Games
Assassin’s Creed: Revelations – PS3, X360 (Ubisoft)
The fourth instalment in the best-selling Assassin’s Creed series, Revelations… continues the tale of Ezio Auditore through 16th Century Constantinople. Our hooded hero arrives at the meeting point of Europe and Asia in 1511 to search for the five keys to Altair’s Library, which will unlock the secrets of the creed. This is not as
Need For Speed: The Run – PS3, X360, Wii, PC (EA)
The latest instalment in EA’s arcade racer series re-invigorates the genre somewhat, while simultaneously harking back to some classic racers of old. Instead of focusing all the action in one fictional city, this time it’s all about a coast-to-coast road race across the United States, and it’s all the better for it.
You take on…
Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One – PS3 (SCEE)
All is not right in the Ratchet & Clank …universe. Captain Quark, the bungling, bumbling would-be superhero, is now Galactic President, which would be a cause for worry in itself, but arch-villain Dr Nefarious is still at large, and our favourite double-team (i.e. Ratchet & Clank) have seemingly retired from saving the day, the world,
Battlefield 3 – PS3, X360, PC (EA)
A frantic, heart-pumping opening sequence, where you escape from the clutches of some seriously bad guys before negotiating a fast-moving train, which happens to be full of heavily armed terrorists, sets the scene for Battlefield 3, probably the most complete, most addictive, most immersive and most fun game in the Battlefield… series to date.
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception (PS3) – SCEE
Another rip-roaring adventure that’s equal parts Indiana Jones and DaVinci Code sees everyone’s favourite smartmouth adventurer (and descendant of Sir Francis), Nathan Drake back doing what he does best: brawling, shooting and stealing his way through another historical-themed mystery. While Drake’s last outing saw him scaling the icy heights of the Himalayas, this time around…
God Of War Collection 2 – PS3 (SCEE)
Fair play to Sony’s Santa Monica Studio for keeping us God of War fans happy until the latest chapter in Kratos’ ongoing stuggles appears (hopefully in 2012). This is the second bundle of GOW… games to be spruced up for the next gen. console, this time from the original PSP titles. Like the first collection,
Ico / Shadow Of The Colossus – PS3 (SCEE)
Back in the early part of the century in the heady days of the PS2, two games really stood out in terms of graphics and originality, 2002’s Ico and Shadow Of The Colossus…, four years later. The good folks at Sony have seen fit to release both of Fumito Ueda’s titles in one collection,
FIFA 12 – PS3, X360, Wii, PC (EA)
We all knew FIFA 2012 …was going to be different, but the replacement of former Sky Sports pundit Andy Gray with a combination of ex-Arsenal beanpole Alan Smith and one-time Irish captain Andy Townsend isn’t the only change to the latest edition of the beautiful virtual game. No siree: the developers in the EA studio
Resistance 3 – PS3 (SCEE)
Another year, another epic battle against the Chimeran hordes, as the latest instalment in the Resistance… franchise hits the PS3. For the first time, players are not taking on the role of super-solider Nathan Hale, but instead play his killer, Joseph Capelli.
The action begins in 1957 Oklahoma, with Capelli and his family part of
Rugby World Cup 2011 – PS3, X360 (505 Games)
Unlike football supporters, rugby fans have been starved of virtual versions of the oval-ball game in recent years. In fact, not since the heady days of Jonah Lomu Rugby on the good ship PSOne have rugby aficionados had a game to rival the FIFA and PES …titles of this world, so the prospect of rugby
Shadows Of The Damned – PS3, X360 (EA)
When the love of his life is kidnapped by Fleming, the six-eyed lord of demons, the wonderfully named Garcia Hotspur (wasn’t he a marauding full-back from River Plate?) descends to the underworld in a bid to win her back.
The plot may be as hackneyed as a love triangle in a soap opera, and yet…
Alice: Madness Returns – PS3, X360, PC (EA)
The sequel to an 11-year-old PC game, Alice: Madness Returns… is a visually delicious, dark fairytale adventure, based loosely around the writings of Lewis Carroll, albeit with a decidedly Tim Burton-esque sense of the grotesque.
You play the part of Alice Liddell, a disturbed orphan, undergoing years of therapy since her family were killed in
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 – PS3, X360, Wii, PC (EA)
At this stage, the Harry Potter franchise is as powerful as Dumbledore’s wand, which makes it immaterial how good the video game (of the movie, of half the last book) actually is: it’ll still sell by the shed-load. That said, the good folks at EA wouldn’t like to be associated with a dud, and it’s…
inFAMOUS 2 – PS3 (SCEE)
Two years after the original inFAMOUS… introduced us to electrifying anti-hero Cole McGrath, it’s time to charge up your superpowers for another turbo-charged action adventure. The good news: Cole still retains his ability to fire electric bolts at enemies, which is handy, as there are plenty of bad guys intent on his destruction. The game
