Patrick Kolan
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It might not be enough, of course, to sway players who weren't pulled in the first time around. Frankly, if it didn't interest you then, it might not now either. Of course, they'd be ignoring a trend-setting, rounded and entertaining adventure game. Given the lower price and upped quality of...
That's de Blob 2. It's just a charming and fairly straightforward platformer that wears its all-ages appeal on its kaleidoscopic sleeve. Everything is bubbly and bright and freewheeling – and the gameplay is largely very good. It's also a sometimes frustratingly overprotective experience that points towards its youth appeal –...
The lack of HUD keeps you immersed in the game world, free to enjoy the subtle transitions in colour and design from one region to the next, or to take in the excellent compositions at play during moments of tranquillity. Everything about Price of Persia shares this same calibre of...
Guitar Hero World Tour isn't a gameplay revelation – in fact, Rock Band arguably set the pace this time around in terms of career progression and content compatibility. But there's something undeniably more approachable and mainstream about the Guitar Hero franchise that Rock Band simply can't quite match. Attribute it...
Mostly, however, Umbrella Chronicles does a solid job. It takes repetitive rails-shooting gameplay and retreads a lot of arguably worn locations and Resident Evil territory, but it never feels stale. In fact, a degree of knowledge about the previous games not only helps the choppy storytelling to gel a little...
This is currently the premier shooter on the PS3 - but that's not saying a whole lot right now. It's definitely not breaking fresh ground in any one area, apart from some excellent multiplayer facilities, but in lieu of Killzone 2, we'd take a sequel to Resistance: Fall of Man...