2 Weeks and counting… #EBEXPO
Just under two weeks before the doors are flung open at Sydney’s Olympic Centre for EB Games and their now
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Gauntlet: Slayer Edition, PS4 review
Some titles will send gamers of a certain age into a misty stupor. Gauntlet is one of them, thirty or
Read MorePlaystation TV, review
Call it the Playstation Family, Range or Eco-system the level of device interactivity amongst Sony gadgets right now is a
Read MoreDriveclub, PS4 review
As seen on Twitter: “The first rule of Driveclub. You don’t talk about Driveclub”. Driveclub, it’s a name that has
Read MoreDragon’s Crown, PS Vita Review
Aside from the titular quest (see what I did there), Dragon’s Crown offers plenty of depth and subtlety once you
Read MoreSacred Citadel Review (PC)
As a self proclaimed hero of less favourable RPGs Barrie’s on a mission to a Sacred Citadel. Anyone who knows
Read MoreGuardians of Middle-Earth announced for xbox / PS3
As somebody that was very impressed with Lord of the Rings : War in the North, I was pleasantly surprised
Read MoreShank 2 Review, PS3 (Guest Reviewer)
Michael Gray, a familiar name in New Zealand games writing takes a turn on the Cottage and takes a stab
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Warp – it’s new to me too.
Until the Press Release dropped into my inbox I was unaware of this nice looking strategy puzzle game. Heading to
Read MoreCrimson Alliance review at www.buttonmasher.co.nz
Posted over at www.buttonmasher.co.nz a review of Crimson Alliance. “Behind the marketing smoke and mirrors you will find a nicely
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CRYSIS – XBLA / PSN (Review)
Hot on the heels of last year’s Crysis2 comes a refreshed and revitalised update of 2007 classic PC shooter Crysis. The game set 3 years before the sequel never made it to consoles, after disproving many doubters with Crysis2 developers Crytek have gone back to the future and delivered console gamers the experience they deserved.
Crysis on the XBLA/PSN networks is downloadable only and weighs in around 4 gigabytes, testament to some of the quality visuals that it consistently delivers. This version is very much an update of the original, new lighting effects and a slick nanosuit control scheme that will be familiar to players of the sequel.
For a title that is four years old under the hood, it rarely shows I have encountered some oddball behaviour with enemy AI and perhaps the weight of the ballistics feels a little old school, but on the whole it is really quite jaw dropping.
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