BURTON REVIEWS (and news)

When watching a spy movie we’ve all wanted to be the main character, running through obstacles, narrowly dodging detection, and just being an all around cool action hero. Well with a new Si5 Spy Missions facility opened in Nottingham you and your friends or family now can be. The mission, if you choose to accept it, deploys you to a state of the art battle cruiser, the UNS Steadfast. You and your team must complete a set of challenges to get through the cruiser and prevent the launch of a nuke on board. The overall concept and individual objectives you must complete have a surprising amount of background to them, which is delivered through the opening brief or throughout the mission by your teams helpful guide, making the whole experience feel even more involved and authentic. Within the mission there are a great variety of objectives to do from solving puzzles either hacking based or connecting/retrieving physical objects in the appropriately dimmed rooms with only a pulsatin...

Arguably the most anticipated game of 2014 is finally here; but with 2 years of rampant hype behind it and people’s expectations skyrocketing into the furthest reaches of space did Destiny, or even can Destiny, live up to what people are wanting from this almost un-definable genre mixing game. Well personally it has hit every single note for me, on an almost addicted level, with many, many, many hours logged into the game I am still having a blast in this unique and fun science fiction world which while does have some issues the overall experience is personally a “Booyah” screaming success. The mysterious story of Destiny centres around you, as a guardian, trying to stop the darkness and its armies from destroying the universe and turning it into a dark pit of despair. Armed with the powers of light given to you by the traveller, an even more mysterious orb trying to protect and enhance the universe, and the choice between three awesome classes you are set off to clear out these arm...

The newest dynamic duo to come out of Hollywood , Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill, are back to attack your funny bones in a very familiar fashion. But surprisingly and impressively the team succeed where so many other comedy franchises have failed; with a bag of 2 nd hand tricks, that seem to work even better this time around. Schmidt (Jonah Hill) and Jenko (Channing Tatum) are back on our silver screens to once again take down the trade of a new dangerous drug that has already claimed its first victim. But this time instead of infiltrating a high school with their narrowly convincing latter teenage looks they are now trying to find their footing in a college from which point hilarity and relationship defining moments ensue. If this sounds very similar to the plot of the first movie it’s because it is, in-fact it’s almost exactly the same. And while this is usually a huge con for a movie, such as 2011’s un-inventive The Hangover Part 2, how this movie embraces its own flaws of...

I think an introduction to a review should be an ominous opener leaving the reader still guessing whether the object in question was enjoyed or loathed. But for this movie there should be no question, it is a master piece. Personally this is probably the first film I can confidently call a piece of art that should be experienced by all. In fact drop what you’re doing right now and go see this movie because you seriously will not be disappointed but feel better off for seeing it. If that hasn’t quite convinced you and you still need more I have a wealth of evidence that I hope will satisfyingly prove this first bold statement. The story of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes picks up many years after where the predecessor, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, let off. Caesar and his colony of apes have set up a settlement and home in the forest while on the outside human kind has all but become extinct from the virus first contracted by a scientist in Rise. After almost a decade of no inter...

In movies there are classic colossal action heroes such as Stallone, Schwarzenegger and Willis. In video games we also have our fair share of testosterone built men of action including Duke Nukem, Doom Guy and Bj Blazkowicz. Just like the revival of the original action heroes seen in the Expendables it seems Bj Blazkowicz is back to show the video game industry how to really clear a room out of enemies; only leaving stains of blood where soldiers of hatred once stood.   The story is surprisingly deep, taking place in a very interesting alternative time line where the Nazis won the war and are now ruling the earth with an iron fist. After awaking up from a 14 year coma this definitely doesn’t sit well with Blazkowicz and with the resistance you strive to take down the Nazis, obliterating any enemy forces that have the unfortunate luck of being in your sight.   And when I say obliterate, I mean obliterate. This game definitely earns its 18 rating with gallons of blood ...

Another Spider-Man movie in theatres another movie tie-in game. But while most movie tie-in games are shallow cash grabbing bad experiences there are some titles that do the movie tie-in genre proud such as 2011’s Captain America: Super Soldier and in fact the whole line of Spider-Man movie games. Especially 2012’s Amazing Spider-Man game which presented a clever, interesting and well realised story that followed on from the movie of the same name. So with a good history and the fact that Spider-Man is my favourite superhero I went into this game with excitement but sadly left less than impressed. The story takes place before and within the Amazing Spider-Man 2 movie’s plot. The game starts with Spider-Man still trying to hunt down his Uncle Ben’s killer and from here events escalate to the backdrop of a gang war which brings in many iconic villains for young Spidey to go up against and protect his beloved city from. While in the first few missions of the game the story is w...

Metal Gear Solid has always seemed like an impenetrable fortress of convoluted plot points and over complicated gameplay that seemed like too much work and effort to even try to get into with un-knowable amounts of success and enjoyment. But now with the start of a new generation I decided to give the famed series a go and wow have I ignorantly missed an amazing experience for the past gaming years of my life. This game takes place after the events of MGS Peace Walker and stars Big Boss/Snake as he infiltrates a very harsh military camp to rescues two agents that have been captured. That is the bare bones of the main story and for the veteran MGS player there is a lot more story depth and lore connections to be found but for a new comer, such as myself, the story is a good and simple first step into the elaborate world of MGS. Putting you into the shoes of a badass legend with little explanation needed but what is there is enough to intrigue and really pull me into the events...