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Posted by Raj Patel on Oct 19th, 2010 | 0 comments

Review: Fallout New Vegas

Two years ago we fell in love with Fallout 3. It was a marvellously rich experience full of atmosphere and wonder. Now the wasteland is back with Fallout: New Vegas from Obsidian Entertainment. In this new title we’re transplanted to the west in and around what was once Las Vegas before the nuclear war. There is a lot to explore here so we’d better get started. It’s difficult to review this title without...

Posted by Raj Patel on Oct 7th, 2010 | 0 comments

Review: Metroid – Other M

The latest game in the long-running Metroid series is finally out, and for the first time it’s been created by Team Ninja of Ninja Gaiden fame. Other M is a direct continuation of Super Metroid, and it doesn’t skip a beat. Tying back to the classic game goes beyond merely connecting the dots narratively though, Team Ninja is tries to evoke many of the original aspects while mixing them with new elements...

Posted by Raj Patel on Sep 27th, 2010 | 0 comments

Review: Hydrophobia

Hydrophobia by Dark Energy Digital is out this week on Xbox Live Arcade as the first Episode in their new series. Set in the near future amidst a population flood, our protagonist Kate Wilson must battle more literal flooding as she attempts to save herself from a watery demise. She lives and works as an engineer aboard the Queen of the World – an enormous ocean vessel the size of a city. It is launching as a...

Posted by Raj Patel on Sep 13th, 2010 | 0 comments

Review: Professor Layton & The Unwound Future

Level-5 has brought the ever charming Professor Layton and his enthusiastic apprentice Lukie back for another great adventure in Unwound Future. This time the pair travel to an unfortunate Time Machine demonstration which propels them into a seemingly never ending series of puzzles as they attempt to restore order to London – or at least a version of it. The game is very similar to the others in the series, so...

Posted by Raj Patel on Sep 8th, 2010 | 0 comments

Review: Plants vs. Zombies (Xbox 360)

PopCap Games’ much loved title Plants vs. Zombies is yet another game to add to the increasingly tower defense genre. We have already seen it on Windows, OSX, iOS, and the Nintendo DS but now it’s been released on Xbox Live so you can enjoy it on your big screen from the comfort of your living room. This version is not a mere port though. PopCap has put some love and attention into adapting it to the platform...

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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.

Here at Ohmpage I try to cover the news and trends at the intersection between technology and culture. In practice this means you get a lot of high-tech, new-media, type of fun stuff (the stuff that interests me) presented to you. I surf hard so you don't have to.

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