Is This Gen Killing Retro Gaming?

So I picked up the much championed Dreamcast the other day off a friend, and as I excitedly fired it up to the familiar chorus of the Dreamcast logo airily unravelling itself, a rather gut-wrenching thought occurred to me; Retro isn’t what it used to be. Get your head around that.. We’ve attached ourselves to [...]

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Wed, May 25 2011 » Opinion Pieces » 1 Comment

Retro Fix:- Call of Duty 2

The run up to Christmas has become something of a gaming event these past few years. Why you may ask? Well it’s the one time of the year when every man and his bleedin’ dog seems to release yet another game to add to your list to Santa, it’s HUGE business. Take this year for [...]

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Tue, November 9 2010 » Retrospectives » 6 Comments

Review: Scott Pilgrim Vs The World

Game: Scott Pilgrim VS The World Format: PS3, Xbox 360 Developer: Ubisoft Montreal, Ubisoft Chengdu Publisher: Ubisoft Based on Bryan Lee O’Malley’s sharp and amusing slacker-romance comics and released to promote the film version of the same, SCOTT PILGRIM VS THE WORLD cannily draws on the 16-bit beat-’em-ups that were popular long ago when the [...]

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Wed, September 22 2010 » PS3, Reviews, Xbox 360 » No Comments

Review: Castlevania – Harmony of Despair

Are you afraid of vampires, ghosts, demons and succubi? YOU ARE!? Well forget about going to the wonderful land of Castlevania for your holidays this year because you’re a pansy. But if you are like me and actually prefer to go on your holidays to places where the likelihood of certain death by werewolves is above 90% then there is no better place this winter. 1200 Microsoft points gets you flights and accommodation, but if you do fancy spending Christmas in Dracula’s castle, a word of warning. when packing your bags make sure you include a whip, for killing various creatures and monsters, meat which you can keep hidden in the walls and lots of sources of caffeine, because unfortunately you will not be sleeping on this little get-a-way.

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Tue, August 10 2010 » Reviews, Xbox 360 » No Comments

Retro Fix:- Red Dead Revolver

In the world of video games, the Western is a relatively untapped genre; bustling to the brim with potential. Where TV and Cinema have brought us the likes of Deadwood, The Unforgiven, Rio Bravo and The Good the Bad and The Ugly, so far all video games have managed to offer are a handful of [...]

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Fri, May 21 2010 » Retrospectives » 2 Comments