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Watchmen: The End Is Nigh Demo (360)

The problem is not that’s it’s wrong – though having Rorschach diary entries telling me about combos and throws is very, very wrong – but that it’s rubbish. Wrong I can deal with, even enjoy. Rubbish I can’t. It’s a repetitive, dull beat-em-up with no real redeeming features. You get half an hour to play in the demo; I lasted ten minutes before switching it off. Nice lighting, though.

And I must say, if rubbish licensed games have to exist, having them as relatively cheap download games is a lot better than charging full price for them on disc.

Mirror’s Edge (360)

Almost managed to get through two chapters, but Battlestar Galactica interrupted me. When it’s good, Mirror’s Edge is very, very good indeed, but every now and again I get stuck, the free-flowing gameplay grinds to a halt and I get very frustrated indeed – often assuming an impossible jump is one I have to make.

Far Cry 2 (360)

With Call of Duty 4 down, I picked this up again and spent half an hour or so getting used to the game again. Found some diamonds, unlocked a couple of safe houses, did a mission for the guy in the gun shop.

Not without irritations – saving anywhere and fast travel options would be lovely – but the gun play is excellent, which is the important thing, I feel.