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Medal of Honor Multiplayer Beta Impressions
We’ve had Call of Duty’s Modern Warfare 2 (and we await Black Ops with interest), and Battlefield’s Bad Company 2, but the latest entrant into the popular and profitable, real-world theatre-of-war FPS market comes with an equally long and proud history (thank you so much Mr Spielberg!). Yes, Medal of Honor is back!
Many rumours, concerns, whispers, hopes & fears have been voiced, but where is the title now? What do we know about the game and where it’s headed before its release in October?
Thu, July 29 2010 » PC, Previews » 2 Comments
Thoroughly Underrated Games You Probably Should Play – 6. Viva Piñata Trouble in Paradise
In a change to your regular feature, this week Luke Mears takes the reins of the Thoroughly Underrated Games You Should Probably Play to bring you a look at an oft overlooked gem on the Xbox 360.
Anyone that has ever listened to The Newb Review Podcast, or read any of The Newb Review Shop Bargain articles Luke has written, will probably have an idea of what his selection of criminally underrated titles are. Ok, enough stalling; without further ado, let’s take a trip to Piñata Island in Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise.
Thu, July 29 2010 » Articles, Thoroughly Underrated Games You Probably Should Play » No Comments
The Many Careers in Gaming
I’ve been playing a lot of simulation games recently. You know the sort; ones where you manage things (Theme Hospital), ones where you create vast cultures (Civilisation III) and ones where you have to just generally beat some rivals up (Age of Mythology… well, it has fighting in it).
I guess if I was to go see a psychiatrist about this recent pattern, they may suggest that it has something to do with trying to regain control in my life that I feel I’m lacking. However, I’d wager it’s more because it allows me to do something very different from what is possible in the ‘real world’.
I’ve played a lot of games over the long, long years. Many of them putting me in a position either impossible for me to emulate entirely or one that is highly improbable. I’d say that a couple that have affected me the most would have to be Harvest Moon and, more recently, LifeSigns. Let’s start with Harvest Moon, though.
Wed, July 28 2010 » Articles » 1 Comment
1 vs 100 – Endgame
With all the furore over 3D gaming, Kinect, Move, and whispers of what the next generation of consoles might hold, it’s all to easy to lose sight of more recent innovations in video gaming. Microsoft has just announced that there will be no third season of their acclaimed quiz show 1 vs 100, and the future of gaming is a darker place for it.
While video game adaptations of prime time television quiz shows have been around for almost as long as video gaming itself, it was the way 1 vs 100 presented itself that marked it apart from a sea of similar titles. Taking its cues from Sony’s popular Buzz games, 1 vs 100 turned a television quiz show into a social experience.
Tue, July 27 2010 » Articles » No Comments
Review: Hydro Thunder Hurricane
Game: Hydro Thunder Hurricane
Format: Xbox Live Arcade
Developer: Vector Unit
Publisher: Microsoft Games Studios
Microsoft’s Summer of Arcade rolls on and the second title in the annual game series is upon us. Hydro Thunder Hurricane is the sequel to the popular arcade title released in 1999. This powerboat racer seems to emit fun from its every pore and really evokes a feeling of nostalgia for anyone familiar with the arcades of old.
Arguably the most important aspect of a racing title is the gameplay. Thankfully Hurricane is both instantly accessible and eminently challenging in equal measure. It’s clear that the developers have taken note of the game’s arcade routes, because within thirty seconds of first powering up the game you can be in a race.
Mon, July 26 2010 » Reviews, X-Box 360 » 4 Comments
LoveFilm 30 Day free trial + £10 voucher
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You can cancel the trial or full service at any point, there are no contracts involved. Simply pick the plan that’s best for you and away you go. This is a service that I personally use and recommend. I have the Unlimited Games / DVDs and Blu-Rays plan which lets me have as many as I like in any month, but also gives me access to thousands of films to watch online for free. I just caught the gaming classic “King of Kong” thanks to Lovefilm. You can rent games for a whole host of platforms:
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Mon, July 26 2010 » Game Deals, Gaming News » 6 Comments
The Newb Review Episode 30
This week Tom, Alan, Sabbi and Ash take to the mic to discuss the latest news in the world of gaming. We discuss the cancellation of 1 vs 100, long running magazine PC Zone shuts down and Peter Molyneux tries to outdo Activision CEO Eric Hirshberg in a “my game’s bigger than your game” contest. We have the regular top 5 feature as well as the normal buffoonery you’ve come to love.
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Sun, July 25 2010 » Newbreview Podcast » No Comments
Review: Limbo
Game: Limbo
Format: Xbox Live Arcade
Developer: PlayDead Studios
Publisher: Microsoft Games Studios
To paraphrase a recent conversation with our video editor Alan Parrish ‘When you look out your window and see a topless fat man you know that it is summer time’. As well as topless fat men, there is one other event that lets you know that summer is here; Microsoft’s Summer of Arcade.
Last year we brought you coverage of the Summer of Arcade 2009 by reviewing ‘Splosion Man, Marvel VS Capcom 2, Trials HD, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time, and Shadow Complex. This year will be no different.
Microsoft’s annual digital gaming Bonanza, which highlights five of the best downloadable games of the season, kicked off this week with possibly the least summery game ever made, PlayDead’s Limbo. Featuring a unique dark black and white visual style, Limbo is a side scrolling platforming game that would probably best be described by mentioning all of the things that are not in the game.
Fri, July 23 2010 » Reviews, X-Box 360 » 1 Comment
Review: Naughty Bear
Game: Naughty Bear
Format: Xbox 360
Developer: Artificial Mind and Movement
Publisher: 505 Games
Your tolerance for Naughty Bear is likely to extend exactly as far as your amusement at the prospect of chasing cuddly-wuddly widdle bears around a candy-coloured village and beating their stupid bear faces in with a baseball bat while all the other bears run around sobbing and howling in grief and horror.
On a mechanical and artistic level, Naughty Bear is content to stop at merely functional, or sometimes not even that. Naughty himself is a fairly graceless object, lumbering around the levels with the arcing speed and nimble elegance of a bath mounted on rollerskates, and the camera hovers awkwardly as if trying to remember why it came here in the first place. Though the unwary may be tempted to view Naughty Bear as an action game, it is really nothing of the sort; instead being a sort of puzzle-game constructed around the simple core mechanic of spreading fear and distress.
Fri, July 23 2010 » PS3, Reviews, X-Box 360 » 2 Comments
Retro Fix: Sonic the Hedgehog (8-bit)
Why Sonic The Hedgehog (Master System) is secretly the best Sonic game
Not too long ago I entered an elite club. No, not the Stone Cutters or the Illuminati, I joined the few people who love the Sega Master System. Like many people, I was brought up on the Nintendo consoles, ignoring all other consoles as unwashed heathens who know not the magic that is Mario. However, in recent years I have learned the error of my ways and I’m catching up on lost time. As such, I am really coming to love Sega.
It is impossible to talk about Sega without mentioning their biggest and best known mascot; not Alex Kidd but Sonic the Hedgehog. Everyone who has played games for a decent amount of time must be familiar with this blue hedgehog, most likely in his 16-bit iterations from the Mega Drive. But there are more sonic games than many people realise. One of these lesser known games is the version of Sonic that came out on the Master System; Sega’s often ignored 8-bit powerhouse.
Thu, July 22 2010 » Other formats, Retro Fix » 4 Comments
