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Square Enix had a lot to answer for after Final Fantasy XIII. By making use of narrow maps to convey a sense of being fugitives on the run, the game removed the illusion of free choice. Many gamers didn’t like the ‘forced’ feeling of being on the run and instead pined for the open world maps of previous titles. (Even though in most cases the world map is just ... [»]
Soul Calibur V got released last week - and it’s pretty damned good. It might have a laughable story, filled with the sort of stalwart clichés that permeate the genre - but you don’t buy fighting games for story. No, you buy them for the fighting - and there’s no better way to play a fighting game than with a good arcade fight stick. But you already know that.
What you ... [»]
February may be the month where gaming finally puts a boot to the ass of gamer wallets, but if there is one genre that is leading the pack this year, it has to be the category of fisticuffs and pugilism.
First out of the fighting genre stables this year is Soul Calibur V, bringing with it some familiar mechanics and characters, but can the latest ... [»]
Kirby, King Dedede, Waddle Dee and Meta Knight - usually at each other’s throats - team up to try to save Magolor by rebuilding his Lor Starcutter, a spaceship capable of opening portals to travel vast distances. The pieces of the Puddlejumper Starcutter have been sprayed all over Pop Star, and it is up to Kirby ... [»]
It’s not often that we get to review indie games mainly because of the huge amount of retail titles that get sent our way but it’s January and I didn’t want to review a hidden object game so when an email arrived asking if we’d like to review a game about ... [»]
If you’ve stepped in to a retail store in South Africa that sells video games lately, you’ll have noticed a deluge of new gaming peripherals and products from Orb. From DS styluses (styli?) and chargers to controllers, gaming headsets and everything in between, their budget-minded range is nothing if not extensive.
We got the opportunity to tackle ... [»]
Are you into EXTREME sports and want to make your gaming more EXTREME too? Then Motionsports Adrenaline is probably not the title for you! Or anyone else. Ever.The various sports you can compete in are:
· Windsurfing · Mountain biking · Wingsuit · Mountain climbing · Kayak · Extreme SkiIn windsurfing mode, you tilt your fists to move around and collect coins, grind along rails and jump up ramps and then do ... [»]
As a games news and reviews outlet, we’re often bombarded by PR people and their incessant press releases from all over the world to feature content - or maybe review some game that we’ve never heard of. Many PR firms seem to think that because we’re in the business of relaying news that we’re little more than PR mouthpieces. For the most part, we skim through them, use what we consider to be interesting or relatable ... [»]
There’s an unwritten rule in game development; if you’re tasked with creating a game that’s tied to a blockbuster movie - particularly a movie aimed at younger audiences - you have to go out of your way to make a game that’s dull, lazy and only loosely tied to your source material. It’s been that way since ET for the Atari 2600, largely ... [»]
Hello everyone and welcome to Monday Night Lazygamer, the longest running episodic reviewing site in history. We’ve got a great line-up tonight, and a main event that features the latest WWE game in a no holds barred, last man standing review match.
But can the long-running competitive franchise emerge victorious tonight, or is this match over before it even begins? Ring the bell and let’s find out.WWE ... [»]
It’s easy to say that if you’ve played one Mario Kart, you’ve played them all. Though some iterations of the game have been a little more daring than others, for the most part that’s true. Mario Kart is the the same as it ever was; 3 tight laps around a colourfully complex courses with the multiple branching paths, with an angry mushroom firing shells behind ... [»]
Recently I’ve been telling my wife that I really wished EA would make another SimCity game as I really enjoyed those growing up and I have no idea why the franchise just died.
Well it didn’t die it turned into The Sims which is a stain on the good name of the Sim titles. Anyway moving on, ... [»]
Jumping jabberwocky! Galloping gunwhales and lumbering Lums! Don't understand any of this? No fear, it hardly makes any sense to me either!
Rayman Origins brings the ridiculous world of Rayman to nonsensical life in beautifully bubbly HD graphics.Rayman and his crew are besieged by the darktoons after their sonorous snoring causes a granny in the Land of the Livid Dead to go into a frothy frenzy. Now the Bubble Dreamer has gone ... [»]
DOVAKHIIN! Dragonborn! The word vibrates through you, the thrum of power palpable. Deep inside you know this to be you, your true essence. Will you heed the call and save the world from the return of dragons? Or will you get married and open a shop with your spouse? This open game will dangle opportunity and story quests in front ... [»]
The Saints Row franchise, despite its multiple differences and gaudy exterior, has always been dogged by GTA clone accusations and criticism that it doesn’t truly innovate the sandbox genre that it sets its madcap antics in.
With a third game released now, the time to boldly go into a signature direction is now or never, but can the gangstars of the Saints Row universe ... [»]
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