So, basically, this is my reaction when I saw Baldur’s Gate Enhanced Edition available for download on the iPad: “ohboyohboyohboyohboyohboyohboy.” I also can’t help myself with this dig – “gamers” constantly dismiss the iPad as a mobile games device when there’s the 3DS and Vita on the market. Well, guys,…
Read MoreHaving now played two of the four games that Level 5 and various game auteurs threw together for the Guild01 3DS retail release, I am not surprised that the compilation was a hit in Japan. Liberation Maiden was a flawed bit of genius, and Aero Porter is an even more…
Read MoreIgnoring the silly tantrum that many people threw over the ending of the game, Mass Effect 3 is going to go down as one of the generation’s finest games. It’s also a game in a series that people who have stuck exclusively to Nintendo’s hardware have yet to experience. In…
Read MoreOf all the Wii U launch titles, leave it to a little indie developer on the eShop to come up with the most beautiful art style. It’s a pity about the gameplay, then. Unfortunately, Chasing Aurora is just not that interesting. It has a decent local multiplayer mode on a…
Read MoreThe port of Warriors Orochi 3 was a big deal for me with the Wii U. As a port of one of my favourite games of this generation on some shiny new hardware, it was the perfect opportunity to directly compare and contrast to the PS3 game, and get a…
Read MoreOne of the things I love most about a new console is playing games that I would not normally touch. Because I want to play games on the console, but because there are not all that many games available on it, I find my eye being caught by games I…
Read MoreIf nothing else, Compile Heart and Idea Factory cannot be accused of not trying to hit on a killer formula with their games. Whether you like franchises like Hyperdimenson Neptunia or the Agarest War franchise or not, it’s a fact that each game in the series makes substantial changes to…
Read MoreWith the Wii and Wii Sports, Nintendo achieved a remarkable combination of development genius and marketing creativity. In capturing the heart and minds of the general population – including a host of non-traditional gamers, Nintendo’s initial success with the console came almost entirely from that game, and sent the competition…
Read MoreIt’s not every day that a new console is launched. In fact, it’s been years since the last new TV console, the PlayStation 3, hit the market. And with that in mind, we’ve gone all out to be comprehensive with the Digitally Downloaded review of the console. Read on for…
Read MoreSmash Brothers clone? Smash Brothers beater? Work of genius, or just plain hack job? PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale has been a controversial game since it was first announced, as for many it represented a very cynical ploy by Sony to capitalise on a multi-million dollar franchise. As far as I’m…
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