KOEI, the king of strategy and simulation, has once again brought some eastern talent to our shores in the form of Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories. What we have here is a turn-based tactical RPG, which, in terms of plot, doesn’t take itself too seriously, but is very serious when it comes to gameplay quality....

Back in late 2001, Capcom’s Devil May Cry made a huge impact on the PS2 & in the gaming world as a whole. The original game reinvented the whole action genre, including an excellent combo system and fluid mechanics; it made gamers feel like they were involved in an action movie. The first title...

Hack-and-slash action titles are fast becoming as prevalent as the masses of existing first-person shooters, and, as with the FPS genre, ‘new’ releases are starting to feel a little tired. However, despite the repetitive nature inherent in the genre, a few recent titles have managed to portray a...

In Destroy All Humans you have the chance to take charge of the Furon, Cryptosporidium, that’s Crypto to his friends (not that I imagine he has many) in his tireless campaign to wipe out the human race, from the least significant hillbilly in the depths of US 50’s farmland, to the secret society which...

From my days as a cinema projectionist, I remember well, Black Hawk Down, as the single loudest film of my career, much loved by people who like substandard, by the numbers films at least it was relatively exciting. But can a game sharing it’s name be as exciting, especially one which is entering the...