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Batman: Arkham City, Xbox 360, 2011
Batman AC is an action adventure game with stealth elements. It is also the highest rated game on the gamerankings list that is based on a franchise outside of games. Building a game around a franchise that’s been known and … Continue reading
Metroid Prime, GameCube, 2002
It’s been a while since I had played Metroid prime and going back to it now, 13 years after release, I’m still amazed at how good the graphics look. It’s obviously an old game, but it is one of those … Continue reading
The Wolf Among Us, Xbox 360, 2014
The wolf among us is a Telltale adventure game that was based on the Fables comic by Bill Willingham. The game is made up out of separate chapters or episodes which together form the entire story. The wolf among us … Continue reading
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, PC, 2013
This week I decided to check out some of the games I had laying around on Steam and had never gotten around to playing yet. Of these games my new favourite has to be Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons. … Continue reading
Soul Calibur 3, PS2, 2005
Soul Calibur is a fighting game, that can be played solo or in vs. mode with multiple people. The first game in this series was rated very high on gamerankings and is generally considered one of the best fighting games … Continue reading
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, PS2, 2002
An older game, that perhaps hasn’t aged that well. GTA: VC is best defined as an open world action adventure game.The main gameplay elements consist of driving and fighting and both of these things are done quite frequently in the … Continue reading
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, N64, 1998
The second best game of all time according to gamerankings.com, Ocarina of Time was the first Zelda game to be developed in 3D. I remember how much I personally was looking forward to it and the buzz there was about … Continue reading
Super Mario Galaxy, Wii, 2007
The highest rated game on gamerankings.com, Super Mario Galaxy is a must play for every aspiring game designer. It’s always easier to analyse what is wrong with a game than what a game is doing right, but I’ll try anyway! … Continue reading
Mafia 2, Xbox 360, 2010
Starting out with a game I wouldn’t normally play, Mafia 2 was the Games with Gold Game for the first part of May. Giving me the opportunity to play it through. The game is best described as a GTA clone, … Continue reading
Press Play to Pause
Welcome to Press Play to Pause! This blog is dedicated to the study of game design in existing games, The reviews written here are not meant as traditional game reviews in which the games are rated, but are meant as … Continue reading