Everybody loves a good "Whodunnit?" and Heavy Rain is a classic example of the genre, the question is: who is the Origami Killer? That will be answered in the next few tense, dramatic and twisty hours when you play Heavy Rain, the game created by Quantic Dreams - the same designers as the similarly styled Fahrenheit game. Essentially Heavy Rain is a rather fancy point and click game like the Broken Sword series on the PSX but with much mor...
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"Children have you ever met the bogeyman before...?" goes the loading song to one level of BioShock 2 and its delightfully sums up the premise behind BioShock 2. You play as a Big Daddy, the foreboding silent monoliths of the original and with that master stroke the game is turned on its head. If you claim to be a gamer and have not played BioShock then my question would be "Why not!!?" BioShock is a well deserved and well acclaimed Game o...
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When you design a game around a classic piece of fourteenth century literature that is considered by many scholars to be one of the finest examples of medieval Christian allegory examining how the world then saw the effect of sin on the soul I think it is important that accuracy and proper deference to Dante’s epic visionary work be given prominence… Or we can just kill things! The real Dante’s Inferno is part of a poem called The...
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Every now and then there is a game that comes in the mail that I know is going to be good. From the moment I boot up the console and watch through the credits I know that this is a game that will dominate my next few days or weeks until I finish it. It will capture my attention like few other games and will be my reason for turning on the telly. I’ll obsess over it, meditate on its intricacies, feel the surge of blood lust at its combative mome...
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Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time is the latest game in the Ratchet franchise and if taken as a game on its own, independent of the previous games then the overwhelming opinion of it would be extremely high. But I can’t judge Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time on its own, it has a pedigree to live up to. An expectation from gamers, like myself, that have played and loved earlier Ratchet adventures in years gone by. Itâ...
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Game of the Year: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves – PS3 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 – PS3, Xbox 360, PC Borderlands – PS3, Xbox 360, PC Batman: Arkham Asylum – PS3, Xbox 360 ( Blame the Joker plus more to do than Uncharted 2) Aion: Tower of Eternity – PC Killzone 2 – PS3 Best Gratuitously Violent Game of the Year: Borderlands – PS3, Xbox 360, PC Left 4 Dead 2 – Xbox 360, PC  (The perfect zombie game) Ma...
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Ubisoft is one fine maker of video games, what they do they do very very well and Assassin’s Creed 2 only enhances their reputation has one of the world’s premier developers and publishers of video games. If you played the original Assassin’s Creed, and let’s be honest why wouldn’t you if you could have, then you will know that it’s a gorgeous spectacle and a real triumph in, at the very least, graphical quality and artwork. ...
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Borderlands is good. Borderlands is very good. Borderlands is so good that it's kept me away from "Game of the Year" Uncharted 2 for over two weeks. And it's not like Uncharted 2 is a poor game, it's not, but Borderlands (and let's keep this between you and me), Borderlands is better. Borrowing a large chunk from last year's "Game of the Year" Fallout 3 but making it an easier but no less compelling thrill ride of a game, Borderlands is...
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Halo 3: ODST or Halo 3: Orbital Drop Shock Troopers may be a bit of a mouthful to say; both the short and long versions do not exactly flow off the tongue but any awkwardness that’s in the game’s title does not reflect on the game itself as Bungie deliver a game that to be frank is a heck of a lot more fun to play than Halo 3 in my opinion. Originally called Halo 3: Recon, ODST is a free roaming shooter that brings all the beloved elem...
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BIOWARE ANNOUNCES MASS EFFECT 2 COLLECTORS’ EDITION Special Edition Includes Exclusive Armor and Weapons, Comic Book, and Bonus Content Auckland, NZ (November 6, 2009) – Recruit your crew and fight for the lost! Leading video game developer BioWare™, a division of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) today announced that the internationally acclaimed Shooter RPG Mass Effect™ 2 will also be released as a Collectors’ Edition...
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