http://www.bigsheep.net Warning: May contain rabbits. Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:07:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Originally written for www.7outof10.co.uk When I sit down to write reviews I always try and take a positive stance wherever possible. Even through their darkest hours, most games hold within them flashes of brilliance or originality that guided them to through preproduction and out onto the shelves of shops worldwide. ... http://www.bigsheep.net/?p=1906 Originally written for www.7outof10.co.uk In fourteen-hundred and ninety-two; BIGsheep sailed the ocean blue. He had three ships and left from Copenhagen; He sailed through sunshine, wind and rain-en. He sailed by night; he sailed by day; He used the mini-map to find his way. Commander: Conquest of the Americas (CCOTA) is a strategy game set in ... http://www.bigsheep.net/?p=1901 Originally written for www.7outof10.co.uk Seeing a developer close its doors is a sad sight to witness. The lost talent, the huge amount of time invested in its wares, and the projects that will never see the light of day; even more than in the wider business world, the loss of ... http://www.bigsheep.net/?p=1896 Originally written for www.7outof10.co.uk I’ll always remember my wife’s aunt turning to me one Christmas and quizzing me on what “games” – plural – I had made this month. Never has an eyebrow risen so quickly in bemusement. However, being on the inside of the industry, it is easy to ... http://www.bigsheep.net/?p=1893 Originally written for www.7outof10.co.uk My gaze has been locked unflinchingly on the screen for several long minutes now. I stare, as if a chess Grand Master, contemplating not just my next move but many dozens ahead. One wrong turn now and I might as well restart. Goddamn that flower! Puzzle Dimension ... http://www.bigsheep.net/?p=1891 Originally written for www.7outof10.co.uk As the old cliché goes, I don’t expect much from film tie-ins, much less animated ones. I’ve witnessed grown men lowering themselves to their level simply because the're a cheap way to inflate their Gamerscore: Ice Age 3, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Night at ... http://www.bigsheep.net/?p=1889 Originally written for www.7outof10.co.uk Strangely, I’ve never played a pure Kirby game. I have, however, turned my hand to Kirby’s Dream Course (a strange mini-golf game) on the SNES, Kirby’s Pinball Land on the Game Boy, and Kirby Canvas Curse on the DS; plus put the adorable pink blob to ... http://www.bigsheep.net/?p=1885 Originally written for www.7outof10.co.uk I risk the wrath of many when I say this, but I’ve never been fond of the first-person Metroids. I’ve worked my way through the majority of Samus’ 2D, side-scrolling adventures, but I swapped Metroid Prime with a work colleague for the original Splinter Cell and ... http://www.bigsheep.net/?p=1882 Originally written for www.7outof10.co.uk Going into E3, the 3DS was the object of interest. Up until that point, it was an enigma, a promise of something special, and yet three days later, after the world’s media had dispersed, the watching public still had very little to go on. Yes, it ... http://www.bigsheep.net/?p=1868 Originally written for www.7outof10.co.uk Platform Reviewed from: Xbox 360 As vultures circled the crippled Midway and picked off scraps of IP, a number of surprising names were gathered up. Most, including Mortal Kombat and Wheelman, went to Warner Bros; but during the fire sale Microsoft also picked up the rights to ... http://www.bigsheep.net/?p=1866