‘Borderlands: The Zombie Island...

Zombies, zombies, zombies; they’re everywhere. In our games, our movies, our books; whether they’re the classic slow moving kind, the crazy sprinting kind or even those that aren’t technically zombies, though we all know they really are (you’re not fooling anyone Resi 5). It seems we can’t get enough of the brain-hungry undead, even when they’re becoming about as stale... Read More »

‘R-Type Dimensions’ Review

Your knuckles are bloodied and bruised, there’s broken glass littering the floor; people are screaming, including yourself. Is this the scene of an unfortunate bar fight? No, I‘m afraid not. Because those knuckles are in agonising pain from where you punched the wall in furious anger; and the broken glass covering your room is actually from your expensive HDTV... Read More »

‘Skate 2′ Review

For years the Tony Hawk franchise was the king of skateboarding games. With a plethora of titles spread across every platform available, and no competition in sight, it seemed as though its dominance would keep spreading for years to come. But competition is healthy; developers can no longer sit on their laurels and continue to spew out sequels year after... Read More »

‘Watchmen: The End Is Nigh’...

RORSHACH’S JOURNAL. MARCH 14TH, 2009 Played a game today. Watchmen, they call it. Tie-in for a film, twenty years in the making. Originally a book. I wouldn’t know, no time to read about such gratuitous life/death struggles. Opinion is mixed though. Some say game should not be made, source material does not suit it. Hard to tell, difficult to... Read More »

Battlefield 1943 Review

Another World War II game? Most people grudgingly sigh when they hear “World War II first-person-shooter”.  For all of the great experiences had in games like Call of Duty and Medal of Honor, there have been a slew of horrendous games just trying to cash in on the lucrative formula.  One of the more successful franchises in the shooter... Read More »