BioShock 2 had you playing a lumbering Big Daddy in search of the Little Sister you were meant to protect. Minerva’s Den is a separate story for the same game: you play a different Big Daddy with a different goal. You’re looking for The Thinker, a punchcard-driven artificial intelligence developed to [...]
Aargh, me hearties. Aargh. In almost every way, Lego Pirates is one of the best of the Lego Whatever series, from its swaggering Jack Sparrow to the epic range of locations from the movies. Its cute, mimed retellings of these are genuinely funny. Even the traditionally very basic combat feels oddly [...]
Think of Beep as a quantum physicist wearing tie-dye trousers: it’s clever with the physics, but not so easy on the eyes. It’s a 2D platform game where you control a little robot on wheels, or Wall-E as forged by Korean merchandisers. You visit different planets in a solar system (there’s a [...]
In Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light, you see the titular leading lady from a whole new perspective. While the isometric camera angle shows off less of the iconic character than you may be used to, the game boasts the same engaging mix of exploration and combat that has long [...]
If Darksiders is to be believed, the end of the world is signaled not by a blinding and burning flash of nuclear energy, but rather by the arrival of furious winged angels and heavily armored arbiters of doom. In this unoriginal but uproarious amalgam of borrowed game mechanics, you play as War, one of the [...]
Strategy fanatics have lost hundreds of hours of their lives to Sid Meier’s beguiling creations over the years, and they should prepare to lose hundreds more. Civilization V is yet another glistening example of turn-based bliss that will keep you up long past your bedtime. It exercises its power over your [...]
All it needs is “something blue,” and King’s Bounty: Crossworlds could be a blushing bride. Katauri Interactive’s latest addition to its growing family of strategy role-playing mishmashes certainly features something old, something new, and something borrowed. The main campaign is mostly the same as that featured in last year’s Armored Princess stand-alone add-on; tactical mini-campaigns [...]
Mafia II featured great shooting and fun fisticuffs, but it was the story and set piece levels that gave it that extra punch. The game’s first premium downloadable add-on, Jimmy’s Vendetta, is a sizeable one, but it’s a dim shadow of its big brother. An action-packed and chaotic opening gets your [...]
The beautiful and regal Liara T’Soni was one of several memorable party members in the original Mass Effect, so it was disappointing to see her relegated to a decidedly minor role in that role-playing game’s sequel. In Mass Effect 2’s newest downloadable content, Lair of the Shadow Broker, you finally get to reminisce with your [...]
Morrigan’s sharp tongue and vain indifference made her one of Dragon Age: Origins’ most intriguing characters, so you might have been excited to learn of her return in that role-playing game’s newest downloadable content, Witch Hunt. Sadly, you should temper your expectations: Witch Hunt is a lifeless escapade without wit, soul, or character, with Morrigan [...]
