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