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Contact us Game review: The Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces, Wii, £34.99
11:31am Friday 19th March 2010
Anyone who’s a fan of the Ace Combat series should be rubbing their hands with glee at the prospect of getting the Wiimote and nunchuk in their hands for another dose of flight fun and frolics from the team who brought you those great air combat experiences.
Game review: Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition, PS3, £49.99
11:30am Friday 19th March 2010
The Resident Evil series has rarely disappointed, so the prospect of a fifth outing on next-generation consoles unsurprisingly sparked excited twitching in the thumbs of gamers ready to engross themselves in the next biohazard threat - this time in Africa.
Game review: Yakuza 3, PS3, £49.99
11:28am Friday 19th March 2010
If New York is a well used backdrop in films, then contemporary Japan is the gaming equivalent.
Blackburn entrepreneur found faith in career success
11:32am Wednesday 17th March 2010
AN industry where “sex sells” might not seem an obvious career choice for a young Muslim woman.
Gig review: Editors @ Apollo, Manchester
10:52am Wednesday 17th March 2010
There’s something a little bit uncool about Editors. Frontman Tom Smith has a likeable awkwardness on stage, he looks like a rock star but he doesn’t quite act like one.
Spine-tingling fun of film-inspired offering
11:30am Monday 1st March 2010
We review Aliens v Predator... and it's a spine-tingler.
Games review: MAG, PS3, £44.99
5:59pm Monday 8th February 2010
Ambition in video game design is a wonderful thing. It pushes the boundaries and raises the bar.
Games review: Vancouver 2010, PS3, £49.99
5:58pm Monday 8th February 2010
When the summer Olympics come to London in two years’ time, we’d better hope that there’s a fine video game where you can represent your nation in every event, and instil a sense of virtual national pride even if the real life medal table doesn’t tell the same story.
Games review: Mass Effect 2, Xbox 360, £49.99
5:55pm Monday 8th February 2010
They often say the 1980s was the golden age of videogames.
Games review: Flower, PS3, £6.29
4:34pm Friday 29th January 2010
There’s not really anything like Flower, unless you can detect the style of Flow, also by the same developers.
Games review: Braid, Xbox360/PS3, £8.50
4:32pm Friday 29th January 2010
This is no ordinary download game, seeking to redefine how we think of games as a form of entertainment in the same way that other benchmark titles such as BioShock and Portal did when they were released.
Games review: Broken Sword: Shadow Of Templars, iPhone, £2.99
4:25pm Friday 29th January 2010
They usually say, ‘if it ain’t broke don’t fix it’. But what do “they” know?
Games review: Tomb Raider: Underworld, PC, £9.99
6:10pm Friday 22nd January 2010
TOMB Raider: Underworld marked a return to form for Lara Croft, as she embarks on an incredible journey around the world to uncover the secrets of a forgotten power, and for under £10 it represents absolutely cracking value.
Games review: Army Of Two: The 40th Day (Xbox 360, £49.99)
4:02pm Thursday 21st January 2010
The original Army Of Two title promised much as a co-operative action shooter, but fell some way short of delivering the goods.
Games review: Dark Void (PS3, £39.99)
4:03pm Thursday 21st January 2010
Even though Sean Connery’s jet-pack in From Russia With Love looked like something crafted from the cast-offs on the floor after the filming of a Blue Peter episode, the sheer thought of donning this flying machine was enough to set your pulse racing.
Games review: Bayonetta, Xbox 360, £49.99
4:11pm Wednesday 20th January 2010
IMAGINE a sci-fi-inspired Charlie’s Angel and you’re probably halfway to understanding Bayonetta, the eponymous lead character in this all-action outing on Xbox 360.
Games review: Darksiders, PS3, £49.99
4:09pm Wednesday 20th January 2010
ANY game that dares cast you as one of the four men of the apocalypse is likely to have an amazing fantasy storyline.
Games review: Silent Hill: Shattered Memories, Wii, £39.99
4:07pm Wednesday 20th January 2010
IT might be one of the last video games to trickle out of the gate in 2009, but Konami's Silent Hill: Shattered Memories is one of the best Wii titles of the year — if you're into scary stories, that is.
Games review: The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks, Nintendo DS, £29.99
3:13pm Friday 8th January 2010
One of the most beloved adventure series has a new chapter: The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks.
Games review: Avatar, PS3, £49.99
3:45pm Friday 18th December 2009
Avatar the film has understandably generated a whole heap of hype, with director James Cameron at the helm and a blockbusting budget to showcase the latest CGI effects technology.
Games review: Wheelspin, Wii, £29.99
3:46pm Friday 18th December 2009
If raw speed sets your racing heart pumping, Archer Maclean’s Wheelspin is likely to float your boat.
Gig review: The Pogues @ Apollo, Manchester
5:26pm Thursday 17th December 2009
HERE’S a conundrum. How can somebody on the one hand apparently lack real charisma, yet on the other ooze a stage presence and sense of mischief that is unsurpassed?
Gig review: Marilyn Manson @ Academy 1, Manchester
5:25pm Thursday 17th December 2009
MUSIC’S self-confessed anti-hero came, entertained and went without delivering the shock factor we have come to love/hate at his concerts.
Gig review: Abba The Show @ Arena, Manchester
9:55am Thursday 17th December 2009
SWEDEN came to Manchester as the phenomenal Abba The Show delighted an enthusiastic audience at the MEN Arena.
Gig review: Yeah Yeah Yeahs @ Apollo, Manchester
12:59pm Wednesday 16th December 2009
SPITTING water over herself with a punk energy that reverberates throughout Manchester Apollo, Karen O kick starts a vibrant and energetic set.
Panto review: Cinderella @ King George's Hall, Blackburn
9:29am Monday 14th December 2009
IT LOOKS fantastic, it sounds fantastic and you’ll definitely have a ball!
Games review: Little Big Planet, PSP
4:32pm Monday 14th December 2009
Anyone who had the pleasure of immersing themselves in Sackboy’s world on PS3 will no doubt be interested to see how the HD delights of this do-it-yourself platformer translate to the small screen.
Games review: Lego Rock Band, PS3
4:31pm Monday 14th December 2009
It’s probably the final fling for music titles this year, and LEGO Rock Band fills a nice little niche within the genre.
Games review: Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles, Wii, £29.99
4:29pm Monday 14th December 2009
This follow-up to 2007's Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles once again serves as a first-person arcade shooter that challenges you to take down a seemingly endless onslaught of zombies — namely, townsfolk and dogs infected by a mutagenic virus — before they kill you first.
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