Platformer

Posted on 23 Jul 2010

‘Prince of Persia: The Forgotten...

After the Prince’s cel-shaded and ridiculously easy adventures in 2008’s Prince of Persia, Ubisoft have seemingly abandoned their new direction for the series, opting to revert back to the original Sands of Time trilogy withPrince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands. It may coincide with the release of Jerry Bruckheimer and Disney’s big-budget movie adaptation of The Sands of Time, but it has... Read More »
Posted on 15 Jul 2010

‘Splosion Man’ Review

A few levels into ‘Splosion Man you’ll find a rather large scientist with a particular fondness for doughnuts. Upon picking him up and using him as your own human shield, an original song about doughnuts, and how much everybody loves them, begins to play that could very easily rival the greatness of Portal’s galvanizing hit, Still Alive. This is just one... Read More »
Posted on 15 Jul 2010

‘Little Big Planet: Metal Gear...

This Christmas the nice folks over at Media Molecule – creators of the ridiculously cute LittleBigPlanet – decided to team up with Konami to give us, the fans, a little gift. “What could this be?” You might ask. “Some new character skins?” As is the norm on LittleBigPlanet at the moment. Well… yes, but not only that because they’ve also decided... Read More »
Posted on 15 Jul 2010

‘Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts and...

Banjo and Kazooie have gotten lazy over the years. In their prime they were the top tandem of platforming, but now all they do is lounge around eating junk food, playing video games and getting fat. I suppose in some ways the platforming genre has taken the same lethargic path, and so Rare are looking to crank things up... Read More »
Posted on 17 Jul 2009

Super Mario Galaxy Review

Some people cried foul after the Wii launched without a Mario game. However, after the mediocre reception Super Mario Sunshine received, Shigeru Miyamoto and the team at Nintendo promised to reinvigorate the franchise. Luckily, Nintendo has kept its promise and brought a new Mario game that is completely fresh—whether it be control scheme, musical score or artistic design. The... Read More »