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Review: The Amazing Spider-Man 2: The Game

Spidey once again swings out of the big screen for another videogame, but will it be Amazing or nothing more than an average tie-in?

Review: Titan Attacks!

Jon reviews the Crossbuy-enabled PlayStation port of Puppy Games' inventive love letter to Space Invaders and finds much to like of its own invention.

Review: The Wolf Among Us: Episode 3 – A Crooked Mile

Not only does the drama and tension continue to build in ‘A Crooked Mile’, but so does the vice grip this game holds over Diarmuid's attention.

Review: Full Bore

Full Bore is stuffed so full of secrets that the story is a bit too much of an enigma. However, this can be overlooked in favour of fantastic, addictive puzzle design.

Review: The Amazing Spider-Man 2

While Diarmuid enjoyed The Amazing Spiderman 2 more than he did the first, there are a few too many recurring issues to ignore.

Review: Daylight

Zombie Studios' procedural survival horror title is conceptually interesting, but its execution leaves a lot to be desired.

Review: The Raid 2

It would have been easy to rehash The Raid for a sequel - but director Gareth Evans is seemingly far too ambitious for that.

Review: Final Fantasy X HD Remaster

Listen to my story. This may be our last chance. Again...

Review: Nintendo Pocket Football Club

We review Nintendo's first Western foray into football management. It strips away everything but the bare footy essentials - but has it stripped away too much?

Review: Trials Fusion

mazingly in the time I spent with the game I did not break my controller – although my Xbox One has been subject to a few rage quits over the past few days.

Review: Dark Souls 2 (Updated)

Dark Souls 2 is the latest addition to the cult hit Souls series, a series that only two years ago was barely recognised in the majority of gaming circles.

Preview: Broforce

Broforce is a beautiful controlled chaos that brings together Action Heroes with the simplistic style of arcade shooters, GET TO DA CHOPPA!

Review: Short Peace – Ranko Tsukigime’s Longest Day

Bears, robots, schoolgirls, karaoke and Mount Fuji are along for the ride in Bandai Namco's experimental cross-media love letter to Japanese culture of all shapes and sizes.

Review: LEGO The Hobbit

Traveller's Tales have done it again; this time our journey back to the beauty of Middle-Earth is laced with dwarf-havoc, newly-expanded exploration and plenty of shiny shiny treasure.

Review: Football Manager Classic 2014

Tables loaded with figures and percentages may sound boring - but somehow, Football Manager Classic 2014 manages to make them the most important thing in your life.

Review: Magic 2014

This year’s iteration of Wizard’s Duels of the Planeswalkers – commonly called Magic 2014 – is another great step forward in this popular franchise and is now available for the first time on Andr...

Review: The Wolverine

After the disappointing X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Hugh Jackman steps back into the claws and mutton chops of the ill-tempered one in an attempt to give us the movie adaptation the character deser...

Review: Monsters University

It was never going to be as good as Monsters, Inc., but University does an excellent job of fleshing out Mike and Sully's backstory without feeling cheap.

Review: Pacific Rim

Guillermo Del Toro and Travis Beacham have made what is essentially a love letter to the kaiju movies of the past. They have also made one of the most fun movies I have seen this year.

Review: Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two

Handing a game called Epic Mickey 2 to an Irish man was always going to be a recipe for disaster (and childish giggles.) Not having played the original, though aware of its less-than-glowing revi...

Review: Dungeons & Dragons Neverwinter

"Fans have been waiting a long time to play in the Forgotten Realms setting in a Massively Multiplayer way." - PacManPolarBear

Review: Journey: Collector’s Edition

April 2013 Journey: Collector's Edition finally saw an EU release on the Playstation Store, and now just two months later it has finally been given a Blu Ray release.

Review: Knights of Pen & Paper: +1 Edition

Knights of Pen & Paper: +1 Edition harks back to the RPG days of yore, matching retro role-playing with the sights, sounds and pop culture references of yesteryear. So is there really no school l...

Review: The Last of Us

Naughty Dog's newest game is really, really good. Need some justification? Read on.

Review: Lord of the Rings: The Card Game

Based on the books of J.R.R Tolkein, this adventure card game take place between The Hobbit and The Fellowship of the Ring. Dwarves, Elves, deep dark forests and big ass spiders, oh and an appear...

Review: Man of Steel

Zack Snyder, fresh from the vacuous but undeniably beautiful Sucker Punch, has been handed the reins to Man of Steel and attempts to make you believe a man can fly.

Review: GRID 2

Codemasters' on-road racing franchise returns after a half-decade reprieve. Is it a first place place finish or is GRID 2 disqualified?

Review: Rush Bros

Using music-based level manipulation, Rush Bros. aims to distinguish itself from the competition.

Review: Soul Sacrifice

The mind behind Mega Man and Resident Evil has created a new IP for the Vita. Soul Sacrifice sets out on a handheld quest to become the Vita's 'killer app'.

Ode to Gaming Helpers

A hero is sometimes only as good as their sidekick, even if they only exist in their helmets. Where would Batman be without Alfred? How would Dr. Frankenstein manevuer around his lab without Egor...