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Author: Andrew Eldridge

Max Payne 3 – The Verdict

Max Payne 3 – The Verdict

Max Payne 3 has been a long time coming, and this caused some concern for me. Given that almost a decade has passed since Max Payne 2, accompanied by a change of development team, I was initially apprehensive as to whether Max’s third outing would hold my attention in the same way as its predecessors. As it turns out, though, I needn’t have worried.

Serious Sam: The Random Encounter – The Verdict

Serious Sam: The Random Encounter – The Verdict

For over a decade, Serious Sam has been the badass, gun toting, laugh inducing pin-up icon of the first person shooter genre. Settled quite happily in this field, the series has received rather generous reviews, flourished through a committed fan base, and grown from a once PC-only title into to a multi-platform epic. But Serious Sam: The Random Encounter is different. It’s not an FPS.

F.3.A.R – The Verdict

F.3.A.R – The Verdict

Ah yes, F.3.A.R: another victim of the numerical title plague that Driv3r instigated. I have suppressed the persistent desire to burn all games that adopt this technique for far too long; making it quite likely that F3.A.R, too, would suffer this fate if it turned out to be bad. Fortunately for my sake, and also that of the environment, my concerns were unfounded. This game is quite good. I will, however, refuse to call it ‘F.3.A.R’ from this point on.

Frozen Synapse (PC) – The Verdict

Frozen Synapse (PC) – The Verdict

As I sit atop my ivory tower, I watch the blistering action unfold below me. My rifleman cautiously edges forward, ducking low behind a fortunately placed ledge to avoid the ever-present threat of enemy fire. Meanwhile, and on the other side of the map, my mixed squad of grenade and rocket launchers are positioning themselves tactically, hoping to catch the enemy off-guard and deliver a fatal blow to their unit-count.

Forgotten Classics – Fallout

Forgotten Classics – Fallout

I’ve deceived you, and for that I’m sorry. As anyone who even remotely follows gaming will be able to tell you, the Fallout series is certainly not forgotten. In fact, a slew of Fallout games have graced our consoles and gaming rigs in the past few years alone, and each has been welcomed into our homes with outstretched arms. And so why have I brought you here under false pretences, you ask? Well, allow me to explain.