Mirrors Edge

Mirrors Edge is a first-person shooter title where running and not fighting is the primary focus. There is a long-winded, slowly unveiled storyline but in its simplest terms the player is a fugitive with everyone out to kill you. For this test we played the game on the Playstation 3 (PS3) format.  The best way to describe Mirrors Edge is to try and imagine a game based around the end of The Matri... more.

As the sequel to the Playstation 3 (PS3)'s biggest selling racer Motorstorm 2 has a huge legacy to live up to. This time the action takes place on an island paradise with over 100 races. The campaign takes on a variety of backgrounds with locations categorised by their overall theme. The four used in Motorstorm 2 are Air, Fire, Land and Sea. Each type has around 25 races where there are several di... more.

Most nice games are for children only, then there's LittleBigPlanet. The challenge is simple enough, just to reach the missions end. Since LBP is a Playstation 3 (PS3) exclusive we tested on that format. With set design showing various world cultures the player takes control of the hero Sackboy traversing levels gathering points. Once over 50% of all items on a level have been collected the next u... more.

It's time for another Spiderman game. The difference this time is instead of being based on the Hollywood blockbusters this uses to comics for its source material. As Spiderman it's your job to help the citizens of New York and fight criminal masterminds. To this end the player's web slinging abilities and combos are all required to complete missions. For this review we played the game on the Play... more.

Brothers in Arms: Hells Highway is a first person WW2 shooter with squad command elements. For this review we played it on the Playstation 3 (PS3) format. Set in the European theatre of operations the story follows a group of soldiers as they capture objectives for the US forces. Most of the game plays as a typical shooter but the squad elements are the unique selling point. What results is instea... more.

Control the ultimate powers of the dark side. Force Unleashed is a third-person platform game with puzzle solving elements. The player takes the role of Darth Vader's apprentice, a character created specially for this game. As an agent of the dark side of the force the apprentice does the bidding of his master during events set between the Star Wars: Episode III and IV feature films. It's hard to ... more.

Travel the world, meet new people, and eliminate them. Mercenaries 2 is a third-person action title set in an open world. As one of three playable Mercenaries the player fights on behalf of the highest bidder on a contract by contact basis. The first games setting of Korea is now in the past and this time the carnage and destruction takes place in Venezuela. For this review we tested the game on t... more.

Buzz is a party quiz title where users play via a buzzer peripheral. For Buzz as a platform exclusive we reviewed it on the Playstation 3 (PS3). Questions are multiple choice in nature requiring the players to press the appropriate colour to answer. Much in the same way as the current set of guitar playing titles.  Set in a typical flashy television game show environment Buzz attempts to provide ... more.

Play as a covert operative and fight the good fight. Conspiracy is the first venture into gaming by Robert Ludlum's famous book character, Jason Bourne. This third-person shooter powered by the Unreal engine follows Bourne's story through the events best known to most as those in the Bourne Identity feature film. For this playtest we are trying the Playstation 3 (PS3) version.  For those unfamili... more.

Guitar Hero: Aerosmith provides new tunes to rock out on. Only this time instead of the general tracks used in Guitar Hero 3 we have the greats from the massive Aerosmith back catalogue. For this review we played the game on the Playstation 3 (PS3) format version. The loose story in the game shows Aerosmith at several stages in their career and it's up to the player to reach superstardom. The game... more.