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The all time best and worst gun games from kestrel1977 106 days old

If you've ever fired a plastic gun at a screen, you'll know precisely the type of game I'm on about: the on-rails shooters where you fire at the digital ...

Resident Evil 5: first play from kestrel1977 346 days old

Thanks to the vagaries of geography, Japan Xbox owners were able to download a playable demo of Resident Evil 5 about four days ago - and it doesn't ...

Look what came from Japan! from kestrel1977 410 days old

Here's a genuine Megadrive rarity - perhaps not the most rare game on the MD, but not far off - Musha Aleste. I managed to get it from eBay for a surprisingly ...

Stella Headaches and the Mysterious Cities of Gold from kestrel1977 537 days old

There's nothing quite like a Stella Artois hangover. Drinking a reasonable quantity of any alcoholic beverage is almost certain to give you some kind ...

Star Soldier R on WiiWare from kestrel1977 542 days old

Galaga. Ikaruga. R-Type. You've got to love 2D blasters, and it's a real shame that the genre's been so neglected in recent years. Thankfully, Hudsonsoft ...

Countdown to WiiWare... from kestrel1977 550 days old

If Nintendo are to be believed, we Europeans should finally be getting access to WiiWare some time tomorrow (Tuesday 20th May). I for one can't wait ...

Freak like Mii from kestrel1977 573 days old

Nintendo Wii's Mii Contest Channel is a pleasant diversion for a few minutes or so between bouts of Mario Galaxy or Zelda: Twilight Princess. In ...

Spore: More interesting than a bath full of tadpoles? from kestrel1977 583 days old

I realise this may sound very odd, so please bear with me. Last year, we installed a pond in our back garden. While it's all lovely and full of fish ...

R-Type and sadism don't mix... from kestrel1977 600 days old

If a game could be tried for crimes against humanity, Super R-Type for the SNES would be the first to stand trial. It's the most viciously, sadistically ...

My new videogame column at Den of Geek... from kestrel1977 617 days old

and now a shameless plug for my new weekly (every Thursday) column on the marvelous Den of Geek, where I harp on with far too much enthusiasm about ...