sprites & bites

Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Live and a few biscuits on the side…
October 28, 2008

Tomb Raider Underworld Demo

Posted by : beck

You would have thought after years of the Tomb Raidergames being criticised for awkward jumps and dodgy camera angles that the developers would take note and do something about it. It appears that they have ignored these pleas and the evidence is in the new downloadable demo on Xbox Live.
Far from improving the game [...]


October 23, 2008

Saints Row 2 Review

Posted by : beck

Sandbox games are quite common nowadays but it is rare that one jumps out at you as being a great game. Some of them, like The Godfather, are pretty mediocre and have you driving from place to place doing the same routine and have nothing special to offer. The most famous sandbox series [...]

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October 11, 2008

Call of Duty 5 Beta

Posted by : beck

Out of the blue without warning I got an invite to the Call of Duty 5 beta. I certainly was not expecting it this weekend but it was attached to my profile on www.callofduty.com so you might want to check yours too to see if there is an invite.
So I downloaded the beta [...]


October 9, 2008

Linger in The Shadows PS3

Posted by : beck
Filed under : playstation 3, ps3, video games

A couple of nights ago I woke up in the middle of the night and somebody was pointing a gun with silencer at me through my wall.  I jumped out of bed and ran into my hallway and there I sat for a good 10 minutes worried someone was trying to kill me until I [...]


October 3, 2008

Brothers In Arms Hells Highway

Posted by : beck

Brothers In Arms: Hell’s Highway has been receiving fairly good reviews across the board and I was eager to play this game as I have such a love of World War 2 games.  It is a squad based tactical shooter which I am not usually keen on though.  The controls are quite intimidating at first [...]