Review: CounterSpy
The tepid reviews CounterSpy received upon release almost made Diarmuid reconsider purchasing Dynamighty's debut title – but he's glad he bought it in the end.
Review: Velocity 2X
FuturLab recently confirmed that they were gunning for Velocity 2X to reach Game of the Year levels of critical acclaim – Diarmuid can only speak for himself but he believes they did just that.
Review: The Walking Dead: Season 2: Episode 5 – No Going Back
Telltale Games have rounded off The Walking Dead: Season 2 with an episode that swells with rising tension, helped greatly by the power of five different endings.
Review: Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
In the nine years since the original Sin City was released, we've seen the Dark Knight rise and reboot, the Avengers Assemble, and Spider-Man become Amazing.
Review: inFAMOUS: First Light
Taking a well-liked game, picking the most intriguing character from it and using them as a focus for single-player DLC seems to be a common theme recently. Seattle-based Sucker Punch Productions...
Review: Table Top Racing
Cameron is cautiously optimistic Playrise Digital can reawaken his need for speed atop picnic tables and cluttered workbenches with Table Top Racing.
Review: Metro Redux
Remakes of last generation games have come back into vogue and 4A Games, with Deep Silver, have decided to re-release their Metro series on current gen hardware. Diarmuid is happy to confirm that...
Review: Glomtom
The Glomtom is a clever device that solves a problem you probably didn’t know you had. Diarmuid gives it a test drive.
Review: Pure Pool
Despite initial issues, Pure Pool does exactly what it says on the tin and has gone on to impress Tim.
Review: MouseCraft
MouseCraft is one of those games that boldly wears its influences on its sleeve and Jon feels that, in some respects, this does the puzzler some favours.
Review: Guardians of the Galaxy
Like most, when Marvel Studios announced that the next comic book property they had decided to give the ‘big screen treatment’ was Guardians of the Galaxy, Diarmuid did a double-take and asked “W...
Review: The Walking Dead: Season 2: Episode 4 – Amid The Ruins
Whilst there are plenty of ticked boxes in Amid The Ruins, the sense of impending closure is absent from this weaker installment due to patchy pacing and a drifting plot.
Review: The Swapper
Originally released over a year ago, Facepalm Games’ The Swapper has made its way to Sony’s current platforms thanks to Curve Studios – with Curve Digital handling the publishing of the game.
Review: Top Gear: Race the Stig
Top Gear: Race the Stig builds on the well-worn ‘endless runner’ genre (in this case, ‘racer’) and incorporates elements from the popular BBC TV show to add a new twist on things.
Review: GRID Autosport
Codemasters' latest GRID promises to be the one-size-fits-all suit of racing games. Is it a game of its word? Jon straps on his best racing goggles to investigate.
Review: Go Seek
In a very loose take on the real life game, Go Seek is the quick reaction game to test your speed at squishing fruit.
Review: Total War: Rome II
Rome wasn't built in a day, or 'Sometimes we all need patches'.
Review: One Piece: Pirate Warriors 2
"Anime Pirate Expert, Vincent" returns from the high seas feeling rocked to his very core.
Review: Skydive: Proximity Flight
Skydive: Proximity Flight is a fun, niche title, well worth a look if you want something to fill that SSX-shaped hole in your life.
Review: Dead Or Alive 5 Ultimate
In this day and age it is hard to fathom why fighting games continue to release upgraded iterations via retail disc instead of using DLC and patches to get the same result.
Review: KickBeat
Zen Studios, the guys and gals behind Zen Pinball and The Punisher: No Mercy, have made their first foray into the new world of rhythm-fighting games with KickBeat.
Review: Splinter Cell: Blacklist
Splinter Cell: Blacklist is not only a great addition to the franchise, but can easily sit next to Chaos Theory as one of the series greats.
Review: Mirror Moon EP
We all have that inate curiousity and thirst for the unknown, and Mirror Moon EP is a game that appeals to this wonderfully, matched by artfully simple graphics and a serene soundtrack.
Review: Foul Play
Baron Dashforth is a Deamon-Hunter (and a proper English gentleman) and he has decided to put on a show detailing the most spectacular and amazing moments of his life.
Review: Rush
Despite my interest in Formula 1 being limited, this does not stop Rush from being one of my favourite films of the year.
Review: Real Boxing
The sport of boxing gets its first PlayStation Vita entry with Real Boxing, but it is a game of ups and downs.
Review: Killzone Mercenary
Putting it simply, if you own a Vita, you owe it to yourself to buy Killzone Mercenary - if you don’t, it certainly adds to the argument for why you should.
Review: Riddick
After a 9 year hiatus, Riddick is back on the big screen for what must be the last chance saloon for the series.
Review: Toast Time
Toast Time's happy facade helps mask a tough, unforgiving, challenging reflex shooter where levels need to be solved.
Review: Lost Planet 3
For fans of the series or those new to it, Lost Planet 3 is your typical 3rd person shooter. However, thanks to some added ideas and characters, it's a (ice) blast.