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Jamie Ewbank
05 June 2009 12:11
It’s another pair of polar opposites on our movies channel this week, with Frank Miller’s embarrassingly poor adaptation Will Eisner’s The Spirit picking up a single star for just about managing to look and sound vaguely interesting, while Slumdog Millionaire
Filed under: Blu-ray, DTS-HD MA, Blu-ray Disc, Dolby True HD, DVD, The Leisure Lab, movies, reviews, Playstation, Xbox, The Spirit, Slumdog Millionaire
Jamie Ewbank
20 May 2009 12:44
The sport of mixed martial arts has fewer rules than most boardgames, a fact which goes a long way towards explaining why UFC 2009 Undisputed is such an unnerving game to play: in its attempt to capture the no-holds-barred nature of the sport it lets
Filed under: games, reviews, Playstation, Xbox, UFC 2009 Undisputed
Jamie Ewbank
10 March 2009 10:52
We’ve finished our first run through the gorgeous Resident Evil 5 and while we’ve loved every action-packed second it has to be said there’s something missing: the chills. Even when the last instalment, Resi 4, opted for more action and less horror it
Filed under: The Leisure Lab, games, reviews, Playstation, Xbox, Resident Evil 5
Jamie Ewbank
17 February 2009 11:20
F.E.A.R.2 Project Origin , with it’s unwieldy title and murky, j-horror stylings would almost feel like a drag to review after the glorious high def, surround sound presentation that was Killzone 2 , but where Killzone packed only half the plot into double
Filed under: games, reviews, Playstation, Xbox FEAR 2, F.E.A.R.2, Project Origin
Jamie Ewbank
10 February 2009 12:40
With 7.1 audio and 720p graphics, Killzone 2 is the most cinematic game ever released, but it’s also proving controversial, as reviewers who suggest that it might be all gloss and no guts are being inundated with hate mail from PS3 owners desperate to
Filed under: The Leisure Lab, Samsung, games, reviews, Playstation, Killzone 2
Jamie Ewbank
22 December 2008 12:22
It’s been a cracking year for gamers, with titles like Grand Theft Auto and Metal Gear Solid making it to their fourth instalments, new titles like LittleBigPlanet and Dead Space bringing new characters and stories into play, and a sprint finish to the
Filed under: The Leisure Lab, games, reviews, Playstation, Xbox, Nintendo, wii, LittleBigPlanet, Dead Space, FPS, Call of Duty: World at War, Top 5
Jamie Ewbank
10 December 2008 16:35
Given that we’re one of the few sites that refrained from making early predictions that Call of Duty: World at War would stink, it would be very easy to pretend that the thought had never crossed our minds and consequently look an awful lot more composed
Filed under: The Leisure Lab, games, reviews, Playstation, Xbox, Nintendo, wii, FPS, Kiefer Sutherland, Gary Oldman, Call of Duty: World at War
Jamie Ewbank
27 November 2008 12:35
It’s long been the dream of game developers to create a game that feels like a playable movie, and in Dead Space , EA has succeeded. Albeit, it’s the sort of movie that involves an awful lot of trudging backwards and forwards doing menial labour whilst
Filed under: CD, The Leisure Lab, MP3, Samsung, music reviews, games, reviews, music, Playstation, Xbox, album reviews, Snow Patrol, Dead Space
Jamie Ewbank
15 November 2008 15:52
The average age of gamers is rising, and as we grow up, we're demanding grown-up games. We want rounded characters, meaningful themes, inventive cinematography and incredible surround sound. In these days of HD equipped, Blu-ray capable consoles, why
Filed under: games, reviews, Playstation, Xbox, Nintendo, wii
Jamie Ewbank
04 November 2008 11:35
Quantum of Solace is the latest Bond tie-in game to try and step out of the shadow of the N64 classic Goldeneye, and the first that has a chance of succeeding. Using the superb Call of Duty 4 engine, Quantum of Solace has a solid foundation upon which
Filed under: The Leisure Lab, Samsung, games, reviews, Playstation, Xbox, Nintendo, wii, Quantum of Solace, Daniel Craig, James Bond, Goldeneye
Jamie Ewbank
30 October 2008 11:48
It's been a week of extremes on The Leisure Lab, where we’ve discovered that a lossless 5.1 DTS-HD soundtrack isn’t enough to save the The Happening , a film where the scariest noise is that of Mark Wahlberg staring down the camera and explaining the
Filed under: Blu-ray, DTS-HD MA, Blu-ray Disc, movies, Samsung, film reviews, games, reviews, Playstation, LittleBigPlanet, The Eyehe Happening
Jamie Ewbank
24 October 2008 16:08
Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 maintains its status as the football sim for the hardened gamer, having finally found the right balance between complexity and playability. PES 2009 challenges you with a clever AI that quickly counters the repetitive efforts
Filed under: The Leisure Lab, Samsung, games, reviews, Playstation, Xbox, Pro Evo, Pro Evolution Soccer 2009, PES 2009
Jamie Ewbank
22 October 2008 11:59
The Brothers In Arms series is best known for taking the tired old WWII first-person shooter and reinvigorating it by adding squad tactics. Sure, it slowed the games down to a glacial pace, but having to sneak, suppress and flank your opponents added
Filed under: The Leisure Lab, games, reviews, Playstation, Xbox, Brothers In Arms: Hell's Highway
Jamie Ewbank
16 September 2008 12:01
Star Wars: Force Unleashed is the most action-packed Star Wars game ever to hit a home console, and it lets you get in touch with your dark side. Jedis might get all the attention, but the real stars of the Star Wars universe have to be the Sith. Think
Filed under: The Leisure Lab, games, reviews, Playstation, Xbox, wii, Star Wars, Jedi, Star Wars: Force Unleashed
Jamie Ewbank
10 September 2008 15:18
Baroque seems like an interesting idea at first: it's an RPG for the Wii, a console starved of the roleplaying format. The game's central conceit is that having your character die and restart the game is vital to revealing the plot. On top of that, it's
Filed under: The Leisure Lab, games, reviews, Playstation, Nintendo, wii, Baroque