So what is Planet 51 about? You take control of Lem; a geeky teenage Alien boy interested in Astronomy. To begin with you’re faced with a number of menial duties such as mowing your neighbours back lawn and taking your mother’s car to the garage. To make things worse the local bully is picking on Lem a bit and of course the girl he fancies from school isn’t really interested in such a no hoper. All of that is about to change when Chuck, a human, lands on Lem’s home planet (Planet 51) and causes and almighty ruckus.

You can read the rest of my review over at Gamesweasel.com

All of us have played a time waster game at some point in our lives. Maybe it was Tetris on the Gameboy or perhaps more recently Peggle on your iPhone. One thing for certain is that even the most core of gamers love a bit of light-hearted high score based gaming in between bouts of Modern Warfare 2 or any other hit game you’d like to mention. Diner Dash has been a huge success since its release in 2003 as a simple PC flash game and can now be found on more than 12 different platforms.

You can read the rest of my review over at Gamesweasel.com

Thanks to Codemasters lovely PR company I have a one copy of F1 2009 for the Nintendo Wii to give away to a lucky visitor.  I recently awarded the game 4 out of 5 saying “F1 2009 for Wii is the best Formula One game I have ever played” .  If you’d like a chance of winning  read my review by clicking here and afterwards answer the following question.  Submit your answer using the Contact button above.

In my review who do I reveal as being my favourite F1 driver?
A) Jenson Button, B) Lewis Hamilton or C) Kimi Raikkonen.

If you do not win never fear, you can still purchase F1 2009 for Wii at stores such as Amazon.co.uk for a great price.

Edit 07/01/2010.  As mentioned above please use the contact button instead of submitting your entry in the comment box – thank you.

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3) Prize will be sent via Signed For (recorded delivery) shortly after the closing date (Friday 29th January 2010) .
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5) Competition is not associated in any way with Codemasters or Mevio.com.
6) All details submitted via the contact form will be deleted after the prize draw.

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I can’t believe we’re finally at the end of Guybrush Threepwood’s latest adventure already. Episode 5 of Tales of Monkey Island is here and I can tell you now Guybrush isn’t in for an easy ride this time around. Before I get into this Tales of Monkey Island review I do want to warn you once again that you will see spoilers for the previous Tales of Monkey Island episode, so if you’ve not played that yet, it’s time to do so.

You can read the rest of my review over at Gamesweasel.com

Motor Racing seems to be one of those sports that people either love or hate. Oddly enough I’m just about to contradict that by saying that I fall somewhere in-between. I used to really enjoy Formula One but I have found that my enjoyment has dwindled somewhat over the last few seasons. All that said, I do love a good racing simulation and in the past I’ve spent many an hour pretending to race a car on my TV or PC monitor, in fact I still play Live For Speed every weekend and to this day have fond memories of F1 World Grand Prix on the Nintendo 64.

You can read the rest of my review over at Wiigamereview.

When Hudson told me that they were bringing a new first person shooter to WiiWare I almost started to jump up and down. No I’m not being sarcastic or sardonic this time. If you’re a regular here you may remember my review of Hudson’s previous FPS on Wii; Onslaught which scored an impressive 4 out of 5. So it’s time to find out more about the game in this Shootanto for WiiWare review. Shootanto for Wii is another intriguing title in Hudson’s blossoming WiiWare catalogue.

You can read the rest of my review over at Wiigamereview.com

I’m not embarrassed to say that I’m an animal lover. I share my house with a rabbit and four cats. I would go as far as to say that I’d prefer the company of almost every animal on the planet rather than that of a human. All except moths, I can’t say I like moths that much at all. Sure you could call me a hippy but no animal is going to rob me in a dark alley or blow up a plane I’m riding in.

You can read the rest of my review over at Wiigamereview.com

As you have probably gathered from the name, this game features Monkey’s and a whole host of Manic Mayhem. Now unlike other Monkey based games full of mayhem, this one doesn’t just seemingly trap Monkey’s inside giant hamster balls for fun (Super Monkey Ball) and neither does it force you to battle a giant reptile King with the help of a Rhino (Donkey Kong Country). Taking inspiration from Nintendo’s motion controller, Worms and possibly even Steven Spielberg’s Boom Blox, the developers of Manic Monkey Mayhem have tried to create a fun game based around throwing bananas and coconuts.

You can read the rest of my review over at Wiigamereview.com

Hello there,

Firstly I want to thank EA Sports providing me with this copy of EA SPORTS Active™ which I have the pleasure of offering as a prize to one lucky visitor.  I was meant to review it but due to a combination of a busy schedule and not being very into exercise; it has ended up sitting on a shelf all this time.

Here are some more details about the software:

EA SPORTS Active™ is a new customizable fitness program.
Featuring more than 25 exercises and sports-inspired drills.

Leg Strap
See your movements tracked on-screen with the specially-designed leg strap.
* Additional leg strap required for multiplayer use.

Resistance Band
Increase the intensity of bicep curls, shoulder presses and many other exercises.
* Additional resistance band required for multiplayer use.

If you’re not the lucky winner don’t forget you can still purchase EA SPORTS Active™ for a great price at Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.com as well as all other Wii retailers.

Now all you have to do to win is watch my friend Matt Cuttle’s review of EA Sports Active then come back here and answer this simple question:

For how many days did Matt’s bottom hurt after exercising to this game?

To enter just send me your answer via the Contact Form Button Above and I will pick a winner at random from all of the entries on Monday 7th December.

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3) Prize will be sent via Signed For (recorded delivery) shortly after the closing date.
4) Your personal safety and health whilst using this software and hardware is at your own risk, you should consult a Doctor before following any exercise advice.
5) Competition is not associated in any way with EA Sports, Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.com or Mevio.com.
6) All details submitted via the contact form will be deleted after the prize draw.

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As you’d expect from the title you take control of Mario and Sonic; however it’s not all about Speed Skating and gold medals here. If you’d have thought something as giant and complex as the Winter Olympic Games could go without a hitch then you’re a dummy because if you think about it just for a moment then you’d realise that there is just so much that can go wrong. In this instance though what goes wrong isn’t quite what you or I would have expected. Rather than the typical type of things like Olympic Athletes being struck down by food poisoning or being suspected of drug misuse, in Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games things are much worse. Who else but the evil Dr Eggman and Bowser have decided to cause trouble.

You can read the rest of my review over at Gamesweasel.com