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Killer Instinct is an incredible fast paced, technical fighter with plenty of Evo tournament potential and ideal for those looking for a combo-centric challenge to master. For the more casual fighting game player it's hard to master and the basics aren't going to cut it once you come face to...
Ryse: Son of Rome feels a lot like a Call of Duty title in Roman clothing. It's bloodthirsty combat and fast pace gets the adrenaline pumping and the set pieces are bombastic and spectacular. Storming the British coast feels and looks like the D-Day landing but in ancient times, and...
Battlefield 4 on Xbox 360 is a fitting advert for the very real need for a new generation of consoles; developers' ambitions are being restricted by, at this point, frankly antiquated hardware. Visually, it's an eyesore, with overblown lighting effects illuminating the game's plentiful issues with aliasing, screen-tearing and low-resolution...
Deadfall Adventures actually contains some pretty fun ideas, but they’re so heavily buried in the incompetent and unconvincing gameplay that players will never really appreciate how much fun they could be. As it stands, the game isn’t one that we’d recommend at all, especially given how many other puzzlers and...
Call of Duty is once again, Call of Duty. From that sentence alone you’re likely to know whether there’s anything here for you or not. The series has become this behemoth blockbuster that somehow has nearly as many people that despise its existence as it has die-hard fans. To some,...
For the WWE fanatic, WWE 2k14 is a no-brainer. You want to see Hulk Hogan in a modern day Royal Rumble match, defeated by Triple H hitting the Pedigree from nowhere. You want to see insane Hell in A Cell matches. You want tables, you want ladders, you want chairs...
Arkham Origins feels a lot like Arkham City retooled with a new story and the inclusion of a few new gadgets – but that doesn’t really make it any less fun to play. Sure, revisiting locations from past installments can occasionally suck the freshness out of things, and the control...
Black Flag takes you where no Assassin’s Creed game has before, and we’re not just talking about the fact that boats are involved. A true open-world treat that will provide completionists with dozens of hours of gameplay, ACIV is the real deal, not to mention a real shot in the...
FIFA 14 is a potentially superb game that needs a tweak or two to push it close to the heights of sporting greatness. Solid gameplay, so many ways of playing that you’ll probably be confused for days, and that all-important “just one more match” draw that will keep you playing...
NHL 14
NHL 14 is a very, very iterative update to a stellar franchise. While this review sounds somewhat negative, it has to be said that the game as a whole still represents relatively good value to fans of hockey. It’s the only show in town for console players, and that’s not...
Foul Play plays the parts of both comedy and tragedy equally well. Funny, slick, and easy on the eyes, the game sure looks the part, but there’s simply not enough variety to the gameplay. Fun for a quick blast through, but you’ll be thinking about leaving well before the final...
While never a massive franchise, Army of Two was always a solid shooter that had its fair share of die-hard fans. Everything about Devil’s Cartel seems like a giant misstep for the series in every conceivable way, and it’s hard to recommend this game to anyone... If you're a die-hard...
