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Revenge of the Titans by Iceberg Interactive
The Titans are invading the solar system. They’re large stomping extra-terrestrials who look like the result of an intimate encounter between a Space Invader and a Pac-Man ghost. How the former managed to navigate the maze to find Inky or Pinky for a pixellated tête-à-tête, we’ll never know. Anyway, this game’s visuals might be low-tech…
Rio by THQ
Rio is another game of a movie, but rather than taking the action-adventure route that many licenses opt for, it takes a different flight path. The avian-themed animated film has been turned into a multiplayer party game by THQ – appropriately enough, given the famous Rio de Janeiro carnival that features in the flick. Many…
Alien Breed Trilogy by Mastertronic
The glory years for the Alien Breed saga came during the heyday of the Commodore Amiga. And for isometric, Gauntlet-inspired alien blasting, it was hard to beat the Alien Breed: Director’s Cut of the early 90s. But this was never a classic franchise, often misjudging its difficulty balance. Thus, Alien Breed games tend to be…
Ridge Racer 3DS by Namco Bandai
For some reason, the Ridge Racer series gets overlooked when highlighting the joys of arcade racing titles. Sure, the franchise arguably peaked with Ridge Racer 4, but there are few games that have gleefully exaggerated certain driving mechanics to such impressive effect. Now the series is back – with added 3D! Perhaps in an attempt…
Nintendo 3DS
3D films were first around in the ‘roaring twenties’ – although they only really rose to prominence in the 1950s, with the likes of The House of Wax. Then stereoscopic movies fell out of favour, before making a comeback in the 1980s, when Jaws 3D put everyone off the idea for good. Or so we…
Fight Night Champion by EA
Fight Night Champion is the fifth outing for EA’s boxing franchise, and it introduces another major change to the controls. Gone is the total punch control system from Fight Night Round 4, which involved swivelling the right stick around to throw punches, and gave us a liberal scattering of thumb blisters. The new contender offers…
Android app round-up: Google Maps 5, Memory Trainer, Words With Friends, BBC iPlayer, Google Translate, Androidify
This month has been another busy one for us, exploring the world of Android apps. We’ve been busy trying to get our brain at peak performance, playing word games, watching TV, translating foreign words, having a bit of mindless fun – and finally getting around to upgrading our old favourite, Google Maps. Google Maps 5Everyone…
Just Flight – DC-3 Legends of Flight
The latest add-on for Microsoft Flight Simulator X to roll out of flight sim specialist Just Flight’s hangar is DC-3 Legends of Flight, which focuses on the Douglas DC-3. This is a legendary aircraft which first flew in 1935, and is still in service today in some parts of the world – albeit in a…