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I've been gaming since I first played Chess on the Amstrad PCW, and have never looked back. The advent of smartphones has given rise to an exciting new world of possibilities for gaming, and I've been particularly enamoured with Windows Phone 7 thanks to its integration with Xbox Live, and the minimum specifications Microsoft had for the handsets meaning that all of them are capable gaming devices. Also, because the OS is just so damned sexy. When I'm not playing or reviewing games, I have a variety of other interests and hobbies, not least ancient literature and history, subjects in which I hold both a bachelor and master of arts; so if you've any questions about which of the ancient Greek novels is the best,* you know who to ask!
*Lucian's True History
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ShooterWP7 Games ReviewXbox Live
This game helped me realise something about myself. It’s made me gain a greater understanding of my own gaming tastes. I used
This game helped me realise something about myself. It’s made me gain a greater understanding of my own gaming tastes. I used
Sports & RacingWP7 Games Review
What a name! I remember when the label of 3D was thrown around with gay abandon: SWIV 3D, Duke Nukem 3D, Lemmings
What a name! I remember when the label of 3D was thrown around with gay abandon: SWIV 3D, Duke Nukem 3D, Lemmings
Action & AdventureWP7 Games Review
The Fall of Gods is- The Fall of Gods is a game where- The Fall of Gods is a game where you
The Fall of Gods is- The Fall of Gods is a game where- The Fall of Gods is a game where you
Action & AdventureWP7 Games ReviewXbox Live
Would you like to play a game of a style you’ve seen many times before? Would you also like to pay £2.29
Would you like to play a game of a style you’ve seen many times before? Would you also like to pay £2.29
Puzzle and TriviaWP7 Games Review
Word creation games are hardly unusual on smartphones – which means it’s lucky that I love them. Even luckier for me, they’re
Word creation games are hardly unusual on smartphones – which means it’s lucky that I love them. Even luckier for me, they’re
Free WP7 GamesStrategyWP7 Games ReviewXbox Live
It’s a free Live game! Only it isn’t, not really. It’s a ‘free’ game in the same way that Farmville and countless
It’s a free Live game! Only it isn’t, not really. It’s a ‘free’ game in the same way that Farmville and countless
Puzzle and TriviaWP7 Games Review
Fit all the shapes in the spaces. A statement which accurately describes this game. Perhaps more significantly, a statement which it wouldn’t
Fit all the shapes in the spaces. A statement which accurately describes this game. Perhaps more significantly, a statement which it wouldn’t
StrategyWP7 Games ReviewWP7 Multiplayer Games
If there’s one truly positive impact that the rise of mobile gaming has had, it’s been the resurgence of casual turn-based war
If there’s one truly positive impact that the rise of mobile gaming has had, it’s been the resurgence of casual turn-based war
ShooterWP7 Games ReviewXbox Live
I MAED A GAEM W1TH Z0MB1ES 1N IT!!1 is, for the uninitiated, a twin stick shooter on the Xbox Live Indie Games
I MAED A GAEM W1TH Z0MB1ES 1N IT!!1 is, for the uninitiated, a twin stick shooter on the Xbox Live Indie Games
Free WP7 GamesStrategyWP7 Games ReviewWP7 Multiplayer Games
What is war? War is the struggle to control territory. There may well be ideological, economic, political motives, but in the end
What is war? War is the struggle to control territory. There may well be ideological, economic, political motives, but in the end
Puzzle and TriviaWP7 Games ReviewXbox Live
Spider Jack Spiders have been having something of a gaming renaissance recently, with them being the heroes of Spider: The Secret of
Spider Jack Spiders have been having something of a gaming renaissance recently, with them being the heroes of Spider: The Secret of
Action & AdventureFree WP7 GamesWP7 Games Review
Alright, so it may have a title which sounds like it was created using the Generic Fantasy Game Name Generator™. It may
Alright, so it may have a title which sounds like it was created using the Generic Fantasy Game Name Generator™. It may
ExclusivesStrategyWP7 Games Review
Dreadnoughts Defense is, as you might have guessed from the name, a tower defence game. It was released a few weeks ago,
Dreadnoughts Defense is, as you might have guessed from the name, a tower defence game. It was released a few weeks ago,
Free WP7 GamesPuzzle and TriviaWP7 Games ReviewXbox Live
A game about guiding a flower through levels using the wind/tilt controls. That’ll sound familiar to any fans of the (wonderful) PSN
A game about guiding a flower through levels using the wind/tilt controls. That’ll sound familiar to any fans of the (wonderful) PSN
ShooterWP7 Games ReviewXbox Live
Well, this is about as old school as they come. A side-scrolling dogfighter, this isn’t MiniSquadron’s first sortie: it’s been available on
Well, this is about as old school as they come. A side-scrolling dogfighter, this isn’t MiniSquadron’s first sortie: it’s been available on
Action & AdventureWP7 Games Review
Whereupon the noble developers come to appreciate the value in being first. Craft World, you see, is not just a clone of
Whereupon the noble developers come to appreciate the value in being first. Craft World, you see, is not just a clone of
Puzzle and TriviaWP7 Games ReviewXbox Live
Ahh, it was about time Doodle God made its way to Windows Phone. A free Flash game on PC, Doodle God has
Ahh, it was about time Doodle God made its way to Windows Phone. A free Flash game on PC, Doodle God has
Action & AdventureFree WP7 GamesWP7 Games Review
Oh my. It takes some doing to break Pong. One of the first arcade games, and the title which first popularised video
Oh my. It takes some doing to break Pong. One of the first arcade games, and the title which first popularised video
Action & AdventureWP7 Games ReviewXbox Live
When it comes to game design, there’s a simple guideline many choose to follow: if you can’t come up with something new,
When it comes to game design, there’s a simple guideline many choose to follow: if you can’t come up with something new,
Free WP7 GamesPuzzle and TriviaWP7 Games Review
What a choice of name! It evokes a sense of perfection, of focus, of purity of concept: something that is becoming ever
What a choice of name! It evokes a sense of perfection, of focus, of purity of concept: something that is becoming ever
Puzzle and TriviaWP7 Games Review
Every so often you will see a certain criticism levelled at games critics: that they have written a review that is not
Every so often you will see a certain criticism levelled at games critics: that they have written a review that is not
Action & AdventureWP7 Games ReviewXbox Live
Hasta La Muerte is a visually arresting game from Pohlm Studio, with an equally arresting premise: taking control of a red-skinned grim
Hasta La Muerte is a visually arresting game from Pohlm Studio, with an equally arresting premise: taking control of a red-skinned grim
xBox ConsoleXbox Live
Ooh, look, another 360 game review! Once more, we find ourselves in the happy position of having a Windows Phone game and
Ooh, look, another 360 game review! Once more, we find ourselves in the happy position of having a Windows Phone game and
Action & AdventureExclusivesWP7 Games ReviewXbox Live
Have you ever wanted a game to be better? I don’t mean that in a broad, “this game could be better”, sense.
Have you ever wanted a game to be better? I don’t mean that in a broad, “this game could be better”, sense.
WP7 Games Reviewxbox CompanionXbox Live
Earlier this week Microsoft rolled out their newest iteration of the Xbox 360 dashboard. It brought a variety of changes, most obviously
Earlier this week Microsoft rolled out their newest iteration of the Xbox 360 dashboard. It brought a variety of changes, most obviously
Board and ClassicFree WP7 GamesWP7 Games ReviewXbox Live
Well, this is a rarity. An Xbox Live title which costs the princely sum of zero pounds; something achievement hunters will no
Well, this is a rarity. An Xbox Live title which costs the princely sum of zero pounds; something achievement hunters will no
xBox ConsoleXbox Live
Hold it! Don’t go away! There’s a good reason that you’re seeing the review of an Xbox 360 title on this Windows
Hold it! Don’t go away! There’s a good reason that you’re seeing the review of an Xbox 360 title on this Windows
Action & AdventureFree WP7 GamesWP7 Games Review
It’s nice to see a game which riffs on a classic game design, rather than simply ripping it off. Node.Hack is, essentially,
It’s nice to see a game which riffs on a classic game design, rather than simply ripping it off. Node.Hack is, essentially,
FamilyWP7 Games ReviewXbox Live
Would you like to play a game which requires no thought at all? Then do we have some good news for you!
Would you like to play a game which requires no thought at all? Then do we have some good news for you!
Free WP7 GamesPuzzle and TriviaWP7 Games Review
A match-3 game! Will innovation never cease. This is one of that particularly touchscreen-friendly variety where the aim is simply to spot
A match-3 game! Will innovation never cease. This is one of that particularly touchscreen-friendly variety where the aim is simply to spot 
