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OnLive Service Review
All You Doubters Can Now STFU. OnLive works and it works really well. If anyone has had any doubts about this service I am here to lay them to rest. OnLive went live and I was there to experience it in all of it’s glory. Some limitations and shortcomings of the service could be seen, but the gaming was pure and natural as if it were launching directly from my own PC. Plus, you can get a year free if you... (read more »)
Review: King Of Fighters XII
Three on three, time trial based fisticuffs returns in SNK’s twelfth instalment of the King of Fighters series. KOF has been going on 15 years now and like any other fighting game very little has changed in the core mechanic of this almost annual title. The series originally started by lifting characters from SNK’s Art of Fighting and Fatal Fury franchises and pitting them against each other, with the... (read more »)
Review: Prototype
In yet another stunning example of how they thrive at repeating themselves and making it actually good, Activision has released their latest creation Prototype onto the world, and the world has responded well. Being an essentially reskinned version of Spiderman 2, Prototype is one part platformer, one part fighter, and one part stealth game (although I won’t be the last to admit that the word stealth has... (read more »)
Try Me: Spewer
Haven’t you always wanted to play a character that reminds you of a vile Kirby? Haven’t you always wished you could effect the physics of your game by expelling a high pressured stream of green vomit from your characters mouth? Well, regardless of your answers to these questions, here is your chance to do these things with a new browser based game called Spewer. This is the newest release from Eli... (read more »)
Review: Rhythm Heaven
“Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah! I Suppose Yeah!”, those words haunt me in my dreams. They are lyrics from one of the catchy songs of Rhythm Heaven due out the 1st of May. I have had the honor of playing the Japanese version (not recommended if you don’t read Japanese) and then American version. Europe finally gets their chance to flick and tap on their DSi with the rest of the gaming world. ... (read more »)
Review: Blue Dragon Plus
The first Blue Dragon game was released on the xbox 360 about two years ago by Mistwalker, a studio made up of ex-SquareEnix employees. At the time the game was well received by the gaming public who were keen both to find out what Mistwalker were capable of and experience one of the first RPGs on the 360. This new entry takes place roughly one year after the events of Blue Dragon that saw the downfall of the... (read more »)
Impressions: Redstar Fall
The boys over at Armor Games really know what they are doing. They create some really fun browser based games on a regular basis. One of their newest releases, Redstar Fall, is another high quality game that you have come to expect from this team. If you have a few minutes to spare at work or at school then pop over to this webpage and test your mettle and let us see how well you did. Here are my results the... (read more »)
Review: SNK Arcade Classics Vol 1
Over the years since consoles first took over our living rooms we have been treated to a number of systems per generation. For the past couple of years the gaming market seems to have settled down a little and currently offers three major systems, but it wasn’t always like this. During the 16 bit era there were only two consoles most people were interested, the SNES and the Mega Drive. There were however... (read more »)
Review: Team Fortress 2 Scout Update
For those of us who play the game, we know that, despite some minor tweaking issues and various bugs, Team Fortress 2 is one of the most balanced class-based games on the market. The main thing it lacked was customization. However Valve, the company who created this game, is slowly but surely releasing various updates to ensure that the game continues to draw players’ interest with new content, new... (read more »)
Review: Metal Slug 7
As series go, Metal Slug has reached thirteen years of active service and in gaming years that would put it around middle age, which is not bad for a game that’s kept almost exclusively to 2D side scrolling. Originally released on the NEO GEO a system recognised for both it’s pre-hardcore hardcore gamers platform reputation and it’s price tag which put it out of the reach of most gamers. That... (read more »)
Review: Tornado
The idea of being a garbage man probably isn’t high on the list of jobs anyone wants to do when they grow up, usually it’s something a little bit more glamorous like a space man, a doctor or a train driver (hey, it sounded glamorous when I was a kid). Unfortunately it’s not very often we get the chance to live out our childhood fantasies and usually have to settle for the mundane. Although, in... (read more »)
Beta Testing: Dawn of War 2
I’ve spent countless hours at countless LAN tournaments watching my custom Space Marine chapter (The Emperors’ Douche) get annihilated. This lack of skill however, never stopped me appreciating Relics ‘Dawn of War’ for its simple yet effective portrayal of tabletop model gaming. Naturally I was eager to donate an afternoon or six to the sequels’ Beta release (and hopefully develop some hardcore skills... (read more »)
Impressions: Mirror’s Edge
So with the release of Mirror’s Edge demo, we here at Level Select thought we would share with you our feeling towards the game! This is in no way a review but more of a first impression of this game. So what’s the game all about..? This game is in essence a Parkour-inspired FPS (Think Casino Royale’s opening sequence, in the construction site!) where you play Faith a “Runner” or basically a... (read more »)
Impressions: Ironman
As is standard with all blockbuster films these days, it’s not complete without an accompanying video game tie-in. Iron Man is this year’s first movie video game to hit the shelves, with it’s release in just five days time I thought I would take a look at the XBOX 360 to see if it’s any good (after all that’s what it’s for). After navigating through the quite frankly beautiful... (read more »)
Review: Jack Keane
From the makers of the popular Ankh series on the PC and the soon to be released DS version, Jack Keane continues Deck 13’s love affair with point and click adventures, the once staple of PC gaming. As opposed to Ankh’s Egyptian backdrop, Jack Keane is set around the height of the British Empire and its Colonization of Indian territories, where on a mysterious island a mad scientist is plotting world... (read more »)
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