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If you’ve ever dreamt about flying, what was it like? It’s rare that my sleeping subconscious unwinds itself by letting me soar through imaginary skies, but for the few times it’s happened, I never felt like Superman. Instead of gracefully gliding through the air, it was as if I was …

Warning: I’m spoiling everything up in here. You’ve been warned. Can a game be your favorite and least favorite at the exact same time? Because that’s the sort of mental gymnastics I’ve been dealing with since I rolled credits (full credits, mind) for the third time in Metal Gear Solid …

We’re as surprised as you to hear that Katamari Damacy and Noby Noby Boy creator Keita Takahashi has decided to curb the eccentricity of his latest game a little. “I understand that Noby Noby Boy was too much for some people,” he says with a grin, “so I just tried …

Solid Snake was always supposed to be the hero of the Metal Gear franchise. He was inspired by Snake Plissken from Escape From New York. His image on the cover of the NES version of Metal Gear is almost identical to Kyle Reese in The Terminator (opens in new tab). …

I’ve never played a Gears of War game. Any of them. Ever. So going into the updated Gears of War: Ultimate Edition (opens in new tab) with a fresh pair of eyes brings a lot of expectations. For years, other gamers and friends have been telling me how great Gears …

It’s not all sunshine and refracted light in Runbow, the colorful Wii U racing game that’s a lot more deadly than it looks. Join Ludwig and Ashley as they race for the treasure at the end of the visual light spectrum. Watch live video from GamesRadar on Twitch Dig the …

Considerate pacing is one of the most basic principles of good campaign design – basic enough, even, that a braying ignoramus like me can summarise the ins and outs without once (OK, twice) reaching for Wikipedia. Is the player a buzzing, bloody mess of adrenaline, thumping his chest astride a …

Epic space dramas are so 2012. We’re looking forward to the future, when we’ll get to drive our sweet convertible through the empty sands of the Mars desert and take it all in. That day is a long way out, but to satiate your hunger, join Ludwig Kietzmann and Ashley …

For the old school console fan, 2015 is a paradise of fresh delights. Axiom Verge oozes that classic console feeling when it starts up on PlayStation 4. The grinding wub-wub-wub of the distortion field weapon and its glitchy effects warping the blocky environment seem like they were lifted right out …

The best moment of Raiders of the Lost Ark is the rolling boulder scene. That perfect pacing, the sudden escape ratcheted up to drumming heart fervour in its final moments, a near miss, the comic touch of rescuing the whip. The best moment of a losing match of Titanfall (opens …