Chime's mix of music and puzzling strikes a Tetris shaped chord in a sea of action packed musical games and pledges 60% of profits to good causes. It's a great 360 XBLA game, even without the good works.

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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Parasol Stars magically extends the bubble and rainbow fun to some unassuming but surprisingly addictive umbrella action. Following the platforming of both Bubble Bobble and Rainbow Islands, Parasol Stars keeps thing bright, fun and simple. Scratch beneath the surface though and there is a labyrinth of controllable complexity.

Mon, 01 Feb 2010

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The simplest games can generate complex experiences. So goes the rhetoric behind Halo:

Tue, 26 Jan 2010

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Endless Ocean 2 is serenity perfected. But unlike the meandering first game, this Nintendo Wii sequel is a often tense and directed experience.

Mon, 25 Jan 2010

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This is not an easy cash-in follow up, that would come later with Bubble Memories and Symphony. Rainbow Islands is a full reimagining of its forbears play mechanic with rainbows replacing bubbles.

Sat, 23 Jan 2010

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The Zelda games have been building an original world since 1989. Architecture, music and place thread through each Legend of Zelda Adventure and re-connect players at every visit. It's this mythic side to the series that makes it eminently replayable, as every new chapter encourages us back to the beginning to see how it all began.

Fri, 22 Jan 2010

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Ghostbusters the video game succeeds in the end by simply feeling right. Whether on 360, PS3 or Nintendo Wii, the game has enough of that Ghostbuster spirit from the movie to be forgiven it's slightly derivative game play. Not quite Batman Arkham Asylum but cut from the same cloth.

Tue, 12 Jan 2010

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Having admired the awesome writers and amiable style of The Escapist from afar, we are excited to announce that Game People is going to provide a weekly column for their hallowed pages. The feature will be called Game People Calling and starts on Sunday 10th January.

Mon, 11 Jan 2010

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Video game boxes try to make things clear but often over simplify the situation. This is particularly true when it come to identifying what sorts of multiplayer modes a game offers. Here we have the detail about what each symbol means.

Sun, 10 Jan 2010

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