Posted by Tom Baker on Oct 31, 2010 Well, it’s that time of the year again when it’s the norm for children to go around asking folks for sweets. That’s right, it’s Halloween. As such, I got volunteered good old army style to write a quick summary of the five top scariest games I can think of for your reading pleasure.  I decided to take into account not just how scared these games made me,...

Posted by James Bowden on Oct 27, 2010 I remember the screams… screams at mistimed jumps, tears from homing missiles that could track an ant, turning cross eyed from obstacles moving at a million miles while trying to conquer hundreds of clinical white rooms… N+ was a nightmare in game form. It was a Rhino strength adrenaline injection up the hardcore masochist vein that existed to torment anyone that tried it....

Posted by James Bowden on Oct 22, 2010 Lords of Shadow’s level structure is retro. Lords of Shadow’s level structure is antiquated. Two sentences, two very different perspectives on only one of Lords of Shadow’s contentious elements. Destined to be 2010’s most divisive title this side of Deadly Premonition, Mercury Stream’s Castlevania reboot is damned to wallow in marmite like comparison for months to...

Posted by Adrian Marchisio on Oct 11, 2010 If you are an old school gamer like I am, you remember the days spent at the arcade after school popping quarters into those soul sucking machines that would rob you blind of your lunch money without mercy. I remember many hours spent stringing together several violent curses at the old arcade cabinets as I would watch my supply of coins dwindle till I was left staring at the...

Posted by James Bowden on Oct 11, 2010 As is always the case, someone on the sidelines has spilt the beans. Oscar Araujo, composer on Mercury Stream’s extremely recent Castlevania: Lords of Shadow, blurted out  “If you liked the first, hope that the second is even more spectacular”, whilst discussing the game on Spanish radio. According to Araujo, Konami has asked him to provide a rougher, more...