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Definitive editions of games are becoming more and more prominent these days. The latest game to receive this treatment is Sleeping Dogs, which hits retail today (at time of publishing). At the development helm is Vancouver based United Front games who are also responsible for the excellent Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition on Xbox One. We loved Sleeping Dogs when it first came out in August of 2012 on the last round of consoles. So the big question is will this love carry over into 2014 with merely a fresh coat of paint? Well, not quite.
While Gran Turismo may have pioneered the sim-racing on consoles, the genre has come along way since the original GT debuted on the *gasp* original PlayStation. Ever since its main competition Forza entered the fray the GT series has seemed, to me, to be a step behind especially with its lengthy delays for it to appear in full and proper form on the PS3. With the next-gen upon us, and games like Forza 5 available, scoring GT6 has its difficulties. Comparisons are inevitable despite the cross-generational gap. Despite the PS4’s excellent sales numbers there is still massive install base of PS3’s out there. I don’t yet have a PS4 in my house (I will though when my wife isn’t looking) so it is nice to see the PS3 get support like this. For race fans who still use the PS3 as their primary gaming console you are not going to want to miss this one.
As the current generation of consoles winds down and my focus begins to shift towards the next-generation I find myself trying to finish off many games that, for whatever reason, I hadn’t gotten around to playing or finishing. Puppeteer wasn’t on that list, but boy am I glad I had the chance to play this original and engaging game that was released by Sony Computer Entertainment.
Being the zenith of the motorsports racing world, F1 sports the highest performing and most complex race cars in the world while putting race drivers under conditions where they must endure forces of over 4.5G’s. Understanding the sport’s extreme technical nature can be a daunting task. One of Codemasters Racing’s goals with this year’s F1 game was to make it more accessible. Accessibility is not always a term I like to hear when it comes to games, especially when it is a game I am a fan of. Can F1 2012 please the hardcore fans of the sport, improve upon last year’s game (which we loved), and appeal to a wider audience? That’s no easy feat but F1 2012 just happens to pull it off.
By now I think everyone has heard of Minecraft. You have probably seen the amazing things people have done in this game during your virtual travels online. While Minecraft has always interested me I had never played the game before this review. When our Editor-In-Chief phoned me last Friday and told me that he was putting me on review duty for this game I couldn’t have been happier. Minecraft almost defies description while being one of the more compelling games I’ve played recently.
Binary Domain may look like your standard, futuristic shoot ‘em up but it comes with two distinct features that Sega hopes will set it apart from other shooters. A little bit Blade Runner, a little bit Terminator, Binary Domain’s game play underwhelms but if you are looking for an interesting and engaging story, you may want to want to check this one out.
We heaped high praise on F1 2011 when we first reviewed it for the Xbox 360 back in September. Since then the 2011 F1 season has long subsequently finished and we are just weeks away from the beginning of the 2012 schedule. This hasn’t stopped Codemasters from bringing F1 2011 to the Sony’s handheld arena alongside the launch of the Vita though. And you know what? It stands up pretty well to its console brethren.
Dead Rising 2: Off The Record comes just over one year after the first Dead Rising 2. I didn’t play the original Dead Rising 2 myself. So what’s this new game all about? Well folks, character favorite Frank West from the original Dead Rising game returns. Off The Record is essentially a retelling of Dead Rising 2 with Frank West as the main character this time around. So, is this reason enough to pick this one up?