Bladestorm

I had far too many games on my “must buy” list before downloading the (two gigabyte!) demo from Live Markeplace. However, the game seems to be completely ace and now I need it badly. Charging in on horses, leaping back to control some archers to finish off stragglers, running in with swords waving, it’s all good. Damn your eyes, Koei!

The Simpsons

A licenced game. A demo consisting of, urgh, a boss fight. A rubbish camera. Should have been very painful indeed, yet ended up being great fun and I couldn’t stop until I’d destroyed Lard Lad, which took a whole fourteen minutes. Doubt I’ll buy it for more than a tenner, but it was better than I expected. Looks really lovely, too, when the camera’s showing something useful.

Conan

“Ha ha ha! I chopped that guy’s arms off! And that guy’s! And that guy’s! Oh, now I’m being blocked by three big bastards and am dead. Oh, I’m dead again. I can’t be bothered to play this any more. Goodbye.” Maybe for a fiver, but no more than that.