CONTENT ARCHIVE | 2015 | MARCH - APRIL
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PIXEL REVIEW: BEYOND: TWO SOULS PS3 30/4/2015
With Heavy Rain, Quantic Dream crafted an interactive movie that was immersive to play, and David Cage's follow-up offered another imaginative means of fusing gameplay and story. Shane offers his thoughts in our latest review.
PIXEL REVIEW: CATE WEST: THE VANISHING FILES DS 23/4/2015
Cate West serves up an intriguing slice of observational puzzling. Gamenauts' casual-friendly mystery offers more quality in design than many of its contemporaries, but how does it fare in portable form? Tom finds out in his review...
PIXEL REVIEW: FORZA MOTORSPORT 5 XONE 20/4/2015
Turn 10 Studios ensured the Xbox One wasn't without a big-hitter on launch day. Shane straps in for the latest in a distinguished line of racing sims, to see whether Forza 5 was setting the pace on new hardware. Read his review now...
PIXEL REVIEW: BATMAN RETURNS SNES 15/4/2015
Chris dons his tightest lycra in order to tackle one of the finest Batman games to have graced a Nintendo platform. Read his verdict on Konami's attempts to put the Caped Crusader into a scrolling bat 'em up. I mean beat 'em up.
PIXEL REVIEW: RESIDENT EVIL 6 PS3 13/4/2015
Resident Evil's transformation from survival horror to third-person shoot 'em up has drawn a lot of comment, with RE6 receiving a divided reception. Tom examines Capcom's ever-evolving zombie epic to see if there's life in the old dog yet.
PIXEL REVIEW: MIDDLE-EARTH: SHADOW OF MORDOR PS4 8/4/2015
SoM's much-vaunted Nemesis system signals the arrival of the eighth gen. Shane reviews this awesome adventure.
PIXEL REVIEW: ALIEN RESURRECTION PS 2/4/2015
Three years late, based on an underwhelming movie, and having been scrapped and rebuilt, the omens weren't good for Argonaut's Alien tie-in. Tom wanders gingerly into this survival horror, to see what surprises lie in wait...
PIXEL REVIEW: FROZEN: OLAF'S QUEST DS 24/3/2015
Can Frozen make like Toy Story and shake off the film tie-in curse for Disney? Tom checks out Olaf's Quest from 2013, one of the final official releases for the Nintendo DS, nine years after the handheld first hit the market.
PIXEL REVIEW: THE THING PS2 16/3/2015
A mere twenty-one years after the film hit cinemas, a gaming adaptation (and spiritual sequel) of The Thing arrived. Shane emerges from this nervy, squad-based survival horror to offer his experiences, in our latest review.
PIXEL REVIEW: HOOK SCD 13/3/2015
The movie didn't win over critics, but is Sony Imagesoft's Hook game a rare example of a tie-in topping a movie? Tom visits Neverland to play a traditional platformer straight from your childhood (well, if you're of a certain age).
PIXEL REVIEW: ALIEN ISOLATION PS4 9/3/2015
Shane kicks off our Movie March with a look at The Creative Assembly's take on the Alien universe. Can the famed horror series' gaming reputation recover after Colonial Marines, or is it another case of lost in space?
PIXEL FEATURE: Q&A WITH WAYNE IMLACH - WIP3OUT PS 4/3/2015
You've read the review, you've lived through our Hi-Score Duel (probably), and now we talk exclusively to Wayne Imlach, lead designer on iconic futuristic racer Wip3out. We talk tracks, tech and two-player split-screen...
PIXEL REVIEW: VELOCITY 2X VITA 2/3/2015
Speed Demon Lt. Kai Tana's on-hand with a rocket-fueled, retro blast from the future in Velocity 2X. Tom explains why it's one of the best games to have been released in 2014, in his review of the PS Vita version.
