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Having only just acquired an Xbox 360, naturally one of my first purchases was Halo 3. I have fond memories spending hours of my life playing the original round my mate's house.…

Sherlock Holmes: Nemesis is the fourth title in the series developed by Frogwares Studios. I hadn't heard of the series until recently, however the story is self-contained so…

Overclocked is a game with a good premise. You play an ex-army psychologist, David McNamara who is tasked with investigating the case of 5 teenagers who all mysteriously appear…

I wasn't quite sure what to expect from Europa Universalis: Rome. To tell the truth, the use of Latin in the title made me feel slightly intimidated alongside the fact it was a…

I saw Lost Planet: Extreme Condition in the local game shop and seeing that it was available for a pretty reasonable price I decided to give it a shot.

I can still remember the look of amazement on my friends face when I told her I had never played any Call of Duty games. However, in my defence the computer I had couldn't run…

Firstly, I like survival horror games. In my opinion creeping down pitch black, dark industrial corridors filled with gibbering freaks is a pretty good way to unwind, so it is…

First things first: The Darkness has a brilliant concept. The idea of a mafia hit man who also possesses evil supernatural abilities which flourish in the dark is a pretty…

Occasionally a game is made which is beautiful, original and astonishing, something fresh and ground breaking which pushes the boundaries and refuses to play it safe. Shadow of…

I am walking down a dark corridor. My footsteps echo in the blackness as my small pocket torch struggles to illuminate the way ahead. Then, slowly the crackling static of a pocket…

Resident Evil 4 surprised me. When I picked it up on recommendation from some friends, I was expecting the typical survival horror gameplay of the previous installments. Well,…

Half Life 2: Episode 1 had a lot to live up to after the staggering Half Life 2 was released. Valve took a risk and decided to release the next installment of the saga as a series…

Resistance: Fall of Man had a lot of expectations when it was released. Not only was it the first game to be released for the PS3 (00001 on the side of the box!) but it was Sony's…

When I decided to buy my PS3 I was largely buying it on the strength of the games predicted for the future, hoping as with the PS2 that with time the real quality games would come…

Prey has been in development since 1995 in some form or another and was finally released in 2006 after Human Head Studios took over the development. Upon release the game sold…

"Hey, you should check this out!" my friend enthusiastically said to me whilst we were browsing the selection in our local (game shop that is). "An RPG?" I…

I remember the first time I heard about Guitar Hero. Two of my friends were busy having a pretty serious argument about whether or not one of them could really play Bark at the…

Ratchet & Clank: Future Tools of Destruction is the sixth game in the series and the first to be released for the PS3. Developed by Insomniac games, a developer with an…

The Half Life series of game is generally viewed as one of the flagships of the PC and gaming in general. Constantly innovating and trying new things, the Half Life games have…

As soon as I got my copy of the Orange Box, I tore open the packaging, installed the games and I was soon busy playing Half Life 2: Episode 2. Several hours later I emerged,…