Costume Quest Review
Costume Quest is a new game developed by Double Fine. It takes place on Halloween night and you take the role of one of the two twins Reynold or Wren. Soon enough the twin you did not choose to play as will get kidnapped by monsters and your mission is to rescue your sibling. The environments are really nice and simple. Every level is nicely decorated with a Halloween theme and really sets the moo...[Read More]
Enslaved: Odyssey To The West – Review
Let me start by saying this, if you have ever played Uncharted or even the newest Castlevania game, then Enslaved is probably going to feel instantly familiar. It’s a platforming adventure with a dose of action served up for good measure.
GameManx Podcast Episode 108: Fallout New Vegas Edition
Fallout New Vegas, Vanquish, Kirby’s Epic Yarn, Enslaved, Super Costume Quest, Super Meat Boy, Castlevania. Also Uncharted 3 news, PlayStation Move shooting game bits and more including better sound quality!
Claptrap’s New Robot Revolution DLC Review
Finally a DLC pack that continues the story of the retail game. Claptrap’s New Robot Revolution continues where Borderlands left off. Interplanetary Ninja Assassin Claptrap was activated by Hyperion Corporation but things didn’t go according to plan and a revolution was started. When I first started playing Borderlands I thought the Claptraps were great characters, friendly, funny and always...[Read More]
Castlevania Lords of Shadow Review
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow is an 3D action-adventure game developed by MercurySteam and Kojima Productions and published by Konami. Lords of Shadow is a reboot of the Castlevania franchise. This game departs from the often called “Metroidvania” style that places the player in a large “Metroid” like castle environment/maze that must be traversed and backtracked through. In...[Read More]
Sonic The Hedgehog 4: Episode 1 Review
Is this the Sonic game we have all been waiting for? Read on to find out. After years of lacklustre 3D Sonic games, Sega has finally returned to the Hedgehogs roots and returned with Sonic 4, the first in a series of downloadable games that return Sonic to his his stunning 2D side-scrolling form.
Halo Reach Review
Halo Reach is said to be the final Halo game to be made by Bungie. In this Bungie has surely left the series on a high note. The game has improved on every aspect lacking in previous Halo titles. Specifically Graphics, story, online multiplayer and campaign modes have all been noticeably improved in this Halo game.
Prince of Persia HD 3D Trilogy – European Exclusive
The long rumoured HD ports of the Prince of Persia were officially announced today.
Red Dead Redemption Undead Nightmare Pack First Screenshots
Here are the details regarding the upcoming Red Dead Redemption Undead Nightmare Pack. Click images for hi-res versions. Unleashed upon the world of Red Dead Redemption, the Undead Nightmare Pack will feature an entirely new mostly single-player campaign that follows John Marston as he tries to find a cure for the highly infectious zombie plague that has spread across the frontier.
New Devil May Cry Announced. Titled ‘DmC’
The announcements from the Tokyo Game Show have begun and one of the biggest has been the showing of the new Devil May Cry game.
ICO / Shadow of the Colossus Coming to PS3?
Apparently Walmart spilled the beans and has listed the ICO / Shadow of the Colossus HD remix style disc package on its website. I guess this may have been an intended announcement for Sony’s Tokyo Game Show events this year but oh well. The above video is Shadow of the Colossus rendered with the pcsx2 Playstation 2 emulator and captured in 1080p HD. Looks great as a possible taste of what t...[Read More]
Impressions: Spiderman Shattered Dimensions
Played a good two hours of Spiderman Shattered Dimensions. I have been a huge fan of Spiderman for many years going back to my old days collecting comics. I even still have the first comic with the black costume sealed away in storage. In any case as a fan of the franchise I can say that yes, the game does give many nods to the history of the franchise. Fans that know Spiderman will enjoy those no...[Read More]