South African Music Magazine
There aren’t too many people on the planet unaware of this legendary game. The genius is in its simplicity and the way your brain latches into it. For the 5 folks who don’t know, it’s the game where various block shapes drop down, and you need to arrange them to fill up lines so they Read More »
Alan Wake is a Stephen King-styled author whose writers’ block leads him and his wife to an idyllic get-away, but instead encounters danger, thrills, scares and bizarre scenarios when his wife disappears. Compared to other survival-horror games like Resident Evil, Alan Wake has more of a psychological angle than all-out gore. The action, tension and Read More »
In this sequel, the setting is still the planet E.D.N. III, only, it’s a decade later. This third-person shooter takes the player to a strange world with a lot of action and things to blow up, but also mission objectives, with Snow Pirates, Mercenaries, Carpet Baggers, NEVEC troops, and of course the Akrid monsters. Thermal Read More »
The third in this high-octane story-based Japanese criminal underground action game further expands the trials and tribulations of Kazuma Kiryu (an ex-Yakuza and former chairman of the Tojo Clan) who can’t seem to escape his past. If you’re unfamiliar with the series, the stories of these two games can be viewed with a concise recap Read More »
In true Mario tradition, the second installment of this tripped-out adventure naturally has Princess Peach kidnapped (at the Mushroom festival) by the gigantic beastly Bowser, taking her to a planet big enough for him to rule. With the help of puffy stars known as Lumas, Mario bounces across the galaxy in search of Peach, doing Read More »
With millions of Potter fans and as many (if not more) Lego addicts, this may be the match made in heaven. As with other highly successful Lego and movie transformations (from Star Wars to Indiana Jones), seriousness is cast aside for 3-D platform based entertainment, following the movie narratives pretty closely, but allowing the player Read More »
“Would you like to play a game?” – One of a very different kind… It is creeping up to Halloween time again and another chapter of the Saw movie series to be unleashed upon a screaming audience. So this would be a good opportunity to become a part of the gory story set in motion Read More »
Many love watching Bond, Bourne and Hunt in action, but would desire it even more to get in on it (without the real cuts, bruises and painful death, of course). Here’s your chance. And how about from the get-go take the tough road and kick the doors down with Hard Mode – Easy is for Read More »
And to gear down a touch with some innocent fun, this DS title is perfect for the under-10 gamers. This is very much a scaled down kids’ version of The Sims. Your character arrives at a new town where you’re provided with a house (which you have to pay off, like all the other modern Read More »
If you were a bit disappointed with the AvP combo movies, as opposed to the classic standalone Alien and Predator flicks, this game may just be your remedy. It’s almost a given that those who like the one franchise, will enjoy the other (as far as nasty monsters from outer space go…), so this is Read More »
