Half-Life 2 ReviewFORMATS: PC, MACThe original Half-Life was Valve's debut title and it quickly became an instant classic and a masterpiece. Like Doom, the game represented a reinvention of the genre, as it was incredibly well designed and was one of the most influential games of all time. Its sense of immersion was absolute, there was nothing that interrupted the story, no fancy CGI movies, no considerable stops, nothing. Every sequence included was generated by the in-game engine and the player could interact with almost anything in the environment, these changes were revolutionary and affected the way we play first-person shooters nowadays. It took Valve
DEAD ISLAND REVIEWFORMATS:XBOX 360, PCThe history of Poland-based developer Techland is filled with near-successes or utter failures. They've had some pretty good ideas for games over the years, but have mostly come up short. One of their most recent major failures is the bland Call of Juarez: The Cartel. And it's a bloody shame too, because the previous installment, Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood was a pretty solid shooter. In fact, The Cartel is so awful I couldn't stand playing for more than five minutes, which is why I never reviewed the damn thing. It also had the misfortune of being released when I was on holiday, so there. Seriously though, don't wast