Military Madness Nectaris: Wii review

Format: WiiWare (version reviewed), PSN, XBLA Unleashed: Out Now Publisher: Hudson Soft Developer: Backbone Entertainment Players: 1-4 Site: http://www.hudson.co.jp/index_e.html Our British readers will be delighted to hear that this game allows you to kill Kilroy. Before you rush out to download this promising sounding game however, we must shatter your...

Games & Violence: A study in action

TV ‘supernanny’ Jo Frost returned to UK TV screens in February, with her new show ‘Extreme Parental Guidance’ on Channel 4. The first episode is of interest to us all not because of the young girl who refused to eat nothing but sugary snacks, nor because of the genuinely heartbreaking case of a twelve year old girl who refused to leave...

David Braben talks to Critical Gamer

Yes indeed, the might David Braben talks to your favourite gaming blog (no, us, you cheeky git). While we were waiting for the answers, his PR lady told us he was ‘travelling’; which we took to mean he was exploring deep space, trading and killing as he pleased. CG: When you created your first starfield, did that ignite your imagination for the...

Sega releases Sonic the Hedgehog 4 teaser

Hoping to rescue his rather tarnished reputation with gamers, a certain pointy blue rodent has cropped up in a teaser video released by Sega, showing a return to the formula that made him so popular, in Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 1. The very brief teaser trailer shows Sonic’s successful outings throughout the 90s, before treating us to a full three seconds...

Diner Dash: PS3 review

Format: PS3 (version reviewed), iPhone, iPod Touch, Xbox 360, PC, Wii Unleashed: Out Now Publisher: Hudson Entertainment/PlayFirst Developer: Gamelab Players: 1 (2 multiplayer + online) Site: http://www.playfirst.com/game/dinerdash Diner Dash has been around for 6 years, and has graced several platforms. Now its success is being ported over to Xbox 360,...

Military Madness Nectaris: PS3 review

Format: PSN (version reviewed), XBLA, WiiWare Unleashed: Out Now Publisher: Hudson Soft Developer: Backbone Entertainment Players: 1-4 Site: http://www.hudson.co.jp/index_e.html Military Madness is back. If that sentence excites you, then there is a fun but limited title awaiting you on PSN, Live and WiiWare. For those left scratching their heads at the...

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