Tag Archives: Category: Feature

Dragon Quest Heroes 2 is boisterous hack and slash game set in the legendary Dragon Quest universe. And while the main series has always been about deep, involving RPG adventures, this cheerful action game is closer to the successful Dynasty Warriors series, letting you cut down swathes of enemies in …

I had some great times with my Xbox 360, and then the one I bought to replace it when it broke, and the one to replace that one. Just kidding – everybody knows they usually broke fast enough that they were still covered by the warranty. Xbox 360 was one …

Captain America, Iron Man, Black Widow, Hulk, Hawkeye, Thor. Each one of those names conjures up images of Tony Stark or Steve Rogers on the big screen, but the comics have long since chosen different people to inherit the Avengers’ respective mantles. The question is: which side will the recently …

If you don’t fancy peeping around every corner in your house or jumping at a lamp swinging innocently, stop reading now. Visage (opens in new tab) will make sure you never see your house in the same way again. The haunted house horror game is due to appear sometime soon …

“Hat’s entertainment!” may not be an actual phrase, but you can’t deny the effect that sporting a strong piece of headgear has on our favourite gaming characters. From Parappa’s beanie to Jill Valentine’s beret, we’ve picked out the best titfers from the history of PlayStation gaming. Mortal Kombat Hat’s all, …

What is it? A quirky, politically aware sci-fi visual novel/adventure game heavily inspired by the cult classic Snatcher. Play it if you like? Good detective stories, Sega CD adventure games, anything that could be reasonably described as ‘rad’. Format: PC/PS4/Vita Price: $19.99/£17.99 Release date: PC/PS4 (out now), Vita (sometime in …

We did it. We’ve had a year off from Assassin’s Creed. Yes there was the side-scrolling Chronicles trilogy and the Assassin’s Creed movie (opens in new tab) but for the first time in seven years we didn’t get to climb, leap or stab our way through a new part of …

The Big Topic: Our thoughts on the Nintendo Switch’s price, tech, and launch lineup. After a surprisingly strong teaser back in October, all eyes have been on Nintendo and it’s upcoming console/handheld hybrid Switch. Nintendo revealed the price ($299!), the release date (March 3!) and the launch games (Zelda and… …

Conventional wisdom would have it that the 1997 Star Wars Special Editions are abominations; patchwork monstrosities that add a render farm’s worth of ropey CGI, unnecessary extra dialogue and the indescribably rubbish ‘Jedi Rocks’ musical number.  But there is one major change Lucas got right when ‘correcting’ the perceived ills …

The Wii U is deader than dead. This is a fact. Some would say it was dead on arrival: despite having quite a few games worth playing, the system was an obtuse bit of aging, expensive tech. But that doesn’t matter now. The Nintendo Switch (opens in new tab) is …