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Review: The Inner World

If you appreciate a traditional point-and-click adventure bundled up in charm and spirit, The Inner World is a quick but joyful game bursting with playful dialogue and a host of unusual character...

Review: Captain Phillips

By the time the credits roll in Captain Phillips, you will need to pry the seat cushion from between your cheeks and mop up the sweat from your brow.

Review: Monster Truck Destruction

Monster Truck Destruction makes the leap from mobile platforms to the desktop - but does it stick the landing?

Review: F1 2013

We take to the track in Codemasters' latest super-refined race machine of past and present. Is adding some new-old cars to the mix enough?

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: Magic 2014 Expansion

The first expansion pack to this years release of Magic the Gathering: Duels of the Planeswalkers brings more to the single player campaign, new challenges and new decks to unlock for less than t...

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: Mage Knight (Board Game)

An elegant but overwhelming mix of mechanics makes Mage Knight both impressive and intimidating.

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: Smash Up (Board Game)

If the idea of Robot Ninjas vs Pirate Zombies makes you LOL, this is the game for you.

Mass Effect 3 Review

Mass Effect 2 set one Hell of a high bar for storytelling through characters and personal choices. So you can't help but feel sympathetic toward the amount of pressure put on BioWare and Mass Eff...

I Am Alive Review

If I said this game was set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland, that wouldn't be entirely accurate. The term would suggest that it was after the total and universal destruction of all mankind.  However, ...

Binary Domain Review

If Binary Domain is to be believed, 2080 will see the unveiling of some robot-building evil mastermind that has been plotting the potential downfall of humanity for some time. The truth is reveal...

Lumines Electronic Symphony Review

The PlayStation Vita unquestionably has some serious graphical grunt under that sleek exterior – so there's officially no better way to show off the power of the Vita than with block puzzler. Wa...

F1 2011 Review

I'm a massive petrol head and general lover of all things motorsport. So imagine my joy when I heard that F1 2011 was racing over to the Vita - is Sumo Digital's port a motorsport masterpiece, o...

Deep Black: Reloaded Review

Water. Y'know, that wet stuff that covers two thirds of our planet. Unbelievably, there are still some gaming characters that struggle with a waist deep puddle. But such concerns are not a proble...

SSX Review

It's snow joke that everything new about this game is on very thin ice, but it's redeemed by classic gameplay that's still brrrrrilliant. But is SSX better than that awful joke? Read our verdict....

Rayman: Origins Review

When Rayman: Origins was released it was amongst a plethora of much higher-profile games. Sadly I, like many others, missed out on it during that rush, but the Vita has given Rayman a home that d...

Tales From Space: Mutant Blobs Attack! Review

I'm so glad the downloadable game market exists. Thanks to it, there's no shortage of great games out there for around $10 that likely would have never been made. Tales From Space: Mutant Blobs A...

Touch My Katamari Review

The Katamari series is one of my favourites of all time. But whilst the first Katamari games oozed creativity, the franchise has become a little bit stale of late. So has the King of All Cosmos...

Everybody’s Golf Review

Golf. Not usually considered one of the most exciting sports on the planet - but Everybody's Golf (also known as Hot Shots Golf) is one of the top-selling Vita titles and one of my favourite gam...

ModNation Racers: Road Trip Review

There are certain expectations to be had when a game comes from the home console to a handheld device. The game almost certainly won't look as good, some features will be missing ...

Russian Dancing Men Review

If you are familiar with Weebl’s Stuff then you should know what to expect from this game; Russian Dancing Men incorporates great ‘get stuck in your head for days’ tunes, sublime cartoon graphics...

Syndicate Review

Syndicate may have been an entirely different style of game in the past. Right here, right now though it is a futuristic first person shooter. Fans of the original isometric real-time strategy ga...

Uncharted: Golden Abyss Review

Giving you a full console experience on a handheld is a hard thing for developers to try and do. Uncharted: Golden Abyss delivers the console experience, but is hindered by the forced inclusion o...