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Review: Zone of the Enders HD

Zone of the Enders is embarrassingly short, repetitive, packed with piss-poor weapons and has a plot that makes […]

Lewis Packwood 23 June 2017 Reviews

32 years of brilliant video game box art – #8 (2007) Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga 2

Another year, another countdown, another birthday.  And I’m boxing it all up, tying a nice little bow around […]

___ 20 November 2015 32 Years of Brilliant Box Art, Pulp

32 years of brilliant video game box art – #9 (2006) We Love Katamari

Another year, another countdown, another birthday.  And I’m boxing it all up, tying a nice little bow around […]

___ 19 November 2015 32 Years of Brilliant Box Art, Pulp

32 years of brilliant video game box art – #12 (2003) Project Zero 2: Crimson Butterfly

Another year, another countdown, another birthday.  And I’m boxing it all up, tying a nice little bow around […]

___ 17 November 2015 32 Years of Brilliant Box Art, Pulp

32 years of brilliant video game box art – #13 Gitaroo Man (2002)

Another year, another countdown, another birthday.  And I’m boxing it all up, tying a nice little bow around […]

___ 17 November 2015 32 Years of Brilliant Box Art, Pulp

80’s music and the flicker of an old telly let me live someone else’s video game history

Yeah, I’m well versed in Atari’s sordid history, allegedly bringing the gaming market to a crash. I’m also […]

iamsirgaulian 22 June 2015 Opinions

Racing to 31 – 31 racing game greats: #10 Outrun 2006: Coast 2 Coast (2006)

It’s that time of year again and I find myself racing toward another birthday and to the ripe-old […]

___ 19 November 2014 31 Racing Game Greats

Racing to 31 – 31 racing game greats: #12 Burnout 3: Takedown (2004)

It’s that time of year again and I find myself racing toward another birthday and to the ripe-old […]

___ 17 November 2014 31 Racing Game Greats

Racing to 31 – 31 racing game greats: #13 Mashed (2004)

It’s that time of year again and I find myself racing toward another birthday and to the ripe-old […]

___ 17 November 2014 31 Racing Game Greats

Racing to 31 – 31 racing game greats: #16 Grand Prix Challenge (2002)

It’s that time of year again and I find myself racing toward another birthday and to the ripe-old […]

___ 14 November 2014 31 Racing Game Greats

The Sims and its sadly short-lived sojourn into co-operative split-screen multiplayer

I find it funny the lengths video game enthusiasts go to put people in arbitrary pigeonholes based on […]

iamsirgaulian 6 August 2014 Opinions

30 Years of Video Games – Darkwatch (2005)

I’m waving goodbye to my 20′s and to celebrate I’m counting down 30 games from the last 30 […]

___ 19 November 2013 30 Years of Video games

30 Years of Video Games – Mashed (2004)

I’m waving goodbye to my 20′s and to celebrate I’m counting down 30 games from the last 30 […]

___ 18 November 2013 30 Years of Video games

30 Years of Video Games – War of the Monsters (2003)

I’m waving goodbye to my 20′s and to celebrate I’m counting down 30 games from the last 30 […]

___ 18 November 2013 30 Years of Video games

30 Years of Video Games – Prisoner of War (2002)

I’m waving goodbye to my 20′s and to celebrate I’m counting down 30 games from the last 30 […]

___ 17 November 2013 30 Years of Video games

Too many games, too little time

I had some time to kill the other day, so I took a wander through the Foyles bookshop […]

Lewis Packwood 2 November 2013 Opinions

Are we waving goodbye to budget games?

The first 12 months of the Xbox 360’s life were a bit touch and go.  Hardware failures and […]

___ 17 October 2013 Opinions

Sneaking back to play some Sly Cooper

InFamous made developer Sucker Punch a household name. Its open-world superhero game mixed open world traversal, platforming and deep […]

___ 4 October 2013 Reviews

Like this was ever going to work

Get ready for a rant about retail: So there I was at my local CeX browsing the PS2 […]

___ 15 June 2013 Pulp

A brand of vigilante justice

It is unbelievable how many developers always seem to be closing due to financial difficulties.  With so much […]

___ 10 June 2013 Pulp

Metropolismania: the first social networking game

So Sim City wasn’t all it was cracked up to be.  I feel so sorry for all those […]

___ 30 May 2013 Uncategorized

The scoop on Michigan: Report from Hell

Michigan: Report from Hell is the worst good game of all time.  Wait you say, don’t you mean […]

___ 30 April 2013 Reviews

Genji: A Hidden Gem from the Dying Days of the PS2

It’s very rare that I’ll buy a game on the strength of the box art alone. Usually a […]

Lewis Packwood 28 September 2012 Reviews

Gaelic Games Football is an indictment on the reach of video games

Sometimes the reach of video games surprises me.  The fact that you could pretty much take any small […]

___ 12 April 2012 Opinions, Pulp

The Tyranny of Loading Times

One of the most painful memories of my youth was staring in concern as my Spectrum’s tape player […]

Lewis Packwood 2 April 2012 Opinions

Shadow of the Colossus is Bloody Amazing

I think the title of this post pretty much sums it all up. If you’ve played Shadow of […]

Lewis Packwood 18 October 2011 Reviews
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