Category: Features
Features
2009: The Year of the Sequel
As part of the upcoming TGR Awards, I was recently asked what I thought were the best three games of the year. I chose Assassin’s…
Ten Superb Console-to-PC Ports
Since the dawn of the games console, there have been many attempts to port console games to the trusty old PC. Though most of these…
Spoony Bard 8: Critical and Commercial Contradictions
Even the supposedly recession-proof entertainment industry has been forced by fiscal crunching into some fundamental shifts from progressive game design. But that hasn’t stopped some…
Rumor Killers: Review of 2009
Disclaimer: Rumor Killers is a speculative opinion piece and is by no means intended to disclose as fact whether a rumor is true or false…
The Anatomy of a Great Boss Fight
Boss fights rank among the most unforgettable moments in video games. Ask any gamer and they will vividly recall Liquid Snake’s seeming inability to die…
Challenging Conventions 4: Shattered Memories – A Silent Hill Story in Pictures
This week marks the release of one of the strangest games to come out of a major studio in quite a long time: Konami’s and…