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Thief
Thief is far from the grand return to the franchise fan were hoping for, but the stealthy heart of Thief: The Dark Project is still there. The majority of fans might not be completely happy with it, but a new audience will undoubtedly get a good taste of the classic...
There’s an excellent undercurrent to Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2. The combat, ability unlocking memory sequences, Dracula’s magnificent castle, 360 degree camera control, and the creative bosses. But a story that’s slow to get going and struggles to hold your attention, a generic modern city, out of place stealth, and...
Fans of the show should be going after The Stick of Truth without even thinking twice. Gamers who fancy a diversion from the super-serious RPGs and shooters that fill the shelves at the moment would be well advised to give it a spin, too. Obsidian have done extremely well under...
Max: The Curse of Brotherhood, while looking like a kids game, is anything but. The cartoon graphics may be enticing enough for kids to try, but the steep difficulty curve may be too much for them. However, underneath the cutesy disguise is a clever and surprisingly entertaining little game. Curse...
Need for Speed: Rivals is a terrific entry in the series, taking the strongest elements of its predecessors to build something familiar but with its sights clearly on the future with regards to online integration. The lighting and weather effects look fantastic thanks to the next generation hardware and the...
Powerstar Golf is a game that’s unpolished in places, but also superbly fun and dangerously addictive at times. Mastering the game will take a fair amount of time, and there’s no doubt in our minds that what you get is easily worth the asking price. Well worth a spin.
Standing in a mankini, wearing a Blanka mask and wielding a phallic-shaped flamethrower with the propane tanks attached like testicles, Dead Rising 3 well and truly brings the ridiculous whilst delivering a semi-serious narrative to the zombie slaughtering. It's utterly crazy and equally fun and with its improved visuals, increased...
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,...
