Tropico 3: Absolute Power

Unimpressed by Prince of Persia? Concerned Project Natal might make you look like you’re in the middle of a Sand Dance? Not to worry! There’s sun, sand, and the distinctive aroma of a Cuban cigar in the air for anyone with a PC.

El Presidente has returned, with an add-on pack for [...]

Our Favourite Tabletop RPG Props

Adding a few props to a tabletop RPG game can be a lot of fun. The props shown here are our personal favourites at present. All except the very latest technologies have been tried out over several years and most are best used sparingly. Props tend to lose their effect if the Gamesmaster [...]

Dragon Age: Origins - Awakenings

The recently released Dragon Age: Origins – Awakenings pack for the enjoyable, if slightly predictable, Dragon Age: Origins franchise is surprisingly good value if you’re a PC owner. The original game impressed on many levels and the first major add-on brings another 25 or so hours of equally intense gameplay.

Our Darkspawn [...]

Final Fantasy XIII

The Final Fantasy series has managed to retain the videogame RPG crown for several years. Early sales of Final Fantasy XIII already suggest that the now familiar mix of glossy graphics and extended RPG gameplay will be another huge success for Square Enix.

Existing fans of the series are likely to be [...]

Heavy Rain

Heavy Rain stood out as a likely winner when we posted our Videogames 2010 page. Plot-centred, point-and-click investigations aren’t exactly new to videogaming but Heavy Rain’s murder mystery ‘spin’ looked likely to impress and innovate.

We’re please to find that the title has delivered on much of its promise. So much so [...]

Christmas 2009: 16+

Time to round up our Christmas list with a few suggestions suited to older teenagers or adults. We’re opting for entertainment over anything else and why not!

Batman: The Killing Joke

Batman: The Killing Joke

The Killing Joke builds on the ‘Dark Batman, Dark Gotham’ restyling which saved the franchise following the [...]

Assassin's Creed 2: Which Limited Edition?

Add-ons and fillers don’t usually catch our attention. Until we heard about a certain confusion over different versions of Assassin’s Creed 2. The differences between the PS3, the XBox and the delayed PC versions are obvious when ordering. We went online to check on the differences between the different limited editions.

Those [...]

Assassin's Creed 2 v's The Rest

As Christmas approaches the traditional wave of blood-drenched first-person ‘shooters’ and ‘slashers’ is cleaning up at the stores. This year’s crop includes Borderlands, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Wolfenstein, Left 4 Dead 2 and Uncharted 2.

Most of these games are largely glorified Space Invaders dressed up for the 21st century.  [...]

Dragon Age: Origins, Windows 7 Pro and Ninite: Results

After a marathon weekend in the company of Dragon Age: Origins we’ve returned to compare our PC and PS3 games.

As a veteran of Baldur’s Gate and Neverwinter Nights my PS3 ‘opponent’ was looking for a major upgrade to the AD&D like gameplay of the earlier titles. He wasn’t disappointed and started [...]

Dragon Age: Origins, Windows 7 Pro and Ninite

We’ve laid hands on a couple of copies of Dragon Age: Origins. One PS3, the other PC.

Rob from the Treasure RPG team has set off to try out the PS3 version. He reckons he’ll get close to the 60 hours suggested playing time.

Dragon Age: Origins Collector’s Edition