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SouthlandApril 22

Stabbing with style

Comparisons can be odious things.
Stabbing with style
Stabbing with style
EntertainmentApril 12

Back to the grind

The indies have always been a good source of single-idea-focused games.
Back to the grind
Back to the grind
EntertainmentJune 4

Are you not entertained?

I’ve always avoided turn-based games, and especially tactics style ones.
Are you not entertained?
Are you not entertained?
EntertainmentOctober 2

Mixed bag is, well, a mixed bag

The latest release in Square Enix’s line of HD-2D games, Live A Live is a remaster of the 1994 game of the same name, which never received a Western release.
Mixed bag is, well, a mixed bag
Mixed bag is, well, a mixed bag
EntertainmentDecember 17

Console looks good but doesn’t really do much

The PlayStation Classic is Sony’s answer to Nintendo’s mini NES and SNES systems that have proved very popular.
Console looks good but doesn’t really do much
Console looks good but doesn’t really do much
EntertainmentOctober 22

Assassin's Creed a stunning Odyssey

om Renaissance Italy to Ancient Greece, the Assassin’s Creed franchise has certainly covered plenty of historical eras.
Assassin's Creed a stunning Odyssey
Assassin's Creed a stunning Odyssey
EntertainmentOctober 8

More than just killing bad guys

Many unnatural forces have stepped in the way of Lara Croft before, and this time it’s the Mayan apocalypse.
More than just killing bad guys
More than just killing bad guys
EntertainmentSeptember 24

Pro Evolution Soccer: the good and the bad

My challenge this week is to review one of the two major football game releases without mentioning the other game.
Pro Evolution Soccer: the good and the bad
Pro Evolution Soccer: the good and the bad
EntertainmentJuly 9

Players taken for a ride

Four wheels good, two wheels bad? That is probably an exaggerated summary of the respective treatment of motorsport disciplines in the video game industry, but it is not wholly inaccurate.
Players taken for a ride
Players taken for a ride
EntertainmentJune 18

Androids’ fates intrigue despite unsubtle writing

David Cage and Quantic Dream, the team behind 'Heavy Rain' and 'Beyond: Two Souls' , are earning a reputation for creating divisive games. Their latest effort, 'Detroit: Become Human', is no exception.
Androids’ fates intrigue despite unsubtle writing
Androids’ fates intrigue despite unsubtle writing
EntertainmentMarch 26

Adventure on high seas

Ever fancied being a pirate? Sailing the seven seas looting and pillaging as you go? Here’s your chance.
Adventure on high seas
Adventure on high seas
EntertainmentMarch 19

Predictable fun in latest off-road adventure

There are really no major problems with 'Gravel', the latest offering in the seemingly endless off-road arcade racing genre.
Predictable fun in latest off-road adventure
Predictable fun in latest off-road adventure
EntertainmentFebruary 26

Monster's immersive ecosystem

A buzzword for video game reviewers — and, let’s face it, I have probably used this word in 90% of my reviews over the past two decades — is ‘‘immersive’’.
Monster's immersive ecosystem
Monster's immersive ecosystem
EntertainmentFebruary 25

Full-length game debut 'near perfect'

Reuben Henderson spent his summer reviewing nindies (Nintendo indies) to see if the Switch lived up to its promise as the indie console to own. This week he reviewed 'Deer God', 'Thimbleweed Park' and 'Night in the Woods'.
EntertainmentFebruary 7

Nintendo's menagerie of indie game delights

After almost a year on the market, the Nintendo online store is a menagerie of fine indie gems. While others soaked up the sun, Reuben Henderson spent his summer reviewing nindies (Nintendo indies).
Nintendo's menagerie of indie game delights
Nintendo's menagerie of indie game delights
EntertainmentMarch 18

Lego City Undercover: Undercover cop action with Chase McCain

For years, the Lego games have piggybacked off other companies' franchises. They remade Star Wars with a video game's distinctive brand of humour and the Indiana Jones offerings have been the best since, well, forever.
Lego City Undercover: Undercover cop action with Chase McCain
Lego City Undercover: Undercover cop action with Chase McCain
EntertainmentMarch 18

Crysis 3: Every bit a stunner

When most people think of what the best looking games are these days, Crysis almost always comes up.
Crysis 3: Every bit a stunner
Crysis 3: Every bit a stunner
EntertainmentFebruary 18

Gaming: Cave holds many puzzles

Thirty years ago, revered designer Ron Gilbert, of Monkey Island and Maniac Mansion fame, had an idea for an adventure game and on January 23, 2013, it finally came to life.
EntertainmentJuly 2

Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes - Lego's best yet in Gotham City

Just when I thought I was out, they ... Pull. Me. Back. In.
EntertainmentMay 14

Prototype 2: Sequel a big step up

When the first Prototype was released in 2009, it did a lot of things right: Traversing the towering skyscrapers of New York City, stealing the identity of anyone you see and forming weapons out of your character's grotesquely morphed appendages. It fell short in many ways as well, but Prototype 2 feels like a well-heard response to fan feedback, addressing nearly every issue from the original.
Prototype 2: Sequel a big step up
Prototype 2: Sequel a big step up
EntertainmentMay 14

StarDrone Extreme: Bouncing around obstacles

To really understand StarDrone Extreme is to see it in action rather than read about it on paper, because while it combines things we've all seen before (a touch of pinball, a touch of Breakout and a touch of Spider-Man-style web slinging physics), putting into words how it all comes together doesn't do justice to the unwieldy, but very satisfying way these elements collide.
EntertainmentMay 14

The Witcher 2 Assassins of Kings: RPG gives right royal ripping yarn

Interactive Entertainment's The Witcher 2 is to fantasy video games what Game of Thrones is to fantasy fiction and television.
The Witcher 2 Assassins of Kings: RPG gives right royal ripping yarn
The Witcher 2 Assassins of Kings: RPG gives right royal ripping yarn
EntertainmentMay 7

Ridge Racer Unbounded: Others have done it better

There is nothing particularly wrong with this game - it's just that it has all been seen before.
Ridge Racer Unbounded: Others have done it better
Ridge Racer Unbounded: Others have done it better
EntertainmentMay 7

Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City - Series character lacking

The Resident Evil series is often recognised as having re-invented survival horror and brought it into the next generation, with its revolutionary Resident Evil 4.
Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City - Series character lacking
Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City - Series character lacking
EntertainmentMay 7

Anomaly Warzone Earth: Flipping the script

Tower-defence games have grown so prevalent even the ones that mix in other genres and rewrite the rules of engagement are cropping up at a dangerous rate.