game REVIEW: Sonic Generations Review
Sonic Generations brings together the much-loved 2D gameplay of old with the less-than-charming 3D gameplay of recent Sonic games, but does it work? Ryan Scully finds out.
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game ARTICLE: Look Back in Anger – Mario Golf Advance Tour
Oliver Longden hates golf, Nintendo, and videogames in general. He is therefore the best person to review an ageing GBA golf RPG for maximum rage.
game REVIEW: Call of Duty : Modern Warfare 3
The Call of Duty franchise infiltrates back into the public consciousness for its eighth outing, and the third part of its ‘Modern Warfare’ storyline. Will this new episode be as explosive as the morning after a dodgy kebab from a Turkish street seller, or is this simply an expansion pack dressed up as a full game? Find out within…
game ARTICLE: Pocket Full of Rage – Pocket RPG
Pocket RPG promises to serve up the complete Action RPG experience on the iPhone, but does it? Oliver Longden demonstrates his skewed sense of priorities by getting more angry about an iPhone game than he does about global injustice in the latest instalment of Pocket Full of Rage.
game REVIEW: Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
Leigh Forgie takes a look at what is possibly the most-anticipated game in Sony history and wonders – is Nathan Drake now an action icon to rival Indiana Jones?
game NEWS: GTA 5 Trailer Launches
There’s a new Grand Theft Auto trailer. It’s set in San Andreas. Clicky clicky.
game REVIEW: Battlefield 3
Innovation never comes easy to the shooter genre, but the much-heralded Battlefield 3 has arrived sporting the Frostbite 2 engine like a new dress and the opportunity to pour hours and hours into killing people you don’t know. The question is: does it live up to expectations?
game ARTICLE: Look Back in Anger – Wolfenstein 3D
As ID software release Rage, the latest in the apparently endless sequence of dull brown shooters, OneMetal’s own pet luddite Oliver Longden retreats to his cave in the depths of Northampton to go back to where it all began, Wolfenstein 3D. He doesn’t hold with these fancy new consoles, but can a twenty year old shooter released in the days before Pentium chips still hold up to scrutiny today?
game NEWS: Uncharted 3 – The Hero’s Journey
Uncharted 3 is coming soon to Sony’s big black box. Rob McAuslan takes a look at a mini-documentary ‘inspired by’ Naughty Dog’s hotly-anticipated sequel.
game REVIEW: Rage
It’s id’s first full game in aeons, but does post-apocalyptic shooter Rage live up to its famous forebears? Onemetal goes a little bit Mad Max to find out.
game ARTICLE: Look Back in Anger – Another World
With Another World now out on iDevices, Oliver Longden takes a look back in anger at the grandfather of ‘interactive movies’, stopping to gaily kerb-stomp the whole notion along the way.
game REVIEW: Review: Guardian Heroes
The latest of Treasure’s XBLA rereleases, Guardian Heroes, comes under inspection from Onemetal’s Ryan Scully. The OTT brawler is a much-loved Saturn curio, but does it stand up today? Find out here.
game REVIEW: Aliens: Infestation
On the 25th anniversary of Aliens, Wayforward games release a new spinoff game on the most unlikely of platforms – the kiddie-friendly Nintendo DS. Ryan Scully checks out Aliens: Infestation.
game REVIEW: X-Men Destiny
Silicon Knights have been quiet since the poorly-received Too Human was released in 2008. Now they’re back with X-Men Destiny, an RPG Beat ‘em-up based on Marvel’s famous mutants. Is their allegiance with Activision a heroic affair or a Supervillain Team-Up?
game ARTICLE: Slipped The Net: Ghost Trick
With video games being advertised so heavily and released so frequently, it’s easy to overlook the odd title that, for whatever reason, didn’t have the chance to shine it deserved. Slipped The Net is a humorous recap of the best titles that you may have missed out on. This week, Ryan Scully takes a look at Ghost Trick on the Nintendo DS.
game ARTICLE: Eurogamer Expo 2011 – The Roundup
We round out our coverage of Eurogamer Expo 2011 with the best of the rest. Assassin’s Creed: Revelations, Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, Ninja Gaiden 3, Anarchy Reigns, Skyward Sword and Super Mario 3D Land are all covered inside.
game NEWS: Eurogamer Expo 2011 – Battlefield 3 Multiplayer Hands-On
Mark checks out the highly antipicated Battlefield 3, the game set in 1890′s Paris that sees the blossoming sexuality of 16-year-old Yvette with her 19-year-old poet boyfriend Claude and her gradual maturity to womanhood. Also contains Assault Rifles.
game ARTICLE: Game On – An Introduction to Roleplaying and Wargaming
With the continuing rise of gaming, OneMetal’s Peter Allison explores the diverse genres and formats available for games.
game NEWS: Eurogamer Expo 2011 – Saints Row the Third Hands-On
We went hands-on with the latest iteration of the Saints’ world and it wasn’t long before we were giggling and grinning like the puerile children we are.
game ARTICLE: OnLive UK Launch
Onlive is a new cloud-based gaming system that lets you play brand-new games on virtually any PC, Mac, or on a dedicated console. It promises a lot – Onemetal looks at the UK launch to see if it delivers.