Showing monthly archives for: August 2012

Kingdom Hearts, in many ways, has always been about two halves coming together to form a whole. Light and dark, good and evil, Final Fantasy and Disney, the left and right hands on your Playstation control. The latest entry in the franchise, Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance, not only has a ridiculous name, but takes this formula to the next level by giving you two playable characters, two divergent storylines and too little Donald and Goofy. Read More »

Sleeping Dogs has had quite an eventful development history. Originally called True Crime: Hong Kong, it was unceremoniously dumped by Activision several months before release. Luckily Square Enix was there to pick it up, further building upon it and providing us all with a pretty great game. Read More »

Vigil Games had a lot on the line with the original Darksiders. After all, a brand spanking new studio introducing a fresh IP amongst a crowd of established action adventure franchises is by no means an easy task. Thankfully though, the studio managed to craft a damn fine first game. Read More »

Call me a Nintendo fanboy, but there’s nothing I love more than a good old-school Mario platformer. Something about the simplistic mechanics, upbeat music and overly bright colour scheme just puts me in a euphoric state of mind. The classic nostalgia factor is what I’m really talking about and, for better or worse, it’s this infectious element that gives New Super Mario Bros. 2 on the 3DS its appeal. Read More »