Game: Goldeneye 007 Format: Wii Developer: Eurocom Publisher: Activision Anyone who was a gaming adolescent in the 90s will likely have fond memories of Rare’s original game-changing N64 shooter, and many of them will likely also recall the first attempt to cash in on that legacy, EA’s fairly lamentable Goldeneye: Rogue Agent. You could therefore [...]
Tags: 007, Activision, Daniel Craig, Elliot Mears, eurocom, Goldeneye, James Bond, N64, Nicole Scherzinger, Nintendo, Rare, remake, Review, Wii
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Mon, November 15 2010 » Reviews, Wii » No Comments
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 [...]
Tags: Banjo Kazooie, Goldeneye, Luke Mears, Mightyles, Perfect Dark, Piñata, pinata card, Pokemon, Rare, Review, Thoroughly Underrated Games You Probably Should Play, Trouble in Paradise, UK, vision camera, Viva, XBox 360
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Thu, July 29 2010 » Articles, Thoroughly Underated Games... » No Comments
First person shooters has been somewhat of a hit or miss genre on Nintendo consoles. Whilst we marvel at the greatness of GoldenEye or Turok, we also have to live with the likes of The Conduit, they are either absolutely spot on, or abysmally bad. These days Nintendo strive to develop some of the most accessible, family friendly games on the market, I’m of the opinion that they should also pump a bit of that cash they’ve got lying around into a sequel for the little gaming gem I’m going to talk to you about today, XIII (or 13 if you don’t know your Roman numerals).
Tags: 360, Adam West, crofterz, Crysis, David Duchovny, FPS, GameCube, Goldeneye, Halo, James Bond, Killzone, Microsoft, MOH, Mulder, newbreview, Nintendo, POW!, PS2, PS2 Online, PS3, Shooting, Sony, T.U.G.Y.P.S.P, The Conduit, The X-Files, The XX, Thoroughly Underrated, Thoroughly Underrated Games You Probably Should Play, Turok, Ubisoft, Wii, X-Files, xbox, Xbox Live 1.0, XIII
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Wed, July 21 2010 » Articles, Thoroughly Underated Games... » 5 Comments
Game: Perfect Dark Format: Xbox 360 Developer: Rare and 4J Studios Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios With the advent of this generation of consoles we have seen the rise in prominence of digital downloads thanks to Xbox Live Arcade, Playstation Network, and the Wii Store. Not only are we seeing the release of really great original [...]
Tags: 360, 4J Studios, Game Studios, Goldeneye, Microsoft, Mightyles, multiplayer, n00b, N64, Newb, Noob, Perfect Dark, port, Rare, Review, Shadow Complex, shooter, splitscreen, xbox
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Thu, April 1 2010 » Reviews, Xbox 360 » No Comments