True story: Zen Pinball was the game that got me interested in pinball all over again. Where I could take or leave pinball beforehand, after playing Zen Studio’s flagship game and coming to realise the artistry behind developing a compelling pinball experience I am now a big fan of pinball…
Read MoreResident Evil 6 was one of the more controversial games from last year. It disappointed many, and for many others it was a guilty pleasure. So now that we’ve had a while to play it, replay it and think on it, where do we feel it really sat? Read on…
Read MoreI can’t say I’m a huge fan of The Cave. Tim Schafer’s newest work is Tim Schafer through and through, and certainly in terms of presentation it’s a game that’s hard to argue with, but this is one of those rare times with Schafer where the gameplay doesn’t support the…
Read MoreI have to hand it to Ripstone. Despite minimal support for the Vita by the broad market, Ripstone continue to publish high quality games from the platform. Games such as Knytt Underground and Big Sky Infinity have been full-blown PSN titles and played by many; they were PlayStation Plus freebies.…
Read MoreThe iPad has led a bit of a renaissance when it comes to collectible card games (CCGs). The large screen and the ability to display the beautiful art of the cards typically have in Retina-quality HD makes it a natural platform for the genre. Amazingly Magic The Gathering, which dominates…
Read MoreAfter a couple of hours with NBA 2K13 I realised how little I know about basketball. Here in Australia it’s not exactly a sport that people watch on TV. With minimal experience in watching the sport, I haven’t been able to passively pick up the complex strategies and properly understand…
Read MoreThere is one thing I do not like about Japan. Perhaps it’s because I’m from Australia, which is a remarkably big country with a huge amount of space, and so there’s a nice sense of personal space here. Perhaps it’s because I grew up in the country which made it…
Read MoreLast year, I was deeply disappointed by Kingdoms of Amalur. It was a good game, even a great one, but it fell short on the potential that a game developed by the minds of game developer Ken Rolston, storyteller R.A Salvatore, and artist Todd McFarlane. Bringing those three nerd-cool hero…
Read MoreThe PlayStation Vita has an impressive range of free games and applications for people to play around with. Even if you don’t have access to PlayStation Plus, you can count on games like Ecolibrium and applications like the excellent Twitter interface to drain plenty of battery charge. Imaginstruments is the…
Read MoreThe Game Atelier has a habit of making incredibly addictive little games that are essential for anyone who likes fun. Last year it brought Sun Flowers to the PlayStation Vita in a gorgeously HD port complete with trophy support. For a fiver it was easily the best value game on…
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