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Daniel Lipscombe, our constantly busy Reviews Editor, used to run a site called Hi-Score – a site that has unfortunately ceased to be. We were left in a predicament with tons of quality content that was no longer available. As you’ve probably figured out already, that’s what you’re about to read.
The Top Ten With A [...]

The second of our Top Ten with a Twist articles lets a collection of writers and freelancers mull over their favourite baddies.

Desert Island Games is simple. You’re deserted on a lost island, but don’t fret because it’s got every console imaginable, constant electricity and a decent internet connection. The catch? You can only take three games. This week Thomas Worthington makes his three picks.
1: Pokémon Silver
I’ve started to reach the end of my tether with [...]

Before I begin, allow me to get something out of the way. I am a Sonic fanboy. When it comes to that little blue hedgehog I’ve been there, done that and bought several t-shirts. However, for years now I have been watching my favourite video game character slip further and further into mediocrity and I, [...]

When you think of Mario and Sonic you think of old times, blocky graphics and incredibly good advertising slogans like “Genesis does what Nintendon’t”. In all honesty after all the nostalgia has died down, the one thing you don’t think of are the Olympic Games.
Yet that’s what we saw two years ago in preparation for [...]

Today is the Dreamcast’s 10th anniversary in America and despite Sega saying they aren’t doing anything special they have announced something we’ve been waiting for, for over 10 years. In the ultimate case of being careful what you wish for, you just might get it, Sega have revealed they are working on a new HD [...]

Sega has let us know that Sonic & Knuckles will be hitting the Xbox Live Arcade on September the 9th. It will probably just be a solid port of the original with nothing too exciting.
I guess the one thing you could mark as interesting are the added bonuses. If you bought previous Sonic titles you’ll [...]

Sonic on another platform than the MegaDrive/Genesis, who would have pictured such madness. It’s the iPhone!

Apparently the most recent issue of Nintendo Power is reporting that the upcoming Sonic Unleashed title will be developed by the same team that created the critically acclaimed Sonic Rush.
NP go on to reveal that it will be the Wii version only and not the Playstation 3 or Xbox 360 versions. There are also rumors [...]

In 1991, one of SEGA’s most famous characters, Sonic the Hedgehog materialized onto our screens for the first time. A year later a sequel was made with Sonics new (but mutated) fox sidekick Tails. Now Sonic the Hedgehog 2 has made its way onto the Xbox Live Arcade and has been welcomed with open arms.
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