Review: Bioshock 2: Minerva’s Den (DLC)
After several slightly disappointing DLC packs for Bioshock 2 that included multiplayer maps which no-one uses, and the Protector Trials that was a good idea even if we had already saved all the Little...
View ArticleReview: Worms 2: Armageddon
It has been quite a long time since the last ‘proper’ Worms game. Worms 2 was released all the way back in 1997 and Worms Armageddon was released in 1999 but there hasn’t been any shortage of spin offs...
View ArticleReview: Mystery P.I. Stolen in San Francisco
Mystery P.I. is a point and click puzzle game created by Spintop Games and published on Pop Cap games for what I believed to be quite a hefty price tag for what it actually is. My initial thoughts...
View ArticleReview: Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock
It doesn’t seem that long ago since Guitar Hero 5 came out, but it’s actually been a whole year since its release. You could say that there is little to no difference between any of the Guitar Hero...
View ArticleReview: Fallout: New Vegas
Following on from the huge success of Fallout 3, it was hard to know whether it was best to play it safe and keeps things the same, or take a bit of a gamble with something different to keep it fresh....
View ArticleReview: Dance Central
When you mention Harmonix you think of plastic guitars, shameful karaoke and scaled down drum kits. You certainly don’t think of flailing your arms and legs around your living room to the latest and...
View ArticleDemo Impressions: Dead Space 2
I remember playing the demo for the original Dead Space. I also remember hating it because of its awful, clunky controls and sluggish movement. Perhaps I played about five minutes of it and gave up,...
View ArticleFacebook Games: Gaming genius or a waste of time?
Ah Facebook, there are some who love you and some who loathe you. Some will use you for keeping up to date with old friends and distant relatives, others use you for showing off their recently toned...
View ArticleIs Fable 3 a sign of gaming regressing instead of progressing?
Peter Molyneux has always been a bit of a serial fibber, let’s be honest. First he promised us that Fable 3 would be fully compatible with Kinect; it’s not. He also promised that Fable 3 would be an...
View ArticleReview: Dead Space 2
It’s been a very calm two-year break since Dead Space. Neighbours are no longer calling in to check on you every time they hear a scream, fearing that you are being brutally murdered. It’s that time...
View ArticleReview: Dragon Age II
Dragon Age Origins, to me, was always something that could have been brilliant, but just fell a little too short the second it started to take itself too seriously. I remember playing Origins very...
View ArticleReview: Pokemon Black
It’s been a long time since I last played a Pokemon game. After the release of Pokemon Gold back in 2000, I was just about to start secondary school and unfortunately, Pokemon just wasn’t that cool any...
View ArticleMCM Expo 2011
I have never been to the ExCeL in London. In fact, I rarely get down to London at all, so I was more than a bit excited when This Is My Joystick were invited down to the MCM Expo in London this bank...
View ArticleThe rise of the arcade game
Gaming continues to progress further and further as the years go by. Whether that be with graphical improvement, mesmerizing storytelling or smooth gaming mechanics, the industry is continuing to move...
View ArticleManchester MCM 2011
July 30th saw the opening of the very first MCM event in Manchester, and I don’t think anybody could have truly anticipated exactly how popular it would be. There was very little room to breathe, each...
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