Video Game Reviews, Articles
It has been said that all good things must come to an end, and I guess that applies to things that really could have been done in half the time if we hadn’t waffled on quite as much as well…
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APERION CYBERSTORM REVIEW
Apriori Digital storm out the gate with a beautiful retro shooter with a modern twist.
As we hurtle towards the conclusion of our frankly epic deep dive on Hideo Kojima’s PS2 masterpiece, the true story of Metal Gear Solid 2 is revealed in our penultimate episode. Lurking just under the surface of the glossy military…
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*SOME AUDIO ISSUES* Our Kojima video game odyssey continues as we delve deep into PS2 classic Sons of Liberty. This episode, Metal Gear authority Paco Rodriguez tells us how Raiden and Snake were inspired by King Kong and Godzilla, what…
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Hour 3 of Paco’s grand retelling of the PS2 game story picks up where we left off last time: with the introduction of the members of Dead Cell. As we push past the veneer of military thriller normality that Kojima’s…
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Paco continues to flesh out the story of the second game in the MGS series, revealing more of the behind-the-scenes decisions and influences that shaped it in the process. Picking up after the events of the PS2 game’s tanker prologue,…
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Resuming our journey through the video game representations of Hideo Kojima’s psychoses, we invite die-hard Metal Gear fan Paco to talk us through the story of the sequel to 1998’s Metal Gear Solid. The lovable Spaniard gives us behind-the-scenes nuggets…
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Paco’s epic re-telling of the Metal Gear Solid (1998) story. Part two. With, y’know, spoilers.
For as long as I can remember I have battled with anxiety and depression. It wasn’t until 2011 that I would begin to seek help, kick starting my road to self management and some sort of recovery. The many sessions…
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In honor of the new Doom coming out next month (5/13) I thought I’d share some game play from Doom 2 with the excellent Brutal Doom mod. If you are interested in trying it out go my YouTube for the…
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What is it? One of Playstation’s original mascots, Spyro the Dragon is the purple protagonist of a series of 3D platformer games available across many different consoles. Released in 1998, the first in the series was an excellent entry into…
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When I was a child, Dizzy the Egg was a very popular game in my household. My brother and I adored the Oliver twins’ productions, particularly the Prince of the Yolkfolk and Fantastic Dizzy. I think we both must have…
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Factfile Created by: Commodore Released: 1993 Trumpeted on its release as ‘the world’s first 32-bit games console’, the CD32 was a companion to the Commodore family of computers. With similar architecture, the console was effectively a stripped down A1200,…
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Factfile Developed by: Titus Software Released: 1991 Format played: Amiga 500 Ruminations The award for strangest film adaption goes to this gem on the Amiga. For those of a certain age, The Blues Brothers is essential cult viewing but…
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Factfile Developed by: Ocean Released: 1989 Format played: Commodore 64 Ruminations Finally, after what seems like an eternity, the superhero game you’ve all been waiting for is finally here, as you take control of the Dark Knight himself as…
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