Apr 30, 2012

Journey is the third game from acclaimed indie developers thatgamecompany. In it you team up with another, random and unknown player from the realm of the internets to complete…. a journey. ZebraHead6000 gives us his thoughts on this chilled out PSN exclusive release. So, if you’re a lonely girl, living in a lonely world then why not hop on this...

Apr 29, 2012

In a couple of days time Sniper Elite V2 from Rebellion and 505 games will be released on PC, PS3 and Xbox360. When it comes out it will add a new dimension to sniping gameplay. With a fine balance been arcade style shooters and an ‘authentic’ sniper feel, Sniper Elite V2 promises to be an exciting and versatile game with a lot of replay value. You...

Mar 17, 2012

“Why does no-one capture flags on conquest in Battlefield 3?” It’s the perpetual battle lament of the objective player. You join a server to find half your team jumping up and down at the vehicle spawn points and the other half sitting just inside the Out Of Bounds (OOB) area with 12x scopes while the other team holds all the flags. Then...

Mar 16, 2012

It’s Arnold versus the Speccy. In the blue corner we have the Amstrad CPC464 released in 1984 with 64k of RAM (42k available to the user) and in the red corner, the Sinclair ZX Spectrum originally released in 1982 with 16k of RAM but was punching above its weight in 1984 with the release of the 48k Spectrum+ version. Round 1 Graphics Despite having a...

Mar 15, 2012

Harrier Attack! The exclamation mark an indicator of the excitement contained within the title. In this Falklands War inspired title you get to take off from an air craft carrier in your Harrier jump jet (sorry kids, you won’t know what either of those are any more…) avoid or destroy an enemy patrol boat then fly over hilly terrain populated by...

Mar 14, 2012

Oh Mummy! was another title that not only came free with most Amstrad CPC464s but also had an ‘!’ in the title to make it seem breathlessly exciting. Back in the day it was pretty full on for adrenaline, especially when you accidentally uncover a guardian’s tomb and they start their march towards you. In a nutshell, Oh Mummy! was based on the...