Tagged: Sandbox

Godfather 2

PC / PS3 / Reviews / Xbox 360

1 May, 2009

Godfather 2 review

You may be shocked to hear I’ve never seen any of the Godfather movies. And I understand your amazement, I get just as shocked when people tell me they’ve never seen Star Wars. So, the good news is I’ll judge The Godfather II on its own merits as a game and not on whether it follows the plot of the film closely. You play as Dominic, a member of the Corleone family who’s soon promoted after Aldo is shot dead in Cuba. Incidentally you played as in the first game. And so you’re directed by Michael to take over New...

Wheelman

PC / PS3 / Reviews / Xbox 360

7 Apr, 2009

Wheelman review

Vin Diesel is a gamer, which should be good news if he’s in a game and he’s providing his likeness and his voice. Tigon Studios oversaw Escape from Butcher Bay and it was one of the best games on the Xbox, so can Vin appear in yet another fantastic game, this time in Barcelona instead of space? Well, it’s complicated and I’ll explain why. Wheelman takes the GTA-style open world of racing and gun combat and puts the emphasis on driving. When pelting along at full speed it feels like you’re playing Burnout which can’t be a bad thing, and...

GTA 4 Episodes from Liberty City image

Reviews / Xbox 360

27 Feb, 2009

GTA IV The Lost and Damned review

So you’re done with Nico Bellic and you’re itching for some more GTA action. Well thank the Lordy Lord for some truly decent downloadable content from Rockstar in the form of The Lost and Damned. This extra gameplay is absolutely huge, delivering over 10 hours of story gameplay, along with extra street races, gang wars and mini games to enjoy – as well as new music and TV shows to keep you amused if you’re fed up with shooting. So what’s going on this time? Well, in a story running alongside Nico’s antics, you play as Johnny Klubitz, vice-president of...

Screenshot of Far Cry 2

PC / PS3 / Reviews / Xbox 360

12 Dec, 2008

Far Cry 2 review

I really enjoyed Far Cry on the PC. It filled the FPS void before Half-Life 2 blew everything away. When it arrived on the Xbox 360 I was disappointed, but things are looking good with this official sequel. I say sequel, but actually there’s absolutely nothing linking this new title to the original. There’s no Jack Carver, no Trigens, no weird mutagens turning people into weird thingies – just two warring factions somewhere in deepest Africa and an arms dealer called The Jackal who you’ve been hired to kill. So, you begin the game being driven through the jungle and...

Saints Row 2

PS3 / Reviews / Xbox 360

7 Nov, 2008

Saints Row 2 review

It’s impossible to give a Saints Row 2 review without mentioning GTA IV, so that’s what I’m going to do. I really liked the first game when it came out during the early days of next-gen and, and even though it was a blatant rip-off, GTA IV actually borrowed a few things from Saints Row. Now, Saints Row has a sequel and the good news is, THQ hasn’t tried to better it. Instead, they deliver a very different open-world experience that’s actually a lot more fun to play. The game kicks off with your main character in a coma. After...

Mercenaries 2

PC / PS2 / PS3 / Reviews / Xbox 360

26 Sep, 2008

Mercenaries 2 review

Apparently lots of the gaming world have been waiting impatiently for the release of Mercenaries 2 after they enjoyed the first game on the PS2 and Xbox. I must admit I can’t remember it so I haven’t been chomping at the bit to play it. Still, now I’ve got it so this is what you do. You play as one of three Mercenaries as you do a number of missions for five competing factions in and around Venezuela. The game begins with you doing a mission for a guy named Solano and getting stabbed in the back for your troubles...

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