I was excited to play this, as I’d always preferred Mario’s more exploration-based outings, so did it live up to my expectations? And it is worth playing now, years after the initial release?
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Race the Sun is a game with a simple concept – pilot a solar-powered ship across a landscape for as far as you can until the sun goes down, dodging the scenery and collecting as many gems as you can. Your score is measured in meters covered, and every five gems gives you a multiplier. Skim an edge of a […]
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Are you a PS3-Pro? In this challenge you have to name the 30 best selling PS3 games ever. The PS3 was an extremely successful machine for Sony, after a somewhat rocky launch the console went on to sell over 80 million units, with its Blu-Ray player and excellent exclusives proving popular with gamers. There’s no timer on this quiz, so […]
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Published back in 2007, Vanquish released on the PS3 and Xbox 360 (and was later ported to PC) to a relative lack of fanfare and moderate critical acclaim. In the years since however, the game has achieved something of a cult status, and is being looked back upon with more appreciation than it initially garnered. This is possibly due to it […]
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This year’s E3 is shaping up to be the biggest on record, with the major publishers all gearing up to show off some future titles. Here’s a mix of hopes and predictions I have for the show: 10. Smash Bros for Switch isn’t just a port: Nintendo has seen some real success over the past year in porting some of the […]
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Now that the current generation of consoles is reaching its middle age, there’s a plethora of quality titles available for bargain prices. If you’re a patient gamer, things are starting to pay off. Quality games released a couple of years ago at premium prices can now be picked up for peanuts. The Xbox One is home to some excellent games […]
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In this list I’ll be collating what I deem to be the 10 best Nintendo-published games ever released. Games exclusive to Nintendo consoles, but published by a second or third-party studio don’t count (Banjo Kazooie, Goldeneye etc). These 10 are the cream of Nintendo’s crop, the jewels in the crown of the company. Any gamer who hasn’t played all of these […]
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Games criticism is difficult to do well in any form, but doing it on video has its special challenges.
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Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR) is a phenomenon experience by many people that involves a sense of extreme relaxation, often accompanied by pleasurable ‘tingles’ across the arms, spine or head.
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