Cane And Rinse

It’s still alive, and cannot apologise: Mirror’s Edge We mantle into Volume Two by reflecting on the strange time of 2008, when Electronic Arts were championing new ideas, first-person shooters didn’t need guns and freerunning […] The post Mirror’s Edge – Cane and Rinse No.51 appeared first on Cane and Rinse.

“C’mon everybody, check me out: I’m dancin’! I’m dancin!” Oh, there ain’t no rest for the wicked, money don’t grow on trees. I got bills to pay, I got mouths to feed, there ain’t nothing […] The post Borderlands – Cane and Rinse No.50 appeared first on Cane and Rinse.

We’ve finally reached the end (for now?) of our Metal Gear series retrospective. In the epic conclusion to our six part Metal Gear 25th Anniversary series Leon, Tony and Jay review 2008’s spectacular but polarising […] The post Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots – Cane and Rinse No.49 appeared first on Cane and Rinse.

“You can look me in the eye when I kill you.” Melding the comic book stylings of Joe Madureira with Hebrew mythology while lifting structure and mechanics wholesale from other popular franchises, Vigil’s assured 2010 […] The post Darksiders – Cane and Rinse No.48 appeared first on Cane and Rinse.

Superbrothers: A tale of Sword & Sworcery, eternally retold Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP is a collaboration between designer Craig Adams, developer Capybara and musician Jim Guthrie. A ‘none more indie’, multiple high-concept piece which […] The post Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP – Cane and Rinse No.47 appeared first on Cane and Rinse.

“I don’t know about angels, but it’s fear that gives men wings.” Leon, Tony, James and Karl slo-mo dive – sideways – into their recording seats and review Finnish developer Remedy Entertainment’s second game, 2001’s […] The post Max Payne / The Fall of Max Payne – Cane and Rinse No.46 appeared first on Cane and Rinse.

“Don’t get your hopes up… Not all humans… look as good as me!” Leon, Tony, Darren Gargette and Josh review Nintendo Software Planning and Development’s (so far) trilogy of Rhythm Heaven/Paradise/Tengoku games for Game Boy […] The post Rhythm Heaven series – Cane and Rinse No.45 appeared first on Cane and Rinse.

“We abandoned our countries. Nothing more.” In the penultimate of our six Metal Gear 25th anniversary specials, Leon, Tony, James and Paul Rooney of Ready-Up arrive at the Central America of the 1970’s for Kojima […] The post Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker – Cane and Rinse No.44 appeared first on Cane and Rinse.

Cute and fluffy: that’s the team talking Kirby’s Epic Yarn. Leon, Tony, Darren Gargette and James get cute with Kirby’s Epic Yarn. HAL Laboratories’ pink blob without attitude (unless you regard some of the US […] The post Kirby’s Epic Yarn – Cane and Rinse No.43 appeared first on Cane and Rinse.

“Ha ha! I died again!” Leon, Tony, James and Josh discuss Capcom’s unusual afterlife puzzle adventure – Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective – from Shu Takumi, the designer who brought you the Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney/Turnabout […] The post Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective – Cane and Rinse No.42 appeared first on Cane and Rinse.

“If I become number one, will you do it with me?” Leon, Darren Forman, Josh and Sinan Kubba discuss the tenth game by Goichi Suda’s Grasshopper Manufacture – No More Heroes. The Wii original game […] The post No More Heroes – Cane and Rinse No.41 appeared first on Cane and Rinse.

This week we discuss LostWinds and it’s sequel. Frontier Developments’ 2008 WiiWare launch title LostWinds remains one of the highest profile releases for that service, and has since been rewarded with a sequel – also […] The post LostWinds / LostWinds: Winter of the Melodias – Cane and Rinse No.40 appeared first on Cane and Rinse.

“So this is the legendary Boss? We meet at last.” In the fourth of our six Metal Gear 25th anniversary series specials Leon, Tony, Darren Gargette, Josh Garrity and Ready-Up’s Paul Rooney are inserted into […] The post Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater – Cane and Rinse No.39 appeared first on Cane and Rinse.

“I know, so much for clean underwear.” Take a trip with Tony, James and Josh as the Cane and Rinse team venture through a rift hole and emerge in the colourful, zany and inventively armed […] The post Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time – Cane and Rinse No.38 appeared first on Cane and Rinse.

“Ain’t seen anything like this before…” Grabbin’ pills! Leon, Tony, Darren Gargette and special guest David Turner of Joypod discuss Valve’s zombie opus Left 4 Dead and its sequel, whilst sharing out the med-packs and watch each […] The post Left 4 Dead / Left 4 Dead 2 – Cane and Rinse No.37 appeared first on Cane and Rinse.

A different sort of a show of this Issue as Cane and Rinse returns to the ever-evolving world of DICE‘s Battlefield 3 online multiplayer. Leon hosts as hardened veterans Jay Taylor, Tom Bradstock and Don […] The post Battlefield 3 multiplayer – Cane and Rinse No.36 appeared first on Cane and Rinse.

Leon, James, Karl and Sean emerge from the Vault to relive their time with Bethesda’s Armageddon RPG Fallout 3. Was the mutation from Black Isle’s isometric third person 2D to GameBryo’s expansive first person 3D essential? We’re also […] The post Fallout 3 – Cane and Rinse No.35 appeared first on Cane and Rinse.

Tony, James, Josh and Darren are your panel for two contrasting titles. Strange Loop’s Vessel is a puzzle-platformer with a steampunk aesthetic and an emphasis on physics. While thechineseroom’s Source Engine adventure Dear Esther exists almost entirely […] The post Vessel / Dear Esther – Cane and Rinse No.34 appeared first on Cane and Rinse.

“The world has room for only one big boss!” In the third of our six Metal Gear 25th anniversary specials Leon, Tony, James and Ready-Up‘s Paul Rooney come to that most controversial of instalments, Metal […] The post Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty – Cane and Rinse No.33 appeared first on Cane and Rinse.

“I’ll give you a mouthful of love, punk!” Leon, Tony, Karl and Darren Forman don their muscle suits and slogan-daubed space armour while reloading their shotties one-handed and swearing as they return to EA’s 2011 […] The post Bulletstorm – Cane and Rinse No.32 appeared first on Cane and Rinse.