MASS EFFECT 2 Developer: BioWare Publisher: Electronic Arts Platforms: XBox 360, PS3, PC Release Date: 26/01/2010 Stretch is a cynical Australian with gaming in his blood. He uses a variety of costumes, props and effects to review Video Games that people don’t really care about anymore…that explains his small audience. Today Stretch is taking a retrospective... (more...)
AWESOMENAUTS Developer: Ronimo Games Publisher: dtp entertainment Platforms: PS3, Xbox360 Release Date: May 2 The year is 3578. Conflict spans the stars. Huge robot armies are locked in an enduring stalemate. At the centre is a team of elite mercenaries fighting for the spoils of war: The Awesomenauts. Awesomenauts is a 2D sidescrolling Multiplayer Online Battle Arena... (more...)
It’s undeniable that the gaming industry is currently dominated by a slew of sequels and remakes. We are constantly bombarded with game previews that proudly boast the ‘best’ of graphics and gameplay, and it’s now becoming almost impossible to know nothing about games before their release. Sometimes, in the midst of the madness, a game is released that has little... (more...)
I hated the first Prototype. It was a boring orgy of violence, with a meandering story that left me completely unsatisfied and mentally drained. The last boss, in particular, is definitely a contender for my most despised moment in a video game. You heard me. But you know what? I was looking forward to Prototype 2. If there’s one game that could easily improve... (more...)
Prototype 2 is arriving as one of the hottest titles of April. It promises to bring us an explosive and gore-filled open-world experience. Before we continue, be sure to take a quick look at the trailer below. If you haven’t familiarized yourself with the Prototype series so far, here is a summary: Prototype is an open-world game set in New York, starring a man who... (more...)
I surprised myself by how easy it was to make this list. I love Dark Souls but it does have some atrocious moments that made me rage quit, punch my chair, groan, clench my controller and completely despise the game. I’m actually quite astounded by how much critical praise Dark Souls is receiving, since it doesn’t take much for someone to hate this game... (more...)
Dark Souls is not just a difficult video game. Once you embrace the challenge, the patience and skill required to survive simply become instinctual. This forlorn fantasy has more to offer than tough enemies and engaging combat, for Dark Souls is, without a doubt, one of the most magical and awe inspiring games I have ever played. It is filled with surprises, wonderment... (more...)
What I am about to say will most definitely diminish my reputation as someone who is doing a surprisingly good job at pretending to be a credible Video Game Critic, but… …the Lost Planet series is my favourite video game franchise…ever. And yet, the games suck, I can easily admit to that. But I love the Lost Planet games for a very simple reason. It’s not... (more...)
RE: ORC (I’m too lazy to write it all) is a third-person shooter taking place in the Resident Evil universe, obviously. You play one of several operatives tasked with certain missions to…do something…I don’t know/care. A Brief Briefing Should I have gotten up to date with the setting and back-story of Resident Evil? Because I had NO idea why I was doing anything! Characters... (more...)
To say that the ending to Mass Effect 3 was polarizing is an understatement. From what I’ve seen, either you don’t care about the conclusion because you weren’t invested in the series, or you were immensely disappointed because you put so much time into the trilogy only for it to have a seemingly lazy pay-off. The key word there being: seemingly. It took me... (more...)
What the hell kind of ending was that?! Oh woops, sorry, I forgot to make an intro. Mass Effect 3 is the final installment in Bioware’s epic science-fiction trilogy. Commader Shepard is tasked with rallying troops from all over the galaxy to stop ‘The Reapers’; a race of ancient sentient machines that ‘harvest’ life every 50,000 years. Since Mass Effect 2... (more...)
The recent XBLA release ‘Alan Wake’s American Nightmare’ takes the plot of the original 2010 game, and continues it- but through the filter of a different genre. The camp schlock of pulp fiction is being celebrated here; a natural progression from the love-letter to horror that was this game’s predecessor. A transition from the moody, drizzly dark greens and blues... (more...)
NeverDead? NeverHeard of it. NeverDead is a gun shooting, sword slashing, demon killing and limb detaching game developed by Rebellion Developments. You play as Bryce Boltzmann, a 500 year old immortal demon hunter living in modern times and tasked to hunt down demonic creatures that roam the city. It’s not easy being a gamer in Australia. I wasted several days searching... (more...)
Hello. I am Stretch. I look back at recently passed video games and see if they’re still up to scratch today. My reviews contain no footage or even images from the game itself. Instead I use a variety of costumes and props to convey my opinion. Today’s game is Dante’s Inferno. My only regret is not buying devil horns. AKPC_IDS... (more...)
With such a large amount of “easy platinum trophies” search queries in Google each month, there has to be reasons why trophy hunting is so popular. Is trophy hunting only a waste of time? Are trophies or achievements a useless feature that shouldn’t exist? And most importantly: What turns a gamer into a trophy junkie? Google Insights shows the likelihood of users... (more...)
Have you ever enjoyed any Sonic game, ever? …Right, well there you go, that’s that decided- this game’s for you. Have you no experience of any Sonic game, ever? …Right, well there you go, that’s that decided- this game’s for you. SEGA has released Sonic Generations, a compilation of Sonic’s best stages from his twenty year history. Each stage has... (more...)
