Ninja Gaiden: The Story So Far

Ninja Gaiden: The Story So Far

There are few series that wear their brutality as proudly as Ninja Gaiden. Where most action games give you a power fantasy, Ninja Gaiden gives you a gauntlet. It has always been the kind of series that demands perfection, punishes hesitation, and rewards pain. With...
So the new Dissidia game looks arse, huh?

So the new Dissidia game looks arse, huh?

I don’t know how Square Enix keeps managing to do this. Every few years they dig up one of their coolest old franchises, brush it off, promise something exciting, and then proceed to shoot it straight in the foot before it even gets out the door. This time the victim...
Digimon Story: Time Stranger Review

Digimon Story: Time Stranger Review

Digimon Story: Time Stranger has been a long time coming. As somebody who has a real soft spot for Cyber Sleuth and its follow up, I have been watching this one with both excitement and trepidation. The Digimon Story series does not pump out games every year, so when...
Sometimes… a 7/10 is better than a 10/10

Sometimes… a 7/10 is better than a 10/10

I was inspired to think about this after listening to a recent episode of the IGN UK Podcast where the team discussed the appeal of so called seven out of ten games. It struck me how often these games, the ones that critics tend to describe as solid but unspectacular,...