Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3

As the newest addition to the classic Command & Conquer franchise Red Alert 3 is an intense real-time strategy experience. The story of Red Alert shows what happens as the Soviet Union is on the brink of defeat in a war against the forces of the west. To rescue themselves the Russians travel back in time to alter the past. This results in a new war and additional superpower in the form of the... more.

Hawx is an arcade style fighter game taking place in the first or third person. The story follows a US pilot as he is recruited by a private military contractor. At first working for the good guys before becoming a bit more interesting. For this review we tested the game on the Playstation 3 (PS3) format.  Missions normally involve protecting an allied unit, maintaining a defensive perimeter or d... more.

For fans of the 2004 original Killzone 2 is as long awaited a sequel as they come but the FPS has finally arrived after many a delay. Killzone has a long intro story for a game but for the most part, humans invade an alien planet in a first strike and the player takes control of a soldier on the frontlines. Killzone 2 is a Playstation 3 (PS3) exclusive title so that's the format we reviewed in.  ... more.

Skate 2 allows gamers to participate in some third-person skateboarding action without the broken bones and bruised ego. Set in a generic US city the objective is to rise from low level wannabe to superstar. For this review we tested the Playstation 3 (PS3) version. After a quick bit of character customisation it's time to hit the streets. In true sandbox style there is an entire city to skate aro... more.

While Lord of the Rings Online has kept fans of small scale combat happy Conquest is a whole other affair providing third person combat in the legendary battles of Middle Earth during the third age.  For this review we are testing the Playstation 3 (PS3) version.  Taking cues from the movie trilogy Conquest allows the player to take control of a generic soldier and fight for the forces of good o... more.

After the success of the first chapter, Insomniac Games takes us back to war against Chimeras, a war which will decide the survival of human kind- The fights are now in North America, and continues right where it ended in the first chapter. The main character is always Nathan Hale and the story will be told by him, aside from the previous chapter.Hale belongs to the Sentiles unit, whose job is to ... more.

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.