Apart from the Clone Wars animated series, everything that Lucasfilm has been involved in for the past twenty-five-odd years has been a bit...tainted. Sure, Indiana Jones 4 wasn't half bad, but generally the folks didn't care for it much. Then there's the Star Wars prequels.It seems … Continue Reading ››
Ninja Theory's Enslaved: Journey to the West was an ambitious undertaking. A Sci-fi retelling of an old Chinese myth. Even the mouthful of a title alluded to the game's questionable marketability.The game review below was written for the Game Console print magazine. Due to space … Continue Reading ››
I spent last night playing Ubisoft's new game, From Dust.It was pretty poor timing on my part. It was getting late and I’d yet to dream up anything for Game Console’s Friday news item. As part of my procrastination process, I'd also decided to relocate … Continue Reading ››
I've just moved the site from the comfort of wordpress.com to its permanent home at www.stateofplay.co.nz.Please adjust your links accordingly, although wordpress.com will redirect you here for the time being. You may notice a lack of functionality and the old hiccup as I configure plug-ins and edit the CSS. Hopefully it'll all be up and … Continue Reading ››
Apart from the Clone Wars animated series, everything that Lucasfilm has been involved in for the past twenty-five-odd years has been a bit...tainted. Sure, Indiana Jones 4 wasn't half bad, but generally the folks didn't care for it much. Then there's the Star Wars prequels.It seems … Continue Reading ››
I spent last night playing Ubisoft's new game, From Dust.It was pretty poor timing on my part. It was getting late and I’d yet to dream up anything for Game Console’s Friday news item. As part of my procrastination process, I'd also decided to relocate …