Ridge Racer 3D is the latest in a long line of rubber-burning arcade speed-fests, and brings together classic circuits to create what is effectively a “greatest hits” compilation. But does rehashing old tracks make for a compelling handheld racer? Buckle up as we find out in our definitive Ridge Racer 3D review for Nintendo 3DS.
It’s hard not to play Dragon Age 2 and compare it to Mass Effect 2, BioWare’s critically acclaimed 2010 space opera RPG. Sure, the first Dragon Age had a fantasy setting, and a very different combat system, but given the console, hack and slash focus of this sequel, it’s clear the studio was trying to follow the same recipe for success that Jack Shepard’s been using. Does it work? Read on for our Dragon Age 2 review and find out.
Super Street Fighter IV has already rocked our socks off on home consoles, so the idea of being able to play the game on the move sounds almost too good to be true. Does this portable edition manage to capture the magic, or is it a pale imitation? Join us as we find out in our exhaustive review.
The Nintendo 3DS sure has a tough act to follow. Its predecessor – the Nintendo DS – is one of the best-selling games consoles of all time, with well over 100 million units shifted. Topping that staggering figure isn’t going to be easy, but Nintendo’s new machine as a few tricks up its sleeve – as we’re about to discover in our official 3DS hardware review.
Fable 3 Traitor’s Keep is the latest downloadable content for the widely acclaimed Fable 3. If you’ve left your Fable 3 disc to gather cobwebs after completion, developer Lionhead Studios wants you to dust them off for this new DLC filled with new quests in which you defend your kingdom against a planned rebellion. Is Traitor’s Keep worth splashing out for? Read on for our verdict.
Bulletstorm has heard the Word, and the Word is the first-person shooter genre has gone stale and is in need of a revival. Armed with over-the-top weapons, a host of one-liners and a few tricks up its padded sleeves Bulletstorm aims to give it some CPR by encouraging players to ‘kill with skill’. According to developer People Can Fly, Bulletstorm “Puts the fun back in first-person shooters.” We’ll see about that in our Bulletstorm review.
Killzone 3 has big shoes to fill following the success of its prequel. It’s been long-awaited but finally its release draws near. The PS3-exclusive shooter is one of the best looking games we’ve ever played. But its looks alone won’t be enough to silence the audience of a genre supposedly in need of revival. As the first high profile First-Person Shooter of 2011 will it set the benchmark? Find out in our full Killzone 3 review.
Dead Space 2 is the long awaited sequel to the fright-filled 2008 game that had engineer Isaac Clarke trapped on a god-forsaken, bloodthirsty monster-filled vessel with little chance of escape. But, escape he did, setting the scene for a scary sequel. The original remains one of the scariest games around. Dead Space 2 is even more so. This game will make you jump. But will that be enough to deem Dead Space 2 worthy of your cash? Read our Dead Space 2 review to find out.
