Trine 2 Review – Breathtaking Graphics & Engaging Gameplay

Last month Trine 2 was released on Xbox Live and the PlayStation Network.  It is a wonderful fantasy puzzle platformer with truly phenomenal graphics that have critics raving. After writing an article recently about the incredible reviews for Trine 2, it was time to try the game out for myself, and I’m glad I did! Three characters are united by the Trine and embark upon a challenging journey... more.

“You can just hang around outside in the sun all day, tossing a ball around, or you can sit at your computer and do something that matters!” said Eric Cartman in the South Park episode, “Make love, not Warcraft.”  Gamers can truly do something that matters for South Park’s future and the future of comedic gaming – you can make the newly announced South Park RPG a true gaming sensation... more.

I stumbled across a copy of Deadly Premonition while I was looking for something else in my local Game store. I picked up a copy as I was intrigued by the cover and by the fact that I’d never actually heard of it. It’s not often that video games slip past my radar, especially weird Japanese ones, which I particularly enjoy. It came out last October to little fanfare, although it did briefly... more.

Brink is no ordinary, everyday shooter, the whole concept of this action game revolves around some rather dramatic and inventive ideas. The fluid, Mirrors Edge style parkour movement is combined with a unusual player objective mechanic. Brink is formed around the constant battle between The Resistance and The Security, two factions who live on an overpopulated island called The Ark. The game is... more.

If, like me, you are old enough then you may remember playing Mortal Kombat in the arcades almost 20 years ago. It was a game which attracted the young male audience, because it featured plenty of gore and death moves. The ninth game (yes, count 'em) has just been released and this time, they really are playing hard ball. Ed Boon and his talented team at NetherRealm Studios have really created ... more.

Operation Flashpoint has been a very successful franchise, targeting the first person shooter audience who like a little focus on tactics, rather than straightforward kamikaze heroics. The games started on the PC platform, but in recent years have seen many outings on the console platform also. Dragon Rising from 2009 was a fun romp, but the difficulty setting and long duration between auto saves ... more.

Crysis was an epic game, and whether you loved or loathed it, for many years it became a ' benchmark' for PC gaming, and opened many debates along the lines of 'yes,but how well can you run Crysis?'. I liked the original - it was fun, it was entertaining, and with the ludicrous hardware demand it became a personal goal of mine to get it running well at high settings on my 1080p plasma TV. The foll... more.

The Fable series has been one of the finest fantasy romps in history, with Fable 2 released to critical acclaim and public adoration. Almost everything that Peter Molyneaux and Lionhead touch turns to gold and the two year wait for Fable 3 has been an impatient one for many. You take the role of either a male or female hero, the child of the hero from Fable 2 (the game can check your save file ... more.

Racing games are a dime a dozen and it takes something really good to get me firing on all cylinders (sorry). F1 2010 has kept me addicted for the last week and I have finally gotten around to writing our review. I am very impressed with this new title from Codemasters and if you are even remotely interested in racing games, this might be the killer title you have been waiting for this year. ... more.

Dead Rising was a sleeper hit on the Xbox 360, and deservedly so. It combined a heady combination of tongue in cheek B-Movie style scripting with rampant 'in your face' hacking and slashing. Everyone loves horror entertainment right now, for the last year there have been a constant flow of girlie focused shows with handsome guys sucking the necks of pretty, well endowed women. The zombie side o... more.