Games

Dr. Who Adventures PC

Wednesday 7 July, 2010 Doctor Who Adventures Main

Cards on the table; interests declared beforehand; bribes quietly taken in a back-alley: I fucking …

Joe Danger PSN

Tuesday 29 June, 2010 - 1 comment Joe Danger Main

Students are usually described as being lazy and, while this stereotype generally annoys me, it’s …

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  • Alan Wake Xbox 360

    Tuesday 8 June, 2010 - 5 comments Alan Wake

    James Davies wanders deep into the forest and returns slightly traumatised

  • ModNation Racers PS3

    Tuesday 8 June, 2010 ModNation Racers

    The Boar takes a good, long look at ModNation Racers, the newest in Sony's Play-Create-Share line-up

  • Band Hero (Wii) Xbox 360, PS3, Wii

    Monday 7 June, 2010 Band Hero

    Jordan Erica Webber connects with her inner child and reviews one of the few music games aimed at the younger demographic.

  • Machinarium PC

    Friday 14 May, 2010 Machinarium game cartoon

    Some people say adventure gaming is dead. These people are wrong. The hey-day of Lucasarts …

  • Pokemon HeartGold & SoulSilver DS

    Friday 14 May, 2010 Pokemon Heartgold Soulsilver game

    Before you ask, ‘Surely university students are far too old to play Pokemon?’, think again. …

  • God of War III PS3

    Tuesday 27 April, 2010 God of War III promo shot

    The God of War franchise is held by many as the pinnacle of the third …

  • How Storytelling in Games Misses the Point

    Monday 19 April, 2010 - 4 comments Storytelling in Games - Final Fantasy VII

    Alistair Aitcheson, an active member of the Warwick Game Design society, explains what's wrong with storytelling in games today and why he just doesn't get Final Fantasy VII.

  • Plain Sight PC and PSN (2011)

    Saturday 17 April, 2010 Plain Sight 1

    With robots, swords, jumping, dashing, killing and exploding, Plain Sight is the perfect distraction from revision.

  • Assassin’s Creed II DLC: The Battle of Forli and the Bonfire of the Vanities

    Monday 5 April, 2010 Assassin's Creed II DLC

    Adam Morrison takes a look at the rather disappointing Assassin's Creed II premium downloadable content.

  • 3D Gaming Reborn

    Wednesday 17 March, 2010 - 9 comments 3D Reborn Anaglyph Glasses

    With 3D technology soon makings its way into our living rooms, Sam Claxton discovers that the future is already here.

  • Tomba! PS1

    Wednesday 17 March, 2010 Tomba!

    Tomba! for the Playstation 1 is a game I started playing again for three reasons: …

  • Battlefield Bad Company 2 Xbox 360, PS3, PC

    Tuesday 16 March, 2010 Battlefield Bad Company 2

    Taking the fight to Modern Warfare 2, does Bad Company 2 overthrow the competition and take the crown as the definitive first person shooter? The Boar’s full review reveals all.

  • Interview: Simon N Goodwin, Codemasters

    Wednesday 3 March, 2010 - 2 comments DiRT2 audio leads

    The man behind the sound in Colin McRae DiRT talks about sound technology and getting a job playing video games

  • Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth DS

    Monday 1 March, 2010 Miles Edgeworth

    The Phoenix Wright franchise is expanding and Sophie Carroll's got the Boar covered!

  • Bioshock 2 Xbox 360, PS3, PC

    Monday 1 March, 2010 Bioshock 2

    Justin Mahboubian-Jones returns to the engrossing city of Rapture; is Bioshock 2 as captivating as the original?

  • Heavy Rain PS3

    Monday 1 March, 2010 Heavy Rain

    Adam Morrison investigates the more serious side of gaming, in the form of Heavy Rain.

  • Professor Layton and Pandora’s Box DS

    Wednesday 24 February, 2010 Professor Layton and Pandora's Box

    Featuring a completely fresh set of everyday, human characters, as well as a genre not …

  • MAG PS3

    Wednesday 17 February, 2010 MAG Main

    Adam Morrison delves into the most ambitious console shooter of the year

  • Starcraft

    Monday 8 February, 2010 - 3 comments Starcraft

    South Korea has three national sports, Tae-Kwon Do, Football, and StarCraft. Over the past thirteen …

  • Ape Escape P PSP

    Monday 8 February, 2010 Ape Escape P

    When I spend money buying an identical port of a game I already own on …

  • Army of Two: The 40th Day Xbox 360, PS3

    Monday 8 February, 2010 Army of Two: The 40th Day

    The original Army of Two was by no means critically acclaimed; with its setting located …

  • Halo Legends Blu-ray, DVD

    Wednesday 3 February, 2010 Halo Legends

    Having reviewed all of the major Halo releases in the past 18 months, there’s no …

  • Cross-Media Contamination

    Wednesday 20 January, 2010 Cross-Media Contamination

    Adam Morrison delves into the world of movie tie-ins

  • Batman: Arkham Asylum Xbox 360, PS3, PC

    Wednesday 20 January, 2010 Batman: Arkham Asylum

    In order for any true Superhero game to succeed, one has to feel as though …

  • The Boar’s Games of the Year

    Sunday 6 December, 2009 Game of the Year

    Although we haven't decided on an absolute Game of the Year, a few of the …

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  • Alan Wake Xbox 360

    Tuesday 8 June, 2010 - 5 comments

    James Davies wanders deep into the forest and returns slightly traumatised

  • ModNation Racers PS3

    Tuesday 8 June, 2010

    The Boar takes a good, long look at ModNation Racers, the newest in Sony's Play-Create-Share line-up

FPS

  • Battlefield Bad Company 2 Xbox 360, PS3, PC

    Tuesday 16 March, 2010

    Taking the fight to Modern Warfare 2, does Bad Company 2 overthrow the competition and take the crown as the definitive first person shooter? The Boar’s full review reveals all.

  • Bioshock 2 Xbox 360, PS3, PC

    Monday 1 March, 2010

    Justin Mahboubian-Jones returns to the engrossing city of Rapture; is Bioshock 2 as captivating as the original?

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  • Pokemon HeartGold & SoulSilver DS

    Friday 14 May, 2010

    Before you ask, ‘Surely university students are far too old to play Pokemon?’, think again. …

  • Dragon Age: Origins Xbox 360, PS3, PC

    Sunday 6 December, 2009

    Dragon Age: Origins is, for any of those interested (and if you’re reading this you …

Driving

  • ModNation Racers PS3

    Tuesday 8 June, 2010

    The Boar takes a good, long look at ModNation Racers, the newest in Sony's Play-Create-Share line-up

  • First Impressions: Split/Second

    Saturday 31 October, 2009 - 3 comments

    A lot of people may never have heard of Split/Second, it’s hardly been marketed at …