The series is certainly a far cry from the grainy-video-and-chalk-board science lessons I sulked through as a youth

If Sonic Drift served as a cut-down homage to SNES-era Super Mario Kart, then Sonic & Sega All-Stars plays like a straight high definition remake of Mario Kart Wii

It's now three-and-a-half hours since I pulled the tape off the box, filled with enthusiasm, and I still haven't played a game

Dark Void's peek-a-boo gunfights are about as exciting as throwing peanuts at a tin can

It had over a thousand peas, hundreds of hurts and a contrast ratiocination of 80,000,000:1 against. I liked those odds, so I handed over my cash.

New Nintendo would never create something as odd and left-field as Luigi's Mansion, where Mario's brother goes ghost busting. Similarly, New Nintendo lacked the balls, the vision or the impetus to make Animal Crossing on the Wii the first console MMO

It's an intense, horrifying moment made worse by the realistic screams of fear and anguish. One thing's for sure, there's no glee to be found here

Where I live, The Wicker Man is a tourist information video