Games
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 the…
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.
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Spore – PC, Mac, Nintendo DS
Evolution. It doesn’t seem an obvious subject for a computer game, but the makers of Spore obviously weren’t following a tried and tested path. In fact, describing Spore… as a single game is doing it a bit of a disservice. It’s more like five games merged very cleverly into an interactive system, where your behaviour
jOG – Wii, PS2
jOG isn’t a game, but it can enhance the way you play games, and help your fitness into the bargain. Essentially, it’s a motion-sensitive controller that enables the player to control on-screen characters through their own body movements: if you run (on the spot, of course), your character runs too. The jOG… controller detects if
Call Of Juarez: Bound In Blood – X360, PS3, PC
Set in 1864, before the events of the original Call Of Juarez, Bound In Blood …is another Western-themed shooter, following the fortunes of the McCall brothers, during and after the American Civil War. Playing as both Thomas and Ray (who ends up as the pistol-wielding preacher of the original game), two Confederate soldiers who
Tom Clancy’s HAWX – X360, PS3, PC
HAWX… stands for High Altitude Warfare – Experimental, which basically gives the player licence to take to the skies in state-of-the-art military airplanes for some high octane aerial dogfights, which in reality are probably more Top Gun than Tom Clancy. Playing as ace flyboy Major David Crenshaw, following a spell around the US Mexico border,
Ninja Blade – X360
An action adventure based in near future Tokyo, Ninja Blade …sees the player take up the swords of a 21st century samurai, called into action when an infestation of parasites turns much of the city’s population into hideous monsters with a taste for human flesh. What follows could have been a truly great game but
Buzz: Brain Of The World – PS3
Brain Of The World… does pretty much what every game to date in the Buzz series has done: puts you in your own quiz-show, with Jason Donovan playing your smart-mouth host, as you test your knowledge across a variety of topics. This time around, you can choose your specialist subject from categories including Music, Movies
Singstar Queen – PS3, PS2
It’s home Karaoke, Freddie Mercury style, as you get to wrap your tonsils around some of the best-known and most loved rock songs ever composed. The chords are massive, the choruses even bigger and even the greatest of shower singers will struggle to hit the high notes like the late, great moustachioed master, but you’ll…
Resident Evil 5 – X360, PS3
Set a decade after the fall of the nefarious Umbrella Corporation, Resident Evil 5… sees players stepping once more into the jackboots of special agent Chris Redfield, now part of the anti-terrorist organisation BSAA. Umbrella’s viral and bio-weaponry have found their way into the hands of some deadly terrorists in the little-known African state of
Wheelman – X360, PS3, PC
You’ve probably already seen the TV ad, starring none other than mono-syllabic action hero Vin Diesel (Wheelman is also a forthcoming movie), and you’ve doubtless already made your mind up that Wheelman… is none other than a Grand Theft Auto clone, replacing the west coast of America with Barcelona. And you’d be right. However,
