Babysitting Mania for DS may provide a chaotic challenge, but won't please anyone who actually likes babies or children.

Mon, 08 Feb 2010

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Cate West: The Vanishing Files is an addictive seek-and-find puzzler with an intriguing, mystical story line. Its simple gameplay on the Nintendo DS makes it easy to pick up when you just fancy a quick puzzle, while the storyline draws you on just to find out what happens next.

Tue, 02 Feb 2010

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Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party offers a last throw of the foaming crazy dice. Although the Rabbids still struggle to roll a six, and have a few technical issues, there is fun to be had here because of the sheer weight of TV show inspired minigames and endearing visuals.

Sat, 16 Jan 2010

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101-in-1 Party Megamix on the Nintendo Wii brings bag loads of activities to the living room. But a nondescript style and quantity over quality approach mean that 101-in-1 Party Megamix struggles to make itself heard over the hoards of similar titles on the Wii.

Wed, 13 Jan 2010

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Echoes is a good examples of frivolous gaming. It's one of the new PSP Mini range that are soon playable on the PS3 as well. As such, it doesn't offer anything more than a distraction compared to meatier games. What it does offer though is challenging fun for five minutes, even if it's not exactly thought provoking. More suited to PlayStation Portable then than big brother PS3

Mon, 11 Jan 2010

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After the success of the first season of 1 vs 100 on Xbox 360's live service, season 2 is back to challenge our general knowledge between 19th of November and February 14th 2010. The format has been updated a little, but essentially remains to be a fresh quiz game format that captures the thrill and tension of our beloved Friday night TV shows.

Sat, 09 Jan 2010

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Much like Echoes, Blast Off is another great example of a game that you can dip in and out of. Fitting it's PSP Mini format well, it might not be the lengthiest of games nor the most complicated of games but it is certainly enjoyable. Blast Off on the PlayStation Portable is that strange combination between compulsion and frustration that at times came close to being thrown out of the window.

Tue, 05 Jan 2010

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The technical feat of moving from the 360 to multi-platform is traversed well by Scene It? Bright Lights! Big Screen!. This sequel is released simultaneously on Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii and PlayStation 3. Although not without tough technical challenges, Scene It? Bright Lights! Big Screen! intelligently keeps the focus squarely on the quality of clips and questions.

Sun, 03 Jan 2010

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Maboshi Arcade at first seems to be a simple set of casual games, but turns out to be intricately linked puzzle experience that is as compelling as Tetris or Puzzle Bubble ever was. This is one of the best uses of the Nintendo Wii's Wii-Ware channel I've seen so far.

Tue, 22 Dec 2009

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Scene It? Bright Lights! Big Screen! brings the 360 Scene It? film quiz to both PlayStation 3 and Nintendo Wii as well as updating the series as a whole. While the release is not without compromise to make it cross-platform, it continues to create a family friendly movie quiz experience around a strong set of questions.

Mon, 21 Dec 2009

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