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by Guest/Previous | 14/04/2011 · 5:00 pm

GAME REVIEW – DC Universe Online (PC)

By Duncan Voice

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Like his proverbial namesake catching the morning worm, The Chaffinch swoops down from the rooftops to tackle the nameless thugs of Gotham City. Dishing out punches, kicks and batarangs, his retribution is swift. Answering a call from his mentor Batman, he heads to another crime scene round the block. Identical looking thugs meet the same justice. Another call comes in, twenty more of the same reprobates line the streets. DC Universe Online reads a familiar story. Fantastic license, terrible execution.

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MUSIC REVIEW – Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will by Mogwai

By Joseph Marshall

Scottish act Mogwai are back with their most unfriendly album title to date, Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will. I wasn’t sure what to expect from this record, as having only listened to a few loose tracks some time ago, I was for the most part uninitiated. The first play tells me that this is an album of dynamics, with a stark contrast between soft and loud parts being one of the main themes they play on. But as I listen further I discover there is much more to it than that…

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by Guest/Previous | 05/04/2011 · 11:48 am

GAME REVIEW – Lylian: Episode One – Paranoid Friendship (PC)

By Stewart Sutherland

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One of the creepiest games I think I’ve ever (and will ever) play, Lylian: Episode One – Paranoid Friendship sees players take charge of a young girl locked up in an insane asylum, who finds herself free of her restraints one night and wandering around the hospital. Of course it’s not that cut and dry – the titular character Lylian soon discovers that the hospital may be harbouring a labyrinth of underground factories. Then again, it’s heavily hinted that it’s all just in her mind…

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by Guest/Previous | 17/03/2011 · 7:30 pm

GAME REVIEW – Kaptain Brawe: A Brawe New World (PC)

By Ian McCabe

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Kaptain Brawe: A Brawe New World is a downloadable point-and-click adventure game from Petar Ivancek, developed by Croatian studio Cateia Games. Set in an alternate 19th Century world and as old-school as adventure games get, this is a colourful, rib-tickling journey through space and beyond. So, batten down the hatches, set the sails, and… compute the Bital Synchronisations?!

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