Author Archives: Martin Mulrooney

About Martin Mulrooney

I am a professional writer and editor from the UK. I graduated with a B.A. (Hons) degree in Media and Film in 2009, specialising in Print Journalism and Advanced Screenwriting. I created Alternative Magazine Online soon after.

by Martin Mulrooney | 12/10/2012 · 12:50 pm

GAME REVIEW – The Last Express (iPhone)

By Marty Mulrooney

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icon_TLE The Last Express in an award-winning adventure game designed by Jordan Mechner, who is best known as the creator of the Prince of Persia franchise. Originally released on PC in 1997, the game is now being made available on iOS devices for the very first time thanks to DotEmu, a Paris-based developer and publisher that specialises in modern releases of retro titles. In The Last Express, the player takes control of American doctor and fugitive from the law Robert Cath, who boards the Orient Express after receiving an urgent telegram from his best friend Tyler Whitney. When he finds Tyler dead in his compartment, Cath finds himself embroiled in a plot equal parts conspiracy, politics, romance and murder.

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Tagged as Adventure game, DotEmu, Elia Cmiral, Game, Game Review, iOS, iphone, Jordon Mechner, point and click, Review, Robert Cath, Rotoscoping, The Last Express, The Prince of Persia

by Martin Mulrooney | 11/10/2012 · 5:04 pm

GAME REVIEW – The Walking Dead: Episode 4 – Around Every Corner (PC)

By Marty Mulrooney

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The Walking Dead: Around Every Corner is the fourth episode of a five-part episodic video game based upon Robert Kirkman’s The Walking Dead series of comic books. Lee Everett and his fellow survivors arrive in Savannah, Georgia, to find that zombies aren’t their only problem – the group is becoming fractured and divided, Kenny is struggling to hold himself together and Clementine’s mysterious walkie-talkie ‘friend’ has a hidden agenda that will push Lee to breaking point and beyond. Welcome to The Walking Dead: The Game.

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Tagged as Adventure Games, Clementine, Game, Gary Whitta, Lee Everett, Review, Robert Kirkman, Telltale Games, The Walking Dead, The Walking Dead: Episode 4 - Around Every Corner, The Walking Dead: The Game, Video Game, Zombie

by Martin Mulrooney | 11/10/2012 · 3:58 am

FILM REVIEW – Looper

By Marty Mulrooney

Looper is a science fiction film written and directed by Rian Johnson (Brick). It stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Joe Simmons, a ‘looper’ living in Kansas in the year 2044. Loopers are assassins who kill targets sent back in time by criminal organisations from the future, where time travel was invented and then immediately outlawed. Bruce Willis co-stars as Joe’s older self in a mind-bending time travel plot that thoroughly exceeds expectations.

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Tagged as Bruce Willis, Emily Blunt, Film, Film Review, Joseph Gordon Levitt, Looper, Pierce Gagnon, Rian Johnson, science fiction, Time Travel

by Martin Mulrooney | 09/10/2012 · 10:12 pm

INTERVIEW – In Conversation With Sunni Pavlovic (thatgamecompany, Journey)

By Marty Mulrooney

Journey (PSN) in an incredible, unforgettable experience. When I was trudging up the snowy mountainside, ice-cold wind blasting in my face, I really felt it. When I collapsed face down in the snow, my heart sank. When I was resurrected and soared higher than ever before, I felt elated. Euphoric doesn’t do the ending justice… blinding white light has become seared into my retinas. Journey is an experience saturated with emotion. One of the best games released this year and a true work of art – AMO is therefore proud to present an exclusive online interview with Sunni Pavlovic, Studio Manager at thatgamecompany!

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