Conan (Xbox 360)

Conan is a hack and slash or game for the Microsoft Xbox 360 games console. This game puts you in the shoes of everybody's favourite barbarian, Conan, the game has good voice acting and even features the brilliant actress Claudia Black. The gameplay is something like God Of War but it is perhaps even more brutal, in this game mashing the attack buttons will dismember enemys up sending their arms, legs and heads flying everywhere. You can also pick up enemy Weapons which is good and satisfying, beating your foes to death with their own weapons is a very entertaining. There is not much variety to the gameplay but as what is there is so ...

When drawing up a demographic of who plays computer games the most, we all know who they are. Console makers may try to claim that they appeal to all age groups and both sexes, but we know who they are. Nintendo in particular are now claiming that they are opening up new avenues of casual gamers, yet despite this, we know who the majority of gamers will still be - boys/men from 6 to 26. Some games makers embrace this demographic and produce products that appeal to every stereotype that this group lusts for - women, violence and explosions. It has made the likes of 'Grand Theft Auto', 'God of War' and 'Gears of War' massive sellers. However, none of these can compete ...

Ah the hack and slash genre. Mindless button mashing, teeth grinding fun. Some have been successful, like God of War. Others have come close like Spartan: Total Warrior. And others, well, just suck. *cough* Dynasty Warriors *cough*. Anyways, I haven’t seen many games like this on the 360, until now. God of War and Spartan, meet your match-Conan! This is a game based on the books by Robert E. Howard. Don’t expect to see Arnold Schwarzenegger here, as it’s not based on the films. I myself haven’t read the books, so I don’t know how many references to the books there are here. But there’s one thing I will say-this game is great. Just. It’s a great looking, great playing ...