Bleach, Bleach, Bleach… I’ve got so many mixed feelings on this series but it’s still found its way into my heart. When I first found out about Bleach, I became…

If I had one word to describe Tomba!, it would be “odd”. As you begin the game, you are immediately approached by a man with a hat. He explains to…

Catching Your Wife Playing With Toys Whilst You’re Not Around I have always had a very obsessive personality, it has cost me several fortunes and has spanned across a whole…

Hidden Gem Hunting will accompany me as I search charity shops, car-boot sales & discount stores for cheap video games. I will report my findings back here, once a week. Please bear in mind that these are my first impressions on these games, and are definitely subject to change once I have played them.

Honourable Mentions 007: Nightfire (PS2) Quite possibly the first FPS game I ever played, I’m sad that I missed GoldenEye 64.I loved having so much spy gear at my disposal…

Platinum Trophies For Everyone!

Terminator Salvation is infamous for it’s super-easy platinum trophy, but is there anything more to this movie tie-in. There is, but it’s all downhill from here. The movie was awful so if you were holding out any hope for the video game you need a check-up.

Hidden Gem Hunting will accompany me as I search charity shops, car-boot sales & discount stores for cheap video games. I will report my findings back here, once a week. Please bear in mind that these are my first impressions on these games, and are definitely subject to change once I have played them.

The PS3’s heyday is now a while behind us, let’s take a look back as to which games really stood out. These choices are my personal opinion and not necessarily the same opinions as the rest of the Gamer Laughs team. These are the games that were most important to me as a gamer, and there may be some unexpected titles on this list.

  A Little Something to Rage About Rage is an ugly game, but not in the traditional sense of the word. Rage is gritty, depressing and really friggin’ cool. This…

Still Not Burnt Out

Burnout 3 is the game I always come back to. I’ve cashed out my games collection before, yet I always buy this game when I come back, and it never gets boring. A few months ago I reviewed the sixth game in the Burnout franchise, Burnout Paradise. I stated that it was the pinnacle of the series, I’d like to eat my words.

Life In The Third Person

Hidden Gem Hunting will accompany me as I search charity shops, car-boot sales & discount stores for cheap video games. I will report my findings back here, once a week. Please bear in mind that these are my first impressions on these games, and are definitely subject to change once I have played them.

Final Fantasy VII remains one of my favourite games of all time and many other people agree with me. Released way back in 1997 FFVII is now getting on for twenty years old, and it still holds as much charm today as it did then. How many other RPG’s can claim to have a remake? And by remake I mean a remake of the original game, not just slapping a new number after the title on a new game.

A Silent Downpour

I am a huge fan of the Silent Hill series and I have played almost all of the games available. I have my favorites and my not so favorites. One in particular I found to be the second best in the series, yet not many fans would agree. I’m talking about the eighth game, Downpour.

We’re at a point in time where gaming is becoming closer and closer to reality every day. VR is on the horizon, the PS4 ½ is almost upon us, and every new game boasts top of the line graphics and hyper realism. Why then, am I still happy playing the PS4’s predecessors’ predecessor?

Buffy & Black Flag

Hidden Gem Hunting will accompany me as I search charity shops, car-boot sales & discount stores for cheap video games. I will report my findings back here, once a week.

Dark Sector is a game I had very high hopes for. I named it as a potential sleeper in one of my hidden gems articles and couldn’t wait to explore the sheer brutality and bleak environments that were received with such horror in Australia that the game was delayed and heavily censored.

THE TREASURE QUEST

Hidden Gem Hunting will accompany me as I search charity shops, car-boot sales & discount stores for cheap video games. I will report my findings back here, once a week.

There is something about an arcade style button smasher that appeals to the more primal aspects of human nature. The execution is simple while the returning satisfaction (or frustration) exceeds it tenfold.

Leaves A Bad Taste

So I made that mistake again, that awful, gut-wrenching mistake. I bought a copy of a game created by Data Design Interactive. The company have been responsible for many of the worst and most difficult moments of my life…

The Search Continues

Hidden Gem Hunting will accompany me as I search charity shops, car-boot sales & discount stores for cheap video games. I will report my findings back here, once a week.

The Club Review (Ps3)

Fast-paced and full to the brim with adrenaline, The Club was an early PS3 release from SEGA, and an attempt at a series too. A sequel was talked about for a while but due to the developing team departing from SEGA, it disintegrated. What’s left with us is a mega-promising third person shooter title like no other.

Stranglehold Review (Ps3)

Much like the Ted Nugent song of the same name, Stranglehold makes you feel like a total badass. The sequel to John Woo action flick Hard Boiled features Chow Yun-Fat reprising his role as Detective Tequila. Stranglehold is a lot of fun.

Playstation All-stars: Battle Royale Review (Ps3)

Do you love Playstation exclusives like God of War, Little Big Planet & Killzone? Have you ever wished to bear witness to Isaac Clarke battling it out with Parappa the Rapper? This might be the game you’re after, but I doubt it.

Dragon Rage Review (Ps2)

Ever wanted to be a dragon and soar across beautiful landscapes, bursting your enemies into flames and using magical dragon powers? So have I, what a great familiar concept. Play any of the Spyro games and you will get that experience, play Dragon Rage and – where do I start…

As a 13-year-old kid, Bully was my first foray into the wonderful world of Rockstar, and what better way to do it. Games like GTA and Red Dead would have been a) for the most part not released yet and b) using hindsight, those franchises would have gone way over my head.

…His cheery disposition frightens you somehow. Nevertheless, you nod in compliance. “Very good! Very good! Right this way then.” He says and beckons you towards him. His name is Tom Nook; he is the local storeowner and entrepreneur…

Hidden Gem Hunting will accompany me as I search charity shops, car-boot sales & discount stores for cheap video games. I will report my findings back here, once a week…

Ah! It’s my favorite marsupial of my favorite childhood franchise! Crash fucking Bandicoot! (Fucking is not Crash’s middle name but goddamn he’s awesome!) Memories…

20 years ago, Japan got the very first Pokémon games ever; Pokémon Red, and Pokémon Green. From there began a cultural phenomenon. And whilst it took an unfairly long time for us westerners to get the games for our own handhelds, it was worth the wait! 

Bioshock is one of the greatest first-person shooters of all time. The story is creepy and full of twists and turns and the gameplay flows without fault. The setting is what sells the game for me, with the desolate, atmospheric remnants of one man’s paradise.