Archive for 'Game Reviews.'

Review: Penny Arcade Adventures - On The Rain-Slick Precipice Of Darkness Episode One (PC)

June 20th, 2008 – 6:54 pm Posted by: Jordan
Filed as: Game Reviews., Games

Developer - Hothead Games
Publisher - Online Distribution
Available On - PC, XBOX 360 (XBOX Live)
Throw some good humour into a game and you’ve instantly added a whole lot of charm and replayability. Couple this with solid game design and entertaining characters and you’ve got Penny Arcade Adventures: On The Rain-slick Precipice Of Darkness Episode One (here [...]

Retro Review: Grand Theft Auto III (PC)

June 18th, 2008 – 7:27 pm Posted by: Jordan
Filed as: Game Reviews., Games

This review was originally written for GamerAU’s retro section.
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Developer - Rockstar North
Publisher - Rockstar Games
Available on - PS2, XBOX, PC
Grand Theft Auto III is one of the greatest and most impactive video games in the industry to date. Fortunately my job here is to explain how and why this came about, as I [...]

Review: Grand Theft Auto IV (XBOX 360)

June 11th, 2008 – 8:50 pm Posted by: Jordan
Filed as: Game Reviews.

Developer - Rockstar North
Publisher - Rockstar Games
Available on - PS3, 360, PC (late 08 *unconfirmed*)
“We’re broadcasting live from the streets of Liberty City”
Returning to the streets of Liberty City gives a certain vibe. The dank, musty air; the abuse of random pedestrians. Yes, these are my streets. Though while all the corruption remains, the wavering [...]

Review: Rainbow Six Vegas 2 (XBOX 360)

May 18th, 2008 – 11:39 am Posted by: Jordan
Filed as: Game Reviews.

Developer - Ubisoft Montreal
Publisher - Ubisoft
Available on - PS3, 360, PC
The non-stop party culture portrayed by Las Vegas is one to tempt most, an all-night city of glitz, glamour, and… guns. Set against the lush vibrancy of Vegas’ party life, Rainbow Six Vegas 2 again strikes chaos upon Vegas, ushering in our Rainbow team once [...]

Review: Patapon (PSP)

May 13th, 2008 – 6:49 pm Posted by: Jordan
Filed as: Game Reviews.

Developer - Pyramid
Publisher - Sony Computer Entertainment
Available on - PSP
Patapon is a very deceiving title. At first glance Patapon is a pretty simple rhythmic strategy game from the developers of LocoRoco, therefore sporting a very similar style of presentation. You know, the style of Japanese ‘creativity’ that both promotes and negates all forms of substance [...]

Review: Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii)

May 9th, 2008 – 7:46 pm Posted by: Jordan
Filed as: Game Reviews.

Developer: Sora Ltd.
Publisher: Nintendo.
Available on: Wii
Prepare for another slathering of nostalgic and addictive action as Super Smash Bros. is back and most certainly bigger than ever. Nintendo have been all about the family fun of late, and for me no other series better exemplifies a Nintendo fueled all night bonding and gaming session than Super [...]

Review: God Of War - Chains Of Olympus (PSP)

April 30th, 2008 – 1:53 pm Posted by: Jordan
Filed as: Game Reviews.

Developer: Ready At Dawn
Publisher: SCE
Available On: PSP
Brutal - the best way to describe the God Of War series. The first two titles have been some of the PS2’s best sellers, with God Of War 2 being a defining milestone in the end of the consoles era. The series has been well received for not only [...]

Jordan’s Top 5 Games For 2007.

April 21st, 2008 – 7:10 pm Posted by: Jordan
Filed as: Game Reviews., Games

2007 was quite a year for gaming, and while it may already be late April, that doesn’t mean I can’t post what I should have about 3 months ago and reflect on a kick ass year.
Here’s my list of top games for 2007. It was a hard year with so many blockbusters bursting out on [...]

Review: Soldier Of Fortune : Payback (PC)

March 8th, 2008 – 11:14 am Posted by: Jordan
Filed as: Game Reviews., Games

Developer: Cauldron HQ
Publisher: Activision
Available On: PC, PS3, XBOX 360
Everyone loves violence. Well, perhaps only the gun-toting psychopathic Americans the media and classification regulations seem to portray. Australians, we must be quite sane - with the OFLC sticking a pacifier down our barrels before we even get a chance to re-enact video game violence in real [...]

Review: The Simpsons Game (XBOX 360)

March 4th, 2008 – 6:42 pm Posted by: Jordan
Filed as: Game Reviews.

Developer: Electronic Arts
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Available On: XBOX 360, PS3, Wii, PSP, NDS, PS2
“Of course I can… I’m Will Wright, bitch”
As The Simpsons Game came out riding on the publicity wagon of the film release, I pre-empted an experience similar to that of The Simpsons Movie, be it story or setting. To then begin this game [...]