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It's hard to tell just who de Blob's target audience and market really is. In a world where Banjo Kazooie is old enough to drive and only Mario and Rayman have a chance of appealing to a wide audience, I fear de Blob may be viewed as a kids game based upon an obscure children’s television show and nothing more. What lies beneath the colourful, funky style though is a slick and enjoyable 3D platformer that’s biggest…
Having just finished Alone in the Dark I’ve come to the conclusion that this game was made for videogame designers with the purpose of showing them how not to make a survival horror game. The strange thing is that I think the game knows this as the chapter select allows you to skip to any part of the game at any moment, perfect for the classroom environment. So what have I learned from Alone in the Dark? It just so…
I’ve always felt sorry for Ninja Theory as a developer. Making a critically beloved game, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, that failed to attract the attention that it so rightfully deserved. But alas now it sits in the bargain bin gathering dust because it tired to be a new IP at a time when undeserved, reiterations of the same game, cough CoD cough , sell millions of copies and games such as Enslaved struggle to…
Prototype is a guilty pleasure game. The reason you’ll return isn’t due to the story or the characters but the gameplay and the fun that’s to be had from terrorising innocent civilians or annihilating the armed forces and mutants that are attempting to hunt you down. At no moment will you stop and contemplate your actions, you know what your doing is wrong but that’s what makes it all the more satisfying. You play…
After putting a considerable amount of time into Warriors: Legends of Troy, I’ve come to the conclusion that a conversation such as the one below occurred during the planning stages of this game. “Look the Dynasty Warriors games aren’t meeting sales expectations in the West. This can’t happen this must improve. Intern, what does the western audience like?” “ Uhh! …Cheese!” “Oh yes, Cheese Warriors and what do you…
