In the world of action-adventure games, single-player games reign supreme. But Hazelight Studios’ latest title, It Takes Two, shows beyond the shadow of a doubt that a multiplayer action-adventure game can be every bit as impressive as the most high-profile single-player experience.
Read MoreDragon Ball Z: Kakarot is far from the best way to experience the Dragon Ball Z story. But as a long-time fan of the franchise, I still found it to be surprisingly addictive. Not only is its three-dimensional combat streamlined, but the open worlds and role-playing game (RPG) elements are breaths of fresh air after many unambitious Dragon Ball games.
Read MoreWith only 5 million units sold internationally, the PlayStation VR can hardly be said to have ‘caught on’ amongst PlayStation 4 owners. Because players’ movements are tracked only from in front, designing free movement into games is not really possible for developers – or so people seem to think. But, I suspect that with the release of Marvel’s Iron Man VR (Camouflaj), that assumption will be tested and pushed to its breaking point.
Read MoreCheating in videogames is rampant. Whether we’re inputting cheat codes or exploiting technical weaknesses in programming, gamers are guilty of having ‘disobeyed’ the game. But are we unethical charlatans who would cheat on our college examinations as surely as we would input the Super Password in Crash Bandicoot? Well, no, because ‘cheating’ takes on an entirely different meaning when applied to videogames.
Read MoreAfter the highs of Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled, the Crash Bandicoot series is at a crossroads and Activision (its current custodians) are faced with the question - where to next for Crash Bandicoot? Should they continue to remake existing games, or find someone to develop an entirely new Crash game? Most fans have an opinion as to what the answer should be, but as we shall see, there are no ‘obvious’ or ‘clear’ answers.
Read MoreWe love older games and will pay good money to play them again. Fortunately, Perth has recently seen the rise of small businesses with shops that trade and sell ‘retro’ games. Not that any of us would trade our cherished games, of course – but if you’re looking to find that classic game that you lost, broke or that your mum gave away, here are the best places in Perth to do it!
Read MoreI love videogames. I caught the gaming bug during the Christmas of 1998. It was shaping up to be like any other Christmas, but little did I know that I was about to receive a gift that would infect me with a chronic case; a PlayStation console and a copy of Croc 2. Well, it was actually my parents’ gift to my brother, but the point remains – on that day, I became a gamer.
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