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Posted by Simon Rowson in Video Games on February 13, 2012 | No Comments

XBLA Review: Choplifter HD

XBLA Review: Choplifter HD
Those with a fondness for the original Choplifter will be pleased to find that the HD remake is a faithful reworking that has plenty of fun moments and a nice blend of chaotic action and minimal strategy. But repetitive design, extreme difficulty spikes and an extremely high asking price mean it’s not...
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Posted by Simon Rowson in Video Games on February 13, 2012 | No Comments

PSN Review: Disney Universe – A Nightmare Before Christmas DLC & Villains Character Pack

PSN Review: Disney Universe – A Nightmare Before Christmas DLC & Villains Character Pack
The Nightmare Before Christmas DLC is a must buy if you dug Disney Universe, though. There’s a decent amount to it and its clever use of the license in its puzzle-centric gameplay makes playing through it even more fun...
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Posted by Simon Rowson in Video Games on February 6, 2012 | No Comments

XBLA Review: NFL Blitz

XBLA Review: NFL Blitz
The removal of late hits aside, the HD update of NFL Blitz is a stacked package that offers a tonne of value while recapturing almost all the fun you remember from the original game. It’s a fast-paced, action-packed, pick-up-and-play sports game that’s a tonne of fun for NFL fanatics and...
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Posted by Simon Rowson in Video Games on February 6, 2012 | No Comments

XBLA Review: Sonic CD

XBLA Review: Sonic CD
If you’ve played the game before, the visual upgrades and added bonuses make it a must buy, and if you’ve never checked Sonic CD out but are craving some old-school 2D Sonic action, you should definitely give it a shot, especially at a surprisingly cheap 400 Microsoft Points...
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Posted by Simon Rowson in Video Games on February 4, 2012 | No Comments

PS3 Review: NeverDead

It’s flawed, repetitive and might occasionally inspire blinding rage with its difficulty ramps in the last hour, but even so, the experience is a fun one on the whole, peppered with enough solid action and quirky mechanics to make it an entertainingly daft weekend of gaming...
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Posted by Simon Rowson in Video Games on January 30, 2012 | No Comments

XBLA Review: Quarrel

XBLA Review: Quarrel
The single player mode has a few unfortunate foibles, but if you take it online, Quarrel is a quirky and immensely fun fusion of Risk and Scrabble. If you’re a sucker for word games and are aching for a new XBLA title to scratch that itch, then Quarrel is a must buy, especially for such a great, low...
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Posted by Simon Rowson in Video Games on January 30, 2012 | No Comments

PSN Review: Wanted Corp

PSN Review: Wanted Corp
Combine the clumsy controls and occasionally wonky AI with the lack of wider variety (each of the eight levels is a linear ‘deal with every enemy’ affair), the annoyingly overused, poorly delivered voice clips for each character and the drab backdrops and Wanted Corp never manages to be more than...
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Posted by Simon Rowson in Video Games on January 26, 2012 | No Comments

PSN Review: All Zombies Must Die

PSN Review: All Zombies Must Die
It’s let down by its simplistic and eventually tedious nature, but if you’re after another top-down, twin-stick shooter, All Zombies Must Die has just enough fresh ideas to make it worth a look...
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Posted by Simon Rowson in Video Games on January 23, 2012 | No Comments

PSN Review: Dungeon Defenders

PSN Review: Dungeon Defenders
Dungeon Defenders is certainly an entertaining and addictive tower defense game, with a great blend of tower defense and RPG mechanics and a huge amount of variety. As a co-op experience, it’s a tonne of fun, but unfortunately it’s a game that isn’t well suited to solo play, where punishing...
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Posted by Simon Rowson in Video Games on December 20, 2011 | No Comments

PS3 Review: Rayman Origins

PS3 Review: Rayman Origins
It’s a minor tragedy that Rayman Origins got caught in the wake of a jam-packed season of major, stellar game releases, but as the one of last big retail releases of the year, Rayman Origins closes out 2011 with a bang. It recaptures the delightful gameplay essence of what made the platform genre...
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