The Newb Review
11Mar/105

Amazon store bargains!

  • If you were not aware, we have a little Amazon store here at Newbreview.com (link at the top of the page) which we use to try and raise a little cash that we can put toward prize giveaways and so on.  Good old Mightyles has been scouring the store to find some real bargains that you might be interested in.  Check out these prices and if you want to help support the site, click the links below and spend a few quid in the store. 
11Mar/101

Review: GT Racing: Motor Academy

Game: GT Racing Motor Academy
Platform: iPhone/iPod Touch
Developer: Gameloft
Publisher: Gameloft

In the interest of fairness, it is worth noting that I have never been a fan of driving games. Or perhaps I should say, I've never been a fan of “realistic” driving games. More often than not this genre of game is all about finesse and care, not slamming in to your opponents and causing them to spin out of control (which is always my preferred method of winning a race). The last time I tried playing a “realistic” driving game was Metropolis Street Racer for the Sega Dreamcast, and I managed to last about four races before I found that I lacked the skill to progress any further. So what exactly do I make of his portable version of a genre I have no love for? Read on to find out...

10Mar/101

Review: Heavy Rain

Heavy Rain box artGame: Heavy Rain
Format:
PS3
Developer:
Quantic Dream
Publisher:
Sony Computer Entertainment

*This review of Heavy Rain does NOT contain any spoilers*

Heavy Rain as swept across the globe! No silly, I'm not talking about the weather, I'm talking about Quantic Dream's latest PS3 offering, Heavy Rain. A game which is as impossible to review as it is groundbreaking. It's near impossible to review because not only is it extremely hard to talk about this game without revealing any spoilers (whilst also trying to avoid sounding like a pretentious d*ck) it's also nigh impossible because well, you could say Heavy Rain isn't really a game at all.

Sure, it's sold in games stores and it comes on a blu-ray disc, but Heavy Rain is much more than a game. This is an experience, and it's one that will stay with you for the rest of your gaming lives...

9Mar/100

Borderlands Bargain: £14.99 PS3

If you've not jumped on to the Borderlands bandwagon, then you might want to do so quickly. Amazon have a massive bargain on the PS3 version - just £14.99. If you want to help support this site, then click on the link here and pick up this great game at a fantastic price.

9Mar/101

Retro Fix: Pokemon Yellow

1999 was a golden year for handheld gaming. With the truly astronomical success of the original Pokémon titles for the Gameboy the previous year, an enhanced version was released to tie-in elements of the animé series, and Pokémon Yellow was born.

Whilst the popularity of Pokémon has certainly dwindled in recent years, in the Western world at least, The Newb Review thought we’d send out tom01255 to take you, our beloved readers, on a trip down memory lane and try to explain just why Pokémon Yellow was so great.

8Mar/100

Gamerdork’s Home Invasion

Our friends at Gamerdork.net are planning something to spice up Playstation Home!  Why not get on board with what will probably be the most fun to happen in home since . . .well . . ever.  For more info, go here: http://gamerdork.net/?p=4882

8Mar/101

DLC Review: Assassin’s Creed 2 – The Battle of Forli & Bonfire of the Vanities

AC2 DLC Box Art

Game: Assassin's Creed 2: The Battle of Forli & Bonfire of the Vanities & Secret Locations
Format: 360, PS3
Developer: Ubisoft Montreal
Publisher: Ubisoft

The Newb Review has something of a love/hate relationship with Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed series. We weren't the only ones who, to put it quite mildly, didn't like the first instalment (for the full review click here) as despite huge sales, every games critic under the sun gave it the good, hard bashing it rightfully deserved.

It was to our surprise then that last year Assassin's Creed 2 released and not only did it garner huge sales, but this time it was good. Very, VERY good in fact, a gargantuan improvement on its predecessor and subsequently it ended up being Crofterz personal vote for game of the year (although he was outvoted for The Newb Review Game of The Year Award, by about a quadrillion to one).

6Mar/102

Checkmate Arcade 88 – Swiss Cheese Armor

Checkmate ArcadeJason answers the question, “What would you do for love?” by playing Heavy Rain. Steven puts on his swiss cheese armor in BioShock 2 and checks out the new Resident Evil 5 dlc, Lost in Nightmares. But that's not all order this episode today and receive the games coming soon for March and a heaping helping of news.

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5Mar/100

DLC Review: Borderlands: The Secret Armory Of General Knoxx

Game: Borderlands: The Secret Armory of General Knoxx
Format: Xbox 360
Developer: Gearbox Software
Publisher: 2K Games

The Newb Review Game of the Year nominee Borderlands received it's third piece of downloadable content last week, and to cut to the chase, it is brilliant. After the shambolic mess that is Mad Moxxi's Underdome Riot which cut out all of the fun aspects of Borderlands: exploration of vibrant open areas, looting, and levelling up, we are treated to a lengthy new campaign, complete with expansive environments, new enemies, new weapons, and a further 11 experience levels to unlock.

Taking place directly after the events of the main game story, your character is contacted by Athena, an assassin who has recently quit working for the Crimson Lance and asks for your help bringing them down. Summoning you to T-Bone Junction, an entirely new town that you can access from any fast travel station, you are tasked with destroying the last stronghold of the Crimson Lance, in particular the titular Armory of General Knoxx.

4Mar/100

Thoroughly Underrated Games You Probably Should Play – 3. Ninjatown

Hello and welcome to the third edition of Thoroughly Underrated Games You Probably Should Play; a series of articles in which we attempt to transform you mindless drones into cultured, well informed gamers by introducing you to some under-appreciated gaming goodness. This time we bring to you a lovely little tower defence game (they are mostly rubbish but stick with this, this one is really good!) for the Nintendo DS. Take it away Crofterz.