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.

REVIEW – Star Ocean: The Last Hope

I am a fan of Role Playing Games, and enjoy the story driven action that the best of them offer. Star Ocean is made by Tri Ace who also worked on Infinite Undiscovery and uses the same engine, and in many ways is a satisfying game that will keep fans of JRPGs happy for hours. Unfortunately it suffers from a few flaws that will prevent it from being thought of as a classic RPG.

REVIEW: The Secret of Monkey Island Special Edition (XBLA)

I am a long time fan of the Monkey Island series and have played and completed all of the games released so far, including the recently released first episode of Tales of Monkey Island. So when I heard at E3 that the first game was getting a makeover and re-release on XBLA I was quite excited about the news and as this review shows have bought and completed it. The Question is then, how does The Secret of Monkey Island hold up after 19 years?

3 Suggestions on Improving Xbox Live Multiplayer

While I am for the most part very happy with the quality of the service I receive over Xbox Live, I do feel that there is still potential to improve the service and here in no particular order are 3 suggestions that I feel could improve the multiplayer experience over Xbox Live Number 1: Get [...]

NEWS: Coral Sea Unlocked on Battlefield 1943

While 43 million kills seemed a daunting target, dedicated Xbox 360 owners reached the target in 4 days. This then unlocked the new air superiority game mode on the Coral Sea Map. A big shout out goes to jkasapi who according to EA registered the 43 millionth kill, the only questions left are how long [...]

NEWS: “1 vs 100″ – Extended Play Impressions

Following on from last Fridays initial “proper” installment of 1 vs 100 covered here, the extended play sessions of the 1 vs 100 Beta have just begun for people in the UK and Europe.

Extended play differs in a number of ways from the standard game. Firstly each “installment” lasts around 30 minutes with a few short breaks, opposed to the “full game” which seems to last for a couple of hours. Secondly as far as I am aware there will be no prizes on offer, though taking part will increase your chances of being picked in the mob or as the one in the main game.

REVIEW – Battlefield 1943 (XBLA)

I have to confess to not being the biggest fan of first person shooters as I tend to die fairly quickly and often. So it was with a bit of trepidation that I started playing Battlefield 1943. I quickly found out that my trepidation was not warrented as the game is easy and enjoyable to play and offers a suprising amount of depth for an XBLA title.

The first thing to note is that the game is quite limites as it is just one multiplayer mode (12 v 12, Conquest) and limited to 3 maps (4 once coral sea is unlocked later this week). There are only 2 factions and 3 soldier classes, but despite this the game feels immensely varied and is one of those rare games you can either dip into quickly or play for hours.