Tomb Raider In the mid-nineties, video game heroines were a rare breed. Which is to say, there darn well weren’t any. In this era, the likes of Tomb Raider and Sonic the Hedgehog were establishing their personalities, and so was gaming itself. It was a male-dominated pursuit, full of ‘cool’ and attitude and angry aliens…

Nintendo Nintendo's latest home console, the Wii U, has had mixed reactions. Sales have been uncharacteristically low and its hardware is on quite on par with the other Next Gen titles. But despite the initial problems the Wii U had, sales are rising, it has an amazing library of games that overshadows its more powerful…

Gaming I love content me. There is nothing better than completing a game only to find tens of hours of additional game ready to play that is not directly linked to the "main game". Extra modes, unlockables, challenges, and characters; they all add the experience. Whilst not a sure-fire, set in stone rule, the more…

Horror Survival horror is one of the hardest video game genres to really get right.  These games live and die by their atmosphere and anything that pulls the player out of the experience can instantly sour the entire game.  There are plenty of obvious points that immediately come to mind, like an imposing design for enemies…

Witcher The Wild Hunt is a cavalcade of spectral horseman who terrorize humans and it is said that they are an omen of death and misfortune. The sight of the witcher Wild Hunt is also known as an omen of war. They abduct people and force them to join them on their ride, and only…

Sonic Sonic, the ultra fast blue hedgehog, Sega's answer to Mario. Everyone knows who Sonic is, and back in his hayday, Sonic was considered a contender to Nintendo's platforming throne. He was marketed as this "hip" and "cool" character, lightning fast, wearing sneakers and a wicked set of spines protruding from his head. His games…

7 Days To Die If you have read my previous articles about the zombie survival crafting game 7 Days To Die, you'll know that I have in the past, warned players of the exposure to insecure multiplayer lobbies and recommended private solo or co-op play. I recently stepped into the realm of this hacker demolished,…

Super Smash Nintendo's Smash series has spanned 4 generations, starting on the N64 as a way of combining Nintendo's biggest names and allowing them to duke it out in an all or nothing deathmatch. Of course, with such a strong premise, the series is immensely popular. No other game has so many legends in 1…

Molyneux Peter Molyneux, the creator of several famous games such as Dungeon Keeper and Fable, has now mainly become known as the developer that constantly makes promises that he can't keep.  The Fable series in particular has been known for promising grand concepts that it could not deliver on.  We all remember the infamous promise…

Oddworld So the other day I installed the new re-release of Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty to my PC via steam and I was extremely excited for a number of reasons. The game itself is something I have a vague memory of. I was very young at the time of its release and I have short…