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13:51, 13th Feb
No Batman, no Joker… so what exactly does Monolith's FPS take on the streets of Gotham City have to offer then? Quite a bit as it happens, although don't be surprised when it costs you a pretty penny. Leigh Groocock takes to the streets armed only with an assault rifle, some facepaint and a pair of roller skates…
11:15, 31st Jan
Konami’s Puddle splashes its way onto the Xbox Live Arcade thanks to the creative efforts of a student development team. Making video games as part of your coursework certainly sounds like a lot of fun, but does the team’s lack of experience hold their game back at all? Adam Musgrave braves the small patches of water to find out…
10:05, 31st Jan
Techland shows us the other side of Dead Island's zombie-flavoured story with the release of the Ryder White DLC - but is it a story worth getting stuck in to? Leigh Groocock pulls on his army fatigues and goes knee-deep in undead nasties to find out…
11:13, 26th Jan
Girls with eye patches and tentacle arms, giant octopus monsters and an army of nasties waiting to be smacked around – just another average day in the life of Scarygirl. But as Kim Wild discovers, Square-Enix's graphic novel-inspired platform adventure seems to be scary for all the wrong reasons...
10:36, 25th Jan
The phrase 'battle of wits' has never been so apt, as Quarrel lands on Xbox Live Arcade and brings with it a contest of cunning, brains and plenty of anagrams. But is it worth putting your mind into fifth gear for? Martin Mathers goes to war and gets his head in a muddle...
10:19, 19th Jan
The next piece of Gears Of Wars 3 downloadable content is available and free if you've bought the Season Pass... but should you bother coughing up for Fenix Rising if you haven't? And will Season Pass owners feel ripped off? Martin Wharmby delves into Marcus Fenix's past to see if history really is worth repeating.
12:41, 16th Jan
Survival horror games are meant to be scary, but not in the way that AMY pulls it off - from a mind-numbing story and broken controls to a save system that'll have you afraid to trust a game to keep your progress safe ever again, it's the most frightening thing we've ever played. Unfortunately for Adam Tingle, he's the one we forced to play it...
10:59, 11th Jan
You might not have played the original Choplifter (unless you're old like us), but that's no reason not to give this HD reboot a chance. Martin Wharmby flies low under Konami's radar to see if it's worth extracting from the war zone or should be left behind instead...
14:57, 10th Jan
The wrath of Coldstrike threatens the Renegade Ops team and only you can help save the day... providing you spend the 400 Microsoft Points required to download it, that is. Is it worth the effort? Martin Mathers jumps into the driving seat of his heavily-armed buggy and races off to find out...
11:17, 9th Jan
Duke Nukem Forever may have been a massive disappointment, but that doesn't mean the follow-up DLC has to be bad… right? Martin Wharmby pulls on his surgical gloves and gets down and dirty with The Doctor Who Cloned Me - a standalone mini-campaign that seems to be about as enjoyable as colonic irrigation. Lovely.
16:52, 6th Jan
You'd think that a game packed with guns, zombies and a tongue-in-cheek script might actually be quite fun - shame someone forgot to vary the gameplay past the first level. Adam Tingle straps on his undead-stomping boots and wades in to see if All Zombies Must Die! is a statement or just a suggestion...
11:10, 6th Jan
Wily wizards, brave knights, crafty thieves and a whole lot of magical physics-based adventure to be had... but is Trine 2 worth your hard-bought Microsoft Points, or should it be left in the bargain cauldron? Click through for our verdict on Frozenbyte's admittedly-beautiful game...
11:25, 21st Dec 2011
Alex Foote once again puts his Dark Knight detective skills to work to find out whether the Challenge Map Pack DLC bundle (featuring three new challenge maps, two of which previously appeared as pre-order bonuses for the game) is as much fun as it sounds. Somehow, we don't think this one's going to end well…
15:31, 20th Dec 2011
Can an age-old Mega CD game really be better than nearly every Sonic game that's come out since the Dreamcast? So long as you take the excellent Sonic Generations out of the equation, the answer has to be yes... and at the bargain price of just 400MSP, no less!
11:40, 19th Dec 2011
Sneaking out when no-one was looking, this tiny slice of content for one of the best XBLA titles from 2011 is just that: tiny. But then, so's the price... unless you compare it to what owners of the PC version had to pay, that is. At just a measly 80 Microsoft Points then, does the Stranger's Dream warrant returning to the world of Bastion? Well...
10:46, 14th Dec 2011
A man, a bike and enough jumps, loops and dangerous obstacles to make anyone think twice about gunning the throttle – Joe Danger might look like harmless fun, but he's only one mistake away from kicking you in the dangly bits over and over again. But you know what? We couldn't love it any more if we tried…
09:46, 12th Dec 2011
Offering up a three-hour chunk of new single-player action for Gears Of War 3, does RAAM's Shadow set a new bar for what DLC packages should be offering? Martin Wharmby finds out by taking the General out for a spin…
14:10, 30th Nov 2011
Short of someone finding a way to make the 360 print money, we reckon this has to be some kind of Trading Standards breach. Until someone reports it though, we're going to make Kim Wild sit in the hot seat and play this XBLA resurrection of the classic TV show for every minute of every day. Poor girl.
13:19, 30th Nov 2011
The Boy Wonder arrives in Arkham City thanks to a dedicated Robin DLC pack that hit the Marketplace last week. Alex Foote once again puts his detective skills to work to bring you the scoop on this latest bit of Batman content...
21:24, 21st Nov 2011
From economies to dates, good intentions are nothing without solid planning and sound execution, it seems. And after playing Xotic, it looks like we can add games to that list, reckons Adam Tingle.
