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REVIEW: Mystery Dungeon: Shiren The Wanderer

Developer: SEGA| Publisher: SEGA | Format: DS

Reviewer: Craig Jay Gallagher The ability in games to save at will, gain extra lives, pass by regular check points and generally depend on the ability to begin close to where you are should you die has long been a traditional feature of all games. Not so in Mystery Dungeon: Shiren The Wanderer where dieing during the game really does result in the end of the game. Death is greeted with a  return to square one, there is no second chance. You have to begin anew with no coin, skills reset and all your gear lost. Accepting this simple fact will either allow for a uniquely enjoyable gaming experience or have gamers shrugging their shoulders and looking for the latest brain game in it's place.

REVIEW: Gran Turismo 5 Prologue

Developer: Polyphony Digital  Publisher: SCEE | Format: PS3

Reviewer: Craig Jay Gallagher Gran Turismo 5  promises to be the finest real world driving simulator, and chances are that it will deliver upon this promise when released. Till then we have Gran Turismo Prologue which can only be described as a teaser. While its absolutely amazing to look at and be technically awe inspiring it's all just a little underwhelming.

REVIEW: Brain Assist

Developer: SEGA| Publisher: SEGA | Format: DS

Reviewer: Craig Jay Gallagher While grammatically incorrect and a bit bland the title Brain Assist informers gamers of what type game they're getting. While the translated text may at times be side splitting hilarious the game never promises to help with grammar, what it does hope to help improve is your usage of your “right brain”. What your right brain controls is a number of functions including your artistic abilities and your imagination.

REVIEW: Time Crisis 4

Developer: Nex Entertainment / Publisher: Namco | Format: PS3

Reviewer: Craig Jay Gallagher Light Gun games are one of the last remnants of a bygone age valiantly struggling for some sort of relevance in a market where the novelty of pointing a piece of plastic at your TV has worn off. The Time Crisis franchise was the last game to bring anything of note to the genre and here in it's fourth outing, it's first on the PS3 it combines traditional lightgun duck and shoot fare with the freedom of a traditional FPS.

REVIEW: Rainbox Six: Vegas 2

Developer / Publisher:  Ubisoft | Format: Xbox 360

Reviewer: Craig Jay Gallagher Last year's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 was one of the stand out titles of the year. It set a new standard for Tom Clancy games and introduced one of the series finest story lines. The ending left gamers wanting more and Ubisoft have obliged.