Dragon Age 2: Review (PC)

Ahh Steam, you're like an enabler to my habit. Knowing that Dragon Age was out but not wanting to leave the house on Saturday morning, I turned to Steam to scratch my itch. Monday morning and faithful Steam turns the mirror back on me. Because every time you log on to a game it shows you how long you've been playing it. 20 hours in one weekend, and I was only one act in! You have a problem, back away from the machine, open the window, get some air...

Medal of Honor Review (PS3)

Ah Lovefilm, you do serve up some mixed bags for me. Excuse the shameless promotion, but through Lovefilm I'm able to get a couple of new games every month to play. This month is one of the more contrasting offers I'd been sent. First to arrive was Medal of Honor, and secondly Star Wars Force Unleashed 2. Now I wasn't massively enthused about the arrival of Medal of Honor to be honest, so much so that I made the rookie mistake of playing Force Unleashed first!

Door hinges in Afghanistan would take years to recover

See, the problem here was that I was a massive fan of the original Medal of Honor, as I was of the Call of Duty series. The World War 2 FPS at it's finest on show. The re-imagining of Call of Duty into the Modern Warfare juggernaut didn't really sit well with me. I eventually got round to playing them, and my fears were confirmed. Massive explosions, big guns, fast paced mindless FPS game. It was a thrill ride for sure, and a lot of action packed into a few hours, but that's about your lot. The story lines were basic at best with little realism that made the original series great. So I was a little worried when I saw that Medal of Honor was following suit with its series and moving into the modern arena.