Volume 2 is a very apt subtitle – not just for the quaint literary pun, but because this game serves as little more than a barebones follow-up to the original Bookworm Adventures. Outside of a few new features and some superficial tweaks, the game retains its simple premise – spell words, kill dudes.
Games for Windows
Tales of Monkey Island: Episode 1 (PC, WiiWare)
“Guybrush Threepwood! Mighty pirate.” A name and introduction that should be somewhere in the memory of all gamers. Whether you’ve played the previous Monkey Island games or not, it’s hard to have never come across those who fight like a cow, or will try to sell you a fine leather jacket. The series is a staple of the highly revered LucasArts classic catalogue, but can Telltale bring back the same magic?
Review – Plants vs Zombies (PC)
Plants vs Zombies marks a newfound level of maturity at PopCap; a forceful leap into adolescence following a series of cheap frills that were thrown into World of Warcraft or chucked onto mobile devices as idle time-wasters.
Half tower defence, half real-time strategy, you litter your grid-based lawn with a botanical army in hopes of surviving [...]
Review – Wallace and Gromit: Fright of the Bumblebees
Bangers and Mash. Tea and Biscuits. Wallace and Gromit. Truly, three great British institutions that all share one thing in common. They have never really been honoured by a game that’s actually worth playing. Can Telltale change that?
Review: Mirror’s Edge (PC Version)
Despite the city’s vibrant exterior, each window polished to sheen and each billboard splashed with primary hues, Mirror’s Edge is set in a bleak world, under strict totalitarian regime. With communication under constant surveillance, those who which to converse unmonitored hire Runners, expressive athletes who can move silently across rooftops.
Two months after its console release, DICE is set to release Mirror’s Edge on PC this Friday. In lieu of new features or additions, this director’s cut boasts impressive visual techniques, powered by Nvidia’s PhysX engine on Geforce 8 cards, or higher.
Review – Prince of Persia
Prince of Persia has been a polarising game between fans and critics, not a shocking revelation when both Assassin’s Creed and Far Cry 2 ran the gamut from idolising evangelists to scornful detractors.
Ubisoft’s latest game demos well; free flowing acrobatics, rhythmic combat and incredible faux-graphic-novel visuals. But, like a tantalising movie trailer, it shows its [...]