Tag Archives: Adventure

In thousands of years’ time, after some Great Event that probably happens and buries us all under metres of dust, future archaeologists will dig us up, and what will they find? Amongst the rubble, bones, and Nokia 3310s, our legacy will be billions upon billions of Lego bricks, a remnant …

There’s a bit at the beginning of Gears of War, appropriately referenced in our feature on inappropriate jump-scares (opens in new tab), in which Epic’s inaugural chainsaw carnival wrong-foots you with a hint that it might be a horror game. After trekking through Marcus’ deserted, decaying prison for a little …

The cheat is grounded Since time immemorial, video games have included cheat codes. A tiny handful of letters, numbers, and symbols let players experience their favorite games in ways that the developer may not have intended. Infinite lives. All the weapons. Oh, look, a tank just appeared! It’s a great …

Want a totally tubular and radical trip into the the past? Relive these ’90s problems in our newest video… Back in my day Its annoying to feel like the old man at GamesRadar when Im only 31, but the situation pops up when Im surrounded by all the other relative …

The LEGO series has always been packed full of collectibles, and LEGO The Hobbit (opens in new tab) is no exception. This entry covers the first two films in The Hobbit trilogy–the third will be added later–so that leaves us with two movies’ worth of levels full of hidden goodies. …

There will come a point during your time with Rayman Legends where you’ll run out of ways to express how much you enjoy it. By a few hours in, you’ll have exhausted every synonym you know for “pretty.” A few stages after that, “fun.” By the end: “challenging.” And only …

Lara Croft is dead. This time, she was ripped apart by wolves. Death has also come in a variety of other forms: boulders, bear traps, spikes to the throat–each over-the-top execution a display of vulnerability. These shocking moments are heavy-handed with their message, but it comes across loud and clear: …

Online functionality is not common in the Zelda series, but as mentioned in our Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds review, the latest entry actually uses the 3DS StreePass for online battles. Taking on other Zelda players is fun, but getting everything set up can be tricky, plus there …

There’s something to be said about the word “Legendary”. In a game about pirates you would think a “Flying Dutchman” or a “Queen Anne’s Revenge” would surface. No, you see, in this game, it would be the unearthly talents that each of the five ships possess that make them legendary. …

Never in gaming’s history have there been 34 more pointless words than “The Caribbean basin provides an excellent climate for both land and sea turtles. Turtles are reptiles with a hard, protective upper shell called a carapace. All turtles breathe air and lay eggs on land.” That paragraph shows up …