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Published: 22nd June, 2009 10:00am

Infamous

Being a hero is optional, as games reviewer Steff Parry finds out in Sony's impressive open world apocalyptic RPG puzzler.
Published: 11th June, 2009 04:31pm

The Sims 3

There are two kind of gamers. The achievement collectors, always looking for their next diversion, who love the satisfaction of working through a game, getting to the end, moving on to the next one. And then there...

Last updated: 29 Apr 2009 15:15

Chrono Trigger

People insist there are no new ideas on the market for television, film and games, and yet these same critics will still head out and buy a good re-release or conversion.
Published: 8 Apr 2009 10:30

Ceville

While there are lots of games out there now which allow you to choose your own moral path between holy, wholesome, good and the often more fun and yet corrupting force of evil...
Published: 31 Mar 2009 12:30

Hotel Giant 2

One of the first games I ever fell in love with was Sim Tower on the PC. Hotel Giant 2 brings the spirit of Sim Tower into the 21st Century, the kind of game which you start ...
Published: 23 Mar 2009 12:30

X Blades

Lara Croft has a lot to answer for. Often mimicked but never matched, the original Tomb Raider has spawned countless feisty fighting relic-hunting woman wannabes, and X Blades...
Published: 16 Mar 2009 12:00 (1)

Lock's Quest

Every once in a while something special will appear that challenges everything you expect to see in a computer game.

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Published: 26th May, 2009 02:39pm

Pokemon Platinum

Don't let the merchandise-flogging cartoon series fool you, Pokemon is a game for grown ups too. And if you haven't had a chance to get to grips with it yet then Pokemon Platinum is a great point to get...
Published: 9 Mar 2009 12:30

Big Bang Mini

In this next-gen age filled with high res, HD goodness, we sometimes need a reminder that the most fun, most engaging games needn't be the biggest or best. That sometimes...
Published: 23 Feb 2009 10:15

We Cheer

Let's be clear. Even if it had been an option at my school, I would never in a million years have been the sort of girl going to cheerleader tryouts. Working on the school...
Published: 23 Feb 2009 10:00

Cooking Mama 2: World Kitchen

Forget Gordon Ramsey or Jamie Oliver. In the gaming culinary world there is one woman who overshadows them all. And it's not even Delia Smith. The titular Mama of the Cooking...
Published: 6 Feb 2009 12:00

Professor Layton and the Curious Village

IT used to be that the game everyone recommended as the first one to get when you bought a DS was Brain Training. Well forget that now. Professor Layton and the Curious Village...

Staying In
Last updated: 6th May, 2009 01:30pm

Gardening Mama

If you can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen, the saying goes. If you're Mama, of the hugely successful Cooking Mama games, a break from the kitchen every once in a while is probably rather a pleasant...
Published: 11 Nov 2008 09:30

Hell's Kitchen (Nintendo DS)

It's often the simplest games that prove the most fiendishly entertaining, and the DS seems to specialise in these kind of games - not graphics-heavy necessarily but just...
Published: 5 Nov 2008 09:30

Rapala Fishing Frenzy (XBox 360)

You'd think that if you were a keen angler nothing would replace heading out to the lake for a restful few hours waiting for something to twitch on the end of your line. ...

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