http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/leisure/gamesandgizmos/gamereviews/ The Northern Echo /leisure/gamesandgizmos/gamereviews/ en-gb Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:39:08 +0100 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:39:08 +0100 http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/leisure/gamesandgizmos/gamereviews/rssterms/ M6 nvincent@newsquest.co.uk (Nigel Vincent) webmaster@digitalmedia.newsquest.co.uk (Tim Joy) http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/resources/images/850268/?type=rsslogo http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/leisure/gamesandgizmos/gamereviews/ http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/leisure/gamesandgizmos/gamereviews/4454198.Indiana_Jones_And_The_Staff_Of_Kings/?ref=rss IF YOU thought Harrison Ford was a bit too long in the tooth for all that tomb raiding in the last Indiana Jones movie, take heart. Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:33:50 +0100 d1d95d75cfbf1bb2378165e9e155520c http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/leisure/gamesandgizmos/gamereviews/4454090.Fuel/?ref=rss BEYOND the artificial confines of a race track, the holy grail for racing games is the kind of open world free-roaming environment that makes the Grand Theft Auto series such fun. Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:51:58 +0100 97f85025f2e5301ef5db2349aaa588f2 http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/leisure/gamesandgizmos/gamereviews/4423710.X_Men_Origins__Wolverine/?ref=rss UNLIKE the film from which it takes inspiration, Wolverine the game doesn't shy away from the violent potential of a character with razorsharp claws. Fri, 05 Jun 2009 18:09:23 +0100 521686b6db01322a78a9705819f18e26 http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/leisure/gamesandgizmos/gamereviews/4407306.Sherlock_Holmes__The_Mystery_of_the_Mummy/?ref=rss THE DS has become the de facto home for hand-held versions of classic puzzle games. Now Ubisoft unleashes a new version of a PC classic starring the greatest detective of them all. Fri, 29 May 2009 17:55:46 +0100 61dd4bcc12daaae9c2936cb00cd763bc http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/leisure/gamesandgizmos/gamereviews/4373162.Blue_Dragon_Plus/?ref=rss IT'S no surprise that Nintendo's DS has become the home for Japanese role-playing games. After all, more than 25 million consoles have been sold in Japan. Fri, 15 May 2009 17:35:37 +0100 9825b039bf6fbcccb465cc0aa85f9c9d http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/leisure/gamesandgizmos/gamereviews/4319002.PPL_Paintball_Championship/?ref=rss HERE’S an innovative take on the jaded first person shoot- ’em-up genre – a paintball simulation that uses the Wii’s motion sensitive controls to accurately recreate the thrill of sneaking around with a paint gun, ready to unleash technicolour mayhem. Fri, 24 Apr 2009 18:03:35 +0100 4cdd151cc93f7f686263eff71176a7dc http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/leisure/gamesandgizmos/gamereviews/4318935.Godfather_II/?ref=rss THE first Godfather was rather good but, arriving in the twilight days of the PS2, it failed to set the gaming world alight. Now EA is back for a second stab on the PS3 and X Box 360. Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:47:21 +0100 47537fb62ff99a89359b76b945601cb4 http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/leisure/gamesandgizmos/gamereviews/4282947.Resistance__Retribution/?ref=rss WHAT would you do if you had been forced to kill your own brother to prevent him becoming a monster? Fri, 10 Apr 2009 12:05:36 +0100 1b6ca1e04e90bfba60896f62b7061922 http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/leisure/gamesandgizmos/gamereviews/4245973.Henry_Hatsworth_in_the_Puzzling_Adventure/?ref=rss Publisher: Electronic Arts Format: Nintendo DS Price: £19.99 Mon, 30 Mar 2009 14:51:31 +0100 64690e936684bb35ab60d698aa4414be http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/leisure/gamesandgizmos/gamereviews/4245965.Big_Bang_Mini/?ref=rss A FAST-paced, shoot-'em-up which offers a fresh perspective on the classic arcade game-play epitomised by RType. Mon, 30 Mar 2009 14:47:14 +0100 d75d372bae9b0e5754823f763b58ad2f