Ben Rayner reviews State of Decay: Year One Survival Edition… When State of Decay landed on the Xbox 360 all those moons ago, it really set the bar for just how much scope there could be for an Indie title. The world was huge and the story could go on for as long as you […]
Video Game Review – Final Fantasy Type-0 HD
Ben Rayner reviews Final Fantasy Type-0 HD… Final Fantasy Type-0 has had a long and arduous journey to the shores of the western market. Originally released for the PSP way back in 2011, it was often teased and promised to be ported, most recently a fumbled announcement of a PS Vita port which was later […]
Interview: Steve Waddington talks Halo: Nightfall
To coincide with the release of Halo: Nightfall on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD (read our review here), Ben Rayner sits down with Steve Waddington to talk all things Aiken… Ben Rayner – How did you first get involved in the series? Steve Waddington – You know it was in the traditional sense, my agent gave me […]
VOD Review – Halo: Nightfall
Halo: Nightfall (2014) Starring Steven Waddington, Siennah Buck, Mike Colter, Christian Contreras, Alexander Bhat, Luke Neal SYNOPSIS: While investigating terrorist activity on the distant colony world of Sedra, Jameson Locke and his team are caught in a horrific biological attack that exposes them to a much deeper danger. Halo is easily one of the biggest […]
Video Game Review – Decay: The Mare
Ben Rayner reviews Decay: The Mare… Point and click games have seen somewhat of a revival in recent years, both from retro titles seeing re-releases and newer imaginings of the genre, most notably the recent swathe of games that simply demand you click everything in sight until you’ve hit the right item to progress. No, […]
Video Game Review – The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D
Ben Rayner reviews The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D… The Legend of Zelda series is one that may gamers hold close to their heart. Not just because the stories, characters and vast worlds are simply stunning, with so much to see and experience, but often because their mythological tales resonate with us on a […]
Video Game Review – Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate
Ben Rayner reviews Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate… Monster Hunter. I say those words with a strange mixture of fear and pride. Pride, thanks to the small, tiny fragments of success I’ve collected along the way as I’ve progressed further and further, braving bigger hunts and capturing quarry that otherwise I would have never guessed I […]
Video Game Review – Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris
Ben Rayner reviews Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris… Tomb Raider, that classic adventure platforming giant which revolves around a young British archaeologist who happens to be a gun toting, gymnastic queen, is in a rather odd state of flux at the moment. After countless sequels and accusations of becoming stale, Square Enix gave […]
Video Game Review – Dragon Age: Inquisition
Ben Rayner reviews Dragon Age: Inquisition… 98 hours, 15 minutes and 20 seconds. No, thats not how long it took me to finish Lost and (finally) understand the ending. This is in fact how long it took me to eventually find the courage to hit the pause button on Dragon Age: Inquisition. Long enough to […]
Video Game Review – Far Cry 4
Ben Rayner reviews Far Cry 4… As I charge into base camp which is flooded with unwelcome militia, I’m readying my flamethrower with a fresh bottle of fuel and enjoying the sight of my noble steed, which just so happens to be a huge elephant, as it stamps on my foes, flips cars and eats […]