Game Immersion: Mafia 2 & Red Dead Redemption

Mafia 2 - Oozing Style

A couple of weeks ago I would have told you that Red Dead Redemption was the game of 2010 (So far!). It's beautifully crafted environments and characters had me so totally sold that since it arrived in the shops in May it's been the only game I've kept putting back in my PS3 on a regular basis... so much so that in Multiplayer I am the proud owner of three golden guns. But then … [Read more...]

Do you want originality with your COD?

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2... 'pah its alright. Not nearly the hit that the first title was. A lot of reviewers have likened the single player to a James Bond movie, I don't think it has even that credibility! The original was no Apocalypse Now but it did have a good coherent narrative and knew when to hold back MW2 on the other hand plays like every bad modern action war film … [Read more...]

Return to Little Big Planet & Disability Discrimination in Gaming

Little Big Planet Box Art

I have to admit I was always hooked by the hype surrounding Little Big Planet, in build up to it's release last year I was itching to get my hands on it and I bought it on launch date. When I finally got my hands on it although I thought it was brilliant my interest waned a little at the realisation that i'm not a born platformer and that what I really wanted to do was create … [Read more...]

What We’re Playing: PS3 Shifting Heroes Over Europe

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I've managed to put the brilliance of Batman aside for the week and picked up a copy of Heroes over Europe and Need for Speed Shift. Having decided against the rubber ruddered Stumovik: Birds of Prey I thought i'd give the arcade stylings of Heroes over Europe a go. In contrast to Sturmovik, Heroes is more playable with a controller than a joystick, in-fact I seem to do … [Read more...]