Reviews
Final Fantasy XIII-2 Review
Soul Calibur V Review
The word “gratuitous” comes to mind whilst talking about the Soul Calibur series, with its gratuitous story, absurd weapons and characters. Whilst most of the game is lighthearted, fun and a great multiplayer game, there are some things I need to address before delving into the mechanics, customisation and all that.
I’m not a fan of the way that Namco has marketed this game in some of their posters. For those who do not know, they are risqué...
Anticipated Return Of ‘MBLAQ’ Means 100% War
Known in the past during their debut days as beast’dols (beastly idols) MBLAQ have released one of the first highly anticipated mini albums of 2012, ‘100% Ver‘. Being the creation of world star Bi Rain, and being under Rain’s company ‘J-Tune Camp‘, expections from their very first debut was high, and gradually grows higher with every single and album they release.
In 2009 MBLAQ released ‘Oh Yeah‘...
Tales of the Abyss 3D Review
It’s lucky that we even get the opportunity to play a game from the “Tales of” series in the UK, with many titles not making it overseas due to a lack of localisation or poor sales. Tales of the Abyss was originally released on the PS2 way back in 2006 but was rid with bugs and a crippling frame rate issue that put me off playing my imported PS2 copy. Tales of the Abyss has finally seen a release in the UK as the PS2 version of the game never...
Must Watch K-Dramas of 2011
With the end of 2011 and a new year beginning, what better time to look back at the fantastic entertainment the Korean drama scene has given us. Over the past 12 months there have been drama releases that have had us laughing hard and moments of pure sadness. Although I can’t list every single drama I have had the pleasure of watching this past year, I have decided to at least share a few of my favourites, the ones I would recommend watching.
Secret...
The Artist review
“I won’t talk. I won’t say a word.” These are the first words we read from the intertitle card of George Valentin’s film A Russian Affair. We then realise that we’re actually watching people, watching a film, in an auditorium. How quaint. Not only is Michel Hazanavicius’ The Artist loaded with symbolism and subtext, it happens to be a black and white film with no dialogue. Hell, it’s not even in widescreen!
Set in 1927, silent movie...
A Very SMENT Christmas
Its that time of year where music charts are filled with festive joy and tunes that get you jumping around happily realising Christmas is now upon us. Korea and their entertainment companies are not ones to miss out on all this happiness, and compete head to head releasing Christmas singles and Christmas family albums. This is a perfect time for all the imagery we have grown accustomed to over the year to disappear, as a new fluffy, cute and...
WWE ’12 Review: Bigger, Badder, Better?
The WWE video game franchise has long been a regular staple of the winter release schedule, with fans clambering each November to get a chance to play with their favourite WWE Superstars and prove that they too could be a WWE Champion. In the past several years THQ and Yukes have brought us the continuing saga of everybody’s favourite sports entertainment superstars in the form of the Smackdown Vs Raw series. The biggest problem with this was that...
Batman: Arkham City Review
Superhero games are usually complete trash. I’m just going to outright say this because normally they’re devoid of inspiration and are just an afterthought with no real creativity or innovation. There are a few exceptions however, with Treyarch’s Spider-Man 2 and Rocksteady’s thrilling Batman: Arkham Asylum. Now, two years on from what was possibly the best superhero game ever created Rocksteady have somehow upped the ante and taken their...
The Rum Diary Review
Every so often a film arrives in cinemas that goes against all expectations and when that film is born from the mind of Hunter S Thompson, directed by Bruce Robinson, and stars Johnny Depp, it’s obvious that it is going to be something different. And The Rum Diary most definitely is.
Adapted and directed by the creator of Withnail and I, The Rum Diary is everything a Bruce Robinson film should be and so much more. It’s witty, intelligent, unpredictable,...
