Category Archives: Impressions

Jambo! Safari – Sega – Wii – First Impressions

Posted on 17/05/2011 by julio3rd

Years ago, probably in the Dreamcast era, there was an arcade game by Sega in an oversized Jeep cabinet called Jambo! Safari. You drove about and lassoo’d animals, all in a strict time limit, under those classic Sega blue blue … Continue reading →

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Sonic Colours – Wii – First Impressions

Posted on 16/05/2011 by julio3rd

So, I really enjoyed Sonic 4 and really enjoyed Sonic Unleashed as well. However, I hated Sonic & The Secret Rings. Since most critics hated on Unleashed but loved Colours, I thought I would love it too, as they said it … Continue reading →

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Global Defence Force – PS2 – First Impressions

Posted on 18/03/2011 by julio3rd

Earth Defence Force 2017 was quite popular amongst retro oriented gamers a few years back on the Xbox 360. Since it was the first in the series to be released in America, most people didn’t know it was actually an … Continue reading →

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Super Mario Galaxy 2 – Wii – Second Impressions!

Posted on 22/12/2010 by julio3rd

Woo! Now I’m 8 stars and 3 hours in. Really enjoying it. Got to see two new mechanics – the drill Mario and cloud Mario and have been finding some comet coins and secret stars. The boss battles are definitely … Continue reading →

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Super Mario Galaxy 2 – Wii – First Impressions

Posted on 20/12/2010 by julio3rd

As I mentioned below, I’ve just picked up Super Mario Galaxy 2. The first Mario Galaxy is one of my favourite games of all time and is really the first Mario platformer. I decided to wait until around Christmas time … Continue reading →

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Limbo – Xbox Live Arcade – First Impressions

Posted on 19/12/2010 by julio3rd

So, I finally get around to downloading Limbo – hailed as an arty XBLA classic. The game is steeped in style. Its grainy and black and white, with your character mainly being a silhouette and light sources being muffled and … Continue reading →

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Pac-Man: Championship Edition DX – Xbox Live Arcade

Posted on 24/11/2010 by julio3rd

Given how completely Pac-Man: Championship Edition updated the original Pac-Man two years ago and made it completely fresh and modern whilst still being true to the original – I was very surprised that Pac-Man: CE DX does the same to … Continue reading →

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EA Sports Active – Wii – Week 2 Impressions

Posted on 24/11/2010 by julio3rd

For my impressions after the first week, click here. Last time I complained about the resistance band included in the package being weak and poor quality. And since then it had ripped in several places. I’d already ordered a replacement … Continue reading →

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EA Sports Active – Wii – Week 1 Impressions

Posted on 16/11/2010 by julio3rd

I bought this a week ago because I decided I needed to do more exercise (frankly, the beer belly is growing) and upon reading reviews of the new Kinect games, kept getting this Wii game recommended. What tipped me over … Continue reading →

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Guwange – Xbox Live Arcade – First Impressions

Posted on 12/11/2010 by julio3rd

After a huge string of disc only releases, Cave finally brings one of their back catalogue of shmups to the Xbox Live Arcade. Which also means worldwide region-free release, happily. Its a strange beast though. It is pretty unlike any … Continue reading →

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Space Invaders: Infinity Gene – Xbox Live Arcade – First Impressions

Posted on 03/11/2010 by julio3rd

Okay, so I’ve been downloading a lot of Xbox Live shooters this evening. One reason might be so I can use more of my arcade stick without resorting to purchasing a Japanese/Asian Xbox 360. Please note that the following are … Continue reading →

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Sonic 4 – A second complete playthrough

Posted on 24/10/2010 by julio3rd

So this afternoon, I sat down and played all the way through Sonic 4 for a second time. This is odd because nowadays I have such a huge pile of games to get through that it is unlikely I’ll reach … Continue reading →

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