Nov 1, 2010

Format: Xbox 360 (version reviewed), PS3 Unleashed: Out Now Publisher: Rockstar Games Developer: Rockstar San Diego/Rockstar North Players: 1 (offline), 2-16 (online) Site: http://www.rockstargames.com/reddeadredemption/ Don’t mistake Undead Nightmare as just another DLC pack for Red Dead Redemption. Unlike the previous expansions, which brought...

Oct 28, 2010

Format: 360 (version reviewed), PS3, PC, Mac, DS, Mobile Unleashed: Out Now Publisher: KatGames Developer: PlayFirst Players: 1-2 Site: www.playfirst.com/dream-chronicles Dream Chronicles is a bad game even by the low standards its genre aspires to. Hidden object games are already the red-headed step-child of adventure games, and this one is best kept...

Oct 19, 2010

Format: 360 (version reviewed), PS3 Unleashed: Out Now Publisher: Konami Developer: MercurySteam Players: 1 Site: http://www.konami.jp/castlevania/ If Castlevania: Lords of Shadow were a pie, it’d be made from all the right ingredients – a deep, satisfying combat system (the crust), an epic, 15+ hour quest (the filling), and stunning art and...

Sep 29, 2010

There have been many attempts to fake mouse and keyboard for consoles, but Penguin United’s Eagle Eye is the first of its kind for PS3. While the PS3 supports keyboard and mouse controls for certain games, the vast majority of first-person shooters (besides Unreal Tournament 3) opt for a controller-only, even playing field. This is where the Eagle Eye...

Sep 21, 2010

Format: PC (version reviewed), Mac, DS, Wii, iPad & iPhone Unleashed: Out Now Developer: Revolution Software Players: 1 Site: revolution.co.uk Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars is considered one of the classics of 1990s PC adventure games. Re-released as a director’s cut though, the game doesn’t quite hold up, bouncing between being a charming...