2009 Top 10: Batman

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Batman: Arkham Asylum. Incredible game. Incredible story, incredible atmosphere, incredible fighting system, it had it all. It's rare for a game to actually convey the feeling of being powerful - Batman has such meaty punches, the slow motion final hits of combo attacks sound and look so painful. It also has the best stealth mechanics of any game I've ever…

Sunday Service: Feeling ill

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Not massively, just a little bunged up. Sudafed is really good though, as are those Beechams Hot Berry flu remedy drinks - I'll be back to my best in no time. I'm really enjoying Arkham Asylum, it's so full of magnificent little touches: When Scarecrow gasses you and the game pretends your Xbox has fried, try to skip the broken…
Dan is the man

Dan is the man

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Following on from this post, I just thought I'd let you know how I got on last night - It was spectacular and full of victories. Sure, I didn't win every single match, but there were some proper beatings I gave out. Twice I bested some random people who had over 2000 Battle Points - It's great fun when Dan…

0-D Beat Drop

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This Wednesday on Xbox Live Arcade, 0-D Beat Drop was released. Now, always wanting to give every game a fair crack of the whip, I downloaded the trial version. Wow, it was just awful. Combining a Puyo-Puyo or Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo style puzzler with a rhythm based block clearing mechanism just does not work if you ask me.…

How to win at Street Fighter IV forever

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Man, I love Street Fighter IV and I love this video. Annoying people with Dan is sometimes more fun than actually fighting properly. My favourite character is Cammy, I'd say I'm best with her, but I have more fun playing Dan. He is, without a doubt, the worst character in the game, but for some reason I get on better…

7 on 7

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Oh bollocks. Yesterday I forgot to go into a Halo 3 playlist on the 7th of the month with 7xp again. Will I ever get any more Vidmaster Achievements? We're having a go at Annual (last level of Halo 3 on Legendary with the Iron skull on and everyone driving Ghosts) tomorrow, let's hope that goes well. And I missed…
My memories of Phantasy Star Online

My memories of Phantasy Star Online

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Back in the day, you couldn't beat a bit of PSO on the Dreamcast. I remember begging my Mum to let me play it online, she agreed eventually but I had to pay the bill every month. I had many characters throughout my adventures with DC PSO, but the three pictured below are the three that I enjoyed most. You…