Rather than follow up 2008's cell shaded game, Ubisoft have decided to revisit the Sands Of Time storyline for its 2010 effort which coincidently is really at the same time as the film. KA-CHING! Can you smell a cash-in. Forgotten Sands is technically the follow up to 2003's Sands Of Time being set during the 7 years that bridge the original 2 games and sees the Prince being sent to visit his b... more.

Finally the day is here and Mafia II has been released for the Xbox 360, PS3, and PC. Ever since I saw my first glimpse of this game back in August 2008 I was hooked. To say that I am excited about this game is a gross understatement. I would like to point out I was not a fan of the first Mafia game, which was also developed by 2K Czech, formerly known as Illusion Software. The first Mafia just re... more.

You know, I’m brave enough to admit it. I actually sympathised with the character of Naughty Bear. At some point in everyone’s lives, I think we’ll ended up not been invited to an event when all of your friends did. When this happened to us, most of us probably just went up to our rooms and sulked but not Naughty. Naughty gets even. Naughty decides that he has had enough of his Teddy Bear... more.

This week I picked up Transformers: War for Cybertron, which was published by Activison and developed by High Moon Studios. This is High Moon’s third game, other releases include the 2005 vampire-western Dark Watch and the fairly well received, The Bourne Conspiracy, based on the Robert Ludlum authored, Bourne series of novels and films starring Matt Damon. Transformers: War for Cybertron is ... more.

Spike Games first game has finally been released on Xbox Live Arcade and PSN. Of course I am talking about Deadliest Warrior the game based on the hit American television show of the same title. On the television show every week two different warriors from history enter into simulated battle and then at the end of each show the battle is re-enacted. The game features the original eight warriors fr... more.

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Singularity is the latest first person shooter to come out of Raven studios. Raven studios were the developer of the 2000 hit Soldier of Fortune. They have also brought us such games as Quake 4, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, and last year’s not so well received Wolfenstein. Singularity is a fun game that doesn’t take itself too seriously. The campaign is a decent length lasting about 8-10 hours... more.

The Medal of Honour series is one that has suffered from the success of other franchises such as the Call of Duty and Battlefield series in the more recent generation of gaming, at the forefront of the FPS genre back in the day, Medal of Honour will always hold a place in the hearts of PS1 owners and with EA’s latest release for the new generation of consoles  it would appear they are returning... more.

Let’s face it, professional golf is about as fun as sticking cocktail sticks into your japseye. How do I know that? Let’s not go there, but let’s just assume that watching the PGA tour isn’t that much fun. What is fun though is turning golf on it’s head downsizing it onto a putting area and throwing away pretty much all of the rule book apart from score. My friends what we are talking ab... more.

Every once in a while, a true gem of a game comes along (often unexpectedly) and reminds us why we love to play video games so much. Joe Danger is undoubtedly one of these games. Developed by the incredible Hello Games who consist of only 4 friends working together to “create games that will put a stoopid grin on your face” Joe Danger is the company’s debut title and can be found exclusively... more.

I have spent many an hour enjoying some of the incredible games developed by PopCap Games. Their first title Bejewelled, the legendary match-3 game, has recently sold over 50 million units across all platforms. Other games such as Peggle, Zuma’s Revenge, Bookworm and the recent Plants vs Zombies have all received high acclaim from critics and therefore I jumped at the opportunity to play Feeding... more.

Fight fire with fire and then fetch stuff How to Train Your Dragon, or for the purpose of this review HTTYD, was an interesting film. The trailer failed to inspire and it looked nothing more than a 3D cash in but instead it ended up being one of the best animations in decades. It melded action with emotion, humour with suspense, and looked gorgeous even if you didn’t have those 3D specs on. For... more.

Square Enix. They have brought us wonders such as Final Fantasy, and for the lighter-hearted players, Kingdom Hearts. The usual quality of Square games cannot be doubted, nearly always showing a glorious mix of visuals (with the Final Fantasy series constantly pushing the boundaries of graphical capabilities), story, and character development and inter-relationships. Needless to say, then, when... more.

I’ll be honest, I never really adopted the Genesis, it was a system that I bypassed as I strolled happily along with a Sega Master System before jumping on to the N64. One of the games that I missed on the Genesis was the beginning of the Rocket Knight series, given the fact that the re-imagination of the series by Konami is so damned good, I am a little gutted that I haven’t given it the time... more.

Play, Create and Share seems to be the latest initiative Sony is trying to push to their audience with the release of LittleBigPlanet in 2008 and now ModNation Racers, a kart racing game brings customisation options and allows you to share your creations with the world. Are Sony and developers United Front Games just trying to cash in on this interesting new initiative or have they provided us wit... more.

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Now there is a small part of me that clings to the dream that a man can get places in the world by having a steady gun hand and the ability to lasso a maverick from 20 yards whilst paralytic due to sinking a bottle of whisky in the saloon. Maybe I’ve watched too many western films in my time, but for those who fantasise about trying their look with a six shooter; Lead & Gold may offer a repr... more.