Stories by Andrew Hayward

Article | 25/02/2011 Fight Night Champion
Drama is an indelible aspect of popular sports, and boxing is no exception. Whether a fight serves a metaphor for our times and the world around us --...
Article | 14/12/2010 Epic Mickey
On the drawing board, Epic Mickey is a surefire smash: A brilliant turn for perhaps the world's most recognisable original cartoon character, explorin...
Article | 15/10/2010 Super Scribblenauts
While most folks would likely agree that Scribblenauts' innovative approach of using words to spawn puzzling-solving items was nothing short of fantas...
Article | 29/09/2010 Dead Rising 2
The original Dead Rising may have borrowed its core concept from horror classic Dawn of the Dead, but the level of absurdity in that game was complete...
Article | 24/08/2010 Mafia 2
Mafia II hits all the bullet points you'd expect from a modern action escapade. It's set in a fantastic city called Empire Bay, a lively metropolis in...
Article | 8/07/2010 Crackdown 2
For many, the only expectation that accompanied the original Crackdown was for it to be a half-decent shepherd for the Halo 3 multiplayer beta. Luckil...
Article | 28/06/2010 LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 may be the first game to blend the escapades of the ever-popular youth wizard with the age-old plastic blocks, but it's t...
Article | 11/06/2010 Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11
EA's golf franchise hasn't faltered in years, and I'm certainly not calling out Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 for any grand deficiencies. It's undoubtedly a...
Article | 7/05/2010 Lost Planet 2
For those of us who battled monstrous Akrid bosses and launched our collective grappling hooks millions of times over in the original Lost Planet, the...
Article | 25/02/2010 The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom
From its amusingly named protagonist to the children's storybook interludes and pie-centric premise, The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom oozes whim...
Article | 23/11/2009 LittleBigPlanet
With nary a blazing firearm nor barely-clad babe in sight, LittleBigPlanet established itself as an absolute killer app for PlayStation 3 owners last ...
Article | 30/10/2009 Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2
From genetics to injections to unlucky accidents, comic book history is filled with countless unique ways in which heroes and villains alike have earn...
Article | 24/07/2009 Guitar Hero: Smash Hits
Following the barrage of new Guitar Hero games over the last few years, it's not too shocking that the newest thing to hit the series is a revised col...
Article | 24/07/2009 Wii Sports Resort
The original Wii Sports was a fantastic introduction to the concept of motion controls. Think about it: the Wii Remote was a radical departure from es...
Article | 29/06/2009 Fight Night Round 4
It's hard to forget the first time I landed an orbital-crushing haymaker in Fight Night Round 3: my vicious blow sent ripples across the opponent's ch...