Saints Row IV

Perhaps so crazy that the highlight moments don't stand out

I still don't entirely know what to make of SR4. SR3 was over the top with moments of utter insanity that kept you wondering where the game would go next while SR4 has you bouncing from building to building in less than ... Read Full Review

Saints Row IV

Just Cause 2

Dragon Age: Origins (Collector's Edition)

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Chaos Rising

Supreme Commander 2

Crysis 3

Max Payne 3

Tomb Raider: Anniversary

Mass Effect 3

Syndicate

Warhammer: Mark of Chaos

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine

Deus Ex: Human Revolution

Supreme Commander

DiRT 3

Portal 2

Dragon Age II

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Retribution

New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis

Grand Theft Auto IV

Transformers: War for Cybertron

Blur

Battlefield 3

Great graphics, good game, just not for me.

BF3 is a good looking game with a sense of style that's hard to match. The camera work is good and the quality of the graphics is hard to challenge in any other game. Enemies are careful and difficult to spot, as you mig... Read Full Review

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine

Ever felt a bit "Blood for the Blood God"?

Ahh, Warhammer 40,000...such a rich and wonderful universe of chainswords and flamethrowers and one of the great grimdark universes. But to the rest of the world, what has 40k given us? Space Marines, those big guys in b... Read Full Review

Deus Ex: Human Revolution

So much choice...truly a game that you can't get bored of.

This is the first game to truly make me agonise over it. Not because of any qualitative issues, but because you've got so much to choose from. Let's start with the RPG elements. Your upgrades and their influence on y... Read Full Review

Warhammer: Mark of Chaos

Promised so much, delivered so little.

After Dawn of War, I thought Games Workshop had finally managed to get over their issues with computerised versions of their tabletop games. Oh what a fool was I. This game is worse than Dark Omen and Shadow of the... Read Full Review

Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars

Old reliable C&C is back.

The good points: Pretty. Gameplay we're all used to. Great use of FMV. The bad points: Gameplay we're all used to. Where is the thunderous sound track? So much is right about this game, the wonderful us... Read Full Review

DiRT 3

Top notch racing...and that Gymkhana lark.

I'm always on the lookout for rally games. It's a racing discipline that doesn't feel as coldly scientific as Formula 1 or as completely loopy as karting - rallying forgives some sliding or impacts and doesn't need a blu... Read Full Review

Portal 2

Short length, but every second is gold.

Some might complain this game is "too short" - half of that sentence is true, Portal 2 is a short game. It packs a lot of fun, challenges and humour into its 10 hour single player campaign (which I will deal with) - ... Read Full Review

Crysis 2

A suitably tightened up sequel...but lacking some of the Crysis flavour.

I admit I came to the Crysis party very late (last year), but it was a very good FPS with some promising aspects. The nanosuit of the original Crysis was in many respects too "optional" - the strength and speed options w... Read Full Review

Dragon Age II

The good news: It's not like Origins.<br /> The bad news: It's not like Origins...

I always had mixed feelings about Dragon Age: Origins. While it was an excellent traditional RPG in the mould of D&D or WFRP, it tended to get horribly bogged down by too many items, too much crafting and generally too m... Read Full Review

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Retribution

Expansions for the Expansion God! Add-ons for the Add-on throne!

I've been playing the Dawn of War games since the beginning, and they always seem to slight with a slow but promising first game, only made great by its expansions. Retribution finally allows you to be in charge of an... Read Full Review

Mario Tennis GC (Wii de Asobu)

It will make you come back for more...out of frustration

I'll admit I'm not a natural sports enthusiast. Super Mario Galaxy and Mario Kart are more my usual realms of 'Mario-ness'. The 'standard' game, in which you are playing on various court types (grass/clay/hard) keeps... Read Full Review

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II

Cast your minds back to the 1st DoW...

This is a good game. A damn good, addictive game. The RPG elements make it quite engrossing and keep you on board despite only having a dozen or so maps that you return to with some frequency. The interface is very go... Read Full Review

Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty

Suddenly breaking it into three parts makes sense.

I'm going to deal with concept of the Terran-only concept of the game and its serial nature first of all. To many, this seems to Blizzard's way of extracting more cash from the willing fanboys...but I disagree. It's i... Read Full Review

Transformers: War for Cybertron

A good game...but not without its issues.

Ahhh, Transformers. Some 20 years after watching the TV show, I still have a soft spot for them. Let's get one thing straight, this is a fairly straightforward TPS with the transform mechanic added on. If you're fam... Read Full Review

Blur

Proper cars, proper mayhem, proper challenge.

Let's get one thing out of the way first - This is like Mario Kart; which isn't a bad thing, it's like saying your girlfriend looks like Megan Fox. But it's much more than that, while at its heart this game is a racer... Read Full Review

Just Cause 2

You like explosions? You like craziness? Welcome to your world...

I'm going to kick off with the negative - not because this game is bad, but because you can't end a review of a game like this on a negative. The controls are a bit awkward at times - driving vehicles with a keyboard ... Read Full Review