The God of War series is one of the jewels in Sony's first-party crown. The previous two games were the pinnacle of action games of the previous generation. A perfect blend of puzzle-solving and button-bashing with a heady blend of ultra violence and fan-boy pleasing nudity thrown in for good measure. Sony has been teasing God of War 3 for years, a game to pin the hopes and dreams of Sony's flagship console on, a game that would define this gener...
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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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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. It�...
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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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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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Uncharted 2: Among Thieves is the much anticipated much longed for sequel to probably or at least arguably the best game on the PS3 “Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune.” That mantel will now be passed onto its sequel…without a doubt. You may not own a PS3 or you are more of a 360 fan but I beg you…nay I implore you to just play for five minutes of Uncharted 2 and you will realise that nothing will ever be the same again. More than any...
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Welcome Caped Crusader fans to the freak show that is Batman Arkham Asylum you are in for a treat of the most macabre and darkly twisted kind. If you are a watcher or a fan of Batman: The Animated Series you will be thrilled to know that both Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill, who play Batman and the Joker respectively are the voices of the two central characters. What that means is we get the best ever Joker portrayal possible from a living actor....
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