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Rugby Challenge – The Verdict

Rugby Challenge – The Verdict

If you want to relive the amazing Rugby World Cup that came to end with a thrilling final which saw New Zealand win by a point from France, then you may as well try out Rugby Challenge, a decent little rugby game from New Zealand developers, Sidhe.

Orcs Must Die! – The Verdict

Orcs Must Die! – The Verdict

Poor Orcs. They get abused so much in many games, and none moreso than in Orcs Must Die!. They get squished, set on fire, chopped, smashed, frozen, thrown into goo and generally abused to the nth degree. But when it’s this much fun, even the NSPCO (National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Orcs) will probably have a great time with this Steam and XBLA title.

Deus Ex: Human Revolution – The Missing Link – The Verdict

Deus Ex: Human Revolution – The Missing Link – The Verdict

Two months on from Deus Ex: Human Revolution and the dust has settled. Wisely pre-empting the ‘every man for himself’ nature of the autumn shooter season, Human Revolution is now a game rapidly depreciating in price that is still very much worthy of its Reticule Red Mist review. And it wouldn’t be a modern action game if there wasn’t a healthy dose of DLC to make up the ‘then and now’ difference in retail price. To wit: The Missing Link.

The Gunstringer – The Verdict

The Gunstringer – The Verdict

If you own a Kinect, I implore you to go out and buy The Gunstringer to experience what is truly a majestic game. I don’t use my Kinect often due to the constraints imposed by requiring a certain amount of floor space, but The Gunstringer makes the effort of moving my Xbox into another room entirely worth it. The best bit? This is a game which makes perfect sense to be used with Kinect, it hasn’t been shoe horned in…

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Trackmania 2: The Verdict

Trackmania 2: The Verdict

“If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” is a motto that divides game developers. Do they keep what works well for them and seems to be a winning formula at the risk of becoming stale? Or do they change things up and risk alienating the fans that made their first game successful in the first place? It’s clearly a dilemma that Nadeo, creators of the immensely popular Trackmania series faced when bringing out Trackmania 2.

Football Manager 2012 – The Verdict

Football Manager 2012 – The Verdict

I’m a lifelong fan of the games made by Sports Interactive, be they the original Championship Manager titles, or the post-Eidos split Football Manager games. I spend countless hours every season playing them and it looks like this new version will be no exception.

Aliens: Infestation – The Verdict

Aliens: Infestation – The Verdict

Later this year, the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 will see the release of Sega and Gearbox Software’s eagerly anticipated Aliens: Colonial Marines, which is set to be a gorgeous-looking tension-filled FPS that pays decent homage to the highly revered Aliens franchise. Until then, however, fans of Aliens will either have to make do with last year’s lacklustre Aliens vs Predator or get their Xenomorph-slaughtering fix on the Nintendo DS in the form of Aliens: Infestation.

Star Fox 64 3D – The Verdict

Star Fox 64 3D – The Verdict

Nintendo is making a habit of forcing early 3DS adopters to make do with remastered versions of old games while they wait for the company’s big guns to materialise at the tail end of the year. We already had the admittedly excellent Ocarina of Time 3D back in June, and now Nintendo has unleashed Star Fox 64 3D upon the 3DS faithful. However, whereas the remastered adventure to rescue the land of Hyrule offered players a tweaked-to-perfection nostalgia trip through…

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Driver: San Francisco – The Verdict

Driver: San Francisco – The Verdict

I’ll admit, I didn’t have high hopes for Driver: San Francisco After the two most recent games in the series generally received as ‘mediocre’ and having never really gotten into the PSX-era games personally, the series wasn’t high on my radar. Joyfully, I’m pleased to say that the newest Driver game has proven me wrong in the best possible way.