Archive for the Reviews category

Review: Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions

With Shattered Dimensions, Beenox has delivered an entirely new, exciting Spider-Man experience – one that can be enjoyed and appreciated by any fan of the wall-crawler. eGamer Rating: Addictive: Yes, [...]

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Review: Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days

IO Interactive’s second attempt is a small surprise – a shooter even worse than its predecessor. eGamer Rating: Addictive: No. Worth The Time: No. Things Loved: The concepts of the [...]

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Review: Singularity

Singularity is certainly not great, and will probably fall out of consciousness by next year, but it’s definitely not a bad game. What we have here is the definition of [...]

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Review: Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11

eGamer Rating: Addictive: Yes Worth The Time: Yes Reasoning: To play a sports game, especially golf, in the first place means you have time to waste, but in a good [...]

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Review: Naughty Bear

Naughty Bear is an inadequate attempt at making a game with dark humour. It’s lacking, shallow, bugged and pointless. I would love to just leave it there and not have [...]

Review: Demon’s Souls

From Software delivers excellence with Demon’s Souls, an RPG that can stand tall amongst the best. eGamer Rating: Addictive: Yes, incredibly so Worth The Time: Yes, unquestionably Things Loved: The [...]

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Review: Transformers: War For Cybertron

High Moon Studios has created a Transformers game that honours, rather than defiles, the Transformers name. Finally, we can say that this is the ultimate Transformers adventure. eGamer Rating: Addictive: [...]

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Review: Red Dead Redemption

Red Dead Redemption delivers extreme Rockstar greatness, but also carries some Rockstar stupidity. Due to a massive delay in receiving this game, the world cup and, of course, the holidays, [...]

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Review: Asus G51 Gaming Laptop

When I heard about the Asus G51 being the younger brother to the very impressive G71 I had thoughts that it might lack power where it would not be able [...]

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Review: UFC Undisputed 2010

eGamer Rating: Addictive: Yes Worth The Time: Yes Reasoning: Kicking your friends ass is always worth it. Even if it’s only virtual. Things Loved: Realistic; Good commentary; Loads of realism; [...]

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Review: Blur

eGamer Rating: Addictive: Yes Worth The Time: Yes — for a while, if you win Reasoning: Blur is seriously addictive. It’s not like any other racer. Speed doesn’t get you [...]

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Review: Pure Football

Addictive: Initially (No) Worth The Time: No Things Loved: Great celebration animations, slow-mo moments Things Hated: Bad gameplay, lack of depth, cannot always see the ball (!), too easy, poor [...]

Review: Split/Second – Velocity

With Split Second, Black Rock Studios has delivered adrenaline rush, action racing at its best. eGamer Rating: Addictive: Yes, very much so Worth The Time: Definitely Things Loved: The adrenaline [...]

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Review: Alan Wake

eGamer Rating: Hours Enjoyed: 9 – 10 Hours Hated: 1- 2 Things Loved: Action packed; good cinematics; memorable cut scenes; girl in underwear; easy controls; pretty effects Things Hated: Horrible [...]

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Review: Modnation Racers

Addictive: Yes Worth The Time: Well it depends what you consider a good way to spend time. IMO yes. Reasoning: It is pure fun and freedom. You if you can [...]

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Review: Alpha Protocol

eGamer Rating: Addictive: Yes, it can be Worth The Time: Yes, but really only for those who are extremely into action RPGs similar to Mass Effect Things Loved: The narrative, [...]

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Review: Prince Of Persia: The Forgotten Sands

eGamer Rating: Hours Enjoyed: 2-3 hrs Hours Hated: 6-7 hrs Loved: Breathtaking landscapes, platforming, epic final sequence Hated: boring plot, repetitive combat, lack of overall effort Reasons To Not Buy: [...]

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Review: SBK X Superbike World Championship

eGamer Rating: Addictive: No/slightly Worth The Time: No Reasoning: Driving around a track may be fun to some, with this only pro bikers, maybe, will enjoy it. Things Loved: Physics, [...]

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Review: Super Street Fighter IV

Street Fighter IV made quite an impact when it was released in February 2009 last year. It was hard to believe how a fighting game that had been out of [...]

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Review: Dead to Rights: Retribution

Dead to Rights: Retribution, from Volatile Games, is a reimagining of the third person action game Dead to Rights, released back in 2002, which once again features Grant City police [...]

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Review: Splinter Cell Conviction

As I stealthily sneak my way towards the target, I spot 2 bogey’s ahead of me with a floodlight covering the front. I slowly mark my prey in the order [...]

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Review: Just Cause 2

Let’s start off by saying what Just Cause 2 is like. It’s a lot like GTA, it’s a lot like a James Bond movie, it’s a lot like Prototype and [...]

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Review: Metro 2033

Imagine an apocalypse. An entire city is blacked out; an entire city is destroyed. You’re forced to live underground in tunnels. Tunnels where daily trains, and sewage used to travel. [...]

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Not-Quite-A-Review: Final Fantasy XIII

I’m incredibly late with this review, and believe me I know it. The thing is, I’ve been thinking for long and hard regarding what I’m actually going to do with [...]

Review: Superstars V8 Next Challenge

Title: Superstars V8: Next Challenge Genre: Racing Playthrough Time: N/A Developer: Milestone Publisher: Black Bean Games Multiplayer: 2 – 16 Platforms: PC, XBox 360, PS3 Price: R500 (consoles) / R250 [...]

Review: Prison Break – The Conspiracy

There’s something mysteriously inviting in licensed games. A dark force which turns us gamers into suckers for punishment. Most of us know that these games will hardly ever turn out [...]

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Review: God of War Collection

The God of War Collection, when announced, was the perfect package for two reasons. One, to arrive before God of War III and prepare you for the last entry in [...]

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Review: God of War III

It’s finally here, after three years of waiting and anticipation, God of War III, the last game in the trilogy and the last of one of the PlayStation’s greatest games [...]

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Review: Battlefield – Bad Company 2

Battlefield: Bad Company 2, Electronic Art’s and DICE’s ultimate war rival to Infinity Ward’s Modern Warfare 2, was finally released at the beginning of this month. It was one of [...]

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Review: Heavy Rain

Quantic Dream, the creators of the critically acclaimed Indigo Prophecy, also known as “Fahrenheit”, are back with their newest entry in their “interactive movie” game concept. Their newest game, Heavy [...]