Audiosurf garnered quite a lot of attention when it was released in February 2008. Reviewers loved it (it has a metacritic score of 85), and it won two IGF awards that year. I noticed the coverage, but as someone who plays mostly RPGs, strategy games and FPSs, I couldn’t see space in my collection for [...]
Wed, July 14 2010 » Articles » No Comments
Game: Super Street Fighter IV Format: Xbox 360 Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom First, I can’t help but put a personal note apologising for my absence recently. Crunch times in real life sure do take their toll on writing. Especially when those deadlines involve writing. Not to mention, this is a little old now, but it’s [...]
Thu, May 13 2010 » Reviews, X-Box 360 » 3 Comments
If I were to mention the ominous acronym ‘MMO’*, most will immediately recall the all conquering World of Warcraft (WoW). At the last count WoW had over 12 million active players. Computer games are, for many, a form of escapism. They are a place where gamers can go to step away from the rigours and stresses of the everyday and witness some pure enjoyment within the fantastical.
Wed, February 10 2010 » Articles, iRate » 7 Comments
Game: Left 4 Dead 2 Platform: XBox 360 Developer: Valve Publisher: Electronic Arts We here at The Newb Review recently got our hands on an early access code for the soon to be released demo of Valve’s latest game Left 4 Dead 2 on the Xbox 360. The demo allows you to play through the first [...]
Fri, October 30 2009 » Previews, X-Box 360 » 4 Comments
Everyone loves a good online gaming session don’t they? Shouting “w00t!” at 4am as you pwn some noobs in some epic carnage on whatever shooter / driving simulation / arcade fighter happens to be your online preference at the time. This is indeed my first reason why online play is a bad thing: the little [...]
Wed, September 9 2009 » Articles, iRate » 5 Comments
