Monthly Archives: June 2008
Lighthouse – Overclocked: A History of Violence
In 2004, German games developers House of Tales released a futuristic espionage thriller called The Moment of Silence that gave a much needed jolt in the arm to the adventure genre. Now they’re back with their latest offspring and, as you’d expect, they’ve devised a storyline and gameplay method that is anything but predictable. At…
Avanquest – Learn To Win At Poker: Texas Hold ‘Em
Your reviewer is perfect fodder for this budget title, which claims to help you learn and understand the world of poker. For, in spite of enjoying the odd game of cards from time to time, he’s been keen to learn more about poker, and indulge himself a little with next month’s mortgage money. With that…
SanDisk – Sansa Fuze
SanDisk hasn’t been in the mobile music arena for long, but its products, and particularly the higher capacity ones, have caused a splash. We loved its ‘e’ series, and although the video-playing View left us a little less excited, it was still a charmer. Now along comes the Fuze, and it looks like another winner….
ZoneAlarm – Forcefield
Taking steps to ensure that your PC is sufficiently protected against threats is a must these days, and there’s a range of suites and tools around to help. What’s frustrating is when you hear of a new ‘comprehensive’ package designed to combat everything going, only to see a newer version released with ‘even more comprehensive’…
Mastertronic – Lara 2007, Locomotion, Rollercoaster Tycoon 3
Still managing to fly below the radar of a surprising number of gamers, Mastertronic’s policy of reissuing quality titles at attractive prices continues here, with three more games at fresh £9.99 price points. Brian Lara 2007 is, as you can probably twig, a cricket game, and perhaps the weakest of the three games we’re looking…
Sega – Iron Man
The film of Iron Man is pretty darn good. Or so we hear from friends, as we’ve not actually seen it yet. In typical movie licence style, the game doesn’t really have much of a plot; it’s more like a peppering of cut-scenes which gives you only a dash of a clue as to what’s…
Sony Ericsson – W890i
Sony Ericsson doesn’t always get its handset design right, and this is particularly the case when it comes to the number pad buttons. Often in the past we’ve found these buttons to be too small for comfort. But here, in what has to be the neatest Sony Ericsson handset design we’ve seen for ages, there…
Ricoh – Aficio GX2500
It’s not often a new print technology comes to market, such is the power and maturity of inkjet and laser technology. OK, there’s OKI’s LED office printing and Canon’s dye sublimation photo prints, but both these systems have been around for a while. Ricoh’s Gelsprinters use gel ink, a bit like that found in gel…
Konami – Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
With apologies for bursting some of the bubble of euphoria that’s surrounding many reviews for Metal Gear Solid 4 right now, this latest game in the franchise is a frustrating mixture of flat-out brilliance combined with too many of the indulgences that have hampered the series to date. That won’t be offputting to long-term fans…
Oakley – Split Thump
Technology and eyewear have not made good bedfellows in the past; in fact they’re almost guaranteed to produce reasonably functional but ultimately unattractive products that you wouldn’t be seen dead wearing outside the home. Oakley would be a good bet for a brand that can make the combination work, and its new Split Thump glasses…