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Tales of Monkey Island: Episode 1 Review

Rave — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 11:33:48 GMT

There can only be one of two reasons why you’ve come to hunt out opinion on the first episode of Tales of Monkey Island. Either you’re worried that one of your favourite adventure gaming s...

I-Fluid Review

invisible — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 12:52:29 GMT

I-Fluid – what you might regard for a new 'Apple' product turns out to be a motley physic-based adventure just like the good old 'Marble Madness' or more recent 'Spectraball', made by the...

Left 4 Dead Review

Rave — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 20:50:32 GMT

When Valve release a game, it’s a big deal. In fact, to many gamers it’s a very big deal. Left 4 Dead is no exception - Valve made sure of that with community blogs, regular news updates a...

NBA 2K9 Review

invisible — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:29:51 GMT

In the last few years, EA Sports have built up a healthy monopoly for Basketball games on the PC without any real competition... but now someone is trying to steal the king´s crown. After years...

Samantha Swift and the Hidden Roses of Athena Review

Rave — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:15:56 GMT

'Find the hidden object' isn't exactly the gameplay mechanic developers have been pursuing in past years. The idea of finding items in a bustling landscape is usually reserved for gameboxes in pubs an...

Spectraball Review

invisible — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 21:12:54 GMT

This week another indie arcade game hit Steam in the form of 'Spectraball' by developers from Flashcube Studios. Can Flashcube’s first creation stand out from the crowd? Back to the roots ...

Portal: Prelude Review

OneHP — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 21:40:32 GMT

Earlier this month a hard-working portal fan and a couple of his friends released their unofficial prequel to the critically acclaimed Portal. Portal Prelude is intended to be more than “yet ano...

Peggle Nights Review

Rave — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:13:00 GMT

When the original Peggle graced Steam, many gamers spent many nights and indeed many early hours of the morning fixated. Will Peggle Nights be keeping us up all day?If you were hoping for Peggle taken...

World of Goo Review

Rave — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 12:50:00 GMT

‘World of Goo’ was released on Steam this week to the delight of many a fan. Has 2D Boy’s latest creation got what it takes to hang with the big boys? These days, every games company...

DIPRIP HL2 Mod

Rave — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 14:54:48 GMT

DIPRIP (or â€˜Die in Pain Rest in Peaceâ€™) will soon bring its drive-and-shoot-em-up Steam-wards. Steamfriends were invited to take a look and now bring you all the details. A Bit Twisted Right...

Empires Mod v2.0 Review

Rave — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 19:40:21 GMT

While the rest of the Empires community was waiting in anticipation for that countdown to reach zero, Steamfriends had been invited for a testplay. So what do we think? A Whole New Domain First...

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Review

Rave — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 21:47:11 GMT

Back when the original Call of Duty was released, it was met with overwhelming acclaim by players and critics alike. The sequel also excelled, but unfortunately this streak of genius was knocked back...

Race 07 Review

Rave — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 16:07:24 GMT

Real racing sims are few and far between at the moment, so there was much jubilation when a Swedish Development Company named Simbin released â€˜Race â€“ The WTCC Gameâ€™. Now they are back with their...

Portal Review

Rave — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 21:04:21 GMT

Your name is Chell and you are a test participant at the â€˜Combine Portal User Training Facilityâ€™. You have been supplied with the â€˜Aperture Science Handheld Portal Deviceâ€™ (a.k.a. The Portal G...

Team Fortress 2 Review

Rave — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 18:57:54 GMT

After 'Team Fortress 2' was originally announced at E3 way back in 1999, lack of news lead to many fearing it had disappeared forever. Then, in the summer of 2006, Valve released a trailer for 'the ne...

Insurgency Review and Interview

Faith — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 14:31:37 GMT

Today, July 9, 2007, it has been nearly a week since the Insurgency mod has been released. Insurgency is a free mod built on Valve’s award winning Source engine and has been in development for o...

Dark Messiah Might and Magic

Faith — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 14:14:05 GMT

Although the title might make you think of the song made popular by Linkin Park it is also a very simple explanation of what Ubisoft wanted to do with the game we are reviewing today – Dark Mess...