I'm writing the LittleBigPlanet review as you read :) The embargo elapses sometime on Tuesday - hopefully 12.01 am.

If you have any particular issues you'd like to see tackled on the basis of your beta experiences or aught else, now's the time to broach 'em...

Is the singleplayer really worth the purchase? is one of my concerns

Abuse the living hell out of the level maker! How many objects, max size of overall map etc etc etc just some various stress tests. I really Wanna know how high you can make a map.

Bumper crop today! We've got Lego Batman, Dead Space, Spore and - of course - Fable 2 articles just crying out for your contempt. Get stuck in please :D

When's the Far Cry 2 review up?

The embargo's tomorrow evening. It's going to be a rough ride getting all those words down in time, but fear not - I'll do it! :D

Currently muscling through a Motorstorm: Pacific Rift review...

Okay... Looking forward to it...

And now we have Motorstorm: Pacific Rift and Midnight Club: Los Angeles reviews for your delectation.

http://games.kikizo.com/reviews/xbox360/midnight-club-los-angeles-p1.asp
http://games.kikizo.com/reviews/ps3/motorstorm-pacific-rift-p1.asp

I find the trickiest part of reviewing a racing game is thinking of different ways to write "car". Usually this involves trying to sound a bit street, with embarrassing consequences as I'm sure you'll agree.

Edwin


And now we have Motorstorm: Pacific Rift and Midnight Club: Los Angeles reviews for your delectation.

http://games.kikizo.com/reviews/xbox360/midnight-club-los-angeles-p1.asp
http://games.kikizo.com/reviews/ps3/motorstorm-pacific-rift-p1.asp

I find the trickiest part of reviewing a racing game is thinking of different ways to write "car". Usually this involves trying to sound a bit street, with embarrassing consequences as I'm sure you'll agree.

Since you've been here Kikizo has posted more reviews from games that actually matter than in the last few years I have been here. Seriously, kudos.

Pfff, it's all about teamwork really. Adam caned it all night to get that MCLA one done and Stuart's had to see off both Fable 2 and Fallout 3 this week. I'm just the pointman :)

Having said that, great to hear you're digging this shit. We aim to please!

Okay fellas... the MCLA review refers me to the multiplayer preview for more information on the multiplayer.  And the multiplayer preview says 'we'll need some more time with this before we give our final verdict on multiplayer.' 

You see this?!  You see this vein in my forehead?!

And one other thing... how does it work with the wireless racing wheel?  You have one of those to test racing games with, right?

Heh, it's one of those endless feedback loop things. Whoops.

Mind you, can you ever really give a final verdict on an online multiplayer component? Or, for that matter, anything at all?

/retreats into semantics

And the Far Cry 2 review - http://games.kikizo.com/reviews/xbox360/far-cry-2-p1.asp

Now I'd very much like to go sleep pretty please. Night mommy.

THANK YOU for talking about the multiplayer instead of just an after thought sentence like all the other reviews I've read.

The MCLA MP Preview described the modes and said that final judgement would be reserved until the review.

The review did not go over describing the MP modes again but instead resolved the former promise that we'd say if it's good or not.

"Fortunately the multiplayer side of things in the final game is what we'd hoped for: stable, varied and expertly designed."

This means: "Yes it's good".

It wasn't really in doubt but you're not allowed to be so conslusive sounding in the preview, I guess.

All right... and the wheel?

Quantum of Solace and Fracture reviews, ding ding -

http://games.kikizo.com/reviews/xbox360/quantum-of-solace-p1.asp
http://games.kikizo.com/reviews/xbox360/fracture-p1.asp

Surprisingly all-right-ish, that first one. There have certainly been worse Bond games...

Edwin


Quantum of Solace and Fracture reviews, ding ding -

http://games.kikizo.com/reviews/xbox360/quantum-of-solace-p1.asp
http://games.kikizo.com/reviews/xbox360/fracture-p1.asp

Surprisingly all-right-ish, that first one. There have certainly been worse Bond games...

You rated fracture too high.

I actually canceled my OXM subscription over that. They have a new ****, Meghan Watt, or some shit like that, who gave Dead Space a 6.5, then she gave Fracture a 7. Seriously, back to the kitchen with her. The lowest scores in gamerankings avg for dead space was 89.9, brought under 90 only by the OXM review. Where as Fracture deserves every bit of the 2 out of 10 given to it by Eurogamer.

EDIT:
Why can I say fucking but not c unt?

C*nt is practically Adam's favourite word, so I'm not sure :p

I didn't review Fracture - John Keating (new bloke) did. You reading this, John?

Silly cunts.