Review: Hidden Mysteries: Titanic (DS)

Review: Hidden Mysteries: Titanic (DS)

Hidden Mysteries: Titanic isn’t overly interesting, so I’m going to start my review in a similarly, not overly interesting, but perfectly functional sort of way. Just to get you in the mood so you know exactly what to expect from it. Big Fish Games isn’t quite a household name, but I’d wager it’s a company whose products have been in a great many homes. They primarily publish hidden object games for the PC; games that require players to pick out a variety of objects as determined by the game. They’re simple titles to say the least but they’re also quite relaxing, simple to get into and thus ideal for casual gamers. A spattering of similar titles has made their way to the DS. So we come to Hidden Mysteries: Titanic which as I’ve previously said, really isn’t very interesting.

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Hands-On: Mafia II (Xbox 360)

Hands-On: Mafia II (Xbox 360)

The smell of freshly cooked Italian pasta and a smoke filled restaurant can mean only one thing. 2K are dying to make you an offer you can’t refuse.

Mafia II is the long awaited sequel to the 2002 smash hit on the PC. The game has been developed by 2K Czech, formally known as Illusion Softworks, with most of the original team returning to the IP. This new entry will chart the rise of Vito Scaletti, a veteran of the Second World War, through the seedy underbelly of the Cosa Nostra. The demo is quite short for an open world game, with only one short mission on offer and a meagre ten minutes to free-roam around the streets of Empire Bay. The short time in the city does leave lasting impressions however.

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Review: Castlevania: Harmony Of Despair (Xbox 360)

Review: Castlevania: Harmony Of Despair (Xbox 360)

The Castlevania series is a much loved one for me. Along with more or less everyone over the age of 25, Super Castlevania IV on the SNES was my favourite and I do have a soft spot for the PSX classic, Symphony of the Night. The release of a new one has me excited in a way that Modern Warfare 2 had everyone under 18 screaming for family members to head to shops worldwide to quench their fix.

To be honest, this isn’t like your usual DS versions of the vampire killing franchise, and the only thing it does lend to those, and to SotN, is the inclusion of some of the lead characters, such as Alucard and Soma from Portrait of Ruin. This looks on paper to be the usual 2D exploration and boss killing experience, but the twist could leave some fans divided.

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