Category Archives: Review

Review: The Amazing Spider-Man: Ultimate Edition (Wii U)

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the_amazing_spidermanDeveloper: Beenox
Publisher: Activision
Review Platform: Wii U
Also Available on: 3DS, DS, Wii, PC, PS3, 360
Release Date: 08/03/13
Genre: Action
Players: 1
PEGI: 16

Review

As seems to be a common trend amongst third-party publishers at the moment, Activision’s The Amazing Spider-Man arrives on Wii U nine months after its appearance on other formats. Unlike with EA’s recent Need for Speed: Most Wanted U – which came with new updates and features aplenty – the Ultimate Edition of last year’s not-so-amazing Spider-Man game is far from being, well, the ultimate edition. Continue reading →

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Review: Need for Speed: Most Wanted U (Wii U)

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PictureDeveloper: Criterion Games
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Review Platform: Wii U
Release Date: 22/03/13
Also Available on: PC, PlayStation 3, PS Vita, Xbox 360
Genre: Racing
Players: 1-6
Price: £44.99
PEGI: 7

Review

Criterion’s reboot of Need for Speed: Most Wanted was a very different beast to its 2005 namesake. There were key similarities, of course – you race against progressively faster cars, evade the cops, and move up the city’s blacklist of Most Wanted racers – but that’s about as far as it went. With Most Wanted U, Criterion’s taken the time to understand Nintendo’s latest system, and rebuilt last year’s fantastic racer with Wii U in mind. Continue reading →

Review: Retro City Rampage (WiiWare)

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RetroCityRampage_boxart_fullresDeveloper: Vblank Entertainment
Publisher: Vblank Entertainment
Review Platform: WiiWare
Also Available on: PC, PS3, PSVita, 360
Genre: Action, adventure
Players: 1
Price: 1000 Wii Points
File Size: 58 blocks
PEGI: 12

Review

As you’ve probably noticed at this point, Retro City Rampage is a  homage to the video games and culture of the ’80s and ’90s, that was originally intended to run on the classic NES hardware. This throwback goes deeper than its 8-bit visuals and chiptune soundtrack, though. Much deeper, in fact. Continue reading →

Review: Scribblenauts Unlimited (PC)

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scribblenauts_unlimitedDeveloper: 5th Cell
Publisher: Warner Bros.
Review Platform: PC (Steam)
Release Date: 15/02/13
Also Available on: Wii U, 3DS (one day)
Genre: Puzzle
Players: 1
Price: £22.99
File Size: 1748 MB
PEGI: 12

Review

With the Wii U and 3DS versions of Scribblenauts Unlimited delayed indefinitely in Europe, reportedly due to a lack of a UK English localisation, we thought it’d be a good idea to play through the Warner-published PC game and deliver our verdict on 5th Cell’s latest and greatest puzzle platformer – albeit with a lack of Nintendo references and a pseudo-multiplayer mode, yet with a far more appealing price tag, and one-hundred percent more ‘humor’. Continue reading →

Review: Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage 2 (Wii U Download)

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fist_of_the_north_star_kens_rage_2Developer: Tecmo Koei
Publisher: Tecmo Koei
Review Platform: Wii U (eShop)
Also Available on: PS3, 360
Release Date: 07/02/13
Genre: Beat ‘em up
Players: 1-2
Price: £49.99
File Size: 15GB
PEGI: 18

Review

Ken’s Rage 2 is Tecmo Koei’s celebration of Fist of the North Star’s thirtieth anniversary; a Japanese manga series which has seen various video game spin-offs dating back to the NES and Game Boy days. As far as anniversary celebrations go, however, it’s not really all that good. Continue reading →

Review: Real Heroes: FireFighter 3D (3DS Download)

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real_heroes_firefighter_3dDeveloper: Creative Distribution
Publisher: Zordix AB
Review Platform: Nintendo 3DS (eShop)
Release Date: 07/02/13
Also Available on: 3DS (retail), Wii, PC
Genre: First-Person Shooter / Action
Players: 1
Price: £8.99
File Size: 6,278 blocks
PEGI: 7+

Review

In retrospect, the Nintendo DS was a great system for first-person shooters – we had Metroid Prime Hunters from Nintendo, Renegade Kid’s Dementium and Moon IPs, as well as a plethora of handheld Call of Duty tie-ins from Activision. With 3DS, Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D and Resident Evil: Revelations prove that the handheld can churn out shooters that both look and play fantastic, although – until Real Heroes: FireFighter 3D – we’re yet to see a serious first-person title on 3DS. Continue reading →

Review: PICROSS e2 (3DS Download)

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picross_e2Developer: Jupiter
Publisher: Jupiter
Review Platform: Nintendo 3DS (eShop)
Also Available on: N/A
Release Date: 24/01/13
Genre: Puzzle
Players: 1
Price: £4.49
File Size: 165 Blocks
PEGI: 3

Review

If you’d take a moment to think back to our PICROSS e review, you may remember the praise we lavished upon Jupiter’s pure-breed puzzler. With its sequel – creatively titled PICROSS e2 – what we have is a better game overall, yet one that’s seen only diminutive updates and enhancements since the release of its predecessor, which arrived only months beforehand. Continue reading →

Review: The Cave (Wii U Download)

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the_caveDeveloper: Double Fine
Publisher: SEGA
Review Platform: Wii U (eShop)
Also Available on: PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Release Date: 23/01/13
Genre: Puzzle Platformer
Players: 1-3 (local)
Price: £9.99
File Size: 1374MB
PEGI: 12

Review

The Cave is an interesting experience, to say the least. It’s filled with character, variety, and mind-bending puzzles; and offers a truly unique experience. If there’s one more thing that this game needed, though, it’s extra development time. Continue reading →

Review: Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge (Wii U)

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ninja_gaiden_3_razors_edgeDeveloper: Team Ninja
Publisher: Nintendo
Review Platform: Wii U
Also Available on: [Xbox 360, PS3]
Release Date: 11/01/13
Genre: Action adventure
Players: Online – 2 co-op, 8 competitive
RRP: £49.99
PEGI: 18

Review

There’s been a lot of controversy surrounding the topic of violence in video games lately, and although it’s not too often you hear Nintendo’s name mentioned in a similar sentence, we were – in a weird kind of way – pleasantly surprised by the overly graphic and visceral nature of the Nintendo-published Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge. Continue reading →

Review: Aero Porter (3DS Download)

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Developer: Vivarium / Level-5
Publisher: Level-5
Review Platform: 3DS Download
Also Available On: N/A
Release Date: 29/11/12
Genre: Simulation / Strategy
Players: 1
Price: £4.49
PEGI: 3

Review

Airports are tedious. They’re full of queuing, rushing and, if you’re like me and are nervous about flying, airports are also full of worrying. Aeroporter is similar in a way. It’s a game full of waiting, hurrying and stress. But I’d struggle to call Aeroporter tedious. Frequently frustrating, sure, but never tedious.

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