Feb 7, 2011

Format: PC (version reviewed), PS3 Unleashed: Out Now Publisher: SCEE Developer: Sony Online Entertainment Players: 1 (MMO) Site: http://www.dcuniverseonline.com/ Extract from a diary delivered anonymously to extreme centre wing publication Critical Gamer: Gotham. A city of depravity and filth where you’re more likely to see a rotting dog than a...

Jan 10, 2011

You would think a comic superhero’s world would be easy to translate into a decent videogame, but their track record isn’t too good. Only Batman Arkham Asylum and Spiderman 2 have received critical praise, and Superman has appeared in more turkeys than sage and onion stuffing. Warner Bros and Sony hope to remedy that fact with DC Universe Online; an...

The industry has had it perfected for roughly five years now, or since the release of Spiderman 2. What I’m talking about is your controlled character’s ability to cross gigantic cityscapes quicker than you can say “parcheesi.” Quicker, I say, because you might stutter a couple of times. I should have chosen a different...