REVIEW – Mass Effect 2

Mass Effect 2 has been launched to much acclaim and little criticism the question is then, does it live up to the Hype or will you find it a let down

REVIEW – Dragon Age Origins: Return to Ostagar (DLC)

While I enjoyed playing Dragon Age Origins and was looking forward to the Return to Ostagar DLC. I ended up being disappointed as I found the DLC to be short and to lack originality or innovation and to be overpriced at 400 MS Points.

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.

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.

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 [...]

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.

NEWS: Command and Conquer 4 is PC Only

In news that will disappoint fans of Command and Conquer who hoped to play it on the Xbox 360, In the press release announcing its release Electronic Arts have announced that it is for the PC Only

Game Review: Trivial Pursuit

Game Details

Title: Trivial Pursuit
Developer: Electronic Arts
Released (UK): 13/03/2009
Age Rating: 3+
Game Type: Board Games
Multi-player: Up to 4 player local only

Background
An adaptation of the popular board game for the Xbox 360.
Positives
It has 2 new modes including single player, its easy and fun to play and for Gamerscore Whores a relatively easy 1000 points for less than 10 [...]

Game Review: Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box

Game Details

Title: Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box
Developer: Criterion Games
Released (UK): 06/2/2009
Age Rating: 7+
Game Type: Racing (Arcade)
Online Multi-player: Up to 8 players

Background
The Ultimate Box Version of Burnout Paradise is an updated version of last years bestselling arcade racer Burnout Paradise. With it you get all the free DLC that has been released in the past year [...]

Burnout Paradise Party Pack Review (DLC)

The Burnout Paradise Party Pack DLC allows you to run offline “party” games for up to 8 players on your console. These games are short challenges that should last between 30 seconds to 2 minutes per player and are typically along the lines of a specific stunt or getting as many near misses as possible. These games are fun to play by themselves if you dont fancy going into the main game itself. The DLC also gives you two new achievements that are each worth 25 gamerpoints.