Nearly two months after Doctor Who disappeared from TV until Christmas, a new Adventure Game appears! With no other Who product of late, at least until Sarah Jane Adventures starts back up in autumn, this prospect excited me a little. The last two were decent, after all, and it’s always pleasant to … [Read more...]
Doctor Who Adventure Games: Blood Of The Cybermen review
It feels like the BBC have read the reviews of their maiden voyage in the field of Doctor Who Adventures Games. Many of them, including our own, said that it was a good outing, nice presentation, but an over-emphasis on stealth and sneaking. I’m not arrogant enough to believe our mewling was … [Read more...]
Doctor Who Adventure Games: City Of The Daleks review
As if a whole new series of Doctor Who wasn’t enough value for your licence fee, the Beeb is also ladling out free video games this year. You can download the first ‘episode’ from the BBC Doctor Who site now, and three more will follow. It seems a bit churlish to launch into a detailed critique … [Read more...]
Dork review: Machinarium (or Dizzy meets Riven)
If you take a bit of Dizzy, a spot of Riven and add a cast of cute, rusty robots, you get Machinarium. It's a beautiful little platform puzzle game for PC, Mac and Linux, which has you take control of a stretchable robot as he wanders through the robot world. It looks lovely, with seemingly … [Read more...]