The Amazing Spider-Man Video Game Review

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 […]

Memory Lane: F.E.A.R.

by James “Bassman” Bass First Encounter Assault Recon; so much more than a cool acronym; in late 2005 it was the only thing I could talk about. Allow me to paint a picture; it’s November 14th-my birthday- and following 2 weeks of absolute hell on a Cypriote army base (don’t ask me why) I return […]

Game Review – Halo 4

By Ian Dean Though this year has several heavy hitters, most notably Black Ops II, expectations are pretty high for 343′s first foray into the Halo world they now manage. Taking over from Bungie as the  new stewards of the franchise, their task was to craft a Halo game that would survive the big hitters […]

Memory Lane: Halo

(Please be aware at the time of writing I have not yet experienced the delights of Halo 4) By James ‘Bassman’ Bass Christmas 2002; I’m 15 and, barring the conclusion of Star Trek: Voyager, life is going relatively well. I’ve spent the majority of the year chasing girls, dreaming of becoming a wrestler, and worrying about who I’ll take […]

Retro Review: Sonic Adventure

As a kid, I owned a Mega Drive, and I played it whenever I could, so it’s no surprise I ended up in the Sonic fanbase when I was young. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to manage to get another console until the original Xbox was released; I’ve missed out on a lot of great games, […]