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by | 26/03/2013 · 12:15 am

GAME REVIEW – Tomb Raider (PlayStation 3)

By Marty Mulrooney

Tomb Raider

Tomb Raider is an appropriately named reboot for one of the best-selling video game franchises of all time. There’s no need for a suffix – after four previous Tomb Raider games developed by Crystal Dynamics, it seems that the time has come for a fresh start and a reconstructed origin story for the most well-loved and instantly recognisable female video game character in history. The year is 2013 and Lara Croft has finally become relevant again. Hot pants and dual pistols have been replaced by anguish, pain, a bow… and a pickaxe. From the wreckage of the ship Endurance, a survivor is born.

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by | 01/02/2013 · 9:12 pm

BOOK REVIEW – Dead Space: Catalyst by B.K. Evenson

By Marty Mulrooney

Dead Space Catalyst

Dead Space: Catalyst by B.K. Evenson is a science fiction horror novel set within the Dead Space video game universe. Serving as a sequel to 2010’s Dead Space: Martyr (also written by Evenson), Dead Space: Catalyst is set 250 years in the future and centres around two brothers named Istvan and Jensi.

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by | 31/12/2012 · 8:35 pm

GAME REVIEW – Hitman: Absolution (PlayStation 3)

By Marty Mulrooney

Hitman Absolution

Hitman: Absolution is the fifth entry in the Hitman series of stealth action video games, following on from 2006’s Hitman: Blood Money. Players once again take control of Agent 47 as he undertakes a variety of missions… and this time, it’s personal. Developed by IO Interactive and published by Square Enix, Hitman: Absolution was released on the 20th November 2012 (the 47th week of the year) and is available for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

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by | 11/12/2012 · 12:00 am

GAME REVIEW – 007 Legends (PlayStation 3)

By Marty Mulrooney

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007 Legends is a first-person shooter where the the player takes control of iconic British secret agent James Bond (the game features the likeness of the most recent Bond actor, Daniel Craig). Created by Eurocom (GoldenEye 007: Reloaded), 007 Legends comprises six missions, with each mission based upon a Bond film, one for each actor to have portrayed 007 on-screen. The game is available on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows and Wii U.

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