PlayStation 3 / Santa Monica Studio / Sony Computer Entertainment If you are like me and are lucky enough to experience this addition with the fresh perspective of never properly playing through the older games in the series you are certainly in for a treat. For the returning veterans, the grandness will still overwhelm you, although the combat will be just as you remember it. A great looking game with just enough of everything to keep you interested till the [...]
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It’s not every day that a game follows on from an incredibly addictive experience (and yes, Peggle is more than a game) but that day has finally arrived my friends.
Behold the era of PopCap and witness the glory that is Plants Vs Zombies. Is it tower defense, is it real-time strategy? It doesn’t matter. It’s ridiculously fun and will steal hours (perhaps days) from you like a sordid World of Warcraft affair.
It is Zelda on the DS, what else needs to be said?
As a fan of Wind Waker on the Gamecube it is good to see that Nintendo have returned to their colourful cel-shaded style. The game is actually a direct sequel to its console sibling – however, with the events of the first game explained within the first few seconds, it is not a requirement to have finished the previous installment in the series to have fun with Phantom Hourglass.
A few years back SRPGswere in short supply – in fact you were lucky if you got one release pergeneration. All of that changed a few years back with the release of Disgaea: Hour of Darkness on the PS2.Disgaea opened the world’s eyes to how deep a game could be mixing addictivegameplay with over-the-top humour.
Nintendo Wii / Headstrong Games / Sega Beginning with some outlandish cut scenes that set the mood, it has all the gore of the House of the Dead series with all the smut of a Tarantino film, while lending itself nicely to the point and shoot nature of the Wii. An on-rails shooter that feels great and is better with friends. It’s not the longest game, but with a directors cut and mini games it should keep most entertained to [...]
