Game Reviews
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LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventu Published Date: Jul 17, 2008LEGO Star Wars was a surprise success, considering there wasn’t a huge media machine behind it, and rightly so. The world which the developers at Traveller’s Tales tackled was one that many had a soft spot for, so as long as it wasn’t shambolic it was always going to have an audience. Well, ...
Genre: Platformer Platform: Xbox 360
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Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution Published Date: Jul 16, 2008I have been playing Civ since it arrived on the Amiga (remember that?) back at the dawn of time. It’s a testament to the quality and popularity of the franchise that it is still going, stronger than ever, 17 years later. For its console debut, Civ has been stripped down to its essential core, maki...
Genre: Turn-Based Strategy Platform: Xbox 360
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Alone in the Dark Published Date: Jul 14, 2008There is certainly a market out there for people who like their puzzle games, and those that like to solve mysteries. Just the other day I was speaking to a friend who I completed the absolutely superb Gabriel Knight: The Beast Within with, and it was funny how much of not only the game but the spe...
Genre: Adventure Platform: Xbox 360
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Battlefield: Bad Company Published Date: Jul 14, 2008War games are two a penny these days but there are a few of distinguished lineage that stand out: Call of Duty, Medal of Honor (maybe) and Battlefield. The latter made its name on the PC through games like Battlefield 1942 (with multiple expansions), Battlefield Vietnam and Battlefield 2142. It’...
Genre: Battle Platform: Xbox 360
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Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Conspiracy Published Date: Jun 25, 2008And what a path it is. Movie games have traditionally been poor fare, created for one of a stable of reasons – bringing a brand to a gaming audience, cashing in the movie’s success (the most common one), or because in the modern age of entertainment you just have to have a game for whatever you...
Genre: Action RPG Platform: Xbox 360
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Enemy Territory: Quake Wars Published Date: Jun 25, 2008Whilst the PC version of game received many accolades, it is unfortunately pretty unlikely that the console version will find the same success. That's not to say that the console version is a complete wash-out though, but it has issues. The Strogg, evil alien marauders who search the universe fo...
Genre: First-Person Shooter Platform: Xbox 360
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Ninja Gaiden II Published Date: Jun 22, 2008Reviewing a game after it comes out, as opposed to before it’s released in the form of preview code, is usually not the best way to do things. But in the case of Ninja Gaiden II, it’s served a useful purpose. You see, not only did the series creator take Tecmo to court, but so did all the rest...
Genre: Fighting Platform: Xbox 360
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Racedriver: GRID Published Date: Jun 17, 2008Racing games have come such a long way in recent years that it’s hard to imagine where improvements are going to come from. Forza Motorsport 2 offered in-game telemetry that while attractive at first, ultimately lacked the long-term appeal it promised. The Project Gotham series brought us excellen...
Genre: Racing Platform: Xbox 360
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EURO 2008 Published Date: Jun 17, 2008From Internode Another major sporting event, another EA Sports title, this time EURO 2008 and promising to bring all the thrills and spills of the world game into your living room; where you can now revel in the realism as Azerbaijan grinds out a draw with San Marino. Because although the...
Genre: Sports Platform: Xbox 360
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Condemned 2: Bloodshot Published Date: Jun 1, 2008I didn’t play the original Condemned: Criminal Origins the first time around and I’m not sure why, perhaps because it was neither insanely brilliant or wincefully poor, and hence didn’t draw attention to itself as it snuck out into the market. But following the original’s well received appl...
Genre: First person horror Platform: Xbox 360
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