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Gaming 3 out of 5Kane and Lynch 2: Dog Days review
Were it not for one thing, Kane and Lynch: Dead Men might have been one of 2007's most original and entertaining shooters. Some of us who played it loved it for its brave, gritty storyline, its tense, violent atmosphere, and just the fact that - for once...
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Gaming 4 out of 5Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light review
You'd be forgiven for not expecting much from Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light. A download-only, arcade spin-off from the Tomb Raider franchise, it's one of those games that's hard to get your head around until you've actually played it. Thanks to...
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Gaming 4 out of 5Just Cause 2 - Xbox 360 review
If we were in the business of clinically dissecting games to reach a scientific verdict on their worth, we might end up spending the rest of this review detailing the many flaws of Just Cause 2. We might spend a few paragraphs describing the scrappy combat...
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Gaming 3 out of 5Championship Manager 2010 - PC review
The story of the split of Football Manager developers Sports Interactive, and publishers Eidos has been told more times than Top Gear gets repeated on that daftly-named Dave TV channel. For a fair few years now, Beautiful Game Studios have attempted to...
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Gaming 4.5 out of 5Batman: Arkham Asylum - Xbox 360 review
Over the last few years, thanks to a selection of fantastic films, Batman is once again at the forefront of our imagination. Yet in the gaming world, the caped crusader hasn’t truly had a title worthy of his epic name etched on the front cover. At least...
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Gaming 1 out of 5Shellshock 2: Blood Trails - Xbox 360 review
Horrifically poor FPS titles have never been in short supply. Since it seems to be one of those genres which constantly makes lengthy appearances at the top of he sales charts, you can’t honestly blame publishers for aiming to produce the “next big...
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Gaming 4 out of 5Tomb Raider: Underworld - Xbox 360 review
The life of Lara Croft has taken many twists and turns over her lengthy existence. After an incredible introduction and a swift - yet brilliant - sequel, she’s starred in numerable poor quality gaming and movie fare, only slightly combated by the latter...
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Gaming 0 out of 5Tomb Raider: Underworld - First Look review
Tomb Raider fans are eagerly awaiting 21 November when the next instalment of the genre-defining Tomb Raider lands on almost all formats. Pocket-lint went along to a preview day to check out the new game and some of the hype surrounding it. Let's look...
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Gaming 4 out of 5Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures - PC review
Developers Funcom definitely required a particularly strong back story to pick at if it was to take on the might of World of Warcraft in the MMO world. And taking the Conan fantasy setting of Robert E. Howard, they certainly got their hands on a classic....
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Gaming 0 out of 5Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures - PC - First Look review
With World of Warcraft dubbed by some as the best game of the genre, is there room for yet another fantasy Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game? We flew to developer Funcom's homeland of Norway to find out. Age of Conan as the name suggests is...
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Gaming 1.5 out of 5Conflict: Denied Ops - Xbox 360 review
The Conflict series has been a steady little earner over the years. Its tactical nature starring a team of four has been taken all over the world, and enthralled many a gamer eager for a little strategic gaming to go with the hectic blasting action. So...
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Gaming 3.5 out of 5Kane and Lynch - Xbox 360 review
From the developers of the wonderful Hitman series, Io Interactive, comes this crime-based action thriller. Dispensing the stealthy sneak ‘em up that they’re normally used to working on, Kane & Lynch is pure action all the way. Unlike most action...
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Gaming 3.5 out of 5Ninja Gaiden Sigma - PS3 review
Ninja Gaiden is back and this time on the PS3, in glorious HD. But is it worth parting with your cash to embark on this ninja epic? We grab our shuriken and find out. First up, it is useful to know that this is actually a remake of the 2004 Xbox game...
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Gaming 4 out of 5Tomb Raider: Anniversary - PS2 review
Could it really be 10 years since we first saw Lara Croft’s ample bosom? Amazingly enough, it’s actually 11 years before her maiden voyage. That little fact making me feel quite ridiculously old. Though it makes it clearer why they dropped the "10th"...
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Gaming 3 out of 5Battlestations Midway - Xbox 360 review
If you like your flight sims, but soon get bored then Eidos thinks it has the answer with Battlestations Midway a flight sim combined with a boat sim and wait for it, a submarine sim to boot. But can the three disciplines work cohesively together or is...