I’ll start this review with a very simple warning; if you want to have any sort of social life or even see the light of day for the next few weeks, don’t buy The Taken King! Put it this way; I was supposed to write this review a while ago but have found neither the time nor the energy to do it because of Destiny 2.0. Quite simply, The Taken King has turned Destiny … [Read more...]
Call of Juarez: Gunslinger Review 7/10
Call of Juarez: Gunslinger is a return to the Wild West, and a return to form for series developers Techland, following the flawed modern interpretation of the series in Call of Juarez: The Cartel in 2011. And the decision to release it as a downloadable title on Xbox Live and Playstation Network suits the structure of the game extremely well. Gunslinger follows the story of … [Read more...]
Call of Duty:Ghosts Review 7/10
Call of Duty: Ghosts marks the end of an era. Call of Duty was released 10 years ago, with Call of Duty 2 the first of the series to appear for the Xbox 360, and 2007's Modern Warfare starting the Activison/Infinity Ward gaming Juggernaut in earnest. But as the final Call of Duty game to be released during the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 era, Ghosts is more of a whimper than a … [Read more...]
Duke Nukem Forever Review: 2/10
Duke Nukem Forever took 14 years to arrive between the time it was originally announced in April 1997 by 3D Realms, and was finally released in 2011 by Gearbox Software. It finally put years of message board speculation to rest, for which we'll be grateful, but you have to seriously question whether all the time, effort and money invested by 3D Realms, Gearbox, publishers … [Read more...]
Homefront Review: 6/10
Homefront was released by THQ early in 2011, with a much-publicised script by John Millius, the co-writer of Apocalypse Now and Dirty Harry, and director of Red Dawn. And it's a good time to catch up on the interesting but flawed original as not only is a sequel due shortly, but a lower price point certainly helps to justify trying it. Despite mixed reviews at launch, it … [Read more...]
Gotham City Impostors Review 7/10
If you're bored by Battlefield and letting the Call of Duty go to answerphone, then you might really appreciate Gotham City Impostors, a downloadable FPS game for the Xbox 360, Playstation and PC. It focuses on multiplayer, with just three game modes and a single-player challenge game type, but is potentially all the better for it. The idea behind the game is as simple as it … [Read more...]
Bodycount review – 3/10
Bodycount doesn't just share a name with Ice-T's rap/metal crossover band. Both are based around interesting concepts, and in the case of the game, it's the idea of dropping plot considerations to focus on gameplay. As a spiritual successor to cult last-gen FPS Black, and initially having the eponymous creator Stuart Black as Creative Director until he left last October, … [Read more...]