Reviews
Lost Odyssey (Xbox360)
Weighing in at four discs and a relatively hefty 40-50 hours, Lost Odyssey is for the pure Japanese RPG fan.
Posted: 21.02.2008 09:26 by Joe Bennett | Comments: 0
Shin Megami Tensai: Persona 3 (PS2)
Persona 3’s story is much more interesting than the standard RPG fare, the visual designs are great, the soundtrack is wonderful, and the gameplay...
Posted: 21.02.2008 08:50 by Matt Keller | Comments: 0
Final Fantasy XI: Wings of the Goddess (Xbox360)
Wings of the Goddess is the fourth expansion pack to Square-Enix's widely overlooked Xbox 360 port of the PS2 and PC MMO franchise.
Posted: 20.02.2008 10:03 by Emmanuel Brown | Comments: 0
Requital (PC)
Requital claims to be a free form RPG, but reduced to its simplest form Requital is mostly a simulation of playing fetch.
Posted: 15.02.2008 10:37 by Bryan Brown | Comments: 0
Pirates of the Burning Sea (PC)
We had a chance to play this MMORPG with a roughly 6 year development time. Does an unusually large amount of time invested to create a game equal...
Posted: 08.02.2008 12:29 by Simon Priest | Comments: 0
Kingdom Under Fire: Circle of Doom (Xbox360)
CoD offers up a total choice of six playable characters, fitting very much to the fantasy archetypes previously seen in a million and one other...
Posted: 28.01.2008 13:21 by Emmanuel Brown | Comments: 0
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii)
It misses a number of chances to put itself out there as a really successful multiplayer game able to capture the ideals of the Wii in the same way...
Posted: 21.12.2007 12:57 by Alistair Wallis | Comments: 1
Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings (DS)
Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings takes place after the ending of the hit success Final Fantasy XII on the Playstation 2.
Posted: 14.12.2007 05:51 by John Combs | Comments: 0
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Xbox360)
Since the birth of air guitar players, people have dreamed of playing the guitar and doing amazing things on it without the lifetime of practice.
Posted: 05.12.2007 03:31 by James Pikover | Comments: 0
Mass Effect (Xbox360)
The most prominent element to Mass Effect is certainly the gorgeous complimentary pairing of the character graphics and terrific voice-over work.
Posted: 30.11.2007 13:25 by Simon Priest | Comments: 0
Viva Pinata: Party Animals (Xbox360)
Viva Pinata: Party Animals struggles to recapture the innovation of its progenitor, nor provide the slapstick escapism of good humoured mini-games.
Posted: 28.11.2007 03:03 by Spanner | Comments: 0
Escape from Paradise City (PC)
Escape from Paradise City attempts to combine strategy games and RPGs, but does so in a most unspectacular manner.
Posted: 23.11.2007 05:45 by Matt Keller | Comments: 0
Tabula Rasa (PC)
The gameplay works wonderfully - it's action-packed and fast-paced, like a shooter, and the co-operative nature of the game is a joy.
Posted: 19.11.2007 11:39 by Mike Jennings | Comments: 1
Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles (PS VITA)
This is a must have for anyone looking for a game from the golden days, but by no means is a casual game.
Posted: 12.11.2007 03:49 by James Pikover | Comments: 0
Rogue Galaxy (PS2)
The superb cell-shaded graphics enchant when coupled with the imaginative character design, enthralling music, and tried-and-tested RPG gameplay is...
Posted: 09.11.2007 03:43 by Mike Jennings | Comments: 0
Conan (PS3)
Conan PS3 is the most blatant example of laziness in this regard that I've come across in a while.
Posted: 01.11.2007 16:05 by Mike Bowden | Comments: 0
The Witcher (PC)
The Witcher has employed the dark imagination of a fantasy writer to carve some genuine depth of plot and character from the shapeless, malleable...
Posted: 30.10.2007 04:11 by Spanner | Comments: 9
Warriors Orochi (Xbox360)
The Warriors' games essentially task the player with controlling one or more of the legendary and mythical heroes from either Chinese or Japanese...
Posted: 03.10.2007 04:13 by Emmanuel Brown | Comments: 0
Dragon Ball Z: Harukanaru Densetsu (aka DBZ: Goku Densetsu) (DS)
Goku Densetsu brings up that nagging feeling that this is a pastime that simply deserves to be played in the flesh rather than the screen.
Posted: 26.09.2007 05:27 by Emmanuel Brown | Comments: 0
Two Worlds (PC)
Two Worlds succeeds at what it sets out to provide - a poor man's Oblivion and a simple, unrestrictive introduction to role playing games.
Posted: 25.09.2007 04:06 by Spanner | Comments: 0
Undercover: Operation Wintersun (PC)
You're back in 1943 and The British Intelligence Community uncovers some secret plans alluding to some research by the Nazi's into nuclear weapons...
Posted: 19.09.2007 03:15 by Mike Bowden | Comments: 0
Dungeons & Dragons Tactics (PS VITA)
Dungeons and Dragons: Tactics, is a solid tactical RPG, and has a nice length to it, but the shortcomings of the game make it very tiresome to play.
Posted: 18.09.2007 03:36 by Alec Hilton | Comments: 0
Lair (PS3)
The story revolves around two cultures, the Asylian and the Mokai, who once were one people, The Ancients.
Posted: 13.09.2007 03:44 by Alec Hilton | Comments: 0
Lineage II: The Chaotic Chronicle (PC)
A fantasy mmo that's made ever more surreal by its art style and hidden beneath that is a grinding mega-fest.
Posted: 07.09.2007 03:10 by Simon Priest | Comments: 0
Loki (PC)
Cyanide Studio has accomplished a lot with Loki; crafting the kind of distorted, action packed hack'n'slash history lesson gamers have been craving...
Posted: 31.08.2007 05:18 by Spanner | Comments: 0
Blue Dragon (Xbox360)
Right from the start, Blue Dragon shines with an understated and yet vibrant aesthetic quality, quite unlike most of the staple RPG design elements...
Posted: 27.08.2007 10:06 by Emmanuel Brown | Comments: 0
Shadow Hearts: From the New World (PS2)
The story starts in New York City with the 16 year old Johnny Garland. His parents and sister were tragically killed which left him to head up the...
Posted: 09.08.2007 10:42 by Govan Roberts | Comments: 0
Dragon Ball Z Shin Budokai: Another Road (PS VITA)
Shin Budokai 2 ('Another Road' as it's titled overseas) takes place in an alternative timeline to the main series, and asks the player to take...
Posted: 06.08.2007 06:01 by Emmanuel Brown | Comments: 0
Atelier Iris 3: Grand Phantasm (PS2)
Atelier Iris 3: Grand Phantasm is ingenuously open from the start; it doesn't attempt to dazzle you with its visuals, nor does it attempt to break...
Posted: 31.07.2007 05:30 by Mike Harradence | Comments: 0
The Guild 2 - Pirates of The European Seas (PC)
Those land lubber dynasties have decided to way anchor and set their sights on a new enterprise, plenty of new swag and nobility up for greedy grabs.
Posted: 28.06.2007 13:20 by Simon Priest | Comments: 0
King of Fighters XI (PS2)
If you have played other King of Fighters games and are curious to see how the series has developed this is a great game for you.
Posted: 25.06.2007 10:18 by Govan Roberts | Comments: 0
Safecracker (PC)
If you enjoy your puzzle games and like to work your brain on challenges ranging from simple to break-the-desk frustrating, then Safecracker might...
Posted: 15.06.2007 13:00 by Emmanuel Brown | Comments: 0
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner (PS2)
The newest installment from Atlus in the Shin Megami Tensei has just chocked up, full as ever of demon love.
Posted: 30.05.2007 13:30 by Andy Robertson | Comments: 0
Final Fantasy III (DS)
Final Fantasy achieves what all great role playing games aspire to do, namely re-creating those spine tingling role-play experiences first...
Posted: 24.05.2007 15:09 by Andy Robertson | Comments: 0
Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom (PS3)
The Untold Legends series has a fairly middling reputation on the PSP, and that mediocrity is translated directly to this release.
Posted: 21.05.2007 11:02 by Emmanuel Brown | Comments: 0
Guitar Hero II (Xbox360)
GH2 is basically Dance Dance Revolution, but for your fingers, which is totally awesome if you are into playing any instrument.
Posted: 11.05.2007 14:13 by James Pikover | Comments: 0
Dawn of Magic (PC)
Dawn of Magic contains enough deep content and a pleasing enough approach to the genre to recommend a purchase.
Posted: 03.05.2007 14:39 by Emmanuel Brown | Comments: 0
Dawnspire (PC)
The gameplay of Dawnspire boils down to a hack and slash version of capture the flag as two teams, light and dark, work to capture relics and...
Posted: 01.05.2007 03:39 by John Wallace | Comments: 0
The Elder Scrolls IV: Shivering Isles (PC)
The Shivering Isles - a land split between a twisted, dark Dementia and a vibrant, deadly Mania. Welcome to the lair of the mad god, his realm, and...
Posted: 25.04.2007 14:22 by Simon Priest | Comments: 2
Silver Fall (PC)
Silverfall is an action RPG in which you select your race, build a character, and race off to kill bad things.
Posted: 07.04.2007 03:13 by Alex Jeffreys | Comments: 0
