Games
Mass Effect 2 – X360, PC
Mass Effect 2 begins a couple of years after the tumultuous events of the first episode of the epic sci-fi RPG. Humanity’s place in the galaxy seems stronger than ever, but all is not right. Entire human colonies have been disappearing across the solar system without a trace of violence, and it’s up to…
Dante’s Inferno – X360, PS3
OK, we know it’s only February, but we’re already predicting that Dante’s Inferno is going to be one of the games of 2010. This uber-violent hack ‘n’ slash epic is one of the most addictive titles we’ve set thumbs on in months, and after Assassin’s Creed 2, Dragon Age Origins and Modern Warfare 2,…
The Saboteur – X360, PS3
If, like State, you grew up on a diet of boys’ comics like Warlord, Victor and Commando, then The Saboteur is the game for you. EA’s latest free-roaming action adventure combines two of State’s favourite things: shooting Nazis and driving real fast. Seriously, set in WWII-era Paris, this game looks incredible, has some fairly…
Army Of Two: The 40th Day – X360, PS3
Army Of Two’s main protagonists look like they could be the genetically modified steroid-pumped clones of Sly Stallone and Arnie Schwarzenegger, until they put on their specially created masks (more of which later). Tyson Rios and Elliot Salem, veterans of the passable first Army Of Two title, are on a mission in Shanghai when…
Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time – PS3
The galaxy’s most unusual superheroes are back in another frantic adventure, traversing solar systems in a bid to thwart the maniacal Dr Nefarious from gaining control of time itself, which is controlled by the Great Clock, located in the dead centre of the universe, give or take 50 feet.
Anyone who has spent even…
Assassin’s Creed 2 – X360, PS3
The bad news for anyone who completed last year’s original Assassin’s Creed title is that the brooding hero of that game, Altair, is not the star of the sequel. The good news, however, is that even if you loved the original, which State did, the follow-up improves on it in practically every way.
While…
Lego Rock Band – X360, PS3, Wii
Taking its cue from the likes of Guitar Hero and the obviously named Rock Band, Lego Rock Band does pretty much what you’d expect: puts you behind the mic, drums, bass or guitar in a brand spanking new, plastic (oh no) band and lets you warble, strum, wallop and bang your way to virtual…
Call Of Duty Modern Warfare 2: X360, PS3, PC
Courting controversy seems par for the course with Call Of Duty’s Modern Warfare franchise, such is the realism of the violence on display, but the developers at Activision and Infinity Ward have outdone themselves this time, with this game making headlines all over the globe, including spots on most of our country’s top talk-shows,…
Dragon Age: Origins – X360, PS3, PC
Not since an early teenage flirtation with Dungeons & Dragons has State ever really embraced the role playing genre with anything even approaching gusto, so it’s a testament to just how good Dragon Age: Origins is that we’ve lost sleep, been late for work and even spent time on a bus worrying about which…
Fairytale Fights – X360, PS3
It’s Red Riding Hood, Snow White and Pinocchio as you’ve never seen them before: covered in blood and other bodily gore. Fairytale Fights takes a glut of familiar characters from your childhood, from Jack (of beanstalk fame) to the naked emperor (minus his new clothes), and puts them in a 3D platformer that tries…
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves – PS3
Like a cross between Indiana Jones and Lara Croft (albeit without the gravity-defying figure that made the latter such a hit with teenage male gamers), Nathan Drake is back and he’s in trouble… big trouble.
Uncharted 2 begins with our hero coming to consciousness on a wrecked train carriage, that just happens to be…
Forza Motorsport 3 – X360
The latest instalment in Microsoft’s Forza franchise does pretty much what you’d expect a modern racer to do: delivers high octane thrills, with some cracking tracks and a host of the sweetest cars in the world. Forza 3 is bigger, better and more fun than ever before, regardless of whether you’re a casual arcade…
inFamous – PS3
When an uber-powerful bomb turns the once-proud Empire City into a shell of its former self, it’s up to the unlikeliest of heroes to find out what the hell is going on and who’s behind it. Once he can stop what’s left of the city’s populace from trying to kill him that is. Although…
Ghostbusters: The Video Game – X360, PS3, Wii
It’s clear even to State’s mammy that the ‘80s are back in vogue at the moment, so it’s probably no surprise that the good folks who create video games have resurrected the film classic starring Bill Murray, Dan Akroyd and Harold Ramis. What is mildly surprising, however, is that it’s good fun.
The vast…
