by James ‘Bassman’ Bass Gaming Icons: they’re everywhere these days. Whether it be the cybernetic sleekness of Raiden (post MGS4), the muscle-bound brashness of Marcus Phoenix, or the reflective visor-ness (that’s definitely not a word) of Master Chief. Since Mario’s inception way back when as the vertically-inclined ‘Jump Man’ the industry has been littered with […]
by Ian Dean 2005 saw the introduction of the High Definition gaming generation. Pictures were clearer, sharper, and graphics were finally reaching a level where games could tell stories that were not only epic or fascinating, but visually cinematic. After the abysmal spinoff that was Shadow the Hedgehog, Sega realised that steps needed to be […]
by James ‘Bassman’ Bass There are very few games that change your opinion of the whole medium. Titles that shape your view of the industry in general. Games that make you wish more games were made like them. Even fewer games have distinct themes and beliefs running through them; cyber-punk, post-modernism, mythology etc. However, in […]
by Ian Dean There are few games that have defined this current generation of consoles. CoD 4: Modern Warfare, Little Big Planet, Minecraft, Dead Space, Assassin’s Creed, Portal, Gears of War, and Batman: Arkham Asylum; these are just a few of the greatest games available on this generation of consoles. But if I had to […]
by James ‘Bassman’ Bass It’s time for a change; normally I use this segment as a vehicle to evoke some lost nostalgia, a dormant memory of some great game finally coming back to life after ‘x’ number of years. But not this time. This article will be devoted to something more current; an encounter I […]
by Ian Dean We all know that when aliens invade the earth, Will Smith and Jeff Goldblum will save us by downloading a computer virus into the alien mothership. However, on the off chance that a human virus is actually incompatible with the alien technology, Civilisation developer Firaxis has given us XCOM: Enemy Unknown, obviously […]
by Ian Dean Ninja Gaiden 2 was released in 2008, but only for Xbox 360. PlayStation 3 fans would have to wait until the following year for their version but Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 was definitely worth the wait. Sigma 2 featured some significant changes from the 360 version, including some graphical and technical upgrades […]
by James ‘Bassman’ Bass The Sega Dreamcast; quite possibly the most underrated, misunderstood console of all time. A labour of love and the company’s last bastion in the home console wars. Has it really been over a decade since this gem’s light extinguished? It doesn’t feel like it and if you ask any ‘Cast owning […]
by Ian Dean There are games you play for fun, and there are games you play because you’re a gamer. Ninja Gaiden Sigma is definitely one of the latter. Don’t get me wrong, the game’s incredibly fun, but it is not for the faint of heart. The path of the Ninja is not an easy […]
By Ian Dean It’s only fair going in that I explain my deep, abiding adoration for the first free-roaming Spidey adventure: Spider-Man 2 the Video Game. Released in 2004 by Treyarch as a tie-in to the Sam Raimi/Tobey Maguire movie, there was just something about the game that ‘got’ the web-slinger. Sure, the graphics were […]
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