Rating:7.2

Discworld Noir (UK)

By Stu-pendous | Review Date: Jan 05, 2007 | PC

Noir definitely has the humour and the script, but uninvolving gameplay that's more of a chore than a pleasure to play.

Discworld Noir is the third adaptation from Terry Pratchet's world of Discworld books for video games, as the follow up to the much-acclaimed Mortality Bytes. My main issue with Noir is that while it's one of the most in... Read Full Review

2 of 2 users found the following review helpful

Rating:7.5

Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dragon

By Stu-pendous | Review Date: Jan 05, 2007 | PS2

Nowhere near the Revolution they had in mind.

There's been some excitement in the build up to Broken Sword 3. Good old controversy has emerged throughout the fanbase after Revolution's lead maverick, Charles Cecil, ignited the fuse when he denounced the point-and-cl... Read Full Review

0 of 1 users found the following review helpful

Rating:6.8

Final Fantasy X-2

By Stu-pendous | Review Date: Jan 06, 2007 | PS2

In many ways, Final Fantasy X-2 is disasterrific.

Fanfare surrounding Final Fantasy X-2 is typical. Rather than concentrate on the fact X-2 is groundbreaking alone in that it is the only direct sequel to any Final Fantasy game, the focus is of course thrust upon the thr... Read Full Review

4 of 7 users found the following review helpful

Rating:3.9

The City of Lost Children

By Stu-pendous | Review Date: Jan 05, 2007 | PC

Intriguing film's transition to video gaming is predictably dire.

It is perhaps fair to say that City Of The Lost Children's transition to the video game world was a surprising move. The film was superbly directed with strange characters, beautiful imagery and unlikely epic plot - but ... Read Full Review

1 of 1 users found the following review helpful

Rating:9.1

Genso Suikoden II (PSOne Books)

By Stu-pendous | Review Date: Jan 05, 2007 | PS

Suikoden II may lack the grandeur of a Final Fantasy, but has the heart of a dozen of them.

Suikoden II is one of those games that somehow draws you into a different world, and keeps you excited as events unfurl before your very eyes. Konami's second offering gained a fine reputation with those either adept wit... Read Full Review

4 of 4 users found the following review helpful

Rating:7.5

Tomb Raider: Legend

By Stu-pendous | Review Date: Jan 05, 2007 | PS2

This is the first fun Tomb Raider game in a long, long while.

The build up to Tomb Raider Legends has thankfully been more humble in comparison to the previous games for the PSone. No more provocative poses of Lara clutching a pillow to her bossom, or fronting silly campaigns for f... Read Full Review

0 of 0 users found the following review helpful

Rating:10

Grim Fandango

By Stu-pendous | Review Date: Jan 05, 2007 | PC

Smooth as a Humphrey Bogart movie, Grim Fandango is a game of pure beauty.

Every once so often, we are treated to a game truly inspired as Grim Fandango. Developed by the pioneers of the graphic adventure genre, LucasArts, Grim Fandango is simply a timeless piece of work. Written and designed b... Read Full Review

3 of 3 users found the following review helpful

Rating:9.6

The Curse of Monkey Island

By Stu-pendous | Review Date: Jan 05, 2007 | PC

Pure genius, you would be a doody head to ignore this game.

The third in the Monkey Island series shows a lot of improvements and additions to the stale point-and-click genre. Curse Of Monkey Island boasts a goregous vamp in graphics, impeccable sound and a genuinely funny script... Read Full Review

1 of 1 users found the following review helpful

Rating:4.6

Mystery of the Druids (White Label)

By Stu-pendous | Review Date: Jan 05, 2007 | PC

All the adventure of slamming your head in the oven.

Mystery of the Druids' pitch ought to go down well with hardcore adventure fans: play a flawed hero in the shape of Scotland Yard detective Brent Halligan who is assigned to a murder case recently re-opened for investiga... Read Full Review

1 of 1 users found the following review helpful

Rating:8.1

Rebus (PlayStation the Best)

By Stu-pendous | Review Date: Jan 05, 2007 | PS

While not aesthetically pleasing, Kartia should appeal to those who like immersive and well-structured strategy.

Only the most vain of gamers can deny Kartia: Word Of Fate's charms. Yes, the graphics might seem more suitable for a SNES license and, yes, it's quite easy to ignore a game that resembles a dozen others - but scratching... Read Full Review

1 of 1 users found the following review helpful

Rating:6.5

Rumble Roses

By Stu-pendous | Review Date: Jan 05, 2007 | PS2

Rumble Roses just isn't shallow enough.

There'll be lot's of excuses as to why people have purchased this game, but it's as simple as this: Rumble Roses is intended to be a guilty pleasure for those who love the novelty of shallow girl fights. For pretentious ... Read Full Review

1 of 1 users found the following review helpful