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OUTLAST REVIEW

Few games over the years have made it into the list of what I would deem as a true survival horror, and fewer still have totally scared the crap out of me. Outlast is a game that now tops that list both on a scary level and on being a true survival horror. In fact, this game has probably scared me as much as any great horror movie I have ever watched. The developers of Outlast, Red Barrels, are ma...[Read More]

TICKLES TOP 10 VILLAINS

We all love playing as the hero in our favourite games, we are more than happy to come in to save the day, get the girl and stop the bad guy, but what about that bad guy? The villains in games get a hell of a hard time and without them there would be no game so I thought I’d list my top ten villains in gaming. I’m going to throw out a few ground rules here, firstly, I am only picking villains from...[Read More]

Hazard Ops Preview | MOUSE n JOYPAD

Hazard Ops Preview    Hazard Ops is a third person online shooter developed by Yingpei Games, The game is in the Beta test phase of development at the moment but I was lucky enough to get access and here’s my impressions so far. First of all there is a back story to Hazard Ops that the game itself doesn’t really go into but you can read up on the story from the Hazard Ops website. “It’s...[Read More]

Cosmic DJ Preview | MOUSE n JOYPAD

Cosmic DJ Preview   A lot can be said for uniqueness. Whether it be the concept, gameplay or another important aspect of gaming, there is something special about an idea that has been previously untouched. As gamers we often witness botched imitations of certain game mechanics that only help solidify the original title’s strength in the industry, which can often create a negative impression su...[Read More]

Xenonauts Review – MOUSE n JOYPAD

Xenonauts Review   The hardest part in any X-COM-alike game for me has always been the beginning. Not only are you severely underpowered and mostly oblivious to the alien threat, but you also have to quickly catch up with all the complicated mechanisms that make up the game’s deep gameplay experience. As if that wasn’t enough, you’ll have to do that two times over since the game basically...[Read More]