a swampy environment that sits just outside the Capital Wasteland filled with gnarled trees, foggy hillsides and inbred monstrosities that live in shacks. This is the area offered up for exploring in Point Lookout [...]
Published on: 9th October, 2009
Guys like me that have been into gaming since before there were even graphics to bitch about have often hopped on our high horse and proclaimed today’s games to be so coddling and hand-holding that one can’t possibly get the same sense of accomplishment as the experiences in the days of yore. It’s a bunch [...]
Need for Speed Shift:
Shift into high gear! Designed to deliver a true driver’s experience that reflects contemporary motorsports. Need for Speed™ Shi...