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Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate HD Review

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Hang-Veng Ly
 Published: November 14, 2013Posted in: PSN, Reviews, XBLA
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate was released earlier in the year on the Nintendo 3DS and was generally well received. Now this little nugget has been re-imaged...

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate was released earlier in the year on the Nintendo 3DS and was generally well received. Now this little nugget has been re-imaged in HD for home consoles, and I must admit, the final product is much better than I anticipated.

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate takes place in between the events of the original Castlevania: Lords of Shadow, and the upcoming sequel Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2. Unlike the first Lords of Shadow, Mirror of Fate HD returns to its Castlevanian heritage adopting that familiar side-scrolling action game play the series has grown famous for.

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Girl Fight Review

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Hang-Veng Ly
 Published: October 30, 2013Posted in: PSN, Reviews, XBLA
Girl Fight has its fair share of issues to say the least. For one, calling the game Girl Fight is a telltale sign of who the target audience is going...

Girl Fight has its fair share of issues to say the least. For one, calling the game Girl Fight is a telltale sign of who the target audience is going to be and ultimately what themes we can expect from an all girl brawler.

Maybe to developers’ Kung Fu Factory it seemed like a prime concept to capture an adolescent male audience fixated on sexualised females but Girl Fight misses the mark entirely.

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Flashback Review

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Chris Morell
 Published: August 23, 2013Posted in: PC, PSN, Reviews, XBLA
Resurrecting a cult classic is never an easy task, and one that is likely to be met with a series of cheers from its fans. What people tend to forget,...

Resurrecting a cult classic is never an easy task, and one that is likely to be met with a series of cheers from its fans. What people tend to forget, however, is that just because a game can be brought hurtling into the modern era with a shiny new paintjob, doesn’t always mean that it should. Case in point is Flashback; a rotoscoped adventure hailing from 1992 that, without a good deal of tinkering, would prove too frustrating and unwieldy to stand alongside the side-scrollers of today.

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Payday 2 Review

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Hang-Veng Ly
 Published: August 22, 2013Posted in: PC, PlayStation 3, PSN, Reviews, XBOX 360
Payday 2 as the title suggests is the sequel to Payday: The Heist, released back in 2011 for the PlayStation Network. The original Payday allows players to live out their...

Payday 2 as the title suggests is the sequel to Payday: The Heist, released back in 2011 for the PlayStation Network. The original Payday allows players to live out their fantasies as a member of a highly-skilled and well-oiled crime unit engaging in carefully orchestrated hits, complete with custom latex mask and all. Developer Overkill Software had a sound concept, although could have been executed better. Payday 2 steps things up for a fuller, more complete experience with added features and beefed-up content to eliminate all the problems of the original. Still not perfect, but certainly speeding away in the right direction.

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Ducktales Remastered Review

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Chris Morell
 Published: August 13, 2013Posted in: eShop, PC, PSN, Reviews, XBLA
It’s been two decades since the adventures of the penny-pinching Scrooge McDuck and his feathery flock came to a close. These long dormant heroes have been championed for a return...

It’s been two decades since the adventures of the penny-pinching Scrooge McDuck and his feathery flock came to a close. These long dormant heroes have been championed for a return this summer, thanks to the folks at Capcom and WayForward; a move which will leave some baffled given such an extensive timespan. As such, it’s tough to pin down exactly who the target audience is for DuckTales Remastered, a reworked version of the NES classic that undeniably made a splash in its day.

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Sacred Citadel Review

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Hang-Veng Ly
 Published: June 4, 2013Posted in: PC, PSN, Reviews, XBLA
Sacred Citadel‘s entrance was a rather small blip on the release radar, edging its way to retail without too much fanfare, at least for non-Sacred fans. Sacred Citadel takes the...

Sacred Citadel‘s entrance was a rather small blip on the release radar, edging its way to retail without too much fanfare, at least for non-Sacred fans. Sacred Citadel takes the Sacred series and flips it RPG roots on its head, converting the franchise into a side-scrolling brawler. The cross-genre universe work surprisingly well as a dungeon crawler, giving bigger name titles a run for their money. There’s enough here to captivate, but falls a little short to make a mark for itself.

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Call of Juarez: Gunslinger Review

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Chris Morell
 Published: May 28, 2013Posted in: PC, PSN, Reviews, XBLA
Pistols, cowboy hats and tense saloon standoffs are all synonymous with the Old West, a troubled time where outlaws roamed and alliances were forged or broken. It’s a period that...

Pistols, cowboy hats and tense saloon standoffs are all synonymous with the Old West, a troubled time where outlaws roamed and alliances were forged or broken. It’s a period that Hollywood once depicted with all the glary-eyed trash talk and dramatic shootouts you might expect. It might be considered strange then, that gaming never really followed suit, barring Rockstar’s Red Dead Redemption as a particularly memorable western. Before that, however, was Call of Juarez and its sequel, Bound in Blood, both of which proved to be fun yet flawed outings in their own right.

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Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon Review

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Michael Pettitt
 Published: May 9, 2013Posted in: PC, PSN, Reviews, XBLA
If you’re feeling nostalgic for some retro 80’s action movies, filled with cheesy one-liners and over-the-top action, then you’re in luck. Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon is now available on...

If you’re feeling nostalgic for some retro 80’s action movies, filled with cheesy one-liners and over-the-top action, then you’re in luck. Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon is now available on PC, XBLA and PSN and is the first downloadable content to the highly successful Far Cry 3. With a punchy soundtrack, futuristic weapons and mutant dragons which shoot lasers, what’s not to love?

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Resident Evil Code Veronica X HD Review

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Michael Pettitt
 Published: March 20, 2013Posted in: PSN, Reviews, XBLA
The Resident Evil series is one of the forefathers of the Survival Horror genre, spanning back to the release of the original game in 1996. For the first time many...

The Resident Evil series is one of the forefathers of the Survival Horror genre, spanning back to the release of the original game in 1996. For the first time many players were thrust into an atmosphere where ammunition was precious and save points were few and far between. These games have changed a lot over the years, most notably with the switch in play style seen in Resident Evil 4 with the over-the-shoulder precision aiming, but the franchise is still going strong with the release of Resident Evil 6 last year. Younger fans of the series may be unfamiliar with the style of the original Resident Evil games, but thanks to the HD release of Resident Evil Code: Veronica X on the Xbox Live Marketplace and Playstation Network they can now be introduced to the origins of one of the most successful horror series ever made.

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Skyrim Dragonborn DLC Review

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Chris Morell
 Published: December 21, 2012Posted in: PC, PSN, Reviews, XBLA
It’s hard to believe that it’s been over a year since Bethesda’s epic adventure graced our homes and sent us on a journey through the mountainous lands of Skyrim. With...

It’s hard to believe that it’s been over a year since Bethesda’s epic adventure graced our homes and sent us on a journey through the mountainous lands of Skyrim. With impressive graphics, a generous helping of spells and dragon shouts, plus a seemingly endless list of quests, it came as no surprise that the title gained enormous praise, topping many a ‘game of the year’ list in the process. 360 players have already been treated to the decent if unremarkable Dawnguard, but this latest effort, entitled Dragonborn, seeks to be altogether more interesting and sizeable. You’ll have new areas to explore and new foes to encounter, but is it worth the 1600 point asking price?

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