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Today sees the retail release of Forza Motrsport 3 for the Xbox 360. Its first and foremost a car racing simulator but theres so much to it. Its simultaneously a complex and simple game from Turn 10 Studios which really shows the evolution of the genre and tries to push it further. A lot of eyes are on this one. Some are worried they simplified it too much, making things too easy. Others worry that its too hardcore...
This week sees the release of Shadow Complex for the Xbox Live Arcade developed by Chair Entertainment with help from Epic Games (since it uses the Unreal Engine 3 after all.) It’s been highly anticipated for a while now and is part of the much-promoted Xbox Live “Summer of Arcade” avalanche of top tier releases. Its been a relatively dry year for game releases, with downloadable games generally...
Who doesn’t love Wallace & Gromit? Nobody worth knowing, thats who. Their claymation adventures are charming fun and they are back with more, this time as episodic games in the spirit of the classic point-and-click adventure games equally beloved by all. It seems like a winning combination and now they’re inaugural escapade, Fright of the Bumblebees, has landed on Xbox Live Arcade by Telltale...
We have finally had some respite after the holiday game release rush of 2008. There were just so many games to check out in such a little timeframe. It was quite an unfortunate situation for many publishers. There is only a finite amount of consumer attention to go around after all. We still don’t know too much about games slated for 2009 though there are a few slated for first quarter release that we had been...
Mirror’s Edge came out amidst great excitement a while ago. While many people were keen to play this game, and enjoy the new atypical gameplay experience, the most common criticism is that overall it’s simply too short – almost a tease. Most people who played the game ended it hungry for more and with this downloadable expansion pack, that is finally satiated.
For about $10 (CAD) Fans of this game...
Posted by Raj Patel on Oct 27th, 2009 | 0 comments
Review: Forza Motorsport 3
Posted by Raj Patel on Aug 18th, 2009 | 4 comments
Review: Shadow Complex
Posted by Raj Patel on Jun 14th, 2009 | 0 comments
Review: Wallace & Gromit’s Episode 1
Posted by Raj Patel on Mar 3rd, 2009 | 3 comments
Review: Halo Wars
Posted by Raj Patel on Feb 24th, 2009 | 0 comments
Review: Mirror’s Edge Pure Time Trials
Hi, I'm Raj Patel. Nice to meet you. I'm a writer, photographer, film producer, avid reader, gamer, architect, programmer, artist, community manager, and general nerd.
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