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Ranking the 3D Sonic games

June 27, 2012

Opinion/Sonic Adventure/Sonic Adventure 2/Sonic Generations/Sonic the Hedgehog/Top 10

This past weekend, the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise turned 21. In other words, Sonic is now officially considered a man in many countries. What better way to celebrate one’s journey to manhood than to rank his accomplishments?Rather than his obvious 2D highs, we’ll be ranking the more controversial half of…

Review: Air Conflicts: Secret Wars (PS3)

June 27, 2012

Air Combat/Air Conflicts/military shooter/PS3/PSN/Reviews

It’s taken me a while, but I’ve realised this generation that I like military flight simulators – moreso than the FPS genre. From the arcade thrills of the rather brilliant Ace Combat on the 3DS through to the intelligent, explosive action of Birds of Steel, the freedom of movement from…

Retro Review: Tomba! (PSN)

June 27, 2012

PSN/psone classics/Retro/Reviews/Tomba

MonkeyPaw has been bringing various PlayStation One titles to the PlayStation Network for a while now. We first started covering these games a year ago, with the likes of Yakiniku Bugyou and Rapid Angel, but now the big kahuna is here. Yes, the publisher’s most requested game, Tomba!, has finally…

Mass Effect Extended Cut released today

June 27, 2012

BioWare/EA/Extended Cut/mass effect 3/origin/PC/PS3/shepard/Xbox 360

Here’s a reminder for all you unhappy Mass Effect fans out there- the ‘extended ending’ has officially been released.Much was made out of the end sequence to EA and BioWare’s Mass Effect trilogy capper. However you personally felt about it, now there’s an official revised ending to the saga. But…

Interview: On why the Apple App store drove an Aussie indie out of business

June 27, 2012

Interview/iOS/Paul Turbett/sad news/Star Hammer Tactics

Aussie developer, Paul Turbutt, had a great little game on his hands with Star Hammer Tactics: a fun little strategy game that was a bit of a critical hit on the PlayStation Minis service. Then he released the game on the Apple App Store. Now he designs mining software for…

review-goooooal-europa-2012-dsiware

June 27, 2012

board game/DSiWare/Goooooal Europa 2012/Nintendo 3DS/Nintendo DS/Reviews/Sports

All across Europe, Euro 2012 will be on the minds of many people right now. With 16 different nations competing to become European Football champions, it’s one of the biggest sporting events of the year across the continent. So it’s no surprise to see Cinemax try and tie in “Goooooal…

Star Wars The Old Republic get some Allies

June 26, 2012

BioWare/EA/PC/star wars the old republic/update

The newest free expansion for Star Wars MMO The Old Republic went live today. Allies brings more Legacy enhancements, PvP rankings, and Adaptive Gear to the game. Star Wars: The Old Republic went live at the end of last year and has actually carved out a pretty nice little niche…

Review: Magic the Gathering: Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 (iPad)

June 26, 2012

card game/CCG/iPad/MAgic 2013/Magic the Gathering/Reviews

Magic The Gathering is a game I’ve long felt belonged on the iPad. After all, the physical card game is so popular precisely because it is portable – anywhere becomes an impromptu battle of the minds with this game, and unlike a game like chess, it’s easy to pack away…

Finally: A 3DS game that brought me tears of happiness

June 26, 2012

Final Fantasy/Hooray/Nintendo 3DS/Theatrhythm

Well, it took a while, but the 3DS has finally produced that magical moment that literally had me in tears. I can’t believe it took so long for Square Enix to realise the raw power of the Final Fantasy music and turn it into a rhythm game. The demo of…

three-great-alternatives-to-farmville

June 26, 2012

casual games/Farmville/Peter Rabbit/Pocket Planes/Snoopy

If there is one legacy Zynga will have at the end of days, it’s Farmville. The little Facebook game of hoarding virtual stuff has spawned literally hundreds of imitators. They all follow much the same formula – use virtual currency to “buy” something, wait a set period of time for…

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