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I should probably declare a bias here. I loved the original Fable game. Even with it failing to live up to developer Peter Molyneux's hype, it was the game I bought my X-Box for, having played it for a brief hour at a friend's house and fallen in love with the epic story and free roaming universe.
Published: Tuesday, 11th November, 2008 10:10
It's often the simplest games that prove the most fiendishly entertaining, and the DS seems to specialise in these kind of games - not graphics-heavy necessarily but just addictive.
Published: Tuesday, 11th November, 2008 09:30
Oliver Stone seems to be a filmmaker obsessed with the highest office in America - with this week's film of the week forming a slightly odd trilogy with previous offerings on JFK and Nixon.
Published: Friday, 7th November, 2008 12:30
EVEN before you factor in the credit crunch, being Prime Minister is more of a thankless task than you'd think. The long hours, the constant political backbiting, is it any wonder more people strive to win the X Factor than the highest office in the land?
Published: Wednesday, 5th November, 2008 08:30
Rapala Fishing Frenzy (XBox 360)
You'd think that if you were a keen angler nothing would replace heading out to the lake for a restful few hours waiting for something to twitch on the end of your line. But this game actually makes for a fun alternative - and you needn't even brave the cold.
Published: Wednesday, 5th November, 2008 09:30
When I think about big ships I'm thinking cruises. I'm thinking yachts. I'm thinking lounging about in a swimming costume reading a book. Suffice to say I don't think I'm the target market for Ship Simulator. However, on a wander round the office I couldn't find anyone else who was either.
Published: Wednesday, 5th November, 2008 09:30
Some things are never as good as you remember them being. Like Wagon Wheels (they're a bit sickly actually), long childhood summers (not actually that hot, and actually quite boring) and games which left you obsessed back in the day but actually if you replay them haven't aged well. The worry would be that Star Ocean falls into that category.
Published: Wednesday, 5th November, 2008 09:30
Set in the mid-2100s when the world is heading towards ecological armageddon, Fracture sees the US having literally been split in half by a polar ice cap melting. The east side, the Atlantic Alliance, relies on technology to survive, while the western Republic of Pacifica decides that genetic modification of its population is more important to survive this calamitous time.
Published: Tuesday, 4th November, 2008 12:30
The Political Machine 2008 (PC)
No matter who comes out on top of this week's US election you can get the result you want - with a little bit of effort - thanks to this fab new game.
Published: Wednesday, 29th October, 2008 12:30
In the same way that it has dominated TV screens over the last decade, WWE's wrestling products have also dominated gaming. If you want to kick some lycra clad butt then there was very little out there except the annual Smackdown vs Raw release.
Published: Tuesday, 21st October, 2008 12:30
Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood
If you'd told me that I would ever have got so caught up in the story of a Sonic game that I felt genuinely sorry for the old hedgehog I would have laughed at you. But when you get BioWare (the company behind roleplaying classics Knights of the Old Republic and Mass Effect) turning their attentions to the blue spiked irritant himself, amazing things happen.
Published: Tuesday, 14th October, 2008 10:30
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
You've got to feel a bit sorry for George Lucas. Having hit the jackpot with the original Star Wars trilogy and then Indiana Jones, pretty much anything he'd try to do afterwards was always going to have to be utterly brilliant to stop the moaning fanboys. Instead he gave us the Ewok movies, the prequels and then – my personal frothing at the mouth moment – The Clone Wars film. The Star Wars franchise is like a horse being flogged to within an inch of its life. But there is still life in the beast yet – at least if you're a gamer.
Published: Tuesday, 7th October, 2008 12:30
