As gaming’s fourth decade comes to a close, we look back at five year’s worth of influential games, earth shattering news stories and gigantic console launches.
A look at the joy of platforming, traversal and exploration in last week’s release; Assassin’s Creed II.
Plus, Assassin’s Creed Bloodlines and PSP versions of blockbuster releases.
Reviews
Tony Hawk RIDE
For Tony Hawk’s tenth skateboarding iteration, after being dethroned by EA’s Skate and swapping developers from Neversoft to Robomodo, controllers are out and a bulky plastic skateboard peripheral is in.
Obviously you’re not going to be launching the board up in the air or kicking it into a spinning pirouette, so it’s more a series of [...]
Ratchet and Clank: A Crack in Time
It’s a tad distressing just how little fanfare a new Ratchet and Clank game receives. Always hilarious, expertly crafted and now honed to near perfection in this eighth(ish) instalment, the little Lombax who could has seemingly been left in the cold this overcrowded Christmas season.
These games always come down to a simple formula; a big [...]