We were big fans of Dead or Alive 5, both of the Vita and the PlayStation 3/ Xbox 360 versions. So when Team Ninja announced Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate, a few of us were pretty excited. Designated as the definitive Dead or Alive 5 game, Ultimate will bring together new…
Read MoreI was a huge fan of The Splatters when it released on Xbox Live last year, and so was Matt as he scored it a 4 out of 5 in his review of the game. However, The Splatters only released for the Xbox at the time. That is being remedied…
Read MoreGris 2 from Codemasters is set to release in North America on May 28th and on May 31st in Europe. Fans of racing games will no doubt be looking forward to the pretty graphics and different cars, but it is the real world locations and the Live Routes system (giving…
Read MoreI am a big, big fan of the Sacred franchise. Some might say they are mere Diablo clones, but the scale and scope of these games – especially Sacred 2 – makes it easy to lose weeks of time exploring a truly massive world. Throw in a reasonably interesting mythology…
Read MoreThe first Bioshock was a huge hit when it released to excellent sales and reviews. The world of Rapture was wonderfully realised, the city beneath the water a dark, often creepy affair that managed to blend an interesting story with excellent gameplay mechanics, making it stand out from many of…
Read MoreSo, we’re finally going to get a look at this Durango thing that the Internet has been busy spreading rumours about; Microsoft has sent around an email inviting everyone to come look at their next console via a web stream on 22 May. Unlike Sony, Microsoft has picked an awful…
Read MoreWarner Bros. clearly had this game in mind when it acquired Ed Boon’s team at NetherRealm Studios. It must have been a moment of celebration at the publisher’s headquarters when a premier fighting game developer went on the open market; here was after all an opportunity to bring in-house the…
Read MoreI was one of the rare few that enjoyed the original Ninja Gaiden 3. While I understood what put people off the game, there was a dynamism and intensity in the game that I hadn’t experienced before or since. But the game was indeed a critical disaster, and impressively, in…
Read MoreConfession time! This is my first Gears game. I like Japanese games, and it’s really hard to think of a game more alien to the Japanese design sensibilities than this one. This series has always struck me as utterly macho as only American aesthetics can allow and about as elegant…
Read MoreIf you haven’t seen the original Ong Bak film yet, then do yourself a favour and head over to your local video store’s foreign film section. This Thailand martial arts epic stars Tony Jaa, and it’s the kind of no-wires, no stunt-double action work that is so rarely seen in…
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