Post-apocalyptic settings in games are nothing new these days, with the likes of the Fallout series leading the way. However, it’s not often you’ll see a post-nuclear Russia, toiled in ecological and ideological conflict. Metro 2033 enters the field and brings some interesting gameplay ideas and a compelling setting. But can this eerie title set the record straight and bring hope for the future? Metro 2033 is based on Russian novelist Dmitry Glukhovsky’s... 

Paradise is a popular place to blow up these days. The original Just Cause delivered an incredibly large open-world that allowed players the freedom to run wild and do anything they wanted.  So more tropical stuff needs blowing up; it’s time for Just Cause 2 to step into the ring but can this ambitious sandbox stunt-a-thon cause some much needed havoc? The original game’s hero, Rico Rodriguez, is back in Just Cause 2. Players take control of... 

The Battlefield series has always pushed to deliver the pinnacle of serious and authentic warfare, however, with 2008’s Bad Company, DICE threw in a little humor and action-movie elements in order to deliver a new brand of miscreant warfare. Bad Company 2 has finally arrived and is set to leave a flaming trail of debris behind it. But is this company worth keeping? Bad Company 2’s story kicks-off not long after the events of the first game. B... 

Aliens vs Predator finally makes its inevitable jump to the current-gen consoles and we couldn’t be more happy. Developer Rebellion have their work cut out for them to please fans of the franchise and previous games, but can this legendary battle between these three species live up to the AvP legacy? The game offers three different campaigns: Marines, Predator and Alien. Players are given the freedom to choose which career to play through right... 

In your first trip to Rapture, Bioshock managed to scare you, immerse you and shock you all at once. It truly revolutionized first person gaming and managed to bring some fresh, nail-biting gameplay. Now the time has come to step into Rapture once again, but will it be the same this time round? Splice yourself up and we’ll find out… As most of you will already know, Bioshock 2 takes place ten years after the events of the first installment. This... 

A flurry of new titles have already raised the bar in 2010 and have set the precedent for what’s yet to come this year. Capcom’s latest rocket-powered offering brings high hopes and even higher expectations from fans, but can Dark Void boost itself into the hearts and minds of gamers? Set in 1939, Dark Void kicks off with Will; A pilot who crashes soon after he enters the Bermuda Triangle. There he learns of a resistance who are in the same predicament... 

James Cameron’s Avatar film has created quite a stir since its recent release, and all the way back to its initial inception over a decade ago. The concept was seeping with video game potential and it was only a matter of time until the title hit our store shelves. It’s finally here, but can Avatar: The Game live up to the critical reception the film has generated? Although Avatar is set in the same universe as the film, it kicks off two years... 

Zombies have become something of a staple diet of enemies within video games today. Those stumblingly scary and brain-eating undead friends of ours have been featured in video games for years, but 2008’s Left 4 Dead thrust their corpse-like bodies into the limelight. Left 4 Dead 2 has just arrived, on the exact release date of its predecessor one year later, and even though many have tried to boycott the survival-horror, there’s no denying the... 

Developed by the team that made Diablo and Diablo 2,  Torchlight is definitely set to raise the bar for all action role-playing games. But can this highly stylized dungeon adventure light the way and cement itself as a RPG fan favourite? Set in a small mining village called Torchlight that was founded because of its rich discovery of the powerful and mysterious ore known as ember (which has corrupted the nearby civilizations), you play as the hero... 

Any fan of Playstation or Arcades will be able to talk a hole in your ear about Tekken. You may still hear the PS3 guys moaning at the fact that the Tekken franchise has welcomed the Xbox 360 into its family but the hype for this long-awaited title has been massive. Has its multiplatform move caused it to lose its stride or will it deal a KO punch and become the ultimate fighting game? Unlike most fighting games Tekken has always been kept going thanks...