If you still view Free Radical Design as “the guys who once did Perfect Dark and Goldeneye”, then their game catalogue might seem fairly weak. Second Sight was a successful experiment, and with the Timesplitters games they carved themselves a nice niche in the shooter market with their blend of Goldeneye inspired design and …
Archive for the ‘Reviews PS3’ Category
Review - Haze
Thursday, September 18th, 2008 by christianReview - Soul Calibur IV
Monday, August 25th, 2008 by christianEver since Soul Calibur 2, it has been clear that Namco decided that their once experimental, more serious fighting game series could be another cash cow, if only they made a few tweaks. Thus we have been getting sequels that continuously emphasize style over substance, chock full of nerd bait for people on both …
Review - Alone in the Dark
Tuesday, August 12th, 2008 by christianApparently, it is becoming the rule rather than the exception for games to be rushed to release, rather than given the time to properly simmer. There are a slew of factors causing this, such as soaring costs, tricky console hardware, and the fickle, tiny window of attention that the hype machine grants.
Of course, a …
Review - Army of Two
Wednesday, August 6th, 2008 by christianArmy of Two is an attempt at many things, one of which is to capitalize on the recent enthusiasm for cooperative games. Co-op is arguably the number one most important bullet point a game can have in its press release. Even if it is hardly suitable for the game at hand, excluding it …
Video Review - Hail to the Chimp
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008 by derekWe bring you the first ever video video game review. Welcome to the world of tomorrow.
Review - Resistance: Fall of Man
Monday, July 28th, 2008 by christianIn Resistance: Fall of Man, scrappy human soldiers in the UK go up against a technologically superior (and seemingly alien) foe in an alternate, World War 2 era universe. To those uninitiated in gaming culture, this may sound like War of the Worlds updated by half a century.
If only it were that whimsical. …
Review - Turok
Thursday, July 24th, 2008 by d. olsenThe first Turok: Dinosaur Hunter came out eleven years ago and grew into a franchise of four games. While the original was well received the sequels received increasingly more critical reviews and the series eventually died. Disney bought the rights, created Vancouver-based Propaganda Games to develop a new title, and basically wound up repeating the …
Review - Guitar Hero: Aerosmith
Wednesday, July 9th, 2008 by christianSay what you will of Activision and Neversoft’s handling of Guitar Hero, but the idea of themed games revolving around a particular band is a good one. Celebrating the history and catalog (as well as the conflicts) of a world famous band is a great honor. It allows young players to learn some …
Review - Dark Sector
Monday, July 7th, 2008 by d. olsenOntario’s own Digital Extremes began development of the long delayed and often re-imagined Dark Sector in 2004, and it was released earlier this year by D3 Publisher for the X-Box 360 and the PS3. I remember the early period because the teaser trailer was one of the first to come out for this generation’s hardware. …
Review - Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
Wednesday, June 25th, 2008 by d. olsenAhh yes, Metal Gear Solid! We come to it at last! If the blithering of pungent otaku hermits is to be believed this legendary video game franchise will act like a combination of Viagra and powdered rhinoceros horn on the superfluous appendage of the fanboy elite. Crafted over the course of years by the very …
