The Duke Boys Fly High
Lost sheep to Shepard! We got ourselves one heck of a great game here on this Xbox platform. Yeehaw!
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Revelations is a Real Treat
Myst IV: Revelation is by far the best title yet in an already stellar lineup. You won’t believe the graphics and sound quality this time.
Election Time Fun
The Political Machine puts you in charge of one of the biggest battles ever: the race for the White House. Lead Kerry, Bush or yourself to victory.
Pandora's box opens
The game that pioneered the popularity of stealth shooters has created another gem, though you have to be a "thinking" gamer to enjoy it.
Adventure Game's Instant Classic
Good and Evil is a lot more good than evil. The game really breaks new ground and easily becomes an instant adventure game classic.
Thirteen is Your Lucky Number
Cel-shading has grown up with the XIII shooter. Prepare to explore a world from inside the pages of a graphic novel.
Do You Uru?
Uru: Ages Beyond Myst is quite simply one of the best puzzle games ever created. You don’t just play Uru, you experience it.
Rocky Wins by Knock-Out
There are few series that ended as terribly as the Rocky series. Bad acting, Sly not even fighting, and a Don King look-alike? Sylvester Stallone said he was thinking of making a Rocky VI, but I don’t know how he could top the crap he showed me in the series’ 5th outing. The series one blunder and my jokes about it aside, the Rocky movies were some pretty good stuff. Though on the surface it looked like just showcases of some intense boxing action, in moments of the movies excellence they could unbelievably raw views of the human spirit at … Continue reading Rocky Wins by Knock-Out
Entomb this sleepy raider
At this point I could make loads of crass "Is that Lara Croft in your pocket or are you pleased to see me?" type gags, but I shall resist. Nevertheless, Lara Croft has clambered and grunted her way onto the small screen, courtesy of Ubi Soft. GBA owners everywhere can rejoice because they’ve got their very own Tomb Raider to slip into bags and the pockets of combat trousers – hoorah! In true Tomb Raider fashion the story is based around some fabricated legend. Lara has an ancient text to decipher, which leads her from Switzerland to South East Asia … Continue reading Entomb this sleepy raider
Snake Meets His Match
It’s no surprise to anyone who has read my reviews and commentaries that I am a huge Metal Gear fan. Something about tactical espionage and stealth infiltration just piques my interest. Nothing is more suspenseful than sneaking up on an unsuspecting guard, where the slightest noise could mean the difference between taking a hostage or being a corpse. Solid Snake may have been the innovator of the stealth genre, but his successors add their own special skills to the mix (the lead character from Thief using shadows to hide in, and Hitman #47 disguising himself as an innocent courier). Last … Continue reading Snake Meets His Match