I’ve tried studying its movements, to no avail. I’ve tried alternating my right thumb shooting patterns to keep it on its toes, but more often than not it’s me who comes off second best. And everytime a whole bunch of them are on screen, I’ve tried carving out a path, holding them back with firepower and frantically bolting for the temporary space I’ve created only to get cut down by the one green rhombus from the pack who decides to rush me. Do they possess hive intelligence? Some sort of psychic ability? Because no matter what I do, it’s almost always them that get me.

The addiction of Geometry Wars Evolved 2 presents itself in constantly making you believe that, no matter… Read More

“Warriors…come out to play-ay-ay!”

Another underrated Rockstar game, The Warriors was of course based on the 1979 cult film classic by Walter Hill adapted from the novel by Sol Yurick. I must admit that prior to playing the game I had NO knowledge of the existence of such a film, so I decided to borrow it from a friend and was left a little disappointed to be honest. It was not until I played the game AND THEN watched the film though (and then played the game and watched the movie again…) that I fully realised just how bloody good it was.

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This third person shooter from Rockstar Games had all the ingredients to become a massive hit: great graphics, gorgeous environments, smooth controls, the by-now-obligatory “bullet-time” mechanics, and absolutely brilliant sound effects and music (think of that old-school “PEW POWW!” Western gunshot-ricochet-sound plus the classic Ennio Morricone theme songs with the whistling). Anyone who was into those Sergio Leone Italian “Spaghetti Western” flicks in the 60s with Clint Eastwood would love this game, yet strangely and undeservedly it seems to fall into the more obscure category of Rockstar titles (State of Emergency, Midnight Club, Smuggler’s Run… you know, THOSE ones).

Plot

Fairly typical… Read More

Being an occasional wannabe musician who is trying to write just the one one-hit-wonder in my lifetime so as to ensure an easy existence of living off the ensuing royalties, I love my guitar. It’s a Maton EM225C acoustic electric with a lovely bright sound and great fret action. So when news of Jam Sessions came through with its promise of being a "portable guitar" and a "songwriter’s companion" I thought hey why not! Whatever teeny bopper pop crap I eventually come up with, it can’t be worse than Avril Lavigne’s "Sk8r Boi" – and that sold millions! Now that that’s out of the way, here is a review where I unfairly compare a real guitar to the DS version…but hey if it’s meant to be a guitar simulator then… Read More