Xbox Reviews

Rock Band review

Rock Band released in November 2007 for North Americans and so they’ve had months to enjoy the delights of Harmonix’s work. Us Europeans however, have had to wait until now, some six months later to get our hands on what is arguably the ultimate party game. As some sort of

Mass Effect review

I remember when Mass Effect was first shown, well the first time I had seen it at least. This was during X05 when Microsoft announced some exclusive titles. The teaser trailer didn’t give too much away, although being developed by Bioware who were responsible for the highly praised Star Wars

Kane & Lynch: Dead Men review

IO Interactive are perhaps more well known for the Hitman series of games, and perhaps lesser known for the rather underrated Freedom Fighters, which appeared on multiple systems. IO Interactive weren’t able to produce a true sequel to Freedom Fighters due to legal issues (a change of publisher) but in

Soldier of Fortune Payback review

Activision had kept the release of Soldier of Fortune: Payback pretty low key, especially in comparison to it’s other first person shooter game Call of Duty 4. The two games are similar in that they both offer first person shooting action in modern environments, however SOF Payback offers a more

Blacksite: Area 51 review

Blacksite: Area 51 is a first person shooter set in modern times. As part of a special forces unit sent to Iraq, you play as Pierce, a likely hero who alongside a team of two others is tasked with saving America. What starts out as a run of the mill

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

The Call of Duty series has garnered lots of respect on Xbox 360, and with two previous games scoring highly, it has been one of the more successful World War II games on any platform. Call of Duty 2 was one of the more well received launch games on Xbox

Virtua Fighter 5 review

The Virtua Fighter series has had a long history, starting out in the arcades and then appearing on various home consoles. The game has always had it’s distinct following, and whilst fighters like Dead or Alive and Tekken have their own fans, it’s interesting to note that the Virtua Fighter

Naruto: Rise of a Ninja review

Naruto: Rise of a Ninja is based on the popular anime series, which has gained huge popularity not only in its native Japan, but also in Europe and the US. The series (and game) tells the tale of ninja in training Naruto Uzumaki, who is cursed from birth with a

Clive Barker’s Jericho review

The Xbox 360 winter lineup appears to have a vast number of first person shooters to sink your teeth into, and whilst many gamers have sampled the delights of Halo 3 already, it’s interesting to note that there is in fact life after Halo 3! Take Clive Barker’s Jericho for

Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation review

The Ace Combat series has enjoyed a long and prosperous life on consoles, and whilst I think my first foray into the series was the Japanese version of Ace Combat 3 on the Playstation, I throughly enjoyed the mixture of storyline with the mayhem of shooting foes in the skies.