The Mortal Kombat series has been thrown from hand to hand over the past few years, especially since its previous owners, Midway, went under. This year, developer NetherRealm Studios has attempted to bring Mortal Kombat back to its violent and bloodthirsty roots - but did they pull it off? The Mortal Kombat series has always been notorious for its ridiculously insane storylines and this is no e... more.

The WWE is something that you either love or hate, but what cannot be denied is it's popularity across the globe from the live shows to the video games. We have been accustomed to the yearly release from THQ with its Smackdown vs. Raw franchise, though some may argue that in recent years these titles have become tired and predictable with the whole wrestling genre needing a new lease of life. This... more.

Year upon year, sports games are churned out, only offering a minor tweak here and making them into one of the biggest money makers of all video game genres. However, every so often a sports game gets a substantial overhaul and that is precisely what EA Canada have done to the fifth foray into the world of Boxing with Fight Night Champion. I have a strange love-hate relationship with Boxing, as... more.

Spider-man just threw Chun-Li into a corner. Now Viewtiful Joe is hitting her with a Voomerang. Oh look – now Mike Haggar and the Hulk are punching each other in the face, with support from Amaterasu and Super-Skrull. If you understand everything I just said, Marvel vs. Capcom 3 is made for you. This latest entry in Capcom’s long-standing series is as geeky as it is fun, and it’s the kind... more.

The Transformers franchise is one that has been tossed around a lot over the years, taking form in the shape of video games, action figures and Michael Bay movies. Developed by High Moon Studios, Transformers: War for Cybertron is the latest video game to be made in and around the Transformers universe, set to bring some glory back to Transformer games after the half-assed movie tie-in attempts in... more.

To say that I have been looking forward to UFC Undisputed 2010 is an understatement, not to say that last year’s offering was poor, just the fact that after playing the demo a short while back I knew we were going to get a much more polished and updated game with 2010’s edition. As soon as you load the game there is a different look and feel to the menus, a much simpler and easy to understa... more.

Zeno Clash: Ultimate Edition was originally released for PC last year; its success during 2009 encouraged an Xbox LIVE arcade port of the game. Zeno Clash is a 3D brawler from a first-person perspective somewhat comparable to Mirror’s Edge however the focus is more in the fighting rather than the movement. If nothing else, the game definitely gets points for innovation. Zeno Clash follows a y... more.

When the PlayStation was first released Tekken was one of the first launch titles alongside Ridge Racer and Wipeout. More importantly Tekken was the first PlayStation game to sell over 1 million units. Tekken was also one of the earliest 3D fighters around and can be compared to the likes of Virtua Fighter or Battle Arena Toshindin. Tekken differs from other hand-to-hand fighting games i... more.