The reviews are in the paper this week, with a certain sci-fi shooter getting a predictably good write-up. Aleks has her say too. Another hugely polished example of a game at a genre peak is World In Conflict, the real time strategy title. WiC eschews the tedium normally inherent in these games and replaces it with fast-paced action and worryingly beautiful smoke effects. The plot - all 80s Cold War paranoia made real - is a cut above the norm too. Last, and quite frankly least, is retro shooter Xyanide: Resurrection.
Elsewhere Alexander Gambotto-Burke asks whether single-player gaming has run out of steam. For me the answer, obviously, is not yet. But with developers belated realising that many gamers prefer co-op to adversarial modes, plus the party play of the Wii, Singstar and the rest, the clock may finally be ticking down on solo play.
