Frankengamer: a blog about games.
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English Hero FM 2012 Achievement: Winning the Blue Square Premier
Step two of the English Hero achievement in Football Manager 2012 was to win promotion from the Blue Square Premier. I kept the majority of my good performers at Stalybridge Celtic from the BSN promotion and signed a few new faces. Once again I recommend putting all your resources into wages and only sign free […]
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Tropico 4: Modern Times Review
You don’t often find city building sims infused with a political flavour but the Tropico series isn’t like other games. I’ve been hooked since the Gathering of Developers released the original back in 2001. Combining addictive tycoon style gameplay with a Caribbean island backdrop during the Cold War was genius. It offered a satirical look […]
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Batman’s Arkham Adventures
When Rocksteady released the original Batman: Arkham Asylum they finally nailed something that game developers had been trying and failing to do for years – they produced a super hero game with high production values, a real respect for the source material and a blend of superb artwork and addictive gameplay. It was easily the […]
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English Hero FM 2012 Achievement: Winning the Blue Square North
So I decided to try and get the English Hero achievement in Football Manager 2012. The challenge is to take a team from the lowest league in England all the way to the top league. I picked Stalybridge Celtic in the Blue Square North and embarked on an epic journey to take them all the […]
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Defenders of Ardania Review: Tower Defense Attack and Defend
What’s that? A tower defense game where you get to attack and defend? Blended with the Majesty universe you say? Defenders of Ardania is it? Well sign me up. Awesome idea, this looks pretty good. Nice, they even got the same Sean Connery impersonator to do the voice of your advisor. Hmm seems a bit […]
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Awesome Games of Yesteryear: Top 11 Atari ST Games
I’ll never forget the day my parents bought me and my brothers an Atari ST. I was 11 years old. They sat us down together and told us they were getting a divorce. They patiently answered our anguished questions and then pulled out a big box as though it was some kind of consolation prize. […]
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Crusader Kings II Review: Machiavellian Medieval Madness
If you dream of unfurling your own complex plan of Machiavellian machinations and you have an interest in medieval Europe then it is hard to imagine a more perfect release than Crusader Kings II. Before you let loose a fanfare on your Herald’s trumpet and don that suit of armour consider this – it is […]
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Big Business Offers Some Freemium Tycoon Fun on Your Android
If you were a fan of Paradise Island and My Country then you’re going to love Big Business. This is a tycoon game that challenges you to build a profitable empire of interconnected businesses. I am partial to a bit of tycoon gaming on my Android smartphone and so I’ve been building up my business […]
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Cars 2: The Videogame Review
In an attempt to get some PS3 time in the face of a Dragon Age addicted wife and a two year-old son who’s either watching Spongebob Squarepants on Netflix or another Pixar Blu-ray I got Cars 2: The Videogame. It was a Christmas present for my son who is obsessed with Lightning McQueen and Mater. […]
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Awesome Games of Yesteryear: Top 10 ZX Spectrum Games
Thinking about the first game I ever played conjured up loads of memories of old titles that were awesomely addictive at the time. I’ve owned loads of different computers and consoles over the years and played hundreds, maybe thousands, of games. In Games of Yesteryear we’ll take a look at the games that inked themselves indelibly […]