Author: Martin
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Martin’s Musings – They Mostly Come Out Ten Years Late… Mostly…
It is said that in space, no one can hear you scream. It could also be said that in space, no one can hear your cries of despair as a game you have waited so long for is delayed once again. This time around, Martin, is possibly salivating at the prospect of the eventual release…
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Martin’s Musing – Return of the Dead, Dead
It doesn’t seem like long ago that the living dead had become our most hated things in games. We had reached saturation point with zombies everywhere. Slowly they petered out, but, as they do, they have risen again in search of more brains and blood. Martin is waxing lyrical about the return of the dead,…
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Martin’s Musing – The Twelve Games of Christmas
It’s that time of year where we celebrate, or lament, the year that has passed. A time for forgiving and for forgetting. It’s also time to take a step back from all the seriousness of the year and share a little joy to the world. An elf called Buddy told people that, “The best way…
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Martin’s Musing – Bad Parenting
This time around, Martin is not a happy bunny. What does it take to make parents understand that 18 rated games are not for children? Should children under a certain age have access to age inappropriate games? With the release of Black Ops II it seems that more and more parents think it’s acceptable to…
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F1 Race Stars
A little green man, in a film, once said, “You have to unlearn what you have already learned,” or words to that effect. Never a truer word has been spoken in relation to a video game. The thing about F1 Race Stars that has got everyone on their first play and has seemed like a…
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Martin’s Musing – Is there life on Mars?
Have you ever loved a piece of music for most of your life? Has that piece of music always been there? What would you think if that piece of music could be transferred to a game? This time around, Martin is waxing lyrical about one of his childhood, musical favourites that has the potential to…
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F1 2012
It has been no secret that I am a great fan of the Codemasters racing games. In my own opinion, the EGO game engine, is one of the greatest game engines made. All of the previous games from Codemasters have been nothing short of driving perfection. Before I had even fired up the game I…
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Joe Danger 2: The Movie
What happens when rural stunt shows become not enough? Are sequels always worse than the original? These questions and more will be answered as I get my gaming mits round the return of the coolest stuntman ever to grace consoles. Joe Danger is back and he is bigger and better than before. If you wonder…
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Martin’s Musing – Summer Holiday
There comes a time, every year, where we all try to get a wee break from the norm. Most of us would call it our summer holiday, a way to get away from the humdrum and recharge the spirit ready for the next part of the year. What would happen if that summer holiday included…
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Martin’s Musing – Try Before You Buy
The marketing men of the world must rub their hands in sheer delight when a successful demo has been released. The free marketing that word of mouth gets is pure gold dust for upcoming games. This time, Martin muses about the whole culture of the demo. Are they a good thing? Should there be more?…