Review: 4 Elements (Nintendo DS)
The latest puzzler to hit the Nintendo DS will bring out the wizard in you: eyes keen and stylus swift as you match the eldritch symbols, with pondering strokes of the chin in between. (...)
Review: Fallout 3 New Vegas (Xbox 360)
Having invested a hefty number of hours in Fallout 3, Bethesda Studios' franchise reboot, genre fans are in schedule-clearing mood for its sequel of sorts, New Vegas. Can Obsidian, members of which worked on the first two titles, leave its mark on the franchise? (...)
Review: Ship Simulator Extremes (PC)
A past fan of flight simulators games, Grant Reid was "hand-picked" to test this boat sim. Unfortunately, it was more 'all abhorred' than 'all aboard'. (...)
Review: Crackdown 2 (Xbox 360)
Story, visuals, controls: criticisms of the first game are levelled at its successor but an increased sense of childish fun make up for some deficiencies. (...)
Review: Big Beach Sports 2 (Wii)
With long school holidays just around the corner, a game that promises to keep the little darlings amused when the weather refuses to play ball could be money well spent. Unfortunately, this beach-themed offering from THQ's value range is more Bognor than Bondi. (...)
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Review: UFC Undisputed 2010 (Xbox 360)
Qualms about online matchmaking and career blandness persist from the first game, but hand the second controller to a friend and this title becomes a consummate couch-filler. (...)
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Review: Alan Wake (Xbox 360)
A deep action thriller that wears Poe and Twin Peaks influences on its sleeve, yet fails to resolve them in a satisfying manner. (...)
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Review: Silent Hunter 5 (PC)
Persistent design problems come close to scuttling a gripping tale of cat and mouse. (...)
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Review: Metro 2033 (Xbox 360)
Innovative touches mark this title out from the crowd, but a difficulty imbalance mars what is otherwise an enjoyable single-player experience. (...)
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Review: Afro Samurai (PS3)
Despite a slightly shallow nature, six-plus hours of kaleidoscopic action make Atari's new release worthy of a week's rental. (...)
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Review: Fallout 3 (Xbox 360)
Bethesda Studios' new RPG may have its weaknesses, but it all adds up to a flawed masterpiece we're happy to class as a "must-buy". (...)
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