OXCGN’s Injustice: Gods Among Us Review

Posted on 17 April, 2013 by GrathiusXR

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OXCGN’s Injustice: Gods Among Us Review

It has begun!

by Arthur Kotsopoulos

©2013 Arthur Kotsopoulos

Let’s wind the clock back to 2007 when Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe was released.

While it was an awesome cross-over, it wasn’t exactly met with the best reception. It was not a bad game by any means, and it did have some nifty gameplay features like Falling Kombat and Klose Kombat (which were interestingly enjoyable).

The problem with it was, due to how violent and graphic Mortal Kombat is, the game was heavily tamed because of license restrictions with DC characters. This kept it from its true potential.

Everything about Injustice: Gods Among Us, however, does justice to the DC Universe and its characters. Whilst it may not be as violent as Mortal Kombat, it is crafted to suit the DC Universe more than what MK v DC was.

The DC characters were basically tacked onto a Mortal Kombat game whereas Injustice is a stand-alone game where Netherrealm had more freedom to work with. (more…)

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OXCGN’s Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed Review

Posted on 5 January, 2013 by exterminat

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Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed

The fastest thing alive

by Chris Fox

©2013 Chris Fox

Nearly three years ago an underrated little racer known as Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing was released to give 360 and PS3 owners their very own kart racer to break out at parties.

It featured a range of characters, tracks and music from the SEGA universe and while it was a lot of fun, it never quite reached the heights or acclaim of its peers.

While Alex Kidd may not be anywhere near as recognisable as Mario, the SEGA fan base are a hardcore, passionate bunch and they definitely deserve an excellent kart racer of their own.

It’s a good thing, therefore, that Sumo Digital have now delivered one. (more…)

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OXCGN’s New Super Mario Bros. U Review

Posted on 4 January, 2013 by exterminat

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OXCGN’s New Super Mario Bros. U Review

Hooked on the brothers

by Chris Fox

©2013 Chris Fox

It’s been a while since we’ve had another console side scrolling Mario title, but Mario has finally burst onto our screens in [near] full HD in the Wii U launch title New Super Mario Bros. U.

While the formula on display here is anything but new, this side scrolling platformer maintains the high standard set by its predecessors all those years ago and is a must buy for all Wii U owners.

Is it any good? Read here

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OXCGN’s Game of the Year Awards for 2012

Posted on 23 December, 2012 by dkpatriarch

OXCGN’s Game of the Year Awards for 2012

The world did not end this year

by David Hilton

With all the attention on the impending Mayan apocalypse it would have been fitting to look at the state of gaming at the end of 2011 and wonder if the gaming world might also end.

While there was initially some optimism that new major next gen consoles would be announced at this year’s E3, only the Wii U actually was a next gen certainty and the limits of current gen consoles had seemingly been reached.

On top of that, gaming sequels continued to dominate game releases.

It looked like the end could be nigh for big release gaming of the AAA variety in the near future.

However the quality of this year’s titles shows that gaming is very much alive and though many studios and franchises faltered this year, more succeeded with some of the best games this gaming generation.

With a huge renaissance gaming year promised for 2013 in the form of new generation consoles, let’s look at 2012 as the last big battle of this current console generation for top gaming honours.

We gave our readers a chance in a poll to decide their 2012 Game of the Year, and the results came in with the beautiful and clever Playstation exclusive downloadable title, Journey. Now it’s our turn.

OXCGN GOTY here

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