Heavy Rain review

Riding atop a wave of genius, or drowning in it's ambition?

Movies and computer games have shared an unsteady relationship. Making movies based on computer games or indeed computer games based on movies usually leads to poor results. But with better graphics and the success of story based games there has been an urge from some developers to marry games and cinema, to provide an experience with both the rich characters and story of a great film and the interaction and exploration of a computer game.

Heavy Rain, from Quantic Dreams, is the latest to try it's had at this type of game. Combining the feel of a psychological thriller, with a whodunnit, and giving the player control over the actions of several key characters in the plot, it engages you in the story and pushes you to answer the question- Who is the Origami Killer?

Bioshock 2 review

Does the sequel live up to expectations?

The first Bioshock game won numerous accolades, and was generally very highly thought of critically. The mix of the well conceived setting and the interesting twisting storyline made the game very memorable, and although some of the more straightforward shooting ocasionally lacked the snap of other first person shooters, it had a wealth of great ideas.