Richard Walker
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You should never underestimate the ever-enduring appeal of destruction. Especially wanton destruction. That's the best kind, and something that Red Faction: Guerrilla excelled in. Red Faction: Armageddon is ostensibly more of the same, but takes the action beneath the surface of Mars for a more linear story-driven experience, which on...
L.A. Noire
Ever since Columbo asked for “just one more thing”, we've been hooked on sleuthing. Sadly, nothing has ever given us the chance to put our years of watching the glass-eyed master at work on TV to the test, and games that have attempted to weave a murder mystery into their...
Mortal Kombat
Back in the day, Mortal Kombat was the biggest controversy-baiting game of its time, with its graphic fatalities and buckets of blood getting the panties of concerned parties in a bunch over the game's content, despite what now looks like pretty crude visuals. Who knows what they'd make of the...
Portal 2
Who'd have thought that such a simple concept could be so complex and intricate? Portal is like a modern day equivalent of chess, but with a portal gun, no board and no pieces. So, entirely nothing like chess then... There is the similarity of having to think several steps ahead...
Homefront
Hype is a funny thing. Over-hyping a game can lead to high expectations, which are all too often dashed once the final product is seen in the cold light of day. Then again, too little hype can also be damaging, putting a game at a severe disadvantage when it releases,...
Dragon Age II
Let it never be said that BioWare doesn't know how to craft an epic. The developer has taken the science-fiction RPG into the stratosphere with Mass Effect and given The Lord of the Rings a good run for its money in the fantasy stakes with Dragon Age: Origins. While purists...
Fight Night Champion
Is it just us, or does boxing seem slightly tame compared to the increasingly popular sport of Mixed Martial Arts, where blood splattering across the canvas is a regular occurrence? Well, the truth is that for all its no holds barred pummelling, boxing beats MMA in which is the more...
Test Drive Unlimited 2
Everyone's version of paradise is different. For some, it's dressing in rubber and having their nipples hooked up to a car battery. For others, it's sitting in their pants with a Pot Noodle in front of an episode of Jerry Springer. But for the people who inhabit Test Drive Unlimited...
Dead Space 2
Fear is something that's hard-wired into us from an evolutionary standpoint. It heightens the senses, gives us a burst of adrenaline and helps us react to fight or flight situations. So why then, does all of this kick in when we're playing a video game? We're not actually being attacked...
Where do you go after Assassin's Creed II? How can you top a game that took an established formula and expanded it in every conceivable direction? The answer is to expand it even further, adding new mechanics and features, while continuing the same story where it left off. So, anyone...
Vanquish
At first glance, it seems that Vanquish is a little bit in love with Metal Gear Solid; not that they're similar games. Far from it, in fact. But with a gruff-sounding hero in Sam Gideon, channelling the wise-ass gravelly tones of Solid Snake and a button that allows you to...
NBA 2K11
From the very moment you slip NBA 2K11 into the disc tray, you realise that this game is all about one man. The greatest basketball player to have ever walked the Earth and visit Looney Tunes world, the one and only Michael Jordan. Bypassing the usual title screen with menus,...
