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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 | 01/08/2012 · 12:00 pm

GAME REVIEW – To The Moon (PC, UK Retail Edition)

By Marty Mulrooney

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Alternative Magazine Online reviewed indie RPG/adventure game To The Moon towards the end of last year, describing it as “yet another shining example of an indie developer, free from the shackles of a mainstream gaming studio, weaving pure magic.” Created by Kan Gao and Freebird Games, the game tasks players with controlling two doctors – Dr. Eva Rosalene and Dr. Neil Watts – as they rewrite the memory of an elderly man named Johnny, whose dying wish is to go to the moon… On the 6th July 2012, Lace Mamba Global released the retail edition of To The Moon throughout the UK and Ireland. Priced at a recommended retail price of £14.99, this beautifully packaged retail edition also includes the full game soundtrack on CD.

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by | 27/07/2012 · 10:20 pm

FILM REVIEW – The Dark Knight Rises (IMAX)

By Marty Mulrooney

The Dark Knight Rises

The Dark Knight Rises is the third and final instalment of director Christopher Nolan’s epic Batman film trilogy, following on from Batman Begins (2005) and The Dark Knight (2008). Christian Bale once again reprises his role as Batman, this time opposite Tom Hardy as the villain Bane, a terrorist hell-bent on destroying Gotham City. Michael Caine, Gary Oldman and Morgan Freeman also return, alongside newcomers Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Anne Hathaway.

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by | 24/07/2012 · 11:29 pm

GAME REVIEW – Hoodwink (PC)

By Marty Mulrooney

Hoodwink

Hoodwink is a cel-shaded point-and-click adventure game created by Kuala Lumpur based indie developer E-One Studio. Players take on the role of Michael Bezzle (M. Bezzle – get it?), an acquisitions expert – aka small time thief – who is trying to propose to his girlfriend in a futuristic city ruled by the all-powerful corporation Unicorp. Although it isn’t explicitly stated, Hoodwink is the first episode of an episodic series and is available exclusively on PC via EA’s Origin service.

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by | 20/07/2012 · 12:00 pm

GAME REVIEW – Limbo: Special Edition (PC)

By Marty Mulrooney

Alternative Magazine Online reviewed the PlayStation Network version of Limbo (a downloadable puzzle-platform video game created by independent Danish game developer Playdead) last year, describing it as “an unforgettable, game-changing experience.” Originally released as a platform exclusive title on Xbox Live Arcade in 2010, Limbo was ported to the PlayStation Network and Microsoft Windows via Steam in 2011. It’s now 2012 and this phenomenal game is seeing yet another release – this time as a retail special edition that includes DRM-free PC and Mac versions, a free Steam gift key, a standalone soundtrack by Martin Stig Andersen, seven original art cards, a boy sticker and 3D glasses.

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