Tuesday, 28 December 2010

Just Cause 2

Pros
  • Built for stunts
  • Many vehicles
  • The grappling hook is great
Cons
  • Pathetic story
  • Meh graphics
  • Easy shooting mechanic
Score
  • 7/10

UFC 2010

Pros
  • Faster grappling
  • More locations
  • Full customisable move sets
  • Full fight movies on PS3 version
Cons
  • Career mode feels slow between fights
  • Not a big graphical upgrade
Score
  • 8/10

Skate 3

Pros
  • Fantastic career mode
  • Walking greatly improved
  • More new tricks
  • Skate.Park create mode is great
Cons
  • Walking still not perfect
  • A bit too easy
Score
  • 9/10

NOVA 2

Pros
  • New weapons
  • Vehicles
  • Slightly improved graphics
  • New control system options
Cons
  • Moments of extreme lag
  • Alternate controls not great
Score
  • 7/10

Gran Turismo 5

Pros
  • Ridiculously large amount of cars
  • Stunning graphics
  • Realistic driving physics
  • Split screen
  • WRC, NASCAR, F1, Indy Car...
Cons
  • Damage needs tweaking (coming soon in an update)
  • Needs more premium cars (coming soon in an update)
Score
  • 10/10

Thursday, 23 December 2010

SimCity Deluxe

Pros
  • I got it on sale
Cons
  • Poor graphics
  • Cheap port
  • Unhelpful tutorials
Score
  • 4/10

World of Goo

Pros
  • Perfect controls
  • High quality port
  • Retains all original qualities
Cons
  • None
Score
  • 10/10

Cut The Rope Holiday Gift

Pros
  • It's more Cut The Rope
  • It's free
Cons
  • Not long enough
Score
  • 10/10

Saturday, 11 December 2010

Need for Speed Hot Pursuit

Pros
  • Good graphics
  • Awesome cars
  • Different game modes
  • Well implemented controls
Cons
  • No customisation
Score
  • 8/10

Jenga

Pros
  • Clever controls
  • Different modes
  • Solid physics
Cons
  • Quite repetitive
Score
  • 7/10

Infinity Blade

Pros
  • Fantastic controls
  • Stunning graphics
  • Great replay value
  • DLC coming soon
Cons
  • Waiting for the DLC
Score
  • 10/10

Monopoly

Pros
  • Rotating screen for multiplayer
  • Smooth animations
  • Detailed rule editing
Cons
  • AI is sketchy
  • Dice rolls are weighted
Score
  • 6/10

Wednesday, 8 December 2010

Rock Band Reloaded HD

Pros
  • Lots of free DLC
  • Multiplayer
  • Big drums layout
  • Many levels of difficulty
Cons
  • Not many songs at launch
  • Needs more difficult songs
  • Rare moments of extreme lag
Score
  • 9/10

Thursday, 25 November 2010

Lego Harry Potter

Pros
  • Different control options
  • Retains Lego humour
  • Very long
  • Quality sound
Cons
  • Unreliable spell controls (levitation class anyone?)
  • Too easy
Score
  • 7/10

Frotz

Pros
  • Zork (and others) on the iPad
  • Simple interface
  • Detailed help menus
  • It's free
Cons
  • None
Score
  • 10/10

Reckless Racing HD

Pros
  • Great arcade physics
  • Free level pack
  • Many control systems
  • Currently on sale
Cons
  • Needs more levels
Score
  • 10/10

Cut The Rope HD

Pros
  • Many levels
  • Smooth difficulty curve
  • Realistic physics
  • Free level packs
  • Om Nom is awesome
Cons
  • Can't get enough
Score
  • 10/10

Call of Duty: Black Ops

Pros
  • Combat training
  • Split-screen online
  • COD points are a genius idea
  • Balanced weapons
  • Solid AI
Cons
  • Combat Training only 2 player
  • Poor start to campaign
Score
  • 10/10

Friday, 29 October 2010

Fallout New Vegas

I must first mention that the rumours are true. New Vegas is very similar to Fallout 3. Luckily I really liked Fallout 3. Another thing I have to mention is that this is way more than a DLC pack and anyone who suggests otherwise had clearly not played it. With all the improvements implemented I would still say it's worth buying, just treat it as Fallout 3.5

Pros
  • Weapon mods
  • Higher population
  • Luck now has a purpose (casinos!)
  • "Wild Wasteland" is a must
Cons
  • Still Buggy
  • Engine starting to look dated
Score
  • 10/10

Thursday, 21 October 2010

Angry Birds Seasons HD

Pros
  • New levels
  • Low price
  • Stylish themed visuals
Cons
  • Nothing new
  • Snow physics are annoying
Score
  • 9/10

Thursday, 14 October 2010

List of Awesome People

A massive thank you to everyone who donated to my Extra Life.
I will be posting on Saturday / Sunday will updates on my progress here.

Connor Knapton
Nicholas Patten
Ryan Gibbs
Christopher James
Robert Davies
Nia Jenkins
Meurig and Jacqueline Jenkins
Heulwyn and Richard
Jan and Nick Phipps
Edna and John Jenkins
Gareth and Claire Hind
George Hind
David Newman
Mr Donnelley
Miss Daley
Mr Tatham
Mr Beynon
Miss Thistlewood
Miss Cochlin

Wednesday, 6 October 2010

Batman Arkham Asylum UPDATED

The review has been updated as I have finished the game and it got better as it went on. More gadgets became available and the story develops well.

Pros
  • Fantastic portrayal of classic characters
  • Great graphics
  • Brilliant Riddler challenges
  • Solid fighting mechanic
  • Character bios and models are great
Cons
  • Detective mode makes it too easy
  • Final boss fight a bit disappointing
Score
  • 10/10

Tuesday, 5 October 2010

The Orange Box

Pros
  • 6 games for a very low price
  • Half life games are very long
  • Includes Half Life 2: Lost Coast (only on PC / Mac)
  • Runs well on low spec computers
Cons
  • Huge file size (Steam)
Score
  • 10/10

Garry's Mod

Pros
  • Very cheap (I got it for £3)
  • Like LBP but in 3D
  • Endless fun
Cons
  • Requires source kits
Score
  • 10/10

Dofl Ball

Pros
  • Simple but fun
  • It's free
  • Can be played against pets
  • Funny losing screens
Cons
  • Detection can be buggy
Score
  • 8/10

Checkers 360

Pros
  • Clever camera angles
  • Solid AI
  • Fluid controls
  • Simple display
Cons
  • Not many AI settings
Score
  • 9/10

Sunday, 19 September 2010

Mirrors Edge HD

Pros
  • MUCH better than it looks
  • Smooth animation
  • Fantastic controls
Cons
  • Can be frustrating
  • Short
Score
  • 9/10

Yahtzee HD

Pros
  • Many modes
  • Local multiplayer
  • Simple yet strategical
Cons
  • Dice rolls biased towards AI
Score
  • 9/10

Madden NFL 11 HD

Pros
  • Full NFL playbook
  • All the features of the other versions
Cons
  • Poor controls
  • Over complicated
Score
  • 6/10

Let's Golf 2 HD

Pros
  • Simple controls
  • More characters and courses
Cons
  • Poor graphics
  • Could still use more courses
Score
  • 7/10

Grand Theft Auto Chinatown Wars

Pros
  • Full story with cutscenes
  • Cell shaded graphics
  • Smooth animation
Cons
  • Awkward virtual stick
  • Auto aim doesn't always work
Score
  • 9/10

Sports Champions

Pros
  • Extreme precision
  • Part sport simulator part arcade game
  • Balanced difficulty curve
  • VERY addictive
Cons
  • Could use more events
Score
  • 9/10

Tuesday, 7 September 2010

Red Faction Guerrilla

Pros
  • Large open world
  • Decent graphics
  • Great cutscenes (especially for an open world game)
  • Break EVERYTHING
Cons
  • Some clipping issues
  • Rare camera view problems
Score
  • 9/10

Monday, 6 September 2010

Ozone HD

Pros
  • Relaxing music
  • Smooth animation
  • Challenging levels
  • Bright art style
Cons
  • Virtual d-pad
Score
  • 8/10

Sunday, 5 September 2010

Stair Dismount

Pros
  • Many levels
  • Simple controls
  • Sadistic fun
Cons
  • Additional 59p purchase for extra character pack
  • Gets boring
Score
  • 7/10

Epic Citadel

Pros
  • Beautiful graphics
  • Huge, detailed world
  • Unreal Engine 3 on the iPad
Cons
  • Nothing really to do
Score
  • 9/10

Zentomino HD

Pros
  • Many levels
  • Challenging puzzles
  • Soothing music
  • Cheap DLC
Cons
  • None
Score
  • 9/10

Gun Disassembly 3D HD

Pros
  • First 2 guns free
  • Very detailed components
  • X-ray vision allows you to see the parts working
  • Operate mode is a nice touch
Cons
  • Long wait between updates
  • After the 2 guns, all the others are premium (59p each or 1.79 per pack)
Score
  • 9/10

Friday, 13 August 2010

N.O.V.A. HD

Pros
  • Virtual sticks that work
  • Decent graphics
  • Completely customisable HUD and controls
  • Aim assist option
Cons
  • Virtual sticks still not as good as real sticks
Score
  • 8/10

Friday, 6 August 2010

Shanghai Mahjong

Pros
  • Classic game
  • Nice graphics
  • Many pre-made themes
  • Import images as themes
Cons
  • None
Score
  • 10/10

Yetisports HD

Pros
  • Classic web game
  • 4 game modes
  • Brand new mode for accelerometer control
Cons
  • Annoying sound effects
Score
  • 8/10

Thursday, 5 August 2010

Guitar Hero 5

Pros
  • Better graphics
  • Coated guitar strum bar
Cons
  • Worst soundtrack so far (Elton John?)
Score
  • 6/10

Guitar Hero Greatest Hits

Pros
  • Best soundtrack so far
  • Greatest songs updated for all instruments
  • Through the Fire and Flames is back
Cons
  • No new songs
Score
  • 9/10

Guitar Hero World Tour

Pros
  • Character creation
  • Drums are great fun
  • Bigger guitar
Cons
  • Unreliable drums
  • Soundtrack has too much variety
Score
  • 7/10

Guitar Hero 3 Legends of Rock

Pros
  • Fantastic soundtrack
  • Great story mode
  • Slash
  • Wireless guitar
Cons
  • Small guitar
Score
  • 9/10

Rainbow Six Vegas 2

Pros
  • Split screen now has AI partners
Cons
  • Not many improvements
  • Many of the same problems
Score
  • 6/10

Rainbow Six Vegas

Pros
  • Many gadgets
  • Customisable character
Cons
  • Slow texture load
  • Average graphics
  • Poor story
Score
  • 7/10

WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2008

Pros
  • Advanced character creator
  • Fully customisable move sets
  • Deep career mode
Cons
  • Average graphics
  • Button bashing works
Score
  • 7/10

Soulcalibur IV

Pros
  • Great graphics
  • Character creator
  • Smooth fighting mechanics
  • Local multiplayer
Cons
  • Easy wins via button bashing
Score
  • 7/10

Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2

Pros
  • Decent graphics
  • Lots of gadgets
Cons
  • Over complicated controls
  • Boring story
  • Poor shooing mechanics
Score
  • 6/10

Final Fantasy 13

Disclaimer: I never got past chapter 9. I was too bored.

Pros
  • Fantastic graphics
  • Great animation
  • Complex story
  • Interesting characters
Cons
  • Very boring
  • Extremely linear levels
  • Characters fully heal after battle
Score
  • 6/10

Eyepet

Pros
  • My eyepet has a neon green mohawk
Cons
  • Control card doesn't work when rotated
  • Not for the self conscious
  • Unresponsive controls
Score
  • 4/10

Everybody's Golf World Tour

Pros
  • Local multiplayer
  • Fantastic graphics
  • Realistic physics
  • Cartoon art style
  • Kratos playing golf
Cons
  • None
Score
  • 9/10

Fat Princess

Pros
  • Many modes
  • Local Multiplayer
  • Up to 31 AI bots
  • Lots of maps
  • Many classes
Cons
  • Takes ages to unlock items
Score
  • 9/10

Echochrome

Pros
  • Incredible control system
  • Simple art style
  • Relaxing music
  • Challenging
Cons
  • Can be frustrating
Score
  • 8/10

Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket Powered Battle Cars

Pros
  • Best title ever
  • 4 player split screen
  • Crazy physics
  • AI bots
Cons
  • Limited modes
Score
  • 9/10

Linger in Shadow

Pros
  • Crazy story
  • Time control puzzles
  • Great graphics
  • It's mad
Cons
  • Still not sure what it is
Score
  • 9/10

Call of Duty Classic

Pros
  • Peek cover system
  • Cpt. Price
Cons
  • Very dated graphics
  • Poor voice work
  • Short levels
Score
  • 6/10

Elefunk

Pros
  • Mad challenges
  • Many modes
  • Difficult puzzles
Cons
  • Can be very difficult
Score
  • 9/10

Marble Mixer

Pros
  • Great take on a classic game
  • 3 themes
  • Realistic physics
  • Multiplayer
Cons
  • None
Score
  • 9/10

Boggle

Pros
  • Many modes
  • Simple control system
  • 1 - 4 players
Cons
  • Makes up words
Score
  • 8/10

Escape - Norm's World XL

Pros
  • Fantastic art style
  • Challenging
  • Simple control system
Cons
  • Premium multiplayer
Score
  • 8/10

Tanzen HD

Pros
  • Many levels
  • Lots of themes
  • Challenging puzzles
  • Great control system
Cons
  • None
Score
  • 9/10

Paper Toss HD

Pros
  • Simple gameplay
  • Challenging
  • Many levels
  • Difficulty levels
Cons
  • Gets repetitive
Score
  • 8/10

Pinball HD

Pros
  • 3 tables
  • Great physics
  • Well designed controls
Cons
  • Average graphics
Score
  • 9/10

Foosball HD

Pros
  • AI difficulty settings
  • Realistic physics
  • Simple control system
Cons
  • Not many settings
Score
  • 8/10

Stick Golf HD

Pros
  • Simple gameplay
  • Many levels
  • Solid physics
  • Challenging courses
Cons
  • No multiplayer
Score
  • 8/10

Multi Pong

Pros
  • 1 - 4 player
  • Great remake of a classic
  • Fantastic graphics
  • Smooth animation
  • Many power-ups
Cons
  • No original mode
Score
  • 9/10

Snooker HD

Pros
  • TV replicated presentation
  • Realistic physics
  • Great graphics
Cons
  • Can't set player name
Score
  • 9/10

UConnect

Pros
  • Challenging puzzles
  • Simple interface
  • Very cheap
  • Unlimited puzzles
Cons
  • Only one mode
Score
  • 8/10

tChess Pro

Pros
  • Many themes
  • Advanced difficulty settings
  • Intelligent AI
  • Advice mode
Cons
  • Expensive
Score
  • 9/10

Chinese Chess

Pros
  • Built in guide
  • Stylish display
  • Multiple themes
Cons
  • Difficult to learn
Score
  • 7/10

Reversio

Pros
  • Classic game
  • Easy to learn
  • Very cheap
  • AI difficulty setting
Cons
  • Very simple game
Score
  • 9/10

Infamous

Pros
  • Moral choices
  • Riding train tracks
  • Crazy cults
Cons
  • Average graphics
  • Repetitive missions
Score
  • 7/10

Grand Theft Auto 4

Pros
  • Realistic driving
  • Modern life (internet, mobile, email etc.)
  • Massive open world
  • Moral choices
  • Many vehicles
Cons
  • Average graphics
  • Can't understand Little Joseph
Score
  • 10/10

Killzone 2

Pros
  • Stunning graphics
  • Characters have weight when moving
  • Bots in skirmish mode
  • Crazy vehicles
  • Well built cover system
Cons
  • No split screen
Score
  • 10/10

Tekken 6

Pros
  • Classic characters
  • New scenario mode
Cons
  • Poor graphics
  • Not many new characters
  • Limited stages
Score
  • 6/10

Sunday, 1 August 2010

Fable The Lost Chapters

Pros
  • Long story
  • Loads of spells
  • Insane Interesting characters
  • Mohawks
Cons
  • Repetitive quests
  • Too easy
  • Oversimplified fighting
  • Not much customisation
Score
  • 8/10

And Yet It Moves

Pros
  • Clever control system
  • Simple gameplay
  • Many levels
  • Difficult puzzles

Cons
  • Annoying soundtrack
  • I don't like the sketch art design

Score
  • 7/10

Galcon Fusion

Pros
  • Simple control system 
  • Well designed interface 
  • AI difficulty settings 
Cons
  • Repetitive gameplay 
  • Different modes feel exactly the same 
Score
  • 6/10

    Machinarium

    Pros
    • Fantastic soundtrack
    • Wonderful art style
    • Challenging puzzles
    • Built in walkthrough (you'll need it)

    Cons
    • Can be very difficult
    • Minigame to access walkthrough

    Score
    • 8/10

    Osmos

    Pros
    • Soothing soundtrack
    • Challenging levels
    • Different modes
    • Fluid animation
    • Simple control system

    Cons
    • Repetitive gameplay

    Score
    • 9/10

    Portal

    Pros
    • Difficult puzzles 
    • Great graphics 
    • Different modes 
    • Best boss ever 
    • Funny script 
    Cons
    • Could be longer 
    Score
    • 10/10

      World of Goo

      Pros
      • Well presented interface 
      • Simple control system 
      • Challenging puzzles 
      • Cheap 
      • Many levels 
      Cons
      • None 
      Score
      • 10/10

        Saturday, 31 July 2010

        Virtua Tennis 3

        Pros
        • Challenging AI
        • Complex story mode
        • Many mini games
        • Great local multiplayer

        Cons
        • Average graphics
        • Annoying music

        Score
        • 7/10

        Uncharted 2 Among Thieves

        Pros
        • Stunning graphics
        • Great cutscenes
        • Smooth shoot and cover system
        • Huge replay value
        • Fantastic puzzles
        Cons
        • None
        Score
        • 10/10

        Turok

        Pros
        • Fast paced gameplay
        • Explosive arrows
        • Dinosaurs

        Cons
        • Terrible story
        • Annoying characters
        • Repetitive gameplay
        • Poor cutscenes

        Score
        • 4/10

        UFC 2009 Undisputed

        Pros
        • Realistic injury
        • Hits feel solid
        • Career mode is well made
        • Great graphics
        • Presentation strongly mirrors the real show
        Cons
        • Grappling is basically button bashing
        Score
        • 9/10

        Skate 2

        Pros
        • Can get off board
        • Bigger move set
        • More skaters

        Cons
        • Walking is really horrible to use
        • X Games is gone

        Score
        • 8/10

        Skate

        Pros
        • Redefines the skateboarding genre
        • Intuitive controls
        • Realistic physics
        • Take part in the X Games

        Cons
        • Can't get off the board

        Score
        • 9/10

        Saints Row 2

        Pros
        • Car customisation
        • Many vehicles to choose from
        • Some of the craziest easter eggs ever
        • Wide range of weapons

        Cons
        • Stereotypical characters
        • Comical voice acting
        • Poor graphics

        Score
        • 7/10

        Red Dead Redemption

        Pros
        • Authentic western setting
        • Well designed shoot and cover mechanic
        • Great choice of weapons
        • Fantastic DLC on the way

        Cons
        • Gameplay isn't as much fun after the end
        • Prepare to wear away the x button

        Score
        • 9/10

        Pain

        Pros
        • It's cheap than buying on the PSN
        • Great fun for multiplayer

        Cons
        • Many loading times
        • Gets repetitive quickly

        Score
        • 7/10

        The Orange Box

        Pros
        • 5 games in 1
        • Portal is worth the price tag alone
        • Games are still as great as when they were released
        • Amazing value for money
        • Many hours of gameplay


        Cons
        • Half life looks a bit dated

        Score
        • 10/10

        Operation Flashpoint Dragon Rising

        Pros
        • As realistic as shooters get
        • Many vehicles to find

        Cons
        • Has some problems with glitches
        • Crushingly difficult

        Score
        • 8/10

        Oblivion

        Pros
        • Massive environment
        • Long DLC
        • Fantastic story
        • Many hours of side quests
        • Interesting characters
        • Littered with easter eggs

        Cons
        • Archery is very difficult to use

        Score
        • 8/10

        NHL 10

        Pros
        • Great local multiplayer
        • Ability to start fights is fun
        • Tackles feel solid
        • Smooth animation

        Cons
        • Very difficult to score
        • Be a pro mode is very poor

        Score
        • 7/10

        Modnation Racers

        Pros
        • Detailed kart customisation
        • Great range of tracks to race on
        • Split screen is brilliant

        Cons
        • Not enough items to customise track
        • Very long loading times
        • Rubber banding AI

        Score
        • 7/10

        Motorstorm

        Pros
        • Well balanced tracks
        • Huge variety of vehicles
        • Many tracks to choose from
        • Challenging AI
        • Fantastic soundtrack

        Cons
        • Steep difficulty curve
        • Not able to choose vehicle type
        • Cars blow up when hitting tiny rocks 

        Score
        • 8/10

        Mirrors Edge

        Pros
        • Smooth gameplay
        • Beautiful visual style
        • Intuitive control system

        Cons
        • Too short
        • No multiplayer
        • Time trial mode is poor
        • Guns are poorly implemented

        Score
        • 7/10

        Metal Gear Solid 4

        Pros
        • Can be played with stealth or guns blazing
        • Great story
        • Huge replay value
        • Realistic graphics
        • Fantastic conclusion to the Snake saga
        • Still as crazy as ever

        Cons
        • Large install

        Score
        • 10/10

        Need for Speed Shift

        Pros
        • Realistic first person view
        • Many cars to choose from
        • Great range from muscle to tuner
        • Licensed cars
        • Detailed car damage

        Cons
        • Very limited car customisation

        Score
        • 8/10

        Heavy Rain

        Pros
        • Life like graphics
        • Stunning story
        • Intuitive controls
        • High replay value

        Cons
        • Child voice acting is appalling
        • Launched with some heavy glitching

        Score
        • 10/10

        Medal of Honor Airborne

        Pros
        • Weapon upgrade system
        • Peek cover system
        • Parachuting offers great opportunities
        • Snipers controls are fantastic

        Cons
        • Historical accuracy disappears on the last level
        • Graphics are average

        Score
        • 7/10

        Madden 10

        Pros
        • High tension local multiplayer and co-op
        • Full team and stadium customisation
        • Difficulty system ranging from novice to expert

        Cons
        • New game each year

        Score
        • 9/10

        Little Big Planet

        Pros
        • Online/offline 4 player
        • Customisation beyond anything else
        • Level creator that redefines user created content
        • New features constantly being added

        Cons
        • None

        Score
        • 10/10

        Lego Harry Potter

        Pros
        • Split screen co-op
        • Many characters to choose from

        Cons
        • Very little gameplay between cutscenes
        • Extremely repetitive
        • Over complicated spell system

        Score
        • 3/10

        Haze

        Pros
        • AI bots in local multiplayer
        • Co-op campaign
        Cons
        • Poor AI
        • Terrible voice work and cutscenes
        • Bad graphics
        • Ridiculous story
        • Horrific vehicle physics
        Score
        • 4/10

        Racedriver Grid

        Pros
        • Great physics
        • Fantastic graphics and damage system
        • Replay system works really well

        Cons
        • Team mate system needs work

        Score
        • 9/10

        Fallout 3

        Pros
        • Massive environment to explore
        • Interesting characters
        • Karma system implemented well
        • Your choices make a difference
        • Great customisation options

        Cons
        • Frequently freezes when DLC is installed

        Score
        • 10/10

        Colin McRae Dirt 2

        Pros
        • Fantastic visual style
        • The best replay system to be in a racing game
        • One of the best soundtracks ever
        • Perfect balance between realism and arcade driving

        Cons
        • Split screen would have been fantastic

        Score
        • 10/10

        Modern Warfare 2

        Pros

        • More guns to choose from
        • Offline class customisation
        • Spec-ops is great fun
        Cons

        • Maps contain many camping spots
        • Ridiculous DLC pricing
        • Hackers and glitchers online
        Score

        • 9/10

        Call of Duty 4 Modern Warfare

        Pros
        • Fantastic gameplay
        • Target for all shooters since
        • Great local multiplayer
        • Stunning single player campaign
        • Well designed maps
        Cons
        • Hackers online
        Score
        • 10/10

        Burnout Paradise

        Pros
        • Fantastic damage system
        • Fun driving physics
        • Great environment to explore
        • Huge choice of vehicles
        • Free extra content (bikes, restart etc)

        Cons
        • Stunt runs are difficult to get used to
        • Crash slo-mo gets irritating

        Score
        • 9/10

        Battlefield Bad Company

        Pros
        • Environment destruction
        • Well designed vehicles

        Cons
        • Grenades don't damages buildings
        • AI team mates are useless
        • Single player is too short
        • Stereotypical characters

        Score
        • 6/10

        Assassins Creed 2

        Pros
        • Looks slightly better
        • Can finally swim

        Cons
        • Very little improvement
        • Still as repetitive
        • Feels like one giant tutorial

        Score
        • 4/10

        Assassins Creed

        Pros
        • Great graphics
        Cons
        • Controls too simple
        • Can't lose fights
        • Very repetitive
        • Way too easy
        • Modern day gameplay sections
        Score
        • 4/10

        Touch Hockey Extreme

        Pros
        • Smooth animation
        • Addictive local multiplayer
        • AI settings
        • Theme options

        Cons
        • None

        Score
        • 8/10

        Flight Control HD

        Pros
        • Lots of levels to choose from
        • Addictive gameplay
        • Challenging gameplay
        • Local multiplayer
        • Great controls
        Cons
        • A bit too expensive
        Score
        • 8/10

        Labyrinth 2 HD

        Pros
        • Many levels to choose from
        • Hundreds of user created levels
        • Level creator
        • Challenging puzzles
        • Many new features
        Cons
        • Some packs are almost impossible
        Score
        • 10/10

        Touchgrind HD

        Pros
        • Customisable boards
        • Different modes
        • Local multiplayer
        • Smooth animation
        • Great menus

        Cons
        • Can get boring

        Score
        • 7/10

        X-Plane 9

        Pros
        • Constantly being updated with new features
        • Many planes to choose from
        • Extremely realistic physics
        • Range of locations to choose from
        • Numerous camera angles

        Cons
        • Lanscapes are flat with some 3D objects
        • Locations only in America

        Score
        • 9/10

        Zen Bound 2

        Pros
        • Great soundtrack
        • Calming gameplay
        • Difficult puzzles
        • Fantastic graphics
        • Detailed textures

        Cons
        • Gets repetitive

        Score
        • 8/10

        Space Invaders HD

        Pros

        • Remake of classic game
        • Original display
        • Multiplayer
        • Control scheme options
        Cons

        • Controls schemes are very poor
        Score

        • 5/10

        Pac Man

        Pros
        • Classic game
        • Original display

        Cons
        • Control system is poor
        • Gets boring quickly

        Score
        • 4/10

        Fruit Ninja HD

        Pros
        • Local multiplayer is great fun
        • Simple control system
        • Smooth animation
        • Unlock reward system
        • Great menus

        Cons
        • Limited modes

        Score
        • 10/10

        Geometry Wars Touch

        Pros
        • Nice design
        • Fast gameplay
        • Simple control system
        • Works well on touch-screen

        Cons
        • Limited modes

        Score
        • 8/10

        Scrabble

        Pros
        • Local multiplayer
        • Well laid out interface
        • iTouch add on app is good
        Cons
        • Won't accept some real words
        • Accepts some made up words
        Score
        • 6/10

        Tetris

        Pros
        • It's Tetris
        • Different control system options
        • Well designed interface
        Cons
        • Limited modes
        • No multiplayer
        Score
        • 8/10

        Red Alert

        Pros
        • Retains original features and modes
        • Includes DLC
        Cons
        • Controls are too complicated
        • Poor tutorials
        • Graphics look dated
        Score
        • 6/10

        NFS Shift

        Pros
        • Great graphics
        • Car customisation
        • Responsive controls
        • Well designed menus
        • Lots of options for control systems

        Cons
        • Not many tracks
        • Can't spin out other cars

        Score
        • 8/10

        MGSTouch

        Pros
        • It's Metal Gear
        • Awesome wallpapers as rewards
        • Retains MGS4 story

        Cons
        • Not really suited for a large screen
        • Simple gameplay
        • Very repetitive

        Score
        • 5/10

        Worms HD

        Pros
        • A true classic remade well
        • Local multiplayer is great fun
        • Retains original features
        • Control system works great
        • Practice mode added

        Cons
        • Lacks tutorials

        Score
        • 9/10

        COD Zombies

        Pros
        • Great graphics
        • Smooth animation
        • Two levels

        Cons
        • Too expensive
        • Controls feel clumsy
        • On screen sticks don't work well
        • Buttons are too far away

        Score
        • 3/10

        Galcon Fusion

        Pros
        • Well ported game
        • Controls well suited for touchscreen
        • Many modes
        Cons
        • Menus are too small
        • Repetitive
        • Different modes feel exactly the same
        Score
        • 5/10

        Plants vs Zombies HD

        Pros
        • Decent story mode
        • Loads of replay value
        • Many different modes
        • Great visuals
        • Addictive gameplay

        Cons
        • None

        Score
        • 10/10

        Angry Birds HD

        Pros
        • Lots of levels
        • Good physics
        • Complicated challenges

        Cons
        • Difficulty curve can be steep

        Score
        • 8/10

        Tap Tap Radiation

        Pros
        • New controls
        • Difficult gameplay
        • Lots of free songs
        • It's free
        Cons
        • Prone to crashes
        • View switching is disorientating
        • Not many mainstream artists
        • Only pop or electro songs
        Score
        • 6/10

        Osmos HD

        Pros
        • Great control scheme
        • Smooth animation
        • Fantastic soundtrack
        • Beautiful design
        Cons
        • Repetitive gameplay
        Score
        • 9/10