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REVIEW – South Park Lets Go Tower Defense Play (XBLA)
I have to confess to rather liking the South Park TV series, despite it often being offensive, blasphemous and crude and there are a few episodes that I just cant watch all the way through because of these aspects. There are times however when the show is hilarious and after a few minutes of playing the game, its clear that the creators of the TV series have had a big hand in the game, when the first group of enemies are revealed to be the Ginger Kids, and as watchers of South Park know, according to Cartman Ginger Kids have no souls!
REVIEW – Puzzle Bobble Live! (XBLA)
The original Puzzle Bobble (Bust a Move in the US & Canada) is now over 15 years old having been originally released in June 1994 and is generally regarded as a classic puzzle game. The question is does Puzzle Bobble still have what it takes to compete with the likes of Peggle and Zuma?
Review – Tales of Monkey Island: Chapter 3 Lair of the Leviathan [PC]
An episode of Tales of Monkey Island with a big skull shaped dollop of extra evil, Mwahahahaha!
Review – Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2
I enjoyed the first Marvel Ultimate Alliance game, and before playing the sequel had fairly high expectations. Unfortunately I found myself being slightly disappointed by the sequel, which I found to be a bit of a missed opportunity given the source material.
Halo 3: ODST Review
While there has been some fuss made over Halo 3: ODST being released as a full price game (though it is cheaper than most games in the UK typically selling at £35 vs £40-£50) following the initialannouncement that this would be an expansion to Halo 3 and not a full fledged game in its own right. After playing the game though I was more than satisfied with Halo 3: ODST as a full price title, though there is at least one major flaw in the game.
REVIEW – Mass Effect: Pinnacle Station (DLC)
My first impression was one of surprise, not at the content of the DLC but the fact it appeared on the marketplace with no fanfare or official announcement, though its existence has been known about for a while. I also had fairly low expectations of the DLC given its discription as a “fight club” style station.
Tales of Monkey Island – The Siege of Spinner Cay
When we last saw are intrepid hero Guybrush Threepwood he was being held at swordpoint by a mysterious female, who is soon revealed to be the infamous pirate Hunter Morgan Le Flay, who turns out to be a fairly attractive lady and a bit of a fan of Guybrush Threepwood, but that doesn’t stop her from trying to take his hand.
REVIEW – Splosion Man (XBLA)
I was impressed by Twisted Pixel’s first game The Maw which was a graphically gorgeous game, if a little too easy and short, and so had reasonable high levels of there latest offering Splosion Man. I am glad to say that I was not disappointed with the same graphics engine being used as in The Maw, but now in a easy to play but difficult to master side-scrolling shooter.
REVIEW – Fallout 3: Mothership Zeta (DLC)
Mothership Zeta is the fifth and for now final piece of downloadable content for Fallout 3, and in terms of the story is probably the best of the five, though Broken Steel remains the best value for money. Mothership Zeta has you abducted by aliens and experimented upon, and you then have to work out how to escape from the ship, and are initially limited to your fists and cellmate for help, though you do quickly get your equipment back.
REVIEW – Burnout Paradise: Big Surf Island (DLC)
As the name of the DLC suggests Big Surf Island adds a new area to the Paradise city map. The new area while relatively small is quite “compact” featuring lots of new jumps, destructibles and races. There are also several new cars to unlock, 4 of which are “toy versions” of cars previously released in the Legendary cars pack.
