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Saints Row The Third
Since the series inception in 2006, Saint’s Row has been unfairly dismissed as the underdog of it’s genre; especially compared Grand Theft Auto. Although both remain as open-world action-adventure, Saints Row The Third takes this to a dizzying new level of customisation and expansive activities. Unlike Grand Theft Auto IV, there are no dull ‘realistic’…
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LEGO Harry Potter Years 5-7
His is a story whom nearly every human on the planet has read and re-read time and time again; the story of The Boy Who Lived. Seven books later and J.K. Rowling had created a magical legend that would define a generation of children’s childhoods. These are immersive stories that capture the heart and unleashed…
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Premier Manager 2012
Fancy yourself as the next Sir Alex Ferguson? Forget it – the man’s a legend. But if you choose not to heed my warnings and decide to give being the gaffer a whirl, maybe you should try your hand via Urbanscan’s newest football management sim, Premier Manager 2012 first, “just to see if you really…
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The War of the Worlds
It’s a tale that’s so well written, has an atmosphere that transcends the written word and plunges into the depths of your soul that, when released in the USA, caused mass hysteria. The concept of an alien invasion is nothing new to a 21st Century audience, the fact that aliens can no longer be used…
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Sonic Generations
Anyone who has lived for more than 20 years will already have learned right from wrong, good from bad and Up, Down, Left, Right ABC Start brings up the level select. That’s right Sonic The Hedgehog has turned 20, and what better way to say happy birthday than it’s loving mother – Sonic Team &…
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Tropico 4
Fidel Castro, he’s a very misunderstood man. He’s not exactly a Stalin, Chair Mao or Hitler, but he’s certainly no Clinton, Thatcher or Sarkozy either. Yet, this communist revolutionary is clearly has more than just a thought in Tropico 4, where the aim of the game is to govern and develop a small set of…
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Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken
With revolution in the air, Ratloop Inc. felt it was time to let their own freedom fighter out of the coop, releasing Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken on the PlayStation 3 earlier this month. At first glance this finger-licking, feathery shooter has a lot going for it: a unique style, quirky soundtrack and a hardcore chicken leading…
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Duke Nukem Forever
It seems unbelievable that people would wait 12 years to get their hands on a sequel to, well, anything. And yet fans of Guns N Roses waited for Chinese Democracy, fans of Indiana Jones waited even longer for The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. For gamers, Duke Nukem Forever is their Chinese Democracy. Now it…
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Mercury HG
On paper a game based around The Periodic Table Of Elements isn’t the most exciting subject in the world. It sounds like a lot of learning! However the chaps over at Eiconic Games Ltd will challenge anyone to think again! Mercury HG is a puzzle game for the PlayStation Network with a simple aim, getting…
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Resistance 3
When PlayStation3 exclusive, Resistance 3, hit British shores it saw gamers in their thousands racing for the counters, eager to grab a look at the latest alien-repelling shooter – and we can see exactly why. Whoever said that ‘two’s company but three’s a crowd’ never passed the memo to Insomniac Games, with the third instalment…
