League of Legends Review

League of Legends is a free online multi-player RTS (real-time strategy). Player are formed into two teams, either a 3v3 or 5v5 depending on the map. You control 1 of (currently as of August 2011) 81 champions and each champion is different in their own way. Different spells, different attributes, different strengths, each champion can contribute to the team in their own way. […]

Avadon, The Black Fortress gives me a Black Mood…

Avadon The Black Fortress by Spiderweb Software, described as the first chapter in an epic RPG saga on the official site is a fairly new top down RPG I have been playing recently. It seems a little concerning that both my last two reviews have been about games with so similar a premise. Really though, there […]

Toy Soldiers: Cold War Review

I will admit, I was not entirely unbiased towards this game to start with. During some previous perusing of the X-Box Live Arcade I had stumbled upon the original Toy Soldiers and had thought “what the hell, it can’t hurt, I’ll give it a go”. Well I can tell you right now, I almost wish […]

Rock of Ages Review

When one of the opening scenes to a game is as follows: a 2D cartoon of gandalf on the bridge of Kazad-Dum shouting “you shall not pass” shortly before being crushed by a bolder with a contented looking face on it, well then you know that it will undoubtedly be one of the strangest games […]

Deus Ex: Human Revolution Review

Deus Ex: Human Revolution. People have been waiting years for this game, pondering what riches it would hold, how good it would be and most importantly how “Deus Ex Like” it would be. I was not one of those people. Don’t get me wrong I have been following the game’s development for a while now […]

Drakensang: Einen Deutsch MMORPG

For those of you confused by the title, “Deutsch” means “German”. And so, while the title may be completely grammatically incorrect in actual German I think it gets across what I was trying to say. I realise it’s not a particularly inspired title but then I think it’s unusual enough when you think about it. After all, how many other […]

From Dust: Just a god game or the god of games?

From the moment you begin, From Dust strikes as an increadably well devised and expertly polished game. Acting the part of a god you pick up powers throughout the game which amplify and enhance your ability to change the landscape. These vary from being able to ‘jellify water’ so as to re-enact the biblical parting […]

Prelude of the Chambered

Ludum Dare: A competition that sees hundreds of game enthusiasts, from hobbyists to professional game developers and everywhere inbetween, get together for a weekend to create…you guessed it… games. This year the theme was ‘escape’, so the 48 hours between the 19th and the 22nd of August saw hundreds of game makers metaphorically battle it […]

Space Pirates and Zombies: Epic name, average game

When you’re asked to review a game called ‘Space Pirates and Zombies’ you can’t help but get a little excited. I mean, Space Pirates are awesome enough alone without adding the additional ‘wow factor’ of zombies. Unfortunately not even the addition of ninja sharks with lasers attached riding the bear cavalry into a black hole […]

Bastion Review

I waited until I had completed Bastion before giving you my thoughts. Not because I was undecided on it but rather I absolutely loved the game. I don’t want to spoil it though. I can’t. It is just a delight to play, to uncover the world yourself and engulf yourself in the story.