The Last of Us Review

The Last of Us is Naughty Dog's latest IP, released two years after the conclusion of their blockbuster epic Uncharted. This game has been showcased as a gritty, dark and very violent game, which is not usually Naughty Dog's style. However, the Sony owned studio have always managed to please gamers, and receive critical claim with new IP's, but can The Last of Us do the same? Story The Last of Us starts off in present day USA, and introduces...

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BioShock: Infinite Review

BioShock: Infinite is the third game in the highly acclaimed BioShock series. Despite this, you do not need to have played the first 2 in order to understand the story for the third. This game has been highly anticipated since it was first shown at E3, but have Irrational Games managed to meet the expectations of gamers? Story Bioshock Infinite takes place in Columbia in 1912. However, this Columbia has one key difference to the one we know...

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XCOM: Enemy Unknown Review

I should say now that I have never played the original XCOM game. I have never really been a fan of turn based tactical games. I picked up Final Fantasy Tactics on PSP a few years ago and couldn't stand it. However, I decided to give the genre another go with XCOM: Enemy Unknown. And I'm very glad I did. Story The story takes place on Earth in 2015, which has just been invaded by aliens with far greater technological superiority than our own....

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Borderlands 2 Review

I've probably missed the boat on this one by a long shot, but I figured I might as well voice my opinion on Gearbox Software's latest game. Borderlands is a FPS/RPG hybrid that was hailed as something fresh in a market that some people felt was stagnated with the same dull military FPS's that were being released year after year. It combined elements of any role playing game (side quests and a levelling system) with elements of any FPS (blow loads...

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Inversion Review

So I have decided to revive this blog of mine that I completely forgot about and will use it to review some video games. They won't necessarily be reviews of the latest games, but just games that I have recently played. So first up is Inversion, a game I felt was overlooked this year. For those who don't know, Inversion is a 3rd person cover-based shooter which gives the player the ability to manipulate gravity, adding a whole new play style...

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