Game: Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken Developer: Ratloop Publisher: Ratloop Platform: Playstation 3 (PSN) The title alone evokes a light-hearted and whimsical game that will pass by with relatively little fanfare and forgotten almost immediately. However, with Hardboiled Chicken, what we’re presented with is a stylish gift that tackles genuinely weighty topics of genocide and dictatorship fairly [...]
Tags: PS3, PSN, Ratloop, Review, Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken, Tom Wallis
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Wed, November 16 2011 » PS3, Reviews » No Comments
Not only did our very own Tom Wallis get an early chance to go hands on with the upcoming Playstation Vita, he had his grubby mits all over FIFA Football (FIFA Soccer in the USA), a launch title that will be hitting shelves in February alongside the console release. But what did he think? Sony are [...]
Tags: EA, Fifa Football, Preview, Sony, Tom Wallis, Vita
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Tue, November 8 2011 » Previews, Vita » No Comments
Game: We Dance Format: Nintendo Wii Developer: Le Cortex Publisher: Nordic Games As I stated in my inaugural preview some months back (found here), breaking the popular singing franchise We Sing out of the karaoke genre is something of a no brainer. These games are aimed at the casual market, and if you love to [...]
Tags: Le Cortex, Nordic Games, Review, Tom Wallis, We Dance, Wii
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Sat, October 29 2011 » Reviews, Wii » No Comments
Game: Mercury Hg Format: PSN, Xbox Live Arcade (reviewed) Developer: Eiconic Games Publisher: Ignition Entertainment Mercury Hg is the puzzle platformer of sorts from developers Eiconic Games. This genre of game has been around in some form or another pretty much since the birth of 3D in games. No, not that 3D, I’m talking about [...]
Tags: Eiconic Games, Ignition Entertainment, Mercury HG, PS3, Review, Tom Wallis, XBox 360
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Mon, October 17 2011 » PS3, Reviews, Xbox 360 » No Comments
Awesomenauts is an online side-scrolling battle arena title coming to PC, XBLA and PSN this year. The gameplay focuses on 3-on-3 battles across three different arenas, with full drop-in / drop-out multiplayer; the remaining non-human characters being taken over by AI. There’s a not insubstantial 24 customisation options to help tailor your gameplay style, add [...]
Tags: Awesomenauts, PC, PS3, Ronimo Games, Tom Wallis, XBox 360
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Fri, September 23 2011 » PC/Mac, Previews, PS3, Xbox 360 » No Comments