Dragon Age 2 Xbox 360 Review

Article originally posted on This Is My Joystick on 05/04/11

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 clearly; sure, there was some light humour here and there but it was always good to put Alistair and Morrigan in the same party if you were up for an extra laugh to distract from the heavy nature of the plot.

Until I played the demo for Dragon Age 2 I was expecting to feel the same about the sequel. I thought it was just going to be another western RPG filled with over the top lore, sprinkled with a healthy dose of dragons and magic. I am so glad I was mistaken, as this has now turned into a potential winner for my game of the year so far.

Dance Central Review

Article originally posted on This Is My Joystick 16/12/10

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 greatest club tunes. That’s right, Harmonix has decided to take a slightly different route and has opted to jump feet first into the creation of Dance Central, one of the most exciting and hotly anticipated titles for Kinect, a game that claims to be able to teach you how to dance. This is of course not a guarantee, and if you have two left feet and no sense of rhythm whatsoever, do not expect miracles.

Guitar Hero Warriors of Rock Review

Article originaly posted on This Is My Joystick 14/10/2010

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 games aside from their set lists, but what is different about this release is the hype that surrounded it. Early previews boasted a completely new format for the series, and an all new Quest Mode. How much can you really do with a music game though? Activision has managed to stick to some of their new ideas, but there is no doubt in my mind that some players will be slightly disappointed with what they receive when they were promised so much more.

Worms 2 Armageddon PSN

Article originally posted on This Is My Joystick 28/09/2010

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 between then and now for the hardcore fans of this crazy series. 2009 rolled around and saw the release of Worms 2 Armageddon on XBLA and now it’s the turn of the PS3 users to get their hands on this whacky war game.

Toddlers, agitated shoulders and Scott Pilgrim

I’m back! I’m more tired than when I went on holiday, and I will blame my 2 year old cousin for that. Never been so exhausted in my life. And i’ve done my shoulder in lugging my suitcase around Manchester yesterday as well. But hey, i’m back, and it’s onto my thoughts of the Scott Pilgrim game.

I actually bought this on the PSN for £7.99 (800MSP on XBLA) before I went away because I knew it wasn’t out until yesterday on the XBLA. However, life got in the way and I didn’t actually have time to play it properly until yesterday when I got home.