Category: Game Reviews

We Review: NeverDead

Konami and developer Rebellion Developments have gone out on a limb with NeverDead and its bizarre mechanic. Without hearing anything else about the game, the ability to rip off your appendages and fling them at enemies had certainly piqued my interest. If you’re reading this I can assume you may be that way inclined too. So, has Rebellion Developments succeeded in converting this novel idea into a worthwhile game or has it shot itself in the foot? Let’s find out after the cut.

Tags action-adventure, Bryce Boltzmann, death, guns, immortal, Konami, NeverDead, PS3, Rebellion Developments, swords

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We Review: The Darkness II

Post author By SauRoN
Post date February 24, 2012
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There are few things more awesome than controlling demonic tentacle arms with murderous intent, accompanied by a dwarf-sized gargoyle sidekick who wears the union jack like a dress and has a cockney accent to match. Unless of course said tentacles come with a disturbed inner voice and a mind of their own. The Darkness II offers you all of this, in a familiar yet unique presentation. Find out what I thought of it after the break.

Tags blood, Digital Extremes, FPS, gore, Paul Jenkins, PS3, the darkness 2, video game reviews, video games, xobx 360

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We Review: Grand Slam Tennis 2

Post author By Fayyaad
Post date February 21, 2012
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EA is well known for the sports games it produces, most notably the FIFA branded soccer games (the latest of which, FIFA 12, is still one of the best-selling soccer games around). I’m not a sports nut, however, so it was with a little bit of trepidation that I put EA’s Grand Slam Tennis 2 into the drive tray of my console and fired it up. Find out in this review what surprises, if any, this game had in store for me.

Tags EA, electronic arts, grand slam tennis 2, john mcenroe, pat cash, Playstation 3, PlayStation Move, tennis, xbox 360

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We Review: Skyrim

The battle between the sexes has never been more animated then when it comes to gaming. Well at least in my experience. I assume it’s mostly because when we’re playing games we’re not paying them enough attention (I’m going to pay for that). Fine, shoot the messenger, but if your friends are anything like mine, by now you’ll have heard droves of woman complaining about how their significant other is addicted to the game. I like to call it “being skyrimmed”. This in itself is an indication of how immersive Skyrim can be. At Onelargeprawn we like to do things differently, so I thought “why not turn the whole battle of the sexes on its head? Let’s get a girl to review the game!” And what a good idea that turned out to be. Find out what Ingrid, our guest gamer, thought of Skyrim, after the jump.

Tags Bethesda, Elder Scrolls, Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, oblivion, PS3, RPG, Skyrim, Tamriel, xbox 360

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We Review: Final Fantasy XIII-2

Post author By Fayyaad
Post date February 13, 2012
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Final Fantasy XIII-2 is the latest game in the long-running RPG series, and the direct sequel to Final Fantasy XIII. Anyone who played the original FFXIII will know that it suffered its share of troubles due to horrendously linear gameplay, over-reliance on written codices to fuel understanding, and a distinct lack of just about everything that fans felt embodied what a Final Fantasy game was supposed to be. Square Enix, its developers, came up with Final Fantasy XIII-2 in part as a way of listening to its fan base and releasing the game the fans wanted. Did they do right this time? Let’s find out.

Tags final fantasy, final fantasy xiii, final fantasy xiii-2, lightning, PS3, serah, square enix, xbox 360

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We Review: Lord of the Rings: War in the North

Post author By Fayyaad
Post date February 3, 2012
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Lord of the Rings: War in the North is a co-op action RPG in that takes place in J.R.R. Tolkien’s famed fantasy universe, and details the events that occur around The Lord of the Rings, but which doesn’t actually include many of the actual written events from the story. The game follows the style of the films, but also includes many settings and characters from the book. Personally, I love The Lord of the Rings series. I make a point of reading the entire series through at least once every two years or so. But those are the books. The question is: does this game capture the essence of The Lord of the Rings? Or is it best consigned to the Cracks of Doom? Let’s find out.

Tags action rpg, aragorn, dragon age, elves, hobbit, inon zur, lord of the rings, middle earth, nu metro, PS3, snowblind studios, tolkien, video game reviews, video games, war in the north, Warner Brothers, wb games, xbox 360

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We Review: Lego Harry Potter Years 5-7

Post author By Fayyaad
Post date January 31, 2012
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The Lego series of games have been coming at us at a fairly steady pace, and the latest one completes the latter half of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter story. The game follows the movies far more closely than it does the books, but does it do a decent job of it? The ultimate goal of any review is to answer the question “is it worth spending money on?” Let’s find out.

Tags collecting, harry potter, hogsmeade, hogwarts, Lego, lego harry potter, Lego reviews, magic, muggles, platform games, PS3, warner brothers games, wb games, xbox 360, years 5-7

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We Review: Quarrel

Thanks to the ambiguous nature of the English language, a quarrel could be an angry dispute or a bolt fired out of a crossbow. It also happens to be the name of a rather interesting word-based strategy game that was initially released only for iOS devices in 2011. While there can be no Quarrel amongst Android and PlayStation 3 owners, (for they haven’t received the game on their platform) Scottish developers Denki sought fit to bring the fight to the Xbox Live Arcade.

Having played a variety of wordy games on Android—Wordsmith, Wordfeud, Word Search, Word2yourmother*—I eagerly jumped at the chance of playing Risk-meets-Scrabble in Quarrel. The war of words continues after the jump.

Tags cute, Denki, iOS, lexicon, multiplayer, Risk, Scrabble, troops, UTV Ignition, warfare, words, xbla, Xbox Live Arcade

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We Review: The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

Post author By Fayyaad
Post date January 24, 2012
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The Legend of Zelda is one of the most beloved action RPG franchises out there, and usually for good reason, among them being that it was one of the first console action RPGs in existence. The latest Legend of Zelda game, Skyward Sword, is the second Zelda title for the Wii, and the first of these titles that was made exclusively for the Wii (the prior, excellent title, Twilight Princess, had a simultaneous Gamecube release). Is Skyward Sword the best Zelda game out there? The worst? Let’s find out.

Tags Link, Nintendo, Skyward Sword, The Legend of Zelda, wii, Wii MotionPlus, Zelda

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We Review: Ico and Shadow of Colossus HD Remastered Set

Post author By GoDsGiMp
Post date January 16, 2012
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A decade is a long time in the video game industry. Technological advances happen each and every day and game designers push the envelope of possibility further and further. But ten years ago Ico pushed so hard it changed everything. And soon thereafter Shadow of Colossus gave its own gigantic shove! If you mention either of these two games to most veteran gamers, you are likely to receive an enthusiastic earful. Simply put: these games were revolutionary in their time. But has the steady passage of time dulled the experience? Is the HD treatment enough to bring these two classics up to date? Find out after the jump.

Tags game reviews, games, ico, PS3, PS3 games, SCEE, shadow of the colossus, team ico