Games

Wimbledon has just passed. Here’s a way to get onto the court (in the palm of your hand) without pressure, injuries and a sure defeat! You have access to 13 characters like the usual suspects of Mario, Luigi, Donkey Kong, Princess Peach, Bowser and others, as well as your personally created Mii character. Colourful, vibrant Read More »

In this war torn mystical fantasy world set in the land of Imperia (and the Wastelands of Okanos), a young girl (Elena) is cursed after she is chosen to sing at the harvest festival (which is slowly turning her into a monster). Together with her beloved Aeron, the old mystic Mavda takes them to an Read More »

The intensely atmospheric Silent Hill series hits its 8th chapter (a ride of which I’ve been a part since its debut on the PSone). After a prisoner transfer bus crashes, an unwitting inmate (Murphy Pendleton, with an in-depth back story) finds his way to the notorious town with dark and deadly secrets, where reality is Read More »

The current platform fix of your favourite Italian plumber is a 3D experience on the Nintendo DS that packs in all the Super Mario elements you want, with added depth. The traditional side-scrolling platform feel is transposed into a more open world area, but your objectives remain intact – collect coins, hidden star medals, avoid Read More »

Always leading the way with home entertainment systems, the Sony PlayStation has come a long way from the mid-’90s with its various incarnations of the PSone, through the PS2, the current PS3 and of course the PSP portable gaming system. The PS Vita is the next step in the evolution of the PSP. With many Read More »

While Zelda is hardly adult-themed, that doesn’t mean it is reserved for youngsters, as this fantasy world has thrilled all demographics across its 25 year existence. In this installment of one of Nintendo’s oldest and most successful RPG / Action / Puzzle games, the player is taken to the origin. The Triforce is secured by Read More »

The ever-evolving Resident Evil survival horror series always keep things fresh (or should that be rotten!). In this 3DS exclusive, Terragrigia, a utopian solar powered floating city is destroyed to stop a terrorist organization’s bio-organic attack. Raccoon City survivor Jill Valentine is a founding member of the BSAA (Bioterrorism Security Assessment Alliance), and here with Read More »

The Warhammer concept goes back several decades. Before this PS3 version, it actually had its genesis in the late-’80s as a tabletop battle game with miniature figurines. Players pit their intergalactic armies of soldiers and various creatures against each other with battle strategies and execution dependent on rolling dice. This global phenomenon with tournaments has Read More »

This game is a shocker – literally! If you missed the first chapter, you get a stylized recap of how your lead character Cole went from bicycle courier in the big city to a saviour harnessing incredible power. After a mysterious sphere on a delivery activates super powers in humans (known as Conduits), Cole gains Read More »

If you’ve got Wii Sports Resort, then Go Vacation will ring a familiar bell. With some of us lucky to live in areas where these activities can be accessed, if you’re not, Go Vacation is not exactly the next best thing, but certainly a fun substitute. Select your Mii character avatar (you’ve by now certainly Read More »

My first encounter with Tetris was in the ’80s / ’90s cross-over, as one of the handful of games on my dad’s DOS word processor. While the graphics, various gaming modes, music and themes have been adapted and updated over the decades, it still boils down to the same basic addictive concept, whichever way you Read More »