iTWire Reviews

Quick Hits: Mad Riders

Mike Bantick — Tue, 29 May 2012 17:42:21 +0000

Yes it is four wheel racing, but in the case of Mad Riders we are talking about quad bike racing in crazy jungle locations at speeds that will make your helmeted head to spin. Mad Riders forces players to either rely on exceptional reaction speeds or rote learning of tracks in order to progress.

Review: Max Payne 3

Mike Bantick — Sat, 19 May 2012 19:35:18 +0000

Max is back, this time with the power of Rockstar Game’s impressive development team behind him, but he is still a failure. Max Payne 3 chronicles the further slide of the character that brought the video game world ‘bullet time’ and crime noir grit, and it packs a punch.

Review: Billion BiPAC P108

David Heath — Mon, 14 May 2012 13:56:11 +0000

Powerline networking has reached the point where it just works. Mostly. The Billion BiPAC P108 achieves that.

Review: Prototype 2

Mike Bantick — Wed, 02 May 2012 21:07:39 +0000

Still feel like being a virtual badass? Even after you had a feast of recent games such as infamous 2 and Batman: Arkham City, well perhaps it is time to wheel out Prototype 2

Review: Crimson Steam Pirates

Mike Bantick — Tue, 01 May 2012 00:02:59 +0000

Steam-punk sea battles with blimps, swashbuckling heroes, Tesla coils, teleportation and other Jules Verne inspired imagery and adventure.

Quick Hits: Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning

Mike Bantick — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 21:06:12 +0000

Sprinting around the countryside of Amalur is certainly a different experience from that of trudging around the world of Skyrim, and that is ok, despite the back-of-the-box description that may lead you to think this is a majestic RPG in line with Bethesda's opus Reckoning takes its major influences from elsewhere.

Review: Burnout Crash! for iOS

Mike Bantick — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 18:18:31 +0000

For those that missed out on the guilty pleasures of Burnout Crash! on PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360 can now cause carnage on their iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch with the new iOS version of the game.

Review: Binary Domain

Mike Bantick — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 14:28:29 +0000

Here is a title from Sega that may get lost in the crowd. One that starts shakily when viewed through Western eyes, but ultimately redeems itself as a competent, fun-loving yet challenging shooter with a lot to offer. Welcome hollow child to the Binary Domain.

Review: Journey

Mike Bantick — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 19:50:23 +0000

The fastest selling video game on the PlayStation Network, has no dialogue, a short life span, no guns, not too much in the way of fantastical creatures and little to no sex or violence. Yet it is one of the most thought provoking mainstream releases for a long time. The name says it all, it is a Journey.

Review: Navman MY Escape

Mike Bantick — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:57:07 +0000

The top of the MY Series line of Navman specialist navigation units packs a broad range of features aimed at an equally broad range of uses. The MY Escape is equally at ease whether it is finding the location of a suburban kid's birthday party as it is out on the not-so-beaten AWD tracks of the Australian bush.

Review: Toshiba AT1S0 tablet

David Heath — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 01:38:46 +0000

It's boxy, but it's good. Mostly.

Review: Mass Effect 3 - A satisfying end?

Mike Bantick — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 17:30:11 +0000

The Reapers have come to Earth, and despite having a galaxy of friendly and well-armed allies, only Commander Shepard is equipped to save the human race in this final instalment of the Mass Effect trilogy.

Quick Hits: Gears of War 3, Batman: Arkham City

Mike Bantick — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 14:22:24 +0000

Still playing catch up with the reviews from 2011, here is a look at the final (!?) Gears of War game on the Xbox 360 as well as the brilliantly dark Batman: Arkham City

Review - Norton Internet Security for Mac

Anthony Caruana — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 18:39:28 +0000

Do Macs need security software? It's a good question if you want to start a fight at a Mac user group. Although in-the-wild virus attacks aren't a reality for Mac users, playing safe in our connected world is important. That's where Norton Internet Security for Mac steps in.

Review: Bruce Schneier's "Liars and Outliers"

David Heath — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 14:57:47 +0000

Sometimes it takes an expert from the wrong discipline to expose the hidden truths that guide our faith in one-another; our desire to do the right thing and why it is that some people break all the rules.

Quick Hits: Uncharted 3: Drakes Deception and Uncharted: Golden Abyss

Mike Bantick — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 19:58:15 +0000

Why not hit two birds with one stone? Last year's PS3 exclusive Uncharted 3: Drakes Deception matched up with the new portable version on PS Vita known as Uncharted: Golden Abyss.

Review - Air Playit media streaming software

Anthony Caruana — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 18:50:28 +0000

Air Playit is an easy to use media streaming solution for the home. Combining a server app that runs on Windows and OS X with an iOS or Android client, it makes it easy to share your iTunes library and other media.

Review - Plantronics Marque M155

Anthony Caruana — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 12:07:27 +0000

Bluetooth headsets have been around for a while now so the technology is now ubiquitous and mature. The Plantronics Marque 155 looks simple but that simplicity is founded upon years of development and refinement.

Review: Driver San Francisco

Mike Bantick — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 15:59:36 +0000

Those famous winding and rapid elevation changing streets of San Francisco have made their way into many a fiction based movie and TV show. The result is usually preposterous high flying car chases, tortured tyres and panel crunching action. Well Ubisoft has taken the fiction of to another level with Driver: San Francisco, continuing the story from Driv3r, but taking it to new extreme story wise in order to fit in some new gaming mechanics.

Quick Hits: Witcher 2, Deus Ex: Human Revolution

Mike Bantick — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 15:04:32 +0000

2011 was a busy year for game releases, particularly towards the tail end of the year; many of the games I played did not get a mention in a full blown review. If you are in the market for a bargain bin video game purchase you might find some of these titles worthy of your attention.