PS3 Game Reviews
Review Afro Samurai (PlayStation 3)
Afro Samurai is a reimagining of the "popular" anime series (we air-quote it because, while we're not anime zealots, we've never heard of it - Ed)
As a child, Afro Samurai witnesses the murder of his father to the hands of the Number One Headband (the bestest swordsman there is). It's from this moment on that Afro Samurai seeks out the Number Two...
Review Stormrise (PlayStation 3)
Stormrise pitches a moderately engrossing sci-fi plot involving a race of human survivors known as The Echelon
As human survivors of a failed climate control experiment, they go up against the Sai, an evil tentacle bearing race. The game doesn't exactly do a strong enough job of explaining its premise, but the characters develop enough to create...
Review Burn, Zombie, Burn! (PlayStation 3)
Bruce, a rad quiff-sporting stereotype, was hoping to spend his weekend cozying up to bubble-gum popping spouse Daisy
Sadly, there's an unannounced zombie invasion issuing him with the task of clearing out the undead. Thankfully Bruce has a stash of crypt crocking weapons available. Burn, Zombie, Burn! is an old school arcade shooter inspired by...
Review Vin Diesel Wheelman (PlayStation 3)
Wheelman puts you in the shoes of Hollywood super-star Vin Diesel, as he tears up the streets of Barcelona posing as Milo Burik
Finding his feet in the Spanish province, Vin Diesel starts to learn about Barcelona's criminal underground and builds up a relationship with numerous shady locals as a wheelman. Wheelman is an arcade style driving game...
Review Tom Clancy's HAWX (PlayStation 3)
Tom Clancy's HAWX puts you in the shoes of US pilot David Crenshaw
The plot is set somewhere in between the events of Ghost Recon 2 and EndWar, though they have little influence. Swayed by the big-bucks of lavish security firm Artemis you quickly wave your goodbyes to the tight-fisted US government and take to the skies as a hired gun. Naturally,...
Review Killzone 2 (PlayStation 3)
Killzone 2 is the sequel to the ambitious but flawed PS2-shooter Killzone
The game details the events that occur during an ongoing war between the ISA and an extra-terrestrial dictatorship race, the Helghast. You play as Sev, a single member of the ISA Alpha Squad. Killzone 2 is the best looking console game we've ever seen. Everything from the...
Review SEGA Mega Drive Ultimate Collection (PlayStation 3)
SEGA Mega Drive Ultimate Collection is a compilation of over 40 of SEGA's Mega Drive games
Included are the likes of Sonic The Hedgehog, Streets Of Rage and many more which helped to define not only the Mega Drive, but also the 16-bit era. A series of interviews are also included alongside some classic arcade emulations to make the package complete...
Review Street Fighter IV (PlayStation 3)
Street Fighter is, arguably, the most famous beat 'em up franchise in the world
In its fourth iteration, developers Capcom have dumped new gimmicks in order to create a focused, balanced and competitive experience based on the elements that have made the game a worldwide success. Street Fighter IV is so well balanced, so well thought-out and so...
Review Noby Noby Boy (PlayStation 3)
Where to start? Created by Katamari mastermind Keita Takahashi, you play as BOY, a small-worm like creature with four legs who can stretch almost infinitely
His front legs are controlled with the left stick and his back legs with the right. Essentially pulling the sticks apart will stretch BOY until he reaches the constraints of the randomly...
Review Magic Ball (PlayStation 3)
The whole concept of the game relies on excellent physics
Gone are the static "blocks" of old Breakout games and in their place pirate ships, dragons and all sorts of buildings and barrels. Everything is affected by the contact of the ball with some power-ups causing objects to fly across the screen; the wind effect is an excellent example...
