Author Archives: Craig Lam

To the Moon

“It’s the strongest example of Snesploitation I’ve seen”

Pro Evolution Soccer 2012

I hate Sky Sports. FIFA is a criminal organisation. Sepp Blatter is despicable. Oil-rich Sheiks and stat obsessed Americans who…

Prince of Virtua Tennis

I’m 90th on the Virtua Tennis 4 rankings, and while that might not hold the same cachet of gamer cool…

Crawl – Inck Ompetence: Part III

Well, it’s been a long time, hasn’t it? I have no excuse except that I lost my notes. Fortunately,  Crawl…

New Star Soccer 5

There’s something wonderful about trusting the controls in a football game. New Star Soccer 5, like the rest of this…

Infocom return to mainstream gaming with an augmented reality console

Infocom, makers of interactive fiction classics such as Zork and the Leather Goddesses of Phobos, have revealed a portable PC…

EA Sports Announce Wayne Rooney: Ref Rage Simulator

Continuing their tradition of pro sports star sponsorship, EA games revealed the newest entry in their critically acclaimed FIFA series….

Blizzard Announce the Skinnerbox Effort-Reward System

“Well, we’ve been running a psychological experiment on millions of imbeciles for years now, so why not take it to…

Section 8: Prejudice

How can I go back to boring old spawning after this? I think, as I send my character smashing down…

Starborn: Making IF Accessible

Starborn is a short and benign experience. The prose is functional and pleasant to read, doing enough to relate the…

Brother Android Interview

Brother Android (Harrison Lemke) is a humanoid robot who makes electronic music inspired by and for games. I first heard…

Hero Core

This looks rather small But it is bigger inside With many secrets Hero Core is a miniature Metroid-like in black…

Dead Space 2

Dead Space 2 is not scary. “Not scary? But all the critics who know everything say it’s a dark science…

Curse of the Chocolate Fountain

Have you ever argued with someone who thinks that they are the arbiter of artistic value, the judge of academic…

The Machine

I was over the moon when I was invited to oversee the layout of the process facilities at the Bumpkin…

GOTY 2010 – Craig Lam

Alpha Protocol Sometimes the underdog wins. The runty horse surges past the others to the finish line; Aberdeen beat Real…

Pro Evolution Soccer 2011

My cat, Mowgli, is staring at me with a shoe string between his white teeth. The string is much worn,…

The Ball

Game development is a mystery to me. For all I know, Teotl Studios produced this game by sacrificing virgins to…

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