Author Archive - Tim McDonald
Metro: Last Light Review
Hey, you. Yes, I’m talking directly to you, person who doesn’t read reviews but just looks at the score at the bottom, and [...]
Anomaly 2 Review
It’s an interesting week for fans of slightly unusual tower defence games because we’ve got two slightly unusual tower defence sequels. There’s Anomaly [...]
Sanctum 2 Interview
Sanctum 2, the sequel to the rather magnificent 2011 tower defense/FPS hybrid Sanctum, is due out in a matter of days. We wrote [...]
Star Trek Review
On Friday night, around the time I got my hands on Star Trek, I wound up cracking a tooth. Cue an entire weekend [...]
Monaco: What’s Yours is Mine Review
So a few weeks ago I finally got my hands on a new computer (yes, this does mean I’ll stop making jokes about [...]
Resident Evil: Revelations Preview
The idea, presumably, is to win back the hearts of those who feel a bit scorned by recent Resident Evil games. From Resi [...]
Sanctum 2 Preview
I played a lot of Sanctum. According to Steam, I’ve spent just over 48 hours with the original FPS/tower defence hybrid – almost [...]
Dishonored: The Knife of Dunwall DLC Review
If Knife of Dunwall illustrates one thing, it’s that Dishonored‘s base mechanics work really, really well. Yes, okay, my first half-hour with this [...]
Company of Heroes 2 Preview
I hate mortars. For the most part, what I’ve played of Company of Heroes 2 has pretty much showed off what I want [...]
Resident Evil 6 Review
I rather like Resident Evil 6. This has confused me and weirded me out more than you might expect. See, I tried the [...]
Bit.Trip Presents… Runner 2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien Review
Thinking about it, there aren’t that many games that focus on sheer joy. Most entertain through spectacle or satisfaction or sheer escapist fantasy; [...]
Tomb Raider Review
There was a type of player that would occasionally fire up the old Tomb Raider games specifically to kill Lara Croft. Yeah, you [...]
Impire Review
Impire is not Dungeon Keeper. This is an important distinction to make, because Impire looks like Dungeon Keeper, smells like Dungeon Keeper, and [...]
Dead Space 3 Review
Dead Space 3 only has one real, fundamental problem, but it’s a big one, and it’s one that vastly exacerbates the smaller annoyances [...]
Square Enix teases Murdered: Soul Suspect
“What is the hardest case to solve?” asks Square Enix, in a slightly creepy email sent out earlier today. And, honestly, I’m not [...]
Ace Combat: Assault Horizon – Enhanced Edition Review
I like Ace Combat: Assault Horizon – Enhanced Edition, I really do (and no, I’m never calling it that again). The problem is [...]
The Cave Review
Sigh. The Cave, Double Fine’s latest, isn’t a bad game. It’s also not a particularly good game. And thanks to the high expectations [...]
DmC: Devil May Cry Review
The oddest complaint I’ve heard about Ninja Theory’s luminescent Devil May Cry reboot is that the new Dante is “angsty”. Angsty? Really? I [...]
Borderlands 2: Sir Hammerlock’s Big Game Hunt review
I finally hit level 50. It took me awhile. Borderlands 2 came out four months ago (a lengthy stint, in this now-obsessed industry) [...]
Seduce Me Review
Seduce Me is an erotic game. Let’s get that out of the way, for three reasons. Firstly: if you’re a kiddywink or find [...]
