Now this is good fun. Chillingo, and developer MachineWorks’ iPad adaptation of the Painkiller formula sacrifices little in the transition from keyboard & mouse/ controller transition to virtual controls, and leaves us with a game that successfully channels Doom or Quake into an action-heavy gothic masterpiece. Splatter There’s nothing intelligent…
Read MoreWhen someone says ‘real time strategy,’ people will first think of Starcraft. Then (especially if they’ve been playing games for a while), they might think of Command and Conquer. The really hardcore gamers might then also picture the likes of the Total War series or even RUSE. What they’re probably…
Read MoreWhen someone says ‘real time strategy,’ people will first think of Starcraft. Then (especially if they’ve been playing games for a while), they might think of Command and Conquer. The really hardcore gamers might then also picture the likes of the Total War series or even RUSE. What they’re probably…
Read MoreIn 1988, a little development company, called Quest Corporation, was formed in Japan. In 1993 it released Ogre Battle: March of the Black Queen on the Super Nintendo, and one of the greatest tactical RPG series’ was born. Ogre Battle is a real time strategy game with some RPG elements,…
Read MoreIn 1988, a little development company, called Quest Corporation, was formed in Japan. In 1993 it released Ogre Battle: March of the Black Queen on the Super Nintendo, and one of the greatest tactical RPG series’ was born. Ogre Battle is a real time strategy game with some RPG elements,…
Read MoreThe original Sonic the Hedgehog is, quite rightly, a genuine classic. The speedy little blue hedgehog’s breakthrough release has since been released in just about every classic compilation on every console Sega could think of, including – now – the PlayStation Network. That’s a big problem, and Sonic is not…
Read MoreThe original Sonic the Hedgehog is, quite rightly, a genuine classic. The speedy little blue hedgehog’s breakthrough release has since been released in just about every classic compilation on every console Sega could think of, including – now – the PlayStation Network. That’s a big problem, and Sonic is not…
Read MoreAlien Breed: Descent does nothing new. It’s a direct sequel to the two previous Alien Breed games, with the same gameplay, the same visuals, the same settings, the same gameplay modes and the same flaws. Given that between the three of them, Team 17 is asking people to pay the…
Read MoreAlien Breed: Descent does nothing new. It’s a direct sequel to the two previous Alien Breed games, with the same gameplay, the same visuals, the same settings, the same gameplay modes and the same flaws. Given that between the three of them, Team 17 is asking people to pay the…
Read MoreFinal Fantasy is such a classic, and has been remade and ported to so many different formats over the years that, when Square Enix announced it was making it available on the PSN, I wondered whether anyone would care. Then I downloaded it and realised why the game keeps showing…
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