Game People - Reviews by Family Gamer

TEDx Sustainable Perspectives on Videogames Transcript Article || Family Gamer column on Game People

Game People — Sat, 26 May 2012 10:10:00 +0000

Full transcript from TEDx talk "Sustainable Perpectives on Videogames" that was given at TEDxExeter 20th April 2012.

FGTV 2.4: Flower PS3 Review || Family Gamer column on Game People

Game People — Fri, 25 May 2012 14:10:00 +0000

Andy Robertson worked with Exeter Cathedral to include a videogame (Flower PS3) as part of their Sunday evening worship service. This followed his TEDx talk about "Sustainable Perspectives on Videogames" which the clergy from the Cathedral attended.

FGTV 2.1: Kinect Star Wars 360 Kinect Review || Family Gamer column on Game People

Game People — Tue, 22 May 2012 01:10:00 +0000

Kinect Star Wars Product Manager Glen Gregory talks about the development and design decisions behind Kinect Star Wars.

FGTV 2.2: Live Theatre Show Article || Family Gamer column on Game People

Game People — Thu, 17 May 2012 01:10:00 +0000

Game People Live is touring the UK, a live theatre performance of our video-game review songs, comedy and radio-plays.

Videogames and Pipe-Organs in Exeter Cathedral Article || Family Gamer column on Game People

Game People — Mon, 14 May 2012 10:10:00 +0000

Dropping a PS3 into a Cathedral worship service is a recipe for disaster. What could be more inappropriate in the ancient liturgy of the church than expensive complex technology?

PlayStation in the Cathedral Article || Family Gamer column on Game People

Game People — Mon, 14 May 2012 08:10:00 +0000

From Greenbelt to Theatre to TEDx to a Cathedral. Videogames can be found in the most unexpected places. When they are it's fascinating to see the enthusiasm they garner from both gamers and non-gamers.

FGTV 2.1: Kinect Rush 360 Kinect Review || Family Gamer column on Game People

Game People — Mon, 14 May 2012 01:10:00 +0000

Kinect Rush in depth family review looking at Cars racing, Toy Story adventuring, Ratatouille exploring, Up adventuring and The Incredibles action and flying.

FGTV 2.0: TEDx Video-Game Talk Article || Family Gamer column on Game People

Game People — Wed, 09 May 2012 01:10:00 +0000

To be human is to be a storyteller. Videogames offer emergent new ways to tell stories and to be human. It's time to talk and think about them differently so that more people are interested in them and can benefit from this pool of meaning. Bloggers are perfectly place for this journalistic revolution.

Kinect Star Wars 360 Review || Family Gamer column on Game People

Game People — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 10:25:00 +0000

Kinect Star Wars goes the extra mile with dancing, racing and destruction complementing the main Kinect controlled campaign. The force is strong in this one.

Prototype 2 360 Review || Family Gamer column on Game People

Game People — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:10:00 +0000

Prototype 2 promises to right the wrongs of the first game, but it will be interesting to see how this works out in practice.

Silent Hill Downpour 360 Review || Family Gamer column on Game People

Game People — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:10:00 +0000

Silent Hill Downpour will be criticised on quality and production grounds, but this is to miss an original and engaging game. Storytelling and character are winners here, and that is of utmost importance.

Rhythm Thief and The Emperor's Treasure 3DS Review || Family Gamer column on Game People

Game People — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:10:00 +0000

Rhythm Thief and The Emperor's Treasure always sounded interesting, but turns out to be a fantastic rhythm action game on the 3DS with a great story and engaging side-quests. Perfect for families.

Skylanders Giants Wii Review || Family Gamer column on Game People

Game People — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 12:10:00 +0000

Skylanders Giants review of what we know about Giant, Light Force and Reposed figures. There is a surprising amount of detail available for this already if you know where to look. We've asked Activision for confirmation of the following and will update as we get more information.

Pinball Arcade iPad Review || Family Gamer column on Game People

Game People — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 18:10:00 +0000

Pinball Arcade modularises video-pinball, but it's the focus on real tables, solid physics and iPad's big screen that is most exciting for silver ball fans.

Grand Slam Tennis 2 PS3 Move Review || Family Gamer column on Game People

Game People — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 08:10:00 +0000

Grand Slam Tennis 2 brings tennis to PlayStation Move but ends up being jack of all controllers and master of none. Great fun for families but for grownups more promise of things to come than a fully fleshed out motion experience. I suspect Grand Slam Tennis on Wii U will be the de facto version.

Kinect Rush 360 Kinect Review || Family Gamer column on Game People

Game People — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 04:10:00 +0000

Kinect Rush is more than Disneyland Adventures for Pixar films. It brings both ambition and common sense to steer the Cars, Toy Story and Incredibles themed exploration and adventuring in an engaging direction.

Uncharted: Golden Abyss PS Vita Review || Family Gamer column on Game People

Game People — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:10:00 +0000

Uncharted Golden Abyss delivers in spite of considerable pressure and competing expectations. Although at times it threatens to lose its way amongst a tick box approach to balance and touch screen controls, good design and interesting characters make this an essential new chapter in the Uncharted series. While I'm more than happy with Uncharted 3, Golden Abyss is actually more like the game I was hoping that it would be.

Review PS Vita Review || Family Gamer column on Game People

Game People — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 14:10:00 +0000

With the Vita being available already in Japan, and having read various import reviews I wasn't expecting to be all that surprised by the arrival of Sony's new handheld console on my home shores. While I was still excited to get my hands on the US/European PS Vita a little bit before launch I thought I knew what to expect.